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If you're interested in the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Home School Days for this school year, here's the scoop: Reservations for the 2016–17 school year will open September 14th at 9 am. That’s this Wednesday! Go to their website for more info, including the available dates, and important guidelines. This is also the page to visit on Wednesday to make your reservations. Last year, you had to choose an entrance time when you reserved your tickets, so think about that ahead of time and coordinate with any other families who might want to go with you. Also, a computer works better than a phone or tablet with their system.
One more note: they have an “online waiting room” that can be confusing, but here’s the info given by the Aquarium:
Due to the high demand for Home School Days reservations, we've set up an online waiting room that opens at 8 a.m. on September 14. You can join the waiting room at any time between 8 and 9 a.m. and it won't affect your chances of making a reservation. At 9:01 a.m., everyone in the waiting room will be randomly assigned a place in line to make a Home School Days reservation. If you click on the reservation link after 9:01 a.m., you will be placed at the end of the waiting room line.
Good luck!
Now on with today’s Mix-ins… we are deep in American Colonial life this week! Here are a few optional links you may enjoy this week with your kids:
VIDEOS:
Colonial Williamsburg has many interesting and educational videos. Here are a few:
Life as a Child in the 18th Century – from Colonial Williamsburg’s junior interpreters:
You can look through other Colonial Williamsburg videos here.
WEBSITES:
Daily Life in the Colonies – From PBS, you can move your cursor around the picture to learn details about daily life in the New England colonies.
Colonial Manners – This is interesting! These are the Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior, as transcribed by George Washington when he was a boy.
Memorial Hall Collection – See photos of everyday children’s objects from this museum’s collection.
What is It? – A guessing game about objects from early America, between 1775-1820.
The Scrapbook of Remember Patience Whipple – A fun activity from Scholastic’s Dear America series.
Colonial Dress Up – Learn about the unfamiliar clothing that Americans have worn throughout our nation's history.
Dress Me Up – After learning about clothing from the above link, go here to play a “Help Our Colonist Get Dressed” game.
18th Century Paper Doll game – Learn about how a young girl got ready for her day, from history.org.
Merchant Match-Up – Another game from history.org, match these Historic Area establishments with their appropriate signs.
More games from history.org can be found here.
