• Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling or stuffed animal
• Write about your Independent reading: Why do you think the main character in your book acts the way he/she does?
• Read and complete the questions:
  • Print: 3, 2, 1.. Blast Off!

Think about your favorite year in school. Was it kindergarten, first grade, second grade, or another grade? Write to explain why the year you chose was your favorite.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems

Go outside and look and listen for birds. Can you find two or three different ones? More? Do you know what kind they are? What do they eat? Sometimes small birds feed in mixed groups. Look closely when a whole bunch of birds are feeding in bushes. They might not all be the same species!!

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

• • Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling or stuffed animal
  • Write about your Independent reading: If you could interview the author of your book, what would you ask them? Think of 3-5 questions.
  • Read and complete the questions:
    • Stemscopes article Matter and Energy Plants

Imagine you received a package in the mail from a special person. Using details, write about what happened when you opened the package.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems

Go outside and see what evidence of animals you can find. Feathers? Scat? Leaves that have been eaten? If you have a conifer tree, see if you can find evidence of “someone” eating the cones. What kinds of animals are represented?

You might learn to classify today!!

• Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling or stuffed animal
• Write about your Independent reading: Find 3 new vocabulary words from your book and define them.
• Read and complete the questions:
  • Stemscopes articles Matter and Energy Composting

Should students be allowed to chew gum in school? Why or why not? Write a letter to your teacher explaining your opinion.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems

An oldie- but who doesn’t love playing in water? Fill up a tub outside or the bathtub or the kitchen sink.

Find items that you can put into the water to test for density/buoyancy.  Predict first- will it float? Try to find items that will fool people! How would you describe what it takes for something to float?

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

• Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling or stuffed animal
• Write about your Independent reading: Write your own ending to the book you are reading.
• Read and complete the questions:
  • Stemscopes article Matter and Energy Onion

Imagine you are any animal you want to be for a day. Write to tell where you live and what you do. Be sure to include details in your story.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems

If you have an empty toilet tissue roll (and really, who doesn’t?) turn it into a car that can roll down a ramp. Once you finish and test it, see if you can improve on your design!! Can you have a contest to see whose “car” runs the best? A great variation is to slow it down.What changes will slow your car down?

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

• Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling or stuffed animal
• Write about your Independent reading: What would you have done if you were the character?
• Read and complete the questions: A Kid in A Candy Store

Imagine one day you wake up and discover you are invisible. Write to describe where you go and what you do.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems

Get a string, a ruler, and something to tie onto the string (washers work) Tie the string onto the ruler and lay it between two chairs. Have someone time for 10 seconds and count the swings. Change the number of washers and count. Roll up the string and count. hmm..

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

• • Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling or stuffed animal
  • Write about your Independent reading: Has anything like this ever happened to you? Does it remind you of something?
  • Read and complete the questions: Squeak the Skater Goes Surfing

In your opinion which is the best season and why? What do you like about it? What makes it the best?

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems

Look in the sky at night and see if you can find any constellations (a group of stars that make an imaginary shape in the night sky.) If your family has a telescope and it’s a clear night, you might be able to spot the Galileo moons of Jupiter or Saturn’s Rings!

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

• Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling or stuffed animal
• Write about your Independent reading:How are you alike and different from this character?
• Read and complete the questions: It Feels Good to Laugh

Imagine a fish popped its head out of the water and said something. What would you do? Write a story about what happened. Be sure to include details in your story.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems

Go on a nature scavenger hunt! Find a variety of items outside!

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

• • • Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling or stuffed animal
    • Write about your Independent reading:What were you imagining in your mind as you read today?
    • Read and complete the questions: Three Cheers for Ears

Imagine yourself as a superhero. You might be able to see through walls, fly, or swim like a fish. Write about your superhuman power and what happens when you use it.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems

Create one that can be heard from about 6 feet away using a variety of materials (ideas: paper towel rolls, scissors, buttons, strings/thread, keys, tape, a fan, etc.)

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

• Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling, pet or stuffed animal
• Write about your independent reading: If you were the main character in your book, how would you be thinking right now?
• Read and complete the questions: Shawn the Speedy Snail

If you could make one wish that would help others, what would you wish for and why? Write to explain what wish you would make and how it would help others. Be sure to include details.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems

Get planting! Start a garden bed or a container garden Learn about what plants need to stay healthy.

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

• Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling, pet or stuffed animal
• Write about your independent reading: Would you be friends with the main character in your story? Why or why not?
• Read and complete the questions:  Conquering Fears

There is a saying that time goes by quickly when you are having fun. Write about an exciting event in which the time seemed to go by faster than usual.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems

You’ll need water, a ziplock sandwich bag, and sharp pencils. Fill the bag with water and seal it. Poke a pencil through the bag (below waterline) and out the other side without removing it. With that pencil in place, add another. What do you notice?  (Maybe do this one over the sink, bathtub, or outside.)

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

• Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling or stuffed animal
• Write about your independent reading: Ask and answer two questions about your story.
• Read and complete the questions: Sherry’s Game

Your teacher gives you a camera and asks you to take pictures of three things you like at school. Explain what you take pictures of and why you like these things.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems

Start a rock collection and learn about the rocks you find.

Can you explain:

• Igneous
• Sedimentary
• Metamorphic

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

• Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling, pet or stuffed animal
• Write about your independent reading: Make a connection. What does this story remind you of? How is it similar to another book or movie you know about?
• Read and complete the questions: Peer Pressure

What is one item you would like to have? Write to describe the item and explain why you want it.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems

Make a Tornado in a bottle.

Tornado Activity 

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

• Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling or stuffed animal
• Write about your independent reading: What is the main problem in your read to self book?  How will it or how do you think it will be solved?
• Read and complete the questions:
  • Fossils

What is something you want to learn to do? Explain what you would like to learn and why.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems:

Build your own cloud viewer and get outdoors to identify the clouds you can see. Is there rain coming? (see cloud activity)

But remember, never look directly at the sun!

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

Wall-sit for 30 seconds using the side of the house/building. Run in place for 30 seconds.

Inside:

1 minute fitness challenge – Pick 5 of your favorite fitness activities and perform them for 1 full minute. Once in the AM and once in PM.

• Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling or stuffed animal
• Write about your independent reading: Would you like to be a character in your read to self book?  Why or why not?
• Read and complete the questions:
  • A Good Night

Think about something you would like to change about your school. Write to explain what you would change and why.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems:

You will need paper towels cut into strips, a bowl of water, and some markers. Make a wavy line near the bottom of each strip. Set a strip into the water, but keep the colored line above the water. Wait for it…. The water should inch up the towel and reveal something surprising. See if some colors work better than others.

(You can also test different brands of towels!!)

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

Walk, bike, skateboard or scooter ride. 15min.

Inside:

Run in place for 30 seconds, take a break for 15 seconds. Repeat multiple times throughout the day.

• Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling or stuffed animal
• Write about your independent reading: EVALUATE your book.  Do you like it? Would you recommend it to someone else?  Who?
• Read and complete the questions:
  • Adaptations

People often help one another. Write to explain how you or someone you know helps others.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems:

Gather materials on the ground in your outdoor space. Then use them to create art. Don’t forget to take a picture of your finished creation! If possible- create your art in a place where others will see it! It will probably make someone smile!

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

Fitness Activity

• 10 burpees
• 2×10 push ups
• 35 sec. Plank
• 2×20 jumping jacks
• Stretch

Inside:

1 minute fitness challenge – Pick 5 of your favorite fitness activities and perform them for 1 full minute. Once in the AM and  PM.

• Independent Reading (30+ minutes): Students read silently or aloud to a parent, sibling or stuffed animal
• Write about your independent reading: Is there anything you would change about your story?  What would you change? Why?
• Read and complete the questions:
  • The American Civil War

Think of someone or something that is special to you. Write to explain what is special to you and why.

• Practice math facts for at least 15 min. (Superspeed, online, flashcards, or games)
• Solve Today’s Daily Skills Practice Problems:

Dig up a patch of dirt, spread it out, and examine the soil in your yard. Try looking at soil samples from a couple of different locations. Notice the color and texture of your soil.  What else can you find in the dirt? (Please ask before you start digging!!)

OR Choose a Mystery Science lesson at your grade level

100 challenge:

100 push-ups or burpees

(by the end of day)

Inside:

Find a safe item to jump over. Do 100 “line jumps or ski jumps”.