SNOW DAYS
Snow days could be just around the corner. If you need something to do that's fun and keeps you on track with school, try some of these activities...
English/Language Arts-
-Read a good book! Always a good (and warm) option!
-Read a book and create a comic strip retelling the story.
-Write an informational story explaining the steps to do one of the following:
build a snowman
make snow ice cream
have a snowball fight
build a snow fort
how to make a snow globe
-Create a list of 10 questions to ask an adult in your family about their childhood. Conduct an interview with the adult and write a summary of the responses. Good way to connect with family!
-Write a list of verbs (action words) someone would do while playing in the snow. See how many verbs you can come up with.
-Use your verb list to help you write a story about your SNOW DAY.
-Write a story about a winter day (or any day). Be sure your story has a beginning, middle, and end. Try using dialogue and remember the punctuation!
-Create an Acrostic Poem using the words WINTER or SNOW DAY.
Math-
-Make and complete a multiplication chart. (or make arrays representing various numbers)
Write your own math story word equations, two for each operation (+, -, x, and division) then have someone solve them. You check, of course! Make the equations silly and related to winter . . . be creative and have FUN!
-Construct a snowman, on paper, using a variety of geometric shapes. Name the shapes you used. (3D shapes can be use also)
-Use grid paper to design a snow fort. Find the area and perimeter.
Measure/locate the temperature for the day (morning, noon, afternoon, night) and create a bar graph.
-Measure the length of some icicles that are hanging down in a location that is readily easy for you to reach . . . measure at least 8 or more . . . measure each to the nearest 1 inch or 1/2 inch on your measuring device . . . list the numbers on a sheet of paper in ascending order then descending order. Are your whole inch measurements even or odd? Prime or Composite?
-Create a snowman from white paper. Also cut out a red, green and blue hat AND a red, green and blue scarf. Discover how many ways you can dress your snowman in a DIFFERENT outfit. You can create a chart with your data collected to organize your discoveries. HAVE FUN!
-Make solid figures using mini toothpicks and mini marshmallows. Label each with a mathematical term (ex. cube, rectangular prism . . . )
-Create SYMMETRICAL snowflakes by cutting and folding paper. (Symmetrical indicates that BOTH sides of your snowflake are EXACTLY the same.)
-Create a snow scene on paper. Be CREATIVE! Upper Elementary students may include examples of parallel and perpendicular lines, acute/obtuse/right angles, polygons (triangles, squares, etc.).
Science- (These activities will incorporate math and language arts. Cross-Curricular...Yay!)
-Create a simple science experiment (or look one up on the internet). Include a testable question, your hypothesis, and write out your procedure. Don't forget to make a list of your materials.
-Do your experiment and graph your data in a way that makes sense for your question. Make sure to repeat the experiment.
-Write a conclusion of your experiment. Tell if your hypothesis was correct or not, and write a few sentences about what you learned and how you might do things differently next time.
-Take some items that you would normally throw away and make something new out of it. Write a paragraph explaining what items you used and how you reused them to make something new.
-Design a poster on a blank sheet of copier paper to promote conservation (reduce, reuse, recycle).
-Create and Acrostic Poem with one of your science terms/vocabulary words.
-Write a list of 5 things humans do to the environment and the effects of each.
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Social Studies- (cross-curricular)
-Make a map of your neighborhood. Include a compass rose and a key.
-Write directions from your house to school. Calculate the distance.
-Compare a historical figure that you have studied to a member of your family. Make a venn diagram to show how they are the same and how they are different.
-Go through your closet/house and find 10+ items. List the country they are made in. Find the country on the world map.
-Use the data you collected to create a graph and write about your findings. Draw a conclusion about your findings. Where do most of our items come from?
-Make a plan for how you would spend $100. List the items you would purchase and the value of each item. Find the total amount spent and what money you would have remaining. Please include what, if any, money you would save and what you are saving it for.
FUN Winter Websites to explore:
