WAB Favorites
Favorite Activities for Walk around the Block
Every activity in WAB is important. The following are a few favorite ones, but to thoroughly participate in the WAB curriculum, it is necessary to at least sample an activity in every category. Adapting an activity to your particular community, or school block, or region enables you to create a Walk around the Block, My Town.
Additional lesson plans are available on the web site: http://www.cubekc.org/TeachersResources. Page numbers may vary depending on what printing version you are using.
| Page No. | Name of Activity |
| 12 | Mapping Your Mind, The Map |
| 17 | What's Your Pace? |
| 21 | The Post and Lintel Principle |
| 28 | What's Special? All pages |
| 32, 33 | City Game Directions |
| 94,95 | Creating City Games |
| 40, 41 | Reading a Building |
| 44,45 | Comparative Method. You can do this as a complex activity for older children, or in the simplest way with younger children. 41. Look Up, Look Down…simple for younger students |
| 47 | Reading the Streets |
| 54,55 | Group Time Line. Very fun to do with all children in a family. |
| 72 | We are They! |
| 77 | How Does Your City Work for You? |
| 82 | Writing an Action Letter |
| 87 | Evaluating Economics and Decision-Making Grid. Using a Grid for Decision Making is a good life skill for all ages and all decision-making. |
| 89 | Adaptive Reuse |
| 96 and on | Issues and Challenges. Good questions for discussion starters. |
| 100 | Culminating Activities. Although these are examples of classroom activities done with numbers of students, an individual could tackle any of the problems as well. |
