A “bucket list” comes from the expression “to kick the bucket” meaning to die. The “bucket list” consists of those things you want to to do in your lifetime – before you “kick the bucket.” Write your own bucket list, with some details about each of them, and why you …
This proverb means that if you eat an apple each day, you will be healthy. This image creates the instructions on “real” medicine for humour on an apple. Write details about the healthy foods you eat, and why they are good for you. You could add experiences with medicines, pain …
Everything I know about chickens – life cycle, roosters, types of chickens, ways to cook them, ways to cook eggs, etc. Things in my lie I have counted on, or really hoped for, that didn’t turn out as expected. Being optimistic. It is very optimistic to count your chickens before …
Write everything you know about apples – how and where they are grown, how they reproduce, types of apples, different ways to cook and eat apples, etc. Stories about going to the doctor or to the hospital Keeping the doctor away? Besides an apple a day what things do you …
It rains a lot in BC. How heavy is a “raining cats and dogs” day. Describe the different kinds of rainy days we experience here in BC and what you do and think about and wear for that kind of weather. Weather and Me – times when weather actually affected …
Eating lots of different foods from all around the world provides variety. Stories about foods you have tried and like, or don’t like. Where? When? Why? Doing lots of different things is exciting. Talk about variety in what you do in your life. The opposite of variety is doing the …
Times when I literally get my hands dirty – at school, at home, in parks, at art classes, etc. Times when my “pitching in” really helped/ helps make a difference. Times when I have been really anxious about doing something but did it anyway.
Discuss with students what it means – that you should not spend your time worrying over things in the past that can’t be changed or undone. Stories about something in the past you regret but can’t fix. Stories about spilling things, spoiling food, ruining an object – on purpose or …
Times in my life when I can say that persistence paid off for me. Weathering and erosion are examples of the power of persistence. Write everything you know abut erosion – causes, effects around the world, etc. A related saying is “Practice makes perfect.” How does this saying relate to …
If I could be judged by the friends I keep, what would my friends “tell” about me? What different “flocks” do I belong to to do what, when (gamers, athletes, scholars, readers, etc.)? Everything I know about birds (life cycle, types of birds, foods, etc.) “Birds of a feather flock …
