Last day of school ideas & movie

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  • May 30, 2012 at 6:24 pm
    Sue
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    Okay, I was planning on having this last week to finish school, but then the kids’ dad decided to take them camping until Thursday afternoon…..and I KNOW that they will not want to “do school” next week. We always do some fun things while the brick-n-mortar kids have their last few days in school. So, Friday kind of needs to be our official last day of school. (We do have a couple of little things and two books to finish, but I need a break, too!)

    I’m looking for some fun ideas to celebrate our last day of school, after we finish a couple of chapters, but it’s supposed to rain here on Friday. I’m trying to think of a good movie we could watch, hopefully something that takes place between 1850-1920, since that’s what our history focus was this year.

    Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

    May 30, 2012 at 6:30 pm
    momto2blessings
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    Kids and I enjoyed Friendly Persuasion: http://www.amazon.com/Friendly-Persuasion-Gary-Cooper/dp/B00004XMV9. It’s a Civil War era movie about a Quaker family who struggles with anti-war beliefs when the war is on their doorstep. Very well done and humorous!   :)Gina

    May 30, 2012 at 6:32 pm
    4myboys
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    Are there movie adaptations of any of the books you read this past year that you’ve not seen yet?

    May 30, 2012 at 6:42 pm
    momto2blessings
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    Yeah, good idea about movie adaptations of books!  I’m not sure how exactly these line up, but some I have on our list for the year (wider era) are:

    Civil War Diary (book: Across Five Aprils)

    Rascal

    Pollyanna

    Christy

    Miracle Worker

    Seargent York

    Where the Red Fern Grows (Depression era, I think)

    Hope you find one you like:) Gina

    May 30, 2012 at 6:48 pm
    my3boys
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    Sounds like a great idea to me and one I’m going to try to steal. Have fun with the kids.

    May 30, 2012 at 6:50 pm
    4myboys
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    Even if the book and movie don’t line up overly well, you can have a great time picking the movie apart and talking about what you would have done differently if you’d been the director.

    May 30, 2012 at 6:51 pm
    Laura.bora
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    No ideas – but we LOVED the movie Seargegnt York – and Adventures in Odessey just did an episode (4 parts) on him and Rascal we listened to Jim Weiss read it and the kids LOVED it.  (caution – Chapter 6 contains the “d” word – wasn’t ready for that one! 🙂  )  I was going to get the movie for the kids to watch, but we haven’t watched it as of yet. 

    May 30, 2012 at 8:01 pm
    petitemom
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    My kids wanted to bake a cake for our last day (last week).

    May 30, 2012 at 8:05 pm
    Sue
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    Oooh, a cake! That sounds fun….and tasty! Or maybe cupcakes, so they can each frost and decorate some.

    Wow, you guys must all be party animals, what with the quick and numerous responses I’ve gotten, LOL. The movie Friendly Persuasion sounds good, and our local library has it.

    May 30, 2012 at 8:20 pm
    chocodog
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    Mmm! Don’t forget the the Popcorn!   Movie and Popcorn!!!

       I am in…. 🙂

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