Admittedly, the COVID-19 stay-at-home order has been a wild ride so far. Take a mini-vacation by going on some virtual Disney World rides here! Parents, trust, this is the least expensive trip to Disney you will ever take!
Kids of all ages, can you design your own amusement park ride? Grabby and I would love to see what you come up with! Draw and label your ride or even your own theme park! Send me the image or bring it to school when you return, we'll put them on display! (The library is already my dream park.)
Three wonderful books if you are interested in a behind-the-scenes look at the world of Disney:
Pencils, Pens and Brushes: A Great Girl's Guide to Disney Animation by Mindy Johnson, illustrated by Lorelay Bove. You definitely don't have to be a girl to find yourself inspired by this collection of short portraits of talented artists, chock full of pictures.
Bill Peet: Autobiography by Bill Peet. True life story of this famous children's book author/illustrator of many favorite animal stories and animator who worked on such favorites as Dumbo. This book is meaty enough for intermediate readers and won a Caldecott medal for its cunning pen and ink illustrations throughout.
Walt Disney: His Life in Pictures by Diane Miller. The man, the myth, the legend. There's also a lot about Disney's real life in the documentary aired by PBS's series The American Experience here, with lots of great free clips!
My favorite Disney quote: "It's kind of fun to do the impossible."
Dream big, kids!
Stone Bookworms Challenge Question: After you design your own amusement park ride or even your own theme park, tell me a little bit about it in the comments section. You can e-mail it to me, too, for a sneak peek, but in any event, save it...I'll look forward to seeing it and hanging it up to share when we return to school!
General Coronavirus info from your school library here!
Link to COVID-19 homeschool resources here!
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