Math:
http://bedtimemath.org/fun-math-fancy-plants/ Read a short paragraph about a fun fact, then answer a math question about it. They provide 3 questions for a wide range of kids. This is fun to do as a family.
www.xtramath.org math fact practice. You will need to create an account.
Reading:
https://fcrr.org/resources/resources_sca_k-1.html Lessons that support the 5 areas of reading. They will need to be printed off in order to be used. There are directions for the parents to follow as well as reading games that can be played to support a specific area.
https://www.tweentribune.com/ Read articles at many different Lexile levels.
http://www.anchoragelibrary.org/resources/learn-explore/homework-help/ Anchorage public libary link with resources for: brainPOP, brainPOP Junior, EBSCO nonfiction book collection including biographies, live homework help (I’ve tried this for math and super cool!), World Book Encyclopedia and much more! You will need your Anchorage Public Library card information to log in.
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/ Lots of fun games that practice/reinforce skills such as homophones, prefixes, suffixes, parts of speech, synonyms, antonyms and much more!
https://newsela.com/ Create a free account and access various non-fiction articles at varying Lexile levels
https://www.dogonews.com/ Read news articles and watch videos that go along with them. Appropriate for young children.
https://www.timeforkids.com/ Read articles as low as a Kindergarten level.
https://www.raz-kids.com/ According to ASD, students will all have access. Still learning more on this one.
https://www.storylineonline.net/ Books read aloud to kids
SORA- See the link at the bottom of the page for directions to access the online catalog.
Questions to ask after reading (aligned to 3rd grade Common Core Standards)
Key Ideas and Details
Ask questions that demonstrate understanding and refer them back to the text for answers.
What is the central message of the story? What lesson can be learned from the story? What is the moral the author was trying to convey? What key details in the text support your thinking?
What is the main idea of the story? What are the key details that support the main idea?
Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas, or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence and cause/effect.
What are the character traits shown by your main character? What was the motivation for the recent actions of your main character? How does your character feel right now in the story? How does the character’s actions build upon each other (contribute to the sequence of events)?
Craft and Structure
What is the meaning of the word/phrase ___? Is this a literal or nonliteral meaning?
Refer to parts of a story using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza. How does this chapter build on earlier the previous?
Is your point of view the same as the narrator? Do you agree or disagree with the character’s point of view, why? Bonus* Which point of view are they speaking in? 1st, 2nd or 3rd?
For informational text, determine the meaning of academic and domain-specific words and phrases.
Use text features and search tools like key words, sidebars, and
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
How do the pictures help you understand what is going on in the story? How do the illustrations in your story help you understand the mood, characters, or setting?
Pull meaning from maps and photographs.
Ask, where, when, why do events occur.
Make connections between sentences and paragraphs in informational text. Compare, identify cause and effect relationships, look for a sequence where you can identify first, second, and third events.
Ask while comparing and contrasting books by the same author. Compare and contrast the themes or both books. Compare and contrast the settings of both books. Compare and contrast the plots of both stories.
Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.
Phonics and Word Recognition
What is the meaning of the prefix/suffix in this word?
Fluency
Read grade level text, including poetry, with appropriate expression and with purpose and understanding.
Handwriting:
https://www.handwritingworksheets.com/flash/cursive/multiword/index.html this a free site that allows parents to make handwriting practice pages in cursive and print
Writing:
Have the child begin a “journal” in Google Docs and share it with classroom teachers to begin open dialogue.
Write a letter to a family member and mail it to them (great practice for friendly letter format as well as how to write an address).
Write a letter to someone at the Pioneer Home or another assisted living facility. They aren’t allowed visitors right now, so it will brighten someone’s day as well as be educational.
Write an opinion paper by introducing a topic by stating the opinion and supporting the topic with an organized list with reasons, and then having a conclusion.
Write about an informative topic, include illustrations. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details. Use linking words and phrases like also, another, more, and, but to connect ideas. Provide a concluding statement or section
Write a narrative, a story, about a real or imaginative experience. Use descriptive details and a clear sequence of events. Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters. Use dialogue, descriptive actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events. Use transition words to signal event order. Provide a sense of closure to the story.
Conduct a short research project. Take brief notes and sort evidence into provided categories
Social Studies:
Play a video game that was developed in collaboration with Inupiat elders http://neveralonegame.com/game/
Geography quizzes http://www.ilike2learn.com/
Facts on every country- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Archaeological and anthropological information- http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/index.php
Us Census- factfinder.census.gov/
Occupational outlook facts- http://www.bls.gov/ooh/
Virtual science, social studies and art activities- https://www.ktva.com/story/42081873/alaska-artists-and-makers-create-virtual-activities-for-athome-fun
Science:
Astronomy-
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/index.htm
Science Experiments- https://www.alaskasciencefair.org/
Science videos https://www.brainpop.com/
Reading https://www.ducksters.com/
Watch videos that answer popular science related questions https://mysterydoug.com/
Have it all:
Global Education Alaska- https://www.globaleducationak.org/index.php