The Vacation Planner

Description:

You are to plan a week long vacation for four people to either

• Disney World in Orlando, Florida

• Williamsburg, Virginia

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Washington, D. C.

You will be given $3000.00  for travel expenses, food, hotels, entertainment, souvenirs, etc. The tasks below will help you plan the trip. Have fun!!!

Tasks

1. Go to this link and run off worksheets and an expense log to help you keep track of your expenses.

2. Choose one of the places listed below for your vacation. Remember the longer your drive the less time you will have visiting your destination.

• Washington, D.C. 

  • Washingtonian  

  • 10 Things to Do with Kid in Washington, D.C.

• Orlando, Florida  

  • Disney World   

  • Family Vacation

• Atlanta, Georgia 

  • 7 Things To Do In Atlanta With Kids  

  • Top 10 things for Families to Do in Atlanta

• Williamsburg, Virginia    

3. Plan your route.

4. Determine the amount of money you will need to put aside for gasoline. Note: You must determine the type of car you will be driving first.  http://www.fueleconomy.gov/

5. Hotel

6. Entertainment -- Tickets

A special  thanks to  Barbara J. Forsberg bjforsberg@pulaski.k12.wi.us for her contribution to this unit.

Barbara says, "Another thing I did was to come up with "Life's Little Unexpected Emergencies".  I plan to have a set of each good/bad news item for each student and have them draw one per week.   I also came up with another activity using Disney's restaurant guide."