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!
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
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
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!
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!
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.
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.
Explore the many ways mammals can move with this online interactive from the American Museum of Natural History
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
By making simple adjustments to this noisemaker, you’ll be able to raise or lower its pitch and make different kinds of sounds.
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.
Learn about Earth Day in this video from SciShow Kids.
11 Actions for the Planet during a Pandemic from Earth Day Network.
Social Studies
A history podcast for kids and families
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
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
What current event were you most interested in?
Do you agree or disagree? Why?
How would you help or solve the problem?
Specials
FACEBOOK LIVE COOKING CLASSES FOR KIDS
Spend some quality family time together leveling up your chef skills by joining a virtual cooking class or watching the recording.
Download eBooks in English or Spanish to listen, follow along, and learn about different food groups.
Turn your table into a makerspace by creating houses out of paper tubes!
Enjoy the warmer weather and try out a new game!
Fun Stuff to Do from Kulture Kids
Games, recipes, crafts, and more
Yoga for Every Body from Kulture Kids
Sign-in to Brain Pop using Clever
Explore art and music by choosing the Arts & Music tile. Find a topic that interests you!
Learning.com
Learn about digital literacy and practice your skills. Just pick your grade and go on this Digital Skills Playlist from Learning.com.
Enjoy the Cleveland Museum of Art from home
