KID PRESIDENT: ARE WE THERE YET | BAGGAGE

Robby and Brad traveled to Springfield, Missouri to visit Kyle who is putting on "A Funeral for the People We Used to Be." He is collecting submissions from people of all the things they want to let go about the past so he can burn them in a cardboard viking ship. If you want to send him the things you'd like to let go of, you can visit http://www.vikingfuneral.me/

Direct Links to Content in Lesson Plan

• YouTube video: Saying Goodbye to the Person I Used to Be | Kid President Travel Show Ep 5

• Paper Making Kit

• Wildflower Seeds

• Instructables Paper-Making Tutorial

• Seed Paper

• Maker Education Resources

  • Makedo Cardboard Construction Kit

  • Global Cardboard Challenge

  • The Cardboard Box Book: Make Robots, Princess Castles, Cities, and More! by Roger Priddy and Sarah Powell

  • Out of the Box: 25 Cardboard Engineering Projects for Makers by Jemma Westing

  • 51 Things to Make with Cardboard Boxes (Super Crafts) by Fiona Hayes

• Write Your Name in Runes

• Tech Tip: PollEverywhere

• Kyle Scheele’s Viking Funeral

• Literary Extensions

  • The Death of Balder - A Norse Myth (PDF)

  • The Death of Balder - Audio

  • For more ancient myths see the Classic Tales from Cambridge University

BRAD STORY: A BALLOON'S STORY

A red balloon learns to face his fears about the future and enjoy the present. Students will participate in discussions and activities to help them cope with their own insecurities and fears. They will see that, like the red balloon, they are meant to fly!

Direct Links to Content in Lesson Plan

• A Balloon's Story

• Balloon Story Worksheet

• Choice Board

• Google Doc

• Really Big Bubble Maker

• iMovie

• Resources for creating digital books:

  • BookCreator

  • Storyjumper

  • My Story Book Creator