Printable Discussion Questions/Study Guide for The Great Friend Feud
Whether you’re looking for a few questions to ask your kids while reading together or a full study guide to develop reading skills in your homeschool curriculum, this printable study guide is the perfect accompaniment to The Great Friend Feud!
Downloadable Boredom Busters
It’s only the beginning of June, but have you heard this yet?
“I’m bored.”
I have. My kids have used them both at least once and school’s only been out a week!
I look forward to the lazy days of summer. To me it means long afternoons by the pool writing Eagleboy and catching fireflies in the last light of the late (really late) evening sun.
But it’s in those first couple days off school when I realize that I’ve forgotten how many soggy trips to the bathroom accompany a poolside afternoon and how many hours need to be filled before we can start catching fireflies.
Yikes! Bedtime at a sunny seven p.m., anyone?
If that is where you are right now—I know that’s where I am—don’t worry. I’ve made a printable list of (mostly) non-prep activities for both of us to use when our kids are bored. It’s a PDF file especially made for my lovely newsletter subscribers and has categories such as
- ‘Get Creative’
- ‘Get Up and Moving’
- ‘Bless Others’
- And more!
Print the list off and put it on the fridge. Or, cut each boredom buster into strips and place the strips in a box or jar.
Every time your kid announces her yawn-inducing boredom, direct her to the fridge or jar and a new activity. Subscribers can access the file below.
Sometimes our kids need a little nudge to be creative after nine months of school structure. And, let’s face it, sometimes we need one, too. So, if you have any favorite summer boredom busters, share them in the comments!
And, of course, one of my favorite things to do in the summer is head to the library and check out a good book. If you are looking for a new summer read, check out my review of The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall on laceymarkt.com.
Good things should be shared. If you know someone who would be blessed by this printable Boredom Busters, feel free to share with a friend!
Printable PDF for Uncle Keenan’s Code
Download and print this pdf file to crack Uncle Keenan’s Code in The Eagleboy Exploits: Clark Sees Red.
Need a hint?
Need a hint with Uncle Keenan’s Code?
Hint #1: Clark knows the numbers of the code go with the box. But some of the writing on the box has been destroyed. Where in Clark Sees Red can you find the full logo?
Answer #1: Chapter 2; Right after Murphy reads Uncle Keenan’s letter, Clark sees the logo on the side of the box. ‘Wisconsin Bleu Cheese. Aged longer than your Grandfather’s Toenails. Refrigerate.’
Hint #2: The numbers in the code correspond to the letters of the box’s logo. But which letters go with which numbers?
Answer #2: Number the logo, starting with the word ‘Wisconsin’, with a ‘1’ over the ‘W’, a ‘2’ over the ‘I’, a ‘3’ over the ‘s’, and so on until the end of ‘Refrigerate’.
Hint #3: If you have numbered the box’s logo correctly, you should be able to match the letter to the numbers on the code, to spell out a specific message. What is Uncle Keenan trying to say?
Answer #3: The first number is ‘3’, so put an ‘s’ over it. The second number is ‘12’, that matches with the letter ‘e’ in ‘Bleu’. Write an ‘e’ in the second space. The third number is ‘47’. Count across the logo to the word ‘Grandfather’s’. The 47th letter is also an ‘e’. Write ‘e’ in the third space. There! The first word of Uncle Keenan’s code is ‘See’.
Answer for Uncle Keenan’s Code
Looking for the answer key to Uncle Keenan’s Code in The Eagleboy Exploits: Clark Sees Red? Download this pdf file.