The Cay Chapter 1

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Activity 1

Make a map of Phillip's Caribbean home from salt dough.

To make salt dough mix equal 3 cups of plain flour to 1 cup of salt. Add approximately 1 cup of warm water. Mix until you have a dough that is neither crumbly or sticky. To make the dough different colors add food coloring to the water before mixing it with the flour and salt.

Place a map of the Caribbean on a piece of plywood. Cover the different countries and islands with different colors of salt dough. Cover the sea with blue. Let this dry overnight. Label with a fine tipped marker.

Be sure to include these places mentioned in The Cay.

Curacao Venezuela Panama
Miami St. Thomas Devil's Mouth
Colombo Virgin Islands Aruba
Bonaire Jamaica  San Andrés

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