Elementary K-5

Check out the latest and greatest enrichment ideas for Grades K-5!

Creative Challenges with the Cleveland Museum of Art

Every week a new creative challenge tasks participants with using one household material to reimagine a selected artwork from the CMA’s collection. The assigned materials will be surprising, flexible, and widely accessible!

Science @ Home: Butterflies

Flutter over to this colorful collection of butterfly-themed activities, perfect for Lepidoptera lovers ages 4-8.

Fragile yet fearless, pint-sized yet widespread, butterflies are marvels of nature, transforming from lowly caterpillars into majestic beauties through the mysterious process of metamorphosis. Take flight with these winged wonders through a variety of videos, crafts, and interactive programs.

Case Western Reserve University Engineers-Week Virtual Engineering Carnival Events

February 20 - 27, 2021- VIEW RECORDINGS OF THE EVENT

Participate in FREE engaging STEM webinars with CWRU faculty and students
All students are welcome! NO Registration is required.
ACTIVITY SCHEDULE - https://casealumni.org/e-week/engineering-challenges-carnival/

Interactive Web Series

Register in advance at the provided links for each opportunity.

February 3-18 | 3-part series: Life in a Museum (Grades 3-5)

Looking closely at exhibits, collections, and the science behind them, students will build skills that help them collect and share information, just like our Academy scientists.

February 11 | Penguins: Will You Be My Valentine? (Grades K-2)

Learn what goes into a day of making sure our penguin colony has all they need to live a happy life at the Academy.

February 17 or March 25 | Live Q&A with Astronomy Experts (Grades 3-5)

After watching a recording of the Motions of the Solar System planetarium show at a time that fits your schedule, join as astronomy experts answer questions submitted in advance by students around the country.

February 24 or March 18 | Science Storytime: Shine and Seek (Grades K-2)

We’ll read together Moonbear’s Shadow by Frank Asch to explore shadows, then use our own flashlights and toys to see if we can make some funny shadows ourselves at home!

March 10-25 | 3-part series: Coastal Redwoods (Grades 3-5)

In a revised version of this popular series from fall 2020, we’ll unlock the secrets of how redwoods are able to live for so long and get so big.

Layers of Time

How do your fossil sorting skills stack up? Put them to the test with this puzzle game.

Free Activity Packs for Kids

Keep students engaged with an all-new array of themed activity packs for at-home learning, which include guided videos, hands-on crafts, and real experiments. Created by the California Academy of Sciences.

Available now:

Coral Reefs (ages 8 - 11 | 3rd - 6th grade)

Penguins (ages 4 - 8 | preschool - 2nd grade)

Coming soon: Butterflies and Our Sky!

Painting--Working With A Grid

Artists sometimes use a grid to transfer an image from a small drawing or photograph to a larger canvas. In this interactive, you can use a virtual grid to learn to create art using the "grid method."

Read Along with Michelle & Barack Obama!

Join Michelle and her special guest, Barack Obama, in a reading of two of her favorite children’s books, “Giraffe Problems" by Jory John and illustrated by Lane Smith, and "The Bear Ate Your Sandwich" by Julia Sarcone-Roach. You can watch the video here.

Veggiezilla! Game--Molly of Denali

Use this MOLLY OF DENALI™ digital game to extend students’ use of informational text, as well as their knowledge of Alaska. In this game, Molly and Trini have planted various vegetables to eat—and enter to win prizes at the Alaska State Fair. Through a variety of informational texts, players learn about the crops that grow in Alaska and important gardening tips for growing them. They also have to make decisions about which texts are most appropriate for solving specific gardening problems. Narrated by Molly, the game is accessible for readers, emerging readers, and nonreaders alike and takes about 10–15 minutes to play.

Take a "Crash Course" with these video playlists!

Space Science: Introduction to Stars

Space Science: The Sun and Its Influence on Earth

Engineering: The Engineering Process

Physical Science: Properties of Matter

Life Science: Ecosystems and Flow of Energy

Earth Science: Earth's Spheres and Natural Resources

Physical Science: Introduction to Gravity

Check out these Census Activities!

Grades K-2

Everybody Counts - Activity Book

This playful, activity-filled book explains the 2020 Census and the importance of counting everyone.

Census Dr. Seuss Coloring Pages

Ten Dr. Seuss Census activity and coloring pages! Includes mazes, games and counting!

2020 Census Challenge Video

Check out this fun and interactive video about 2020 Census-related trivia questions. See if you can get the answer before they tell you!

Grades 3-5

State Facts

Find 5 State Facts about Ohio that you didn’t already know. Quiz your family members to see if they know!

Census Bureau Virtual Field Trip

Go on a quest to learn more about how census data is collected and used at the US Census Bureau

Census Response Rates

How are we doing compared to the National Average? Compared to Ohio's average? What could we do to improve our response rate?

Featured Resource

Coronavirus A book for children

Axel Scheffler has illustrated a digital book for primary school age children, free for anyone to read on screen or print out, about the coronavirus and the measures taken to control it. Published by Nosy Crow, and written by staff within the company, the book has had expert input: Professor Graham Medley of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine acted as a consultant, and the company also had advice from two head teachers and a child psychologist.

We would love to hear how students and families are staying safe or helping out at home during this time.

Start your Flipgrid video response by clicking here.
Login with your CHUH Google account.
Click on the big green plus to record your video.
Follow the prompts and don't forget to submit your response!

**Make sure to get your parent's permission before you submit your response.

ELA

Listen to authors and illustrators as they share some of your favorite books!

Grades K-2

Grades 3-5

Fluency Resources from Achieve the Core

Resources for building and assessing student fluency to improve reading comprehension

Bookflix (Grades K-2)

Choose a topic to listen to, read about, think about. Games can be found here, also. Follow additional links to learn more!

INFOhio (Grades 3-5)

Click on K-5 tile within INFOhio and choose World Book for Kids to explore a topic of your choice.

RAZ Kids (Grades K-5)

Use this resource to explore more books, learn new words and play games. Log in through Clever.

Ways to Celebrate Poetry Month at Home from Reading Rockets

Free daily programming from the Center for Puppetry Arts

Math

Fact Fluency Practice

Hour of Code

Math Problem of the Day

Virtual Apple Picking 🍎

This game from Curious George reinforces, reading, writing, and representing numbers. Numbered apples are floating in the water on their way to the cider press. Help Curious George and Jumpy grab the right ones to fill the gaps in the apple number line.

Science

Live Webcams--California Academy of Sciences

Watch our African penguins swim, flirt, and nest on three live webcams.

Or, be mesmerized by a variety of graceful ray species and shimmering schools of tropical fish swimming across your screen.

Our live webcams are streaming 24/7, so if you see a dark exhibit, the sun has set in the Pacific time zone!

The ABC's of Cephalopods with Conservation Biologist Samantha Cheng

What's the difference between an arm and a tentacle? Find out the answer to this and other questions about squids, octopuses, and other amazing cephalopods.

All About Horses

Did you know that there are more than 200 breeds of horses living today? Explore amazing facts about horse breeds. Find out about their colors, body types, the different jobs they do, and where in the world they come from.

Moving Mammals

Explore the many ways mammals can move with this online interactive from the American Museum of Natural History

What is Earth?

Learn about the planet we call home with this resource from the American Museum of Natural History

Your Outdoor Classroom: Live from the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes

Cleveland Metroparks' Virtual Classroom with videos daily on Facebook Live

Watch an episode of PBS's Molly of Denali and discuss the informational text that Molly uses.

Make a sound sandwich

By making simple adjustments to this noisemaker, you’ll be able to raise or lower its pitch and make different kinds of sounds.

Build an Anemometer

Make an anemometer to measure wind speed.

3-Part Livestream Series: ’Tis the Season for Science

Ever wonder what happens when the air turns cold? It's not just humans that bundle up and look for warmth. Explore how nature shifts from fall to winter, how some animals migrate and others have adapted to withstand the cold.

Watch session recordings here.

Learn about Earth Day in this video from SciShow Kids.

11 Actions for the Planet during a Pandemic from Earth Day Network.

Social Studies

NewsDepth

Keep up with the latest in current events by watching weekly episodes of NewsDepth, a program created by PBS for students in Grades 4-6.

The Past and the Curious

A history podcast for kids and families

URBAN, SUBURBAN, RURAL

Watch this music video to review some social studies basics on types of communities. Follow up with vocabulary and skill-building activities.

2020 Census Activity

Ask your parent if you can watch while they answer the 2020 Census questions.

What type of questions were asked? Pick three questions.
Why do you think these questions are important?
After seeing the 2020 Census questions, what other questions would you ask the American citizens and why?

Arthur's Park (PK-2) - PBS Learning Media

Help Arthur raise money and create a park to help his community in this interactive game.

Lewis & Clark Expedition (G3-5)- PBS Learning Media

Follow in the footsteps of Lewis & Clark on their expedition to expand the United States

Entrepreneurs & Inventors Impact the World

Watch Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum on PBS. Answer the questions below.

Who was the famous person in the episode?
What was the person famous for (invention, medical field, arts, civil rights etc)?
Write a retell of the events of the episode.
Write down words you need to learn the definition of, find the meaning in the dictionary (dictionary.com); or ask an adult the definition

Financial Literacy: Budget Challenge

You need to go grocery shopping and your monthly budget is $200.00. Use the weekly Circular mailing to shop for needed and wanted items:

Cut out each item
Write down the item name & price (you may use coupons)
Keep track of expenses using math
How much money do you have left?
Write how you felt about deciding which items you were able buy (opportunity cost), and how you made your decision

Watch TV - PBS Programming (Discuss & Write)

Watch NewsDepth (PBS)

Discuss with someone what you learned from the video and how it relates to the content in your social studies class
Answer these questions
1. What current event were you most interested in?
2. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
3. How would you help or solve the problem?