LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM JEREMY’S RIDE

Teachers and parents can teach their students/children many practical life skills following Jeremy’s Ride across the United States on his blog site: jeremysride.blogspot.com. Each day pictures of the landscape will be posted along with miles ridden, wind direction and speed, temperatures, elevation gained/lost, special features, and other information parents and teachers can share with their children/students that will enrich their education.

Goal Setting: Jeremy had to set a goal; to ride across the US and then develop a plan to accomplish this goal. This included such things as physical training, transportation, food, housing, how to fix a flat tire and reading a road map. To develop a plan, Jeremy also had to determine how far he felt he could ride every day. As a learning activity, children could be ask what they felt someone would need to do to prepare for a bike ride across the US to help them understand the need for planning. Goal setting is a very important skill young people need to learn.

Geography:
Learn the location of all the southern states by tracking daily progress
Learn about different vegetation and landscape and how they change from state to state
Learn about direction by discussing prevailing winds, headwinds, and tailwinds
Talk about temperature changes and compare temperatures between Jeremy’s location and home/school
Learn about different time zones in the US

Math:
Distance – show students how far one mile is by walking or riding a mile
Average – how many miles did Jeremy average this week, this month
Estimation – based on how many miles Jeremy has ridden each day, how many miles do you think he will ride today.
Money – how many pennies has Jeremy earned so far or today? If Jeremy were paid 5 cents or 10 cents for every mile he rode, how much would he earn each day, each week or for the entire trip
Elevation – how many feet did Jeremy climb/ride today or this week

History:
An effort will be made to list anything historical learned along the way