Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Money Smarts

Michelle Keenan (who works in the financial industry) shared her knowledge with us tonight and taught us how to be "money smart". She covered needs vs. wants, goals, setting budgets, the difference between credit card, debit cards, and cash, and how to write a check.


Ansley must be dreaming about her goal of having Taylor Swift's shoes one day. (Just kidding- she proudly informed us that she has no interest in shoes, and I glanced under the table and found she was indeed shoe-less. Ha ha!)

Michelle gets bonus points for working engaging math problems into the activity!

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Harry Potter's Pedigree Chart

We had a nice activity discussing Family History that included a discussion of Harry Potter's and Charlie Bucket's pedigree charts. The girls had many interesting things to share from their family histories. Don't worry- what gets shared at AD, stays at AD. :)

They were able to make their own family trees and laminate them. We had several girls remarking on family names being used for their own and siblings' names.
Harry Potter's Family Tree [SPOILERS!!!]