Middle School SEALS
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Closure Week 11 (June 1 – June 4)
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Choice reading book: Read for 30 minutes from a novel of your choice. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Glaciers |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Possible news discussion questions:
Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes reflecting on your life at home. Think of yourself as a historian; what are your routines, the good/bad, anything related to your time at home? |
PE & Health | Do your best to complete the daily fitness activities. You do not have to do the activities all at once, for example if you can’t do 10 push ups, do 5 then 5 more. Remember, we want to try to be active for about 30-60 minutes per day. Play outside, kick a soccer ball around, shoot hoops, walk (even if it is only on your property), ride bikes, etc. |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 28 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Journal: Choose one of the following journal prompts to write about for 15 minutes. Start your journal entry with the date and the prompt you chose.
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. How is your life different than it was before? What does your daily schedule look like? What’s something new that you’ve tried? |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | The Greenhouse Effect |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Quarantine Primary Source Journal time |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 29 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Choice reading book: Read for 30 minutes from a novel of your choice. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Gravity Force Lab
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/gravity-force-lab-basics |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!
Quarantine Primary Source Journal time |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 30 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Journal: Choose one of the following journal prompts to write about for 15 minutes. Start your journal entry with the date and the prompt you chose.
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. How is your life different than it was before? What does your daily schedule look like? What’s something new that you’ve tried? |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Plate Tectonics
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/legacy/plate-tectonics |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Quarantine Primary Source Journal time |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodling Day 31 |
Closure Week 10 (May 26 – May 28)
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Journal: Choose one of the following journal prompts to write about for 15 minutes. Start your journal entry with the date and the prompt you chose.
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. How is your life different than it was before? What does your daily schedule look like? What’s something new that you’ve tried? |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Color Vision SIM |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Possible news discussion questions:
Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes reflecting on your life at home. Think of yourself as a historian; what are your routines, the good/bad, anything related to your time at home? |
PE & Health | Do your best to complete the daily fitness activities. You do not have to do the activities all at once, for example if you can’t do 10 push ups, do 5 then 5 more. Remember, we want to try to be active for about 30-60 minutes per day. Play outside, kick a soccer ball around, shoot hoops, walk (even if it is only on your property), ride bikes, etc. |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 25 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Choice reading book: Read for 30 minutes from a novel of your choice. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Eating and Exercise SIM
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/legacy/eating-and-exercise |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Quarantine Primary Source Journal time |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 26 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Journal: Choose one of the following journal prompts to write about for 15 minutes. Start your journal entry with the date and the prompt you chose.
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. How is your life different than it was before? What does your daily schedule look like? What’s something new that you’ve tried? |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Natural Selection SIM
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/legacy/natural-selection |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!
Quarantine Primary Source Journal time |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 27 |
Closure Week 9 (May 18 – May 21)
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Choice reading book: Read for 30 minutes from a novel of your choice. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Build a Galaxy |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Possible news discussion questions:
Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes reflecting on your life at home. Think of yourself as a historian; what are your routines, the good/bad, anything related to your time at home? |
PE & Health | Do your best to complete the daily fitness activities. You do not have to do the activities all at once, for example if you can’t do 10 push ups, do 5 then 5 more. Remember, we want to try to be active for about 30-60 minutes per day. Play outside, kick a soccer ball around, shoot hoops, walk (even if it is only on your property), ride bikes, etc. |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 21 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Journal: Choose one of the following journal prompts to write about for 15 minutes. Start your journal entry with the date and the prompt you chose.
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. How is your life different than it was before? What does your daily schedule look like? What’s something new that you’ve tried? |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Space Math |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Quarantine Primary Source Journal time |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 22 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Choice reading book: Read for 30 minutes from a novel of your choice. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | NASA Coding |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!
Quarantine Primary Source Journal time |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 23 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Journal: Choose one of the following journal prompts to write about for 15 minutes. Start your journal entry with the date and the prompt you chose.
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. How is your life different than it was before? What does your daily schedule look like? What’s something new that you’ve tried? |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Does the Moon Rotate? |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Quarantine Primary Source Journal time |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodling Day 24 |
Closure Week 8 (May 10 – May 16)
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Choice reading book: Read for 30 minutes from a novel of your choice. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | CSI Web Adventures – One for Each Day this Week! |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Possible news discussion questions:
Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes reflecting on your life at home. Think of yourself as a historian; what are your routines, the good/bad, anything related to your time at home? |
PE & Health | Do your best to complete the daily fitness activities. You do not have to do the activities all at once, for example if you can’t do 10 push ups, do 5 then 5 more. Remember, we want to try to be active for about 30-60 minutes per day. Play outside, kick a soccer ball around, shoot hoops, walk (even if it is only on your property), ride bikes, etc. |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 16 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Journal: Choose one of the following journal prompts to write about for 15 minutes. Start your journal entry with the date and the prompt you chose.
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. How is your life different than it was before? What does your daily schedule look like? What’s something new that you’ve tried? |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | CSI Web Adventures – One for Each Day this Week! |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Quarantine Primary Source Journal time |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 17 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Choice reading book: Read for 30 minutes from a novel of your choice. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | CSI Web Adventures – One for Each Day this Week! |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!
Quarantine Primary Source Journal time |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 18 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Journal: Choose one of the following journal prompts to write about for 15 minutes. Start your journal entry with the date and the prompt you chose.
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. How is your life different than it was before? What does your daily schedule look like? What’s something new that you’ve tried? |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | CSI Web Adventures – One for Each Day this Week! |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Quarantine Primary Source Journal time |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodling Day 19 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Choice reading book: Read for 30 minutes from a novel of your choice. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | CSI Web Adventures – One for Each Day this Week! |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Possible news discussion questions:
Quarantine Primary Source Journal time |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodling Day 20 |
Closure Week 7 (May 3 – May 9)
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Choice reading book: Read for 30 minutes from a novel of your choice. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Environmental Hazards on the Farm |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions:
History Headline May 4th – May 8th Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal Topic: Make a soundtrack for your life so far. List songs that describe you or different times of your life. (Make the actual soundtrack on Spotify, etc. too!) |
PE & Health | Do your best to complete the daily fitness activities. You do not have to do the activities all at once, for example if you can’t do 10 push ups, do 5 then 5 more. Remember, we want to try to be active for about 30-60 minutes per day. Play outside, kick a soccer ball around, shoot hoops, walk (even if it is only on your property), ride bikes, etc. |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 11 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Journal: Choose one of the following journal prompts to write about for 15 minutes. Start your journal entry with the date and the prompt you chose.
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. How is your life different than it was before? What does your daily schedule look like? What’s something new that you’ve tried? |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Climate Kids |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions
History Headline May 4th – May 8th Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal Topic:How would you describe your life right now to the January 2020 version of yourself? |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 12 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Choice reading book: Read for 30 minutes from a novel of your choice. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Welcome to Recycle City |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions:
History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions:
History Headline May 4th – May 8th Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal Topic: How do you feel about distance learning so far? |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 13 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Journal: Choose one of the following journal prompts to write about for 15 minutes. Start your journal entry with the date and the prompt you chose.
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. How is your life different than it was before? What does your daily schedule look like? What’s something new that you’ve tried? |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Climate Challenge
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/climate_challenge/index_1.shtml |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions:
History Headline May 4th – May 8th Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal Topic: You get to guest star on a TV show. What show is it? What happens in this particular episode? |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodling Day 14 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Choice reading book: Read for 30 minutes from a novel of your choice. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Climate Change Game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/climate_challenge/index_1.shtml |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions:
History Headline May 4th – May 8th Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal Topic: Review your list of questions from last week, did you get an answer to any of them? What new questions do you have? |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodling Day 15 |
Closure Week 6 (April 26 – May 2)
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Choice reading book: Read for 30 minutes from a novel of your choice. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Smog City USA |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions:
History Headline April 27th – May 1st Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal Topic: Can honesty honestly be bad? Write about someone, fact or fiction, who gets in trouble for being too truthful. |
PE & Health | Do your best to complete the daily fitness activities. You do not have to do the activities all at once, for example if you can’t do 10 push ups, do 5 then 5 more. Remember, we want to try to be active for about 30-60 minutes per day. Play outside, kick a soccer ball around, shoot hoops, walk (even if it is only on your property), ride bikes, etc. |
Music | Musication Activity
Play along with famous pieces using the visual real-time display. (like Guitar Hero) Trepak: the Russian Dance from Tchaikovsky’s- Nutcracker Find something that makes noise or a movement that makes noise. Play or move when the conductor hits the symbol |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 6 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Journal: Choose one of the following journal prompts to write about for 15 minutes. Start your journal entry with the date and the prompt you chose.
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. How is your life different than it was before? What does your daily schedule look like? What’s something new that you’ve tried? |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Lung Attack Test |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions
History Headline April 27th – May 1st Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal Topic: You have a chance to go back and completely re-do an event in your life. What is it, and how do you change it? What is the outcome? This can be a real or fictional event. |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Music | BrainPop Activity
Explore musical genres: Watch the video and take the review and/or the graded quiz Username: BotieffMusic Password: SFSD20 |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 7 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Choice reading book: Read for 30 minutes from a novel of your choice. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Ozone Science Crossword Puzzle
https://www.epa.gov/ozone-layer-protection/ozone-science-crossword-puzzle |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions:
History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions:
History Headline April 27th – May 1st Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal Topic: Are you enjoying distance learning or would you rather be learning at school? |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Music | Teach Rock Activity
Click on the interactive links in the slide show, then answer the questions at the end of the slide. |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 8 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Journal: Choose one of the following journal prompts to write about for 15 minutes. Start your journal entry with the date and the prompt you chose.
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. How is your life different than it was before? What does your daily schedule look like? What’s something new that you’ve tried? |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Enviro-mysteries |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions:
History Headline April 27th – May 1st Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal Topic: Write a list of at least 15 things that make you feel good. |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Music | Classics for Kids Activity
Instruments of the Orchestra and Match that Rhythm About Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodling Day 9 |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | Choice reading book: Read for 30 minutes from a novel of your choice. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Pest Private Eyes |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions:
History Headline April 27th – May 1st Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal Topic: Begin a list of questions that you’d like to have answered. They may be about the future or the past. |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Music | Making Music Fun Activity
Read about famous composers and their music. |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodling Day 10 |
Closure Week 5 (April 19 – 25)
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts |
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Learn how to build an Atom. |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions
History Headline April 20th – 24th Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal Topic: Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” Write a narrative about a time when you did something you thought you could not do. |
PE & Health | Do your best to complete the daily fitness activities. You do not have to do the activities all at once, for example if you can’t do 10 push ups, do 5 then 5 more. Remember, we want to try to be active for about 30-60 minutes per day. Play outside, kick a soccer ball around, shoot hoops, walk (even if it is only on your property), ride bikes, etc. |
Music | Musication Activity
Play along with famous pieces using the visual real-time display. (like Guitar Hero) Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King Playalong Use any move, sound, and/or percussion instrument, for the 5 different symbols. Split into 5 groups and play or move when the conductor hits the symbol |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 1 |
ELD | Make sure your journal is up to date!
This week let’s focus on vocabulary! Today’s word is abrupt – sudden or unexpected. Write a sentence using the word or any form of the word. Watch or listen for this word today. |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts | “Young People Changing the World” Project: Finish the three response paragraphs from Day Ten. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Learn how to build a molecule
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/legacy/build-a-molecule |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions
History Headline April 20th – 24th Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal Topic: Attach an image (photo, magazine, etc.) to your journal entry and write about it. |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Music | BrainPop Activity
Explore musical genres: Watch the video and take the review and/or the graded quiz Username: BotieffMusic Password: SFSD20 |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 2 |
ELD | Did you hear or read the word abrupt yesterday? Write another sentence using this word.
Read the paragraph below and find the main idea: *John Chapman planted apple trees in Ohio in the early 1800’s. He carried the seeds all over the country. He sold the seeds or just gave them away to people. Chapman was a very kind man. He loved people, animals, and trees. The story of Johnny Appleseed is the story of his life. *The paragraph mainly tells:
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Subject | Content |
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Language Arts |
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Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Chemical Equations
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/balancing-chemical-equations |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions:
History Headline April 20th – 24th Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal Topic: Create a brand new holiday with its own traditions, rituals, foods, and activities. |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Music | Teach Rock Activity
Click on the interactive links in the slide show, then answer the questions at the end of the slide. |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodles Day 3 |
ELD | Today’s vocabulary word is bewilder – to confuse completely. Write a sentence using this word.
Read the paragraph below and choose the correct word in context. *Sand paintings are made with colored sand. They show animals or people. Native Americans make them on the ground at __(*1)___ times of the year. But these sand paintings don’t last long. The wind __(*2)___ them away. *1 A) minutes B) certain C) still D) worse *2 B) whisks B) pulls C)breaks D) drives |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts |
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Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Conductivity of Materials |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions:
History Headline April 20th – 24th Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal topic: Make your bucket list for the next five years, the next ten years, and for life. |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Music | Classics for Kids Activity
Instruments of the Orchestra and Match that Rhythm About Edvard Grieg |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodling Day 4 |
ELD | Did you hear or read the words abrupt or bewilder yesterday? Today, write a sentence for each word in sentences that make sense together.
Then read the paragraph below and answer the questions using inference: *One day Kim went to the mall with her dad. First, they visited a shoe store. Kim’s dad just looked at the different shoes, but Kim bought two pairs. Then they decided to go to a toy store. There, Kim bought a game and a soccer ball. Kim’s dad soon got tired. He was ready to go home, but Kim wanted to look in several more stores. *Which is probably true?
D) Kim loved to go shopping. |
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts |
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Energy Forms and Changes
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/energy-forms-and-changes |
Social Studies | History Headline: Read about today’s historical event and respond to the questions:
History Headline April 20th – 24th Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Journal Topic: Write about a memory you have made with your family since school has closed |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Music | Making Music Fun Activity
Read about famous composers and their music. |
Art | Sketch Note Taking & Doodling Day 5 |
ELD | Today’s word is cause – a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect. Write a sentence using this word.
Talk to someone in your family about the words you have learned this week! |
Closure Week 4 (April 12 – 18)
Subject | Content |
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Language Arts |
Extension: Write a summary paragraph of the article that you read, keeping in mind the three supporting questions. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Continue your cloud-watching experiment. |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Possible news discussion questions:
Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Prompt: What are your “binge watch” or reading, or game recommendations? Primary Source Example: Memoirs of Boston King, British Loyalist |
PE & Health | Do your best to complete the daily fitness activities. You do not have to do the activities all at once, for example if you can’t do 10 push ups, do 5 then 5 more. Remember, we want to try to be active for about 30-60 minutes per day. Play outside, kick a soccer ball around, shoot hoops, walk (even if it is only on your property), ride bikes, etc. |
Music | Musication Activity
Play along with famous pieces using the visual real-time display. (like Guitar Hero) Offenbach’s Find something that makes noise (instrument, a can, pot, or lid). Make teams or play two parts simultaneously. Each “instrument.” is assigned a symbol. Play your “home instrument” when the falling dots reach your symbol. |
Art |
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ELD | Make sure you’re keeping your journal up to date! Make one short, or long, entry each day.
Today, find a picture in a book or online (take a screenshot, picture, print it, etc.). Begin a list of adjectives (describing words) for your picture. Try to write at least 10 words. Save this for tomorrow. |
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Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Conclude your cloud experiment
Conclusion: Was your prediction accurate? Why or Why not? Please describe the actual weather and cloud observations for Day 5. Are there other cloud types in OR? What types of weather are they associated with? How could you make your prediction more accurate? |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Possible news discussion questions:
Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Prompt: What is your “must have” if you are going to be cooped up inside for a while? Why? Primary Source Example: Memoirs of Boston King, British Loyalist |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Music | BrainPop Activity
Explore musical genres: Watch the video and take the review and/or the graded quiz Username: BotieffMusic Password: SFSD20 |
Art | Art Menu
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ELD | Using your list of describing words and your picture from yesterday, write a descriptive paragraph about your picture. Remember to use capitals and punctuation. |
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Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | TITLE: Creative Measuring
Learning Target: Using your hand and other non-standardized things, accurately measure the distance of everyday objects. Below is a link to the entire activity: |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Possible news discussion questions:
Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Prompt: What mattered to you a few days or a week ago that now seems irrelevant (not important)? Primary Source Example: Cortes Describes the Aztec Capital |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Music | Teach Rock Activity
Click on the interactive links in the slide show, then answer the questions at the end of the slide. |
Art | Art Menu
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ELD | Find the main idea:
Sometimes people need help when they get older. Older people may need help with walking or cooking meals. At night they count on their family to help them, but during the day older people are often left alone at home. To help them, some cities have built day-care centers. Older people can go to these centers during the day. There they will get any help they need and have someone to talk to. The paragraph mainly tells:
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Language Arts |
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | TITLE: Creative Measuring, Day 2 Learning Target: Using your hand and other non-standardized things, accurately measure the distance of everyday objects.Below is a link to the entire activity:https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/handy-measuring-tool |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Possible news discussion questions:
Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Prompt: What is changing for you because of this? Primary Source Example: Cortes Describes the Aztec Capital |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Music | Classics for Kids Activity
Instruments of the Orchestra and Match that Rhythm |
Art | Art Menu
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ELD | Write a final copy of your descriptive paragraph.
Read and choose the best words in context: *The moose looks funny. It has a big nose and a lot of skin flapping under its chin. It has four toes on each __(*1)____. It has big ___(*2)_____, long legs, and almost no tail. But it is the biggest and strongest kind of deer. *1 A) hand B) arm C) hoof D) horn *2 A) shoulders B) wings C) fingers D) words |
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Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | TITLE: NY TIMES; The Power of Social Distancing
Learning Target: I can interpret a graph to explain the purpose of social distancing Introduction: How can social distancing affect the chain of coronavirus transmission? After looking closely at this graph, think about these three questions:
The questions are intended to build on one another, so try to answer them in order. Start with “I notice,” then “I wonder,” and end with a catchy headline. ANSWER: For a better understanding of the chart AFTER you have answered the questions, scroll down to the bottom of this page under NOTES. |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Possible news discussion questions:
Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Prompt: Describe your family’s trip(s) to the grocery store and “stocking up”. Primary Source Example: Cortes Describes the Aztec Capital |
PE & Health | Today’s PE Activity |
Music | Making Music Fun Activity
Read about famous composers and their music. |
Art | Art Menu
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ELD | Practice reading your paragraph aloud as fluently as possible. Record yourself if you can!
Then read the paragraph below and answer the questions using inference: *A town in California needed a footbridge, but the town leaders couldn’t decide how to build it. They didn’t know how much money to spend. One company said it would build the bridge for seven million dollars! The leaders talked about it for months. At last, two boys decided to act. They built the bridge themselves. *Which is probably true?
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Notes:
Day 10 Graph Interpretation
We are keeping a six-foot social distance and staying at home. The reason for these protections is to slow the spread of coronavirus so we do not overwhelm our healthcare system and fewer people die. What could happen if there were no protections as shown in the top graph? One infected person could infect two more people, and each of them could infect two more people each, and on and on. But, if the first infected person infected only one person instead of two, this would result in fewer infected people overall. If many people followed social distancing practices, this reduced rate of transmission could significantly decrease the number of people infected and reduce the number of deaths.
Closure Week 3 (April 5 – 11)
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Language Arts |
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. How is your life different than it was before? What does your daily schedule look like? What’s something new that you’ve tried? |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | TITLE: Flowers, flowers, everywhere!
Learning Target: I can analyze my observations about flower structures and determine if two different types of flowers have the same basic structures. Introduction In this time away from school, have you noticed how beautiful it is outside? Spring is an amazing time of year for blooming flowers! While they come in many different shapes, sizes and colors, do flowers have the same basic structures? Your goal for this project is to find out if they do. Background The diagram below shows the basic structures found in a flower. Materials:
Steps
OPTIONAL: Instead of taping the pieces to the paper, do careful sketches of the flower parts and label them accordingly. |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Possible news discussion questions:
Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Prompt: What kinds of things are your families thinking/doing/saying? Primary Source Example: The Titanic, the Wireless Operator’s Story |
PE & Health | Do your best to complete the daily fitness activities. You do not have to do the activities all at once, for example if you can’t do 10 push ups, do 5 then 5 more. Remember, we want to try to be active for about 30-60 minutes per day. Play outside, kick a soccer ball around, shoot hoops, walk (even if it is only on your property), ride bikes, etc.
Check out Fitness Blender videos at www.fitnessblender.com or find it on YouTube for additional fitness activities. Find videos through Playworks for some fun ideas https://www.playworks.org/get-involved/play-at-home/. If you want to learn a new dance, try these learn at home dances at https://www.movetolearnms.org/ If you do not have internet access feel free to choose a previous days’ activities or go for a walk, jog, etc. rather than the exercise or dance video. Today’s activities: 12 push ups Walk or Bike ride for 15 minutes |
Music | Musication Activity
Play along with famous pieces using the visual real-time display. (like Guitar Hero) Mozart’s Rondo Alla Turka – Home edition – Percussion Find something that makes noise (instrument, a can, pot, or lid). Make teams or play two parts simultaneously. Each “instrument.” is assigned a symbol. Play your “home instrument” when the falling dots reach your symbol. |
Art |
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ELD | Now that we haven’t had ‘school’ for a month, begin a journal of your daily experiences. You may use notebook paper. Write the date at the top of each entry. Write as much or as little as you like.
Example: April 13, 2020 I have been out of school for a month now. I miss my friends. I even miss school, but don’t tell anyone. |
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Language Arts |
Extension: Write a summary paragraph of the article that you read, keeping in mind the three supporting questions. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science |
Conclusions Do your two types of flowers have the same basic structures? If not, how do they differ? Extension Plants fall into two main groups called Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons, Monocots and Dicots for short. The flowers in these two groups have structures in specific numbers. Most Monocot flowers have structures numbering 3 and 6 while Dicot flowers have structures numbering 2, 4 and 5. For example, a Dicot flower will have 5 petals. Based on your data: Is flower 1 a Monocot flower or Dicot flower? Is flower 2 a Monocot flower or Dicot flower? |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Possible news discussion questions:
Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Prompt: What is the #1 concern you have about what is going on right now? Primary Source Example: The Titanic, the Wireless Operator’s Story |
PE & Health | 12 push ups 30 sec. Superman 35 sec. Plank 2×10 lunge steps StretchWalk or Bike ride for 15 minutes |
Music | BrainPop Activity
Explore musical genres: Watch the video and take the review and/or the graded quiz Username: BotieffMusic Password: SFSD20 |
Art | Art Menu |
ELD | Read the following sentences and choose the main idea;
*A man in Florida can talk to fish. He spent a long time learning how to do this. First, he watched fish very closely. Then he listened to the noises they made. Finally, he learned to make the same sounds. Sometimes the fish listen to him. At times he can even make them do things. This man thinks that someday fishermen might be able to call fish to their nets. *The story mainly tells:
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Language Arts |
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | TITLE: Clouds and Weather
Learning Target: Make weather predictions based on cloud data collected over four days. Introduction: How do we predict weather? What is the connection between the clouds and today’s weather? Background Information: Read: Using Clouds to Predict Weather: https://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-clouds.htm Watch: Types of clouds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I00vcHLJXCc Observations: Go outside. Look at the clouds and pay particular attention to their shape, color, coverage, location in atmosphere, transparency, etc. Also observe the corresponding weather for the day (dry, cold, windy, humid, etc.). Procedure: Sketch the clouds and record the weather over a four-day period. You may want to do this twice a day (morning and evening). Create and complete a data table. See the example below: |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Possible news discussion questions:
Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Prompt: How are you occupying your time? Primary Source Example: The Titanic, the Wireless Operator’s Story |
PE & Health | Choose a cardio activity of your choice on Fitness Blender or choose to learn a dance.
Or go for a walk or jog. |
Music | Teach Rock Activity
Click on the interactive links in the slide show, then answer the questions at the end of the slide. |
Art | Art Menu
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ELD | Read the following sentences and choose the best words in context:
*Abebe Bikila ran in a 26-mile race. He ___(*1)___ new shoes for the race. They hurt his feet, so he took them off and kept running. Near the end, his ___(*2)____ feet really hurt. Yet he was the first person ever to finish the race in two hours! *1. A) broke B) painted C) wore D) tripped *2. A) wild B) bare C) silent D) clown Bonus: What is the name for a 26-mile race? |
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Language Arts |
Extension: Write a summary paragraph of the article that you read, keeping in mind the three supporting questions. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Continue your cloud-watching experiment from yesterday. Make sure to record in your data table. |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Quarantine Primary Source Journal Interview an elder in your life: (Try to call someone who doesn’t live in your home)
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PE & Health | 10 burpees 2×12 push ups 35 sec. Plank 2×40 jumping jacks StretchWalk or Bike ride for 15 minutes |
Music | Classics for Kids Activity
Listen to Podcasts about composers and take a quiz About Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Art | Art Menu
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ELD | Read and choose the correct inference:
*Troy’s dad told him to come straight home after school. Troy was supposed to help his dad with the car, but after school, Troy talked to some friends for a while. Then he stopped at the park to play basketball. When Troy finally got home, he saw that the car was already washed. *Which is probably true?
Bonus: What does inference mean? |
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Language Arts |
Extension: Keep a journal of what you’re doing every day during these closures. |
Math | Interested in fun Math activities for any day of the week? Check out these resources:
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Science | Continue your cloud-watching experiment. |
Social Studies | Current Events 10 Minutes: Choose a news source to watch/read for 10-15 minutes (CNN10 is a great resource geared towards secondary students but any news source will work!)
Possible news discussion questions:
Quarantine Primary Source Journal: Spend 10-15 minutes answering the prompt below about your experience in quarantine. Responses can be written or drawn. Prompt: How do you feel about this? Psyched that you don’t have to come to school? Bored? Worried? Bummed that you aren’t seeing your friends? Primary Source Example: Memoirs of Boston King, British Loyalist |
PE & Health | Play Day: Activities of your choice for 30-60 minutes |
Music | Making Music Fun Activity
Read about famous composers and their music. |
Art | Art Menu
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ELD | Find a paragraph in a book and practice reading it as fluently as you can. Record yourself on your phone or tablet if you have one. |