Wheel Programs

Banking: This Wheel takes skills learned in the revised Dollars
& Sense Wheel and builds upon them. Winners will have their own
"Winners Bank" checking and savings accounts, will learn how to
write checks, make deposits and balance their checkbook.

Basketball: Winners learn the game of basketball and the
official wheelchair basketball rules through a series of related
lessons (Part of the Racing Wheel curriculum [1]).

Birthdays Around the World: Celebrate each Winner's
birthday in a unique way with birthday party customs
from countries around the world.

Buddy System: The meaning of friendship and how to make
new friends are key issues in this self-esteem oriented Wheel
(Part of the Racing Wheel curriculum [2]).

Chef Supreme: Use of kitchen utensils, simple cooking lessons
and how to order in a restaurant are served up in this Wheel.

Crafts: This Wheel offers easy-to-make crafts that help Winners
work with different mediums such as paint, clay and even food!
Items made can be given as gifts or kept by the Winners (Part of the
Racing Wheel curriculum [3]).

Dollars & Sense: Coins and currency, savings accounts,
credit, budgeting and spending are topics covered in this innovative
Wheel. It is a prerequisite to the Banking Wheel.

Earth and Me: Learn how kids can save the Earth by reducing,
reusing and recycling. A series of craft projects that carry save-
the-earth message.

From Seed to Table: By planting their own portable garden,
Winners learn how food is grown and gets to the grocery. A lesson
in preparing their homegrown goods is also included.

Games: A great way to "break the ice" and help Winners get to
know one another is through the Games Wheel. Both independent
competition and teamwork are accomplished through easily
mastered and fun games (Part of the Racing Wheel curriculum [4]).

Games Around the World: Geography and popular kid's
games from around the world are paired up to teach teamwork
and achievement.

Goal Setting: Winners learn how to set goals, use a goal
sheet and plan for obstacles.

Here I Am: A basic lesson in geography starting at the local
level and moving through the planet Earth's position in the
solar system (Part of the Racing Wheel curriculum [5]).

Hockey: This action-packed Wheel teaches the basics of the
game and encourages active participation.

Independent Wheel Writing Kit: This kit provides a
basic writing structure for those Circle Leaders who want to
create a Wheel that is not offered on this Wheel program list
(Please note, National approval must be obtained before an
independent wheel can be written).

Kitchen Chemistry: Simple science experiments that use
items found in the kitchen illustrate beginning chemistry concepts.

Making Sense of Your Senses: Explanations of the five
basic senses and experiments that show how our senses of sight,
hearing, touch, taste and smell work.

Nature: A basic introduction to some of the things in nature
that help make up an ecosystem:

Puppetry: From selecting a play to making puppets to actual
performance, this Wheel encourages creativity and verbal
expression.

Science Wizardry: Kids learn the basics of science through
six simple experiments with a focus on ' fun. '

Tennis: Written by Randy Snow, this is an excellent intro-
duction into the sport of tennis. Drills are fun and informative.

You Are What You Eat: This is a fun Wheel about nutrition.
Winners will lean how to menu plan and select foods that are good
for them and tasty too!

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