Motivated Parent - Successful Child: April 2015

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Basia Visits Old Japan to Find a Secret of Happiness

Prior our visit to Japan we reached for Magic Tree House once again, this time book #37, “Dragon of the Red Dawn” by Mary Pope Osborne. This particular book helped us to better understand the Japanese culture and philosophy.

Book Overview

Jack and Annie travel to old Japan where they meet a master poet and help save the village from a fire.

Comprehension Questions to “Dragon of the Red Dawn”

http://www.risetoreading.com/2012/12/05/comprehension-questions/

Protecting Panda Bears Endangered Species from the Mountains of Central China

When visiting China Basia had a chance to observe the culture, learned about the history and focused on specific only for China – Panda Bears.

Giant pandas are found exclusively in the mountains of central China. They distribute within a limited area of the southern range of the Qin Ling Mountains in Shaanxi province, the Min Mountains bordering southern Gansu province, and the Qionglai and Balang Mountains, the Great and the Lesser Xiang Hills and Liang Mountains in Sichuan province. (Zhu 1980) See Map 1.

http://www.chinauniquetour.com/html/Xian/20101124/arts-6418.html

By revising Magic Tree House #48: “A Perfect Time for Pandas” she could better understand importance of protecting endangered species and preserving environment.

Comprehension questions to the book

http://www.risetoreading.com/2013/01/22/comprehension-questions-48-a-perfect-time-for-pandas/

Check the Lesson Plan

http://www.mthclassroomadventures.org/pdf/mth-48-lesson-plan-lapbook.pdf

Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #26:”Pandas and Other Endangered Species” by Mary Pop Osborn and Natalie Pope Boyce

Overview

When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas they had lots of questions. What do pandas eat? Where do they live? Why are snow leopards so scarce? How can we help? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts.

PDF Book Chapter Sample

http://www.magictreehouse.com/pdfs/rewards/MTHFT_Pandas_Sample_WEB.pdf

Activity Booklet, page 26

http://img1.imagesbn.com/pimages/resources/MTH_Fact_Tracker_Activity_Booklet.pdf

We also read “Pandas (National Geographic Readers Series)” by Anne Schreiber

China Unique tours

http://www.chinauniquetour.com/html/index.html

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Basia Travels to Japan to Meet Ninjas and Samurai

After our resent trip to Japan and a visit at The Ninja Castle Basia returned to the Magic Tree House #5 “Night of the Ninjas” and “Fact Tracker: Ninjas and Samurai” by Mary Pope Osborne and reviewed her knowledge about Ninjas and Samurai.
She was impressed with the construction of the squeaky floor.

Comprehension questions to the book

http://www.risetoreading.com/2012/09/18/comprehension-questions-5-night-of-the-ninjas/

Basia Travels Back to Ancient China

https://plus.google.com/u/0/100969682108352971387/posts/4XjwD23pq96

Upon our arrival to NY we went back to “Day of The Dragon-King” and “Fact Tracker: China: Land of the Emperor's Great Wall” books by Mary Pope Osborne to review our knowledge.

Comprehension questions to the book

http://www.risetoreading.com/2012/09/18/comprehension-questions-14-day-of-the-dragon-king/

China Unique tours

http://www.chinauniquetour.com/html/index.html

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Family Trip to East Asia

The Economical Power

Attached is a link to website

with our pictures from

Beijing, Chinese Great Wall, Tianjin, Shanghai,

Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong-Kong.

View the album »

We love that part of the world.

China Unique tours

http://www.chinauniquetour.com/html/index.html

Happy Easter 2015

Wishing you all restful time with friends & family!!

Easter Egg Power, by Basia, 2015

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

April Fools' Day - Play Tricks on Your Family

By tradition, in some countries, April 1 or April Fools' Day (sometimes called All Fools' Day) is marked by practical jokes and hoaxes. Other terms for practical jokes include prank, gag, jape, or shenanigan. The jokes and their targets are known as "April fools". Hoax stories may be reported by the press and other media on this day and explained on subsequent days. Popular since the 19th century and well known in Canada, Europe, Australia, Brazil and the United States.The earliest recorded association between 1 April and foolishness can be found in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (1392).