If the weather isn't great and you are stuck inside and looking for some ways to keep busy, here are some ideas...
ideas that don't require a computer or any internet!!
I definitely need a little break from technology after all of this Virtual Learning. Here are some fun things to do that don't require any devices.
- Read a book
- Draw a picture
- Write letters to your friends
- Make a collage out of old magazines (if an adult says it is okay!)
- Clean your room (or help clean your house!)
- Play a board game! I love Checkers and Scrabble.
- Create your own board game!
- Do a craft
- Look at family photos
- Make a family tree
- Make a storyboard for yourself or other members of your family
- Make your own word search
- Write lists (a list of all the songs you can think of, a list of all the colors you can think of...anything!)
- Make up your own dance or exercise
- Put on a talent show!
- Build with legos, blocks, anything you have!
- Make a healthy recipe with your family :)
- Do a science experiment
- Make thank you sign for our healthcare workers and everyone else who is out there working to hang outside your house
- Call or video chat with a family member or friend
some ideas that require technology and internet but are not video games! :)
- Play games on www.abcya.com
- Visit the Zoo https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/videos
- Read books on Epic! https://www.getepic.com/sign-in (Class Code: kgg6975)
- Listen to stories https://www.storylineonline.net/library/
- Lego Challenge https://sites.google.com/a/dumontnj.org/abbadessa-media/lego-challenges
- Dance and exercise videos on www.gonoodle.com or on our Brain Break page (there is also a GoNoodle YouTube page)
- Directed Drawings (scroll down, or ask your parents to get you to the "Art Hub" for Kids YouTube page)
- Ride "virtual rides" at "Disney World"
- "Visit" museums
- Cosmic Yoga at https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga
- Directed Drawings from Art Hub for Kids at https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub
free online book options
*Epic - this can be used as a website OR an app. https://www.getepic.com/ Our class code is kgg6975. Usually, it only lets you on during normal school hours. I'm not sure if they changed that due to current circumstances
*TumbleBooks - there is no log in as long as you click on THIS EXACT link --> https://www.tumblebooklibrary.com/auto_login.aspx?U=amanna&P=trial
*Libby - this is an app that connects to public libraries - https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/
*Public library - you can apply for a library card online, too - https://www.bccls.org/digitalcards.php
*Ask your parents if you can click HERE for a YouTube page that has A LOT of books - even chapter books! You can listen to the books or even pause the video to read the pages on your own.