I told the kids today that we would have a bubble gum day IF they could convince me that it would be educational and a learning experience. Rachel and I have a ton of fun ideas and are planning a great day for the kids!
I was blown away at all the ideas Maddie and Haley were coming up with!!! These are a few of their ideas: (many of which I hadn't even thought of!!!)
1. math: write equations with the number of bubble gum pieces in different packages
2. math: write different problems about bubble gum
3. spelling: learn to spell the different flavors of gum (ie: grape, peppermint)
4. spelling: see how many words you can come up with from the letters of "bubblegum" (and spell correctly)
5. history: learn about famous people who loved gum
6. geography: Find out where bubblegum is made
7. history: find out when people discovered gum
8. science: see if gum sinks or floats
9. science: see if gum is attracted to a magnet (Haley added that she knew the answer already, but that we could test to make sure :)
I think that they will have a BLAST. It will be especially fun for my kids, since they've never before been allowed to chew gum. LOL I'm sure they'll have sore jaws at the end of the day.
