Here are some ideas of interesting experiences that might stimulate your mind and entertain you. None of these are required assignments, but they may be experiences that you, your siblings, or other family members find interesting.
Having something productive to do each day provides as many emotional benefits as educational benefits. I encourage all of you to stay mentally and physically active!
If you are aware of ideas that are not posted, please share them with Ms. C!
Solve TedEd Riddles
Watch TedEd Lessons Worth Sharing
Spells, Threats, and Dragons: Secret messages of Viking runestones
How One Woman Put Man on the Moon
A Brief History of Chess
Think Like A Coder: The Prison Break Ep 1
Crash Course Kids: engineering, space, earth, life, and physical science
Listen to a podcast - explore new topics and discuss them with family and friends!
Smart videos for curious minds - The Kid Should See This
Storyline Online: Celebrities read picture books
Wonderopolis asks and answers interesting questions about almost anything
5 Clue Challenge Challenge family or friends
Quick, Draw! Google’s AI tries to guess what you’re drawing.
Write! Use a Random Prompt Generator, add a chapter to a favorite book...
Digital Sand Art: https://thisissand.com/
Card games (my family of all ages loves Uno)
Board games, chess, mancala...
Puzzles
Color or draw/paint - plenty of free coloring pages online
Learn a new craft (knitting, origami, drawing)
Legos (use an old kit to make something new)
Cook or bake something for your family to enjoy
Ask older family members about your history, their childhoods...
“Walk” around Pompeii
Google Street View Treks Explore with street view: Taj Mahal, Yellowstone National Park, Kamigamo Shrine, Mount Fuji…
Tour the Palace of Versailles
Around the World - Explore Different Cultures: Miao Festival of Zimei, Wisdom of Khasi Women...
Open Heritage - Explore Iconic Locations in 3D
Georgia Aquarium has Jellyfish, Beluga Whales, and more
Virtual Tour of the Great Wall of China
Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover.
Seattle Symphony Live free livestreams
A five or ten-minute daily mindfulness practice can help reduce stress and anxiety, increase concentration and engagement, sleep better, improve social skills, and develop problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Digital Sand Art: https://thisissand.com/
Mindful Breathing Meditation Video; Kindness and Compassion Video
Take a “noticing walk” around your neighborhood. Tap into your senses and silently stop to look, listen, and feel.
Keep a Gratitude Journal about something that you are grateful for today
Visit the Gregory Counselor Virtual Calming Room Google Site for more ideas
We Are Teachers Games - a fun place for quick brain boosts, daily laughs, and engaging challenges!
Free Rice raise money to end hunger by answering questions
BeanBeanBean answer questions and each one that is correctly answered earns you virtual beans that are converted to money that is donated to charity
Where on Google Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
Wordshake / British Wordshake - find as many words as you can in the 4x4 cube
Wordle - 6 chances to guess a 5-letter word
Take a walk in your neighborhood
Ride bikes, scooters, rollerblades
Hula-hoop or jump rope
Play catch with a sibling, parent, or against the wall 😄
Play “minute to win it” games with your family
Start a dance party!
Record a family lip-sync & send it to family. Challenge them to make one too!
Go Noodle! Fun to do with siblings and friends!