So we were crossing around the wide open plain of the Internet when the boys and I came across an intriguing advertisement: Brain Chase- Summer Learning Challenge. Looked cool. Sounded cool. We clicked it.
In a nutshell this web-based program has students doing math, reading, writing, and other critical thinking activities in order to solve a puzzle every day. Each puzzle leads up to a clue at the end of each week. Each weekly clue leads to the location of a ancient treasure, which one hard-working young person will attain.
Yes! I thought finally something motivating and engaging for Mark to do all summer! So how much is it? Oh, $250 (the program comes with Rosetta Stone for those studying foreign languages, Rosetta Stone alone is almost the same price).
No. Too big of an investment for something that would tie him to a screen every single day of the summer...with a small chance of winning the ultimate prize. True, the prize is not the reason for the program and he would still be getting all the benefits of summer learning. The solution?
I did it myself. Here's the synopsis of my Ultimate Summer Quest:
Daily Mission File contains:
1 math assignment
1 reading assignment
1 writing assignment
1 bonus activity (map, maze, crossword, riddle, etc.)
Summer Activity Passport:
32 spaces for different activities/ locations
"Stamps" will be clue words to the ultimate prize
The Ultimate Prize:
I asked him what he would like to achieve as his quest and he told me that he wanted to go to Egypt and see the pyramids. Well I can't do that so we will be going to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia!
* * * * * * N O T E L L I N G ! ! ! * * * * *
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