Americans Making Positive Choices

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2. Table of Contents • Materials you will need • You have been chosen! • Vocabulary • Read along • The Mayflower’s journey map • Needs and Wants movie • In your journal • Needs table • It’s time to pack! • Pie graph • Bar graph • In your math journal • Write a letter • America’s student of the future! • What have you learned? Next Page

3. Materials you will need before you begin: • Your writing journal • The book, If You Sailed On The Mayflower in 1620 • Your math journal • 1 sheet of notebook paper Next Page

4. You Have Been Chosen! A new and exciting school has just opened up on the moon! Only one student from every country has been selected to go and you have been chosen as America’s student of the future! GO

5. You only have 4 days to get ready for your trip! Remember, the moon is a long way away. Follow the rocket to learn how you can make wise choices about the things you will need for your journey. GO

6. 4 days until lift off! GO

7. Count Down To Lift Off! Vocabulary Today, you will learn vocabulary words. GO GO

8. Let’s discuss some vocabulary words that you will need along the way. needs journey wants America choices positive GO

9. Needs are the things you must have to live. GO

10. A journey is traveling from one place to another. GO

11. Wants are the things that people would like to have. GO

12. Choices are what someone chooses or decides. GO

13. America is the country you live in. GO

14. Positive means doing good things and making good choices. GO

15. 3 days until lift off! GO

16. Count Down To Lift Off! Vocabulary Monday, you learned vocabulary words. Today, you will learn about other Americans who also went on a journey a long time ago. GO

17. Now it’s time to read along! Open the book, If You Sailed On The Mayflower In 1620, to page 10. Listen and read along carefully. You’ll learn about some positive Americans who made wise choices for their journey, a long time ago. GO

18. Who were the Pilgrims? GO Page 10

19. How did the Pilgrims travel to the new land? GO Page 14

20. Who sailed on the Mayflower? GO Page 19

21. What could the Pilgrims take with them? GO Page 22

22. What would you eat and drink on the Mayflower? GO Page 23

23. When did the Pilgrims first see land? GO Page 32

24. The Mayflower’s Journey GO

25. 2 days until lift off! GO

26. Count Down To Lift Off! Vocabulary Monday, you learned vocabulary words. Tuesday, you learned about other Americans who also went on a journey a long time ago. Today, you will explore the differences between a need and a want. GO

27. What is the difference between wants and needs? Click on the cloud to learn more.

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29. In Your Journal: Write in your journal. What are your needs? How are your needs met everyday? How are your needs similar to or different than the Pilgrims? Refer to the book, If You Sailed On The Mayflower In 1620, if you need to. Click on the rocket when you are done, to compare some of your responses with the table provided. GO

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31. 1 day until lift off! GO

32. Count Down To Lift Off! Vocabulary Monday, you learned vocabulary words for your trip. Tuesday, you learned about other Americans who also went on a journey a long time ago. Wednesday, you explored the differences between a need and a want. Today, you will pack for your trip and write a letter to a friend. GO

33. It’s time to pack! It’s time to pack for your trip. Think about what the Pilgrims took with them. Think about what you learned from the movie. What will you need for your trip? What should you leave behind? Remember, you need to make positive choices for your journey. GO

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36. Pie Graph This is a pie graph. Look at the graph. What did you pack the most of? Select one of the following: FOOD CLOTHING WANTS

37. Pie Graph What did you pack the least of? FOOD CLOTHING WANTS

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42. Bar Graph This is Lin. She is your new friend from China. Lin is going to the moon with you. This is a graph of the things Lin has packed. What do you notice about the items she is bringing? GO

43. In your math journal: Let’s see what Lin is bringing to the moon. Lin is allowed to bring 1 trunk, just like you. She has packed 1 can of soda, 5 pieces of clothing, 4 vegetables, 1 doll, 5 cookies, 2 movies, and 1 box of crayons. How many items has she packed in all? How many of those items are needs? How many of those items are wants? GO

44. Write A Letter! Think about the items that Lin has packed. Write her a letter. What can Lin do to make wiser choices for her journey? Tell her what you are taking on your trip and why. Make suggestions on what Lin can do to make wise choices, too. Dear Lin, Your friend, GO

45. Count Down To Lift Off! Vocabulary Monday, you learned vocabulary words for your trip. Tuesday, you learned about other Americans who also went on a journey a long time ago. Wednesday, you explored the differences between a need and a want. Thursday, you packed for your trip and write a letter to a friend. Today, you’ll blast off to the moon! GO

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48. Good choices! You are America’s student of the future! GO

49. What Have You Learned? Needs and Wants Making Positive Choices Vocabulary Differences Between Needs and Wants Pilgrim’s Journey GO

50. What to do next? Click on the question mark to learn about an exciting activity you get to do. This is your opportunity to show others what you have learned!