Chants & Poems
You may wish to use the following activity while the TS Kennedy is at sea.
Activity | Grade | ||||||||
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Two Part Chant: Original TS Kennedy Cadence Chant | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Poem & Activities: Today’s A Foggy, Foggy Day (Prelutsky) | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Poem & Activities: Captain Conniption (Prelutsky) | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Poem & Activities: I Sailed On Half A Ship (Prelutsky) | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Poem & Activities: Fog (Sandburg) | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Poem & Activities: It’s Hot! It’s Hot! (Florian) | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Cumulative Tale
You may wish to use the following activity while the EM cadets are in Florida.
Activity | Grade | ||||||||
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Cumulative Tale: The House The Cadets Built | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Book
You may wish to use the following activity just after the TS Kennedy has departed or just before it returns to Buzzards Bay.
Activity | Grade | ||||||||
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Book: The Cape Cod Canal By The Numbers (History &Math) | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Book Recommendations
You may wish to use the following activity while the EM cadets are in Florida.
Activity | Grade | ||||||||
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Teacher Suggestions: Books Related To Homelessness (MS HS) | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Teacher Suggestions: Books Related To Homelessness (ES HS) | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Songs to Familiar Tunes
You may wish to use the following activity while the TS Kennedy is at sea.
Activity | Grade | ||||||||
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Song With Actions: A Cadet Scans The Sea | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Song With Actions: If You’re A Cadet And You Know It | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Song: A Cadet’s Life Is For Me | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Vocabulary
You may wish to use the following activity while the TS Kennedy is at sea.
Activity | Grade | ||||||||
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Ideas For Teachers: Talk Like A Cadet In The Classroom | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
2020 Word Lists: Nautical Terms Of The Week (Weeks 1-7) | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Quizzes And Activities: Nautical Terms | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Quizzes And Activities: Nautical Terms Answer Key | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
You may wish to use the following activity while the IMB cadets are in Singapore & South Africa.
Activity | Grade | ||||||||
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Word List: Shipping Vocabulary | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Novel Guides and Activities
You may wish to use the following activity while the TS Kennedy is at sea.
Activity | Grade | ||||||||
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Novel Guide: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Research Topics: A Storm Too Soon | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Vocabulary: A Storm Too Soon (Three Activities) | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Figurative Language: A Storm Too Soon | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Public Speaking
You may wish to use the following activity while the TS Kennedy is at sea.
Activity | Grade | ||||||||
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Speech Selection: In The Words Of John F. Kennedy | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Reader's Theater
You may wish to use the following activity during Sea Term or during any of the winter experiences.
Activity | Grade | ||||||||
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Readers Theater: Latitude, Longitude, & MMA Cadets | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Readers Theater: The Atlantic Ocean & Pacific Ocean | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
You may wish to use the following activity while the EM cadets are in Florida.
Activity | Grade | ||||||||
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Reader’s Theater: Three Little Pigs And The MMA Cadets | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Topic Quotes
You may wish to use the following activities while the TS Kennedy is at sea.
Activity | Grade | ||||||||
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Student Task: Interpreting Quote By Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Student Task: Interpreting Quote By John F. Kennedy | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Student Task: Anchor Quotes | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Student Task: Island Quotes | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Student Task: Ocean Quotes | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Student Task: Ship Quotes | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Student Task: Voyage Quotes | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
You may wish to use the following activity while the EM cadets are in Florida.
Activity | Grade | ||||||||
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Student Task: Home Quotes | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Topic Writing Prompts
You may wish to use the following activities while the TS Kennedy is at sea.
Activity | Grade | ||||||||
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Ideas For Teachers: Traits Of A Leader | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |
Student Task: Traits Of A Leader Writing Prompts | PK-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | HS |