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Home Learning Toolkit Have your student set up a dedicated learning space and’ calm body’ spot at home. Work with your student to create a daily schedule that works for your family. Check out sample daily schedules by grade level from Khan Academy.Have your child write/draw their own schedule and post it in your home. At-home learning should be between 2-3 hours of work for grades 3-5 and up to 2 hours for K-2. If possible, send pictures of your child’s workspace/completed work to your child’s teacher to stay connected!Don’t feel pressure to have your student cover EVERY subject every day! Have a science and math day! Have a writing day and take a piece of writing through the writing process. Take a day to bake and watch a movie!Math:Reflex Math Student LoginCheck Freckle Practice math facts on a Quick Math app!Quick Math Junior (grades K-2) *AppKhan Academy Kids App Print math coloring sheets to practice a variety of factsPrint out a variety of math worksheetsAdd math into your daily routine with the help of this articleUse a deck of cards to play addition or subtraction ‘War.’ Each player turns over two cards and adds them together. The highest sum (or difference) gets all of the cards. In the event of a tie (i.e. each player has the same sum or difference), WAR is declared.You can make the game a little harder by leaving the kings, queens, and jacks in the deck. When adding your cards together, each jack would equal 11, queens are 12, and kings are 13.If you’re working on adding more than 2 numbers together, each player can turn over 3, 4, or even 5 cards at a time. The game will go quicker, but it will still be fun.Finally, you can also play this game using multiplication. Instead of adding the two cards together, multiply them!Science:Mystery Doug offers weekly science videos to keep scientists curious!Weekly interactive science videos with mystery science.Amazing science lessons that correspond with our NGSS science units. Take a virtual field trip to learn about polar bears!Listen to an Earth Rangers PodcastHave your child create a ‘potion’ using water and flour or other materials you can find at home. Go for a walk or look outside your window. What observations can you make?Draw a plan/map for a garden of your dreams!Plant seeds for a garden, garden box or potted gardenScience experiments you can do at home Listen to a HYPERLINK "" Wow in the World podcast and use the conversation starters to have a great science discussionSocial StudiesScholastic has free at-home cross-curricular learning! Click on your grade level for 20 days of activities!Explore the USA on the kids National Geographic websiteListen to Eat Your Spanish podcastResearch a topic with a non-fiction book. Interview a family member. Prepare a list of questions beforehand and record their answers.Create a family tree or family history timeline.ReadingSign in to your class’ Raz account for readingRead level-based books on Epic!Listen or read a variety of books online with Tumblebooks!Use the Lincoln Library Kids Reading site to download an e-book or audiobook.Perform a reader’s theater play. Choose a script here. Use facetime to perform the play for a friend of family member!Listen to a Reading Bug Podcast. Submit a book review or write a letter to your favorite author and submit to the Kids Ask Authors PodcastSnuggle up with a book as a family!Have your child read a book aloud to a stuffy, a sibling, or on a phone call to a family member or friend!WritingDownload/print or create your own ‘Comic Book’Write a comic about a child who is going to Super Hero School. Write a comic about a child who woke up with super powers.Access comic book paper here:Printable lined paper for grades 3-5 Primary lined paper with picture box (grades K-2) Choose a spelling or vocabulary game to playWrite a story based on this pictureUse this daily writing prompt calendar to get writing ideas!Write a letter to a neighbor, family member, classmate or community member!Look outside and write a poem based on what you seeWrite about a time you were brave.Write about a time when something unexpected happened. Write about a time when you were flexible. Write about a favorite memory.Facetime with a classmate and read them what you’ve been writingArtSelf-directed drawing activities. Find a place to hang your completed artwork in your home!Make Play DoughCreate a thank you card for a family or community memberLook in the mirror and draw a self-portraitDraw a picture of your familyDraw a picture of yourself doing something you enjoyGo to a park and do some nature sketching (bring watercolors for extra fun!)MusicListen, learn, and sing-along to the Eat Your Spanish PodcastListen to the Noodle Loaf Podcast or Saturday Cereal podcastPEGo NoodleCosmic Kids YogaDo 100 jumping jacksStretch for 15 minutesRun in placeUse a jump rope. How many jumps can you make in a row?Hold a plank for as long as you can!Go for a bike ride or scooterShoot some hoopsHula hoopRecessSidewalk chalk drawingsMake a hopscotch or four-square courtGo on a nature walkStand in front of your apartment building and do jumping jacks/run in place50 indoor activities for kids! Circle Time/ ‘Class Meetings’Ask your child to start a compliment circleIn our class meetings, we practice giving compliments. Students will miss their classroom community and these kinds of routines, and it may be helpful to give compliments with your family. Have your child teach you how. Typically, we use the format, “__[Name]____, I’d like to compliment/appreciate you for __________________.” In class meetings, we pass an object around in a circle and each person gives a compliment. In families, each family member could give each other family member a compliment or appreciation. Discuss the weather outsideTalk honestly about why we are not in school with the help of this articleUse a calendar to discuss the days of the week and what to expect for todayUse this sound discipline newsletter to guide youIdeas from the newsletter include: Practice SEL skills at home. Changes to routines are stressful for children. Here are some ideas for helping children manage stress and continue to practice the social and emotional skills they’re learning in school. Ask your child what they have learned in school about ways to calm down when they have big feelings?Taking breaths into the bellyListening to musicTaking a walk ColoringNaming feelingsUse our Sound Discipline Self-Regulation Skills cards for more self-regulation ideas. You can access a free PDF download here.Make a "Calm Down Tool Kit" with your kids. You may have many of the ingredients at home already. We have instructions on our website.Free Choice TimeAllow time for your child to be bored or choose their own activity!LegosCraftingColoringReadingPuzzlesFort buildingBrain BreaksGo Noodle Set up a puzzle table Make a fairy garden or a gnome homeUse square breathing, birthday candle or volcano breathing techniquesChoose an educational video to watch on Brainpop! Grades 3-5 and Brainpop Junior Grades K-2 You can get free access here!Have a dance party! Try this family friendly music podcast for dancing!Listen to a Podcast!Brains On! Smash Boom Best Sparkle StoriesCircle RoundWow in the WorldKids Peace OutStory Pirates Molly of DenaliSTEAMCreate daily challenges like build a tall tower with materials you can find around the home!Visit here to get more ideas. Modify as needed!Take a virtual field trip to Stanley Black & Decker MakerspaceLife SkillsHave your child practice memorizing important phone numbers and addressesPeel and chop vegetables and fruit togetherTry out a new recipeLearn to cook something on their own (like pancakes or scrambled eggs)Set and clear the tableWash dishes or load the dishwasherObserve nature from your window. Create and keep a journal to draw what you see!Learn how to tie shoelacesFold LaundryCreate new chores or a chore chartCaregiver Self-CareBe kind to yourself! Have a flexible mindset! Get plenty of sleepEat well balanced mealsTake brain-breaks too! (read a good book, do yoga, work on a puzzle)Allow your kids to watch a movie in the middle of the day and take a breather! ................
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