HLR Programs
Practical monthly Home Learning Resources
| HLR Programs are exactly what they sound like – programs that can be used as home learning resources. These programs can be used to enhance your current studies, launch a new unit study, wrap up a topic that you’ve spent time on, or simply be for fun. We like fun. Some programs will have admission that is free. If there are materials and/or other fees, we are committed to admission under $5/student. In order to serve a geographically diverse community, we’ll use different locations. For quality, we are capping most of the classes. PayPal registration will be used as a convenience for everyone one month before the program. The following HLR Programs have been scheduled: Sept. 21— Water Travels with Dewey™. Dewey the Waterdrop puppet will teach students about the water cycle and pollutants that are picked up along the way. After the show, students participate in a sequencing activity to review what they have learned. Presented by Des Moines Water Works. 10:15 a.m. in Altoona from grades "2nd semester kindergarten" to 1st. Thirty minutes. Cap of 35 students. No fee. Teacher Aid available here. Oct. 9 -- Middle Eastern Marketplace. Experience life in a different culture without leaving Iowa. Presented by Kristie Burns. Held in partnership with the West Des Moines HSAP. 1 1/2 hours. Two sessions divided by age: 10:30 a.m. - 12 grades 1 - 4, and 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. grades 5 and up, $3/student, and a cap of 35 children. Registration now open. WDM HSAP families register with Tami Prescott. The Teacher Aid can be found here. Oct. 26 -- Recycle Me! Kids love participating in this hands-on activity and making decisions about items used in their everyday lives. 10:15 a.m. for grades 1 and 2 (older siblings are welcome). 30 minute program in Pleasant Hill. Registration opens approximately Sept. 26. Nov. 20 -- Bread Around the World. Just in time for you to add to a Thanksgiving conversation, this program will discuss flat bread in Mexico, the United States, and India; include the topics of corn and yeast as ingredients, and have a hands-on portion. Presented by Barb Vaske through World of Difference in West Des Moines. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Two sessions, 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., 45 minutes each. Grades K - 8. Younger siblings will need to be off-site. Admission $5. Limit of 18 kids/session. Held in partnership with WDM HSAP. WDM HSAP families please register with Tami Prescott. Registration opens Oct. 20. Dec. – Service Project Jan. 22 – Tea Time. International viewpoint with Yoko Tanaka. Details are being negotiated. Feb. -- Animals in Winter Mar. -- Japanese Fish prints/Children's Day April -- Kites Around the World, HLR Conference, Stuff Sale May – Marsh Stomp Past HLR Programs from 2009: Aug. 28 -- Monarch Tagging. Learn about monarchs, then catch, tag, and release some monarchs. $1.50/child. Cap of 30 students. For the Teacher Aid, click here. Sept. 9 -- Knights. Hear a knight discuss history, knighthood, and armor. For all ages. 10:30 a.m. One hour program. $5/family. No cap. For the Teacher Aid, click here. Sept. 18 -- Renaissance Day. Topics include calligraphy and quilling, peasant dancing, games/sports, and stained glass. Kids will take home two or three projects. $2/child. Cap of 40 students. For the Teacher Aid, click here.
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