BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS (Page 142)
- Visit a bookstore or go to a public library with an adult. Find out how to get your own library card. Name four kinds of books that interest you (for example, history, science fiction, how-to-books).
- Choose a book on a subject you like and read it. With an adult, discuss what you read and what you think about it.
- Books are important. Show that you know how to take care of them. Open a new book the right way. Make a paper or plastic cover for it or another book.
SPARE TIME FUN (Page 132)
- Explain safety rules for kite flying.
- Make and fly a paper bag kite.
- Make and fly a two-stick kite.
- Make and fly a three-stick kite.
- Make and use a reel for kite string.
- Make a model boat with a rubber-band propeller.
- , h, i. Make or put together some kind of model boat, airplane, train, or car.
PLAY A GAME (Page 128)
- Play Pie-tin Washer Toss.
- Play Marble Sharpshooter.
- Play Ring Toss.
- Play Beanbag Toss.
- Play a game of marbles.
- Play a wide-area or large group game with your den or pack.
MAKE IT YOURSELF (Page 124)
a. Make something useful for your home or school.
b. Start with a recipe card holder.
c. Use the ruler on this page (125) to see how far you can stretch your hand.
d. Make and use a bench fork.
e. Make a door stop.
f. Or make something else.
BE AN ACTOR (Page 118)
- Help to plan and put on a skit with costumes.
- Make some scenery for a skit.
- Make sound effects for a skit.
- Be the announcer for a skit.
- Make a paper sack mask for a skit.
IT'S A SECRET (Page 110)
- Use a secret code.
- Write to a friend in invisible "ink"
- "Write" your name using American Sign Language. People who are deaf use this language.
- Use 12 American Indian signs to tell a story.
