We have all been there. As a kid I remember staying up way late with my dad finishing up a big school project or math assignment. Thank you Lico! Now it's my turn.
How do you spell procrastination?
P: Play a little more.
R: Read a book not related to your research subject.
O: Obviously forget.
C: Call a friend to hang out with.
R: Run outside with friends.
A: Avoid school work after school
S: Stay up late the night before to get it done.
T: Think about it later.
I: Insist that you have it all worked out.
N: Navigate towards the TV
A: Ask for help at the last minute.
T: Tell mom that you won't put it off this late again.
I: Invent an excuse to do it later.
O: Opps! My assignment is due tomorrow!
N: Never-ending cycle.
Jarin is the one who gets his stuff done in a timely manner - cough cough.
1.
Egypt Project - he had to write a report and present two items to go with his project. Report done but no visual aides.
We made this canopic jar full of healthy internal organs the morning of his due date. The Barbie head is compliments of an early morning phone call to a neighbor. Canopic Jars were used by the ancient Egyptian during the rituals of mummification processes.
Yucky!
Thankfully Trevor offered to build a pyramid for his second visual aide.
All done!
Jarin was grounded for 1 week.
2. Roman Project: write a report and make armor for a battle to happen at the Roman Feast. Learning his lesson with the Egyptian project, Jarin told me about his armor project a week in advance and did nothing until I threatened him two days before. We pulled off an impressive suit of armor from recycled cardboard and duct tape.
Details finished the morning of the Roman Feast.
Jarin got a sound warning
3. Solar System Project: Jarin actually thought about this project all week. The solar system had to be unique. Look how unique the play-dough planets turned out? Yeah, it's wasn't going to work. At 7:00 the night before Jarin recruited the whole family to brain storm and assist him in his dire state.
With Makayla as manager we came up with a splendid solar system made out of paper plates.
It was a good night!
Jarin got a pat on the back!
I now save all projects and posters under the guest bed for future uses, all except the organ jar. :)
