Animal Kingdom--the least surprising place to learn. The kids were given little books with animal facts and a place to get stamps from different stations. Katie and I went to the survival center (or something like that) and learned about habitats. Kate and Zack were given a ton of time by two cast members to discover which animal left a certain kind of scat, footprint and teeth marks on the plants (turned out to be a white Rhino--a personal favorite). They were given a lesson in recognizing animal calls and walked around the aviary with a chart to help identify the birds. Plus the whole place has zoo exhibits all around.
Epcot--We went to Paris! Pete wanted to see an ancient movie on France, which the kids loved and now Katie wants to learn more about the country. We went to Mexico and talked about the Day of the Dead and Aztecs. We Soared over California on the hang glider ride and talked about the crops they grow there. They also have a KidCraft program where they collected paper cut outs all over the park, which had info on different countries or technologies. Plus, We got lucky and the closed for renovation Space Ship Earth was open for testing for a couple of hours and we traveled through the history of humankind.
MGM Studios--A stretch, but we did learn about some great old movies, which I love and want them to appreciate.
Magic Kingdom--We went to the Hall of Presidents and learned a bit about past presidents. Unfortunately, we mostly heard a long, boring and insipid speech by the idiot currently in office--but it was a chance to teach by example a lesson in decorum as I sat politely and waited until the end instead of standing up to exclaim "What an IDIOT" and blow raspberries over and over as the GW Bush robot addressed the crowd.
We talked a bit about Mark Twain--although we never did make it over to Tom Sawyer Island :-(
We also went to the Carousel of Progress ride in Tomorrowland. Very corny, but a sweet walk through the history of technology.
So, no, not a master class at an ivy league school for sure but here and there and everywhere, opportunities abounded.
Spotting the White Rhino
2 comments:
I think you have some great ideas but it is very sad that you turn people away by your politics. I respect your right to dislike the government but I stopped reading after your rant on the current admin. It was very sad to hear. Not because I may believe differently, but I came to your site to get info on disney but left because you chose to use it to vent your politics.
I agree with the previous poster. I've googled over and over again tonight looking for homeschool lessons in Disney and was so pleased to find some information and real experience on the subject...until the political rant.
I'm glad you managed to sit quietly, so you won't teach your children that it's ok to be disrespectful of our elected officials. But I'm guessing they hear enough at home to gather that on their own.
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