Math Activities
Find the perimeter and area of any two rooms in your house. If you do not have a ruler, use a nonstandard unit of measure (ruler, your feet, your hand, BE CREATIVE)
Record your pulse for 30 seconds and write it down. Now, do 25 jumping jacks and take your pulse again for 30 seconds. Write that result down and find the difference between the two pulses.
Write down ages of everyone in your house. Write an
equation comparing your age to another member in your house.
Create a multiplication chart on paper to practice
your facts.
Count and document steps that you take each day and
create a graph (try to get 5,280 steps per day)
Make a graph of fluid ounces of each type of drink you
consume each day (water, pop, juice, milk)
Create a menu with prices for a restaurant that you
would like to start
ELA/Social Studies
Activities
You are living through
a unique moment in history--right now! Today, tomorrow, and the days that
follow will be captured in history books. Someday, you will share these stories
with your children and grandchildren about living through this time. Because
these days are historical, it is important that we do not let these events pass
without capturing how they affect you, your family, your school, and your
community.
Capture your thoughts, feelings, questions, comments, and concerns about the events that are unfolding. Capture this history--your history--any way you’d like. Below are some suggestions for your daily writing, but you may go your own way. Feel free to generate your own thinking.
Some possibilities for daily writing:
Capture
how this virus has disrupted your school year--including sporting events,
concerts, dances, trips, assemblies, lunch, etc.
Discuss
how your daily life has been disrupted.
Share
the effect it has had on your family and friends.
As we go into more social isolation, you might begin to write reviews of movies, television shows, podcasts, video games to share with your classmates.
Respond
to any information you are exposed to about this crisis that you find
interesting. Think about all the media coverage that you are seeing on a daily
basis. These could include articles, tweets, Tedtalks, photographs, podcasts,
films, Instagram posts, TikTok videos, news broadcasts or anything else that
sparks some thinking about the crisis.
Find a book to read.
Any book that interests you. Your choice. Try and read this book for 30 or more
minutes every school day. Keep track of your reading minutes every day and log
them on a self-made chart. The chart you create can be hand-written or created
digitally. It can have doodles, pictures of cute kittens...Just log it.
Some other possibilites for Social Studies:
Draw a map and map out the progression of the virus. You could track this for Ohio, the United States or the World.
Create a timeline of events throughout the closure in regards to the events across the nation.
Science Activities
Identify 10 biotic and 5 abiotic factors in your yard
or neighborhood. Make a list or draw a picture of each.
Go outside and observe new plant growth and animals. Record your findings and watch how it changes in the next few weeks.
Go outside and observe the effects of water and how it changes and shapes Earth’s surface. Write down, take a picture or draw a picture.
Physical Education Activities
Climb a tree
Skip rocks at creek or pond
Get outside and do a chore
Play with a pet
Teach a game to a family member
Go for a walk or a hike
Technology Activities
Code a human robot to complete a basic task
Take apart an old computer or cell phone (with parent permission!)
Help an older relative send an email with an attachment
Art Activities
Teach a family member how to do blind and modified contour line
drawings
Take a photo from the base of a tree and one from in the tree
Take an artistic photo of an animal
Take a photo of a landscape
Pre-Engineering Activities
Create, test and measure 3 different paper airplanes
Create a tower out of cards
Program a human robot to do a basic task
Hold a book off of the table with one sheet of paper. Challenge a family member.