Hopefully these activities bring a sense of normalcy and learning during these extreme times.
Remember, below is a menu of activities.
Pick and choose so that your child is reading, writing & doing math everyday.
Writing has more power when it's for a purpose.
I would LOVE to be your child's pen pal! Have you child write me a letter, take a picture of it, and email it to me at... [email protected]. I will write back! We can keep this going and it's a GREAT way for us to stay in touch!!!
As always, let me know how I can help! I'm here for you & your child :)
Here's today's list of activities...
Go to Seesaw for other fun activities.
Access Seesaw through Clever. Your child has a badge to log in.
Seesaw is amazing! Kids do activities and can record themselves explaining their understanding. Best of all, I can respond for quick feedback. I will start posting our daily math problems right on Seesaw.
Reading:
i-ready, Razkids, Epic! (30 minutes)
Read Aloud- The Day the Crayons Came Home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FEGyPeaAnE
Math:
Prodigy & i-ready (30 minutes)
Math games -
- 2 fun dice games - PIG and Going to Boston!
- TRASH - number sense card game
There are 14 birds in a tree. Some birds fly away.
Now there are 6 birds.
How many birds fly away?
Here are some other number choices to make the problem more challenging :)
(20, 10). (37, 22)
Writing:
Write a letter to someone you care about & send it!!!
or
Would you like to live at Disneyland? Explain why or why not.
Mystery Science:
Why do snakes shed their skin? https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/snake-skin#slide-id-7824
LUNCH DOODLES WITH MO WILLEMS - EPISODE 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoTLFJJvCpg
LET'S GET MOVING!
This is COSMIC YOGA!!!
You might want to do this with your child :)
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=cosmic+yoga+youtube&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dcosmic%2520yoga%2520youtube%26pc%3dcosp%26ptag%3dG6C999N1234D010114A28D7
Here are some other FREE online resources that are great for kids...
Storyline Online presents various actors reading some favorite titles
Author Peter Reynolds reads live at noon EST daily
Cincinnati Zoo features a different animal daily in a live short learning video via their Facebook page or as a replay on their YouTube channel.
Funbrain shares math and reading games
ABCya! shares more math and reading games
Phonics skills on Starfall