STEM

• 8/13 - 8/19 Teamwork

• To start off we will be working on Team Building.  Here are some activities you can do at home:  https://www.projectmanagementforparents.com/blog/15-ideas-for-family-team-building 

• 8/20 - 8/26 Teamwork

• PreK will work on creating tangram designs.  Kindergarten and first grade will work on creating long paper chains using teamwork.  2nd Grade will take their beginning of the year typing test and create a tower using unusual items. Here is a link that you can use to work on teamwork at home: https://www.weareteachers.com/team-building-games-and-activities/ 

 8/13 - 8/19 - Team Building

• Here are some team building activities you can do at home: https://www.projectmanagementforparents.com/blog/15-ideas-for-family-team-building

• 8/20 - 8/26 Teamwork

• Third - fifth grade will take their beginning of the year typing test and work as a team to create towers using unusual items.  Here is a link that you can use to work on teamwork at home: https://www.weareteachers.com/team-building-games-and-activities/ 

• 9/4 - 9/11 Digital Safety

• We will focus on how to balance our screen time with other activities and how to be safe online. To learn more about how to protect your children we have created the following resource.  https://sites.google.com/g.hayscisd.net/digitalcitizenship-parentresou/home 

• 9/19 - 9/26

• PreK - 1st: International Dot Day - Creative Design and not giving up.  Here is a fun home activity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AhA0DlmKD8 )

• 2nd Grade - Beginning of the Year Typing Test.  Your child can practice at home or at the public library by clicking on the Classlink icon on our website ( https://www.hayscisd.net/Domain/19 )

• 3rd Grade - Kinetic Energy. Here are some fun activities you can do at home ( https://www.exploratorium.edu/activity-tags/kinetic-energy) 

 9/4 - 9/11

• We will focus on how to balance our screen time with other activities and how to be safe online. To learn more about how to protect your children we have created the following resource.  https://sites.google.com/g.hayscisd.net/digitalcitizenship-parentresou/home  

• 9/19 - 9/26

• We will focus on our online tracks and clickbait. 

• PreK

  • We will listen to different children's literature  (Where the Wild Things Are and Goodnight Moon) and then build or creating something related to the story .  Here are some Goodnight Moon activites you can do at home: https://www.coffeecupsandcrayons.com/goodnight-moon-activities/ 

• Kinder and First

  • We will talk about different features related to light and build a kaleidoscope. Here is one you can make at home: https://www.darcyandbrian.com/fun-kaleidoscope-kids-craft/ 

• 2nd. 

  • We will design and create a carrying case for marbles out of various common materials.  Here is an origami box you can make with your child: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybJxqc8HzBc 

•  Third

  • We will design and construct a carrying case for marbles out of various common materials.  Here is an origami box you can make with your child: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybJxqc8HzBc  

• Fourth and Fifth

• We will learn about kinetic energy.  We will use this knowledge to create and build a roller coaster.   Here is a roller coaster you cam make at home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfzYCSKdjDg 

• PreK

  • We will listen to different children's literature and then make a snowman out of different textural materials.  Here are some fun activates you can do at home: https://fun-a-day.com/preschool-winter-crafts/

• Kinder and First

  • We will learn about how snow is made and make snowflakes.  Here are some fun activities you can do at home: https://artsycraftsymom.com/snowflake-crafts-for-kids/ 

• 2nd. 

  • We will learn about how snow is made and then create snowflakes using salt.: Here are some fun snow activites you can try at home: https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/winter-science-ideas-kids/ 

•  Third

  • We will learn about how snow is made and then create snowflakes using salt.: Here are some fun snow activates you can try at home: https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/winter-science-ideas-kids/ 

• Fourth and Fifth

• We will be testing different internet viral videos to see if they are true or false.   Here are some snow science experiments you can do at home.  Some oif these experiments need adult supervision: https://www.steamsational.com/winter-stem-activities-for-5th-grade/

• PreK

  • We will learn about dinosaurs and paleontologists.  We will try and excavating dinosaurs from ice or make skeletons from pasta and playdoh.  Here are some activities you can try at home:  https://www.weareteachers.com/dinosaur-activities/ 

• Kinder and First

  • We We will learn about dinosaurs and paleontologists.  We will try and excavating dinosaurs from ice or make skeletons from pasta and playdoh.  Here are some activities you can try at home:  https://www.weareteachers.com/dinosaur-activities/ 

• 2nd. 

  • We will learn about how to make cars out of our Vex kits.  We will also take our mid year typing test.  Here is an activity you can make at home.  You will need an adult to help due to the use of tools.  https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Toy-Car 

•  Third

  • We will learn about how to make cars out of our Vex kits.  We will also take our mid year typing test.  Here is an activity you can make at home.  You will need an adult to help due to the use of tools.  https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Toy-Car 

• Fourth and Fifth

• We will be learning about force and motion and make a skate park.  In addition we will take our mid year typing test.  We are tying the lesson on making a skate park with our character trait of perseverance.  Here is a video about a 17 year old young lady from Brazil that persevered and won a silver medal in the Olympics when she was 13 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDcOrVbD61M ).

• PreK

  • We will learn about balancing using hearts and then learn about how to program robotic mice and bees.  Here is a game they can do at home with your help https://beebot.terrapinlogo.com/ .

• Kinder and First

  • We will learn about balancing using hearts and building towers out of paper hearts  and then learn how to program different types of robots. Here is a game they can do at home with your help https://beebot.terrapinlogo.com/ .

• 2nd. 

  • We will conclude our making a moon buggy out of Vex Kits and then learn how to program different types of robots.  Here is a coding game they can try at home with your help https://codejr.org/scratchjr/index.html .

•  Third

  • We will conclude our making a moon buggy out of Vex Kits and then learn how to program different types of robots.  Here is a block coding game site they can do at home with your help https://4-h.org/clover/activities/coding-in-scratch/ 

• Fourth and Fifth

• We will be creating a skate park out of various materials and then use Sphero Bots to learn how to create block commands.  Here is a block coding game site they can do at home with your help https://4-h.org/clover/activities/coding-in-scratch/ 

• PreK

  • We will do a lesson on Fun with Bubbles.  Here is a recipe for making bubbles that includes sugar.  Sugar makes the bubbles stronger. https://www.sugar.org/blog/homemade-bubbles/ 

• Kinder and First

  • We will do a fun drawing activity with the Bee bots.  Here is a game they can do at home with your help https://beebot.terrapinlogo.com/ .

• 2nd. 

  • We will be learning how to program different types of robots.  Here is a coding game they can try at home with your help https://codejr.org/scratchjr/index.html .

•  Third

  • We will be learning how to program different types of robots.  Here is a block coding game site they can do at home with your help https://4-h.org/clover/activities/coding-in-scratch/ 

• Fourth and Fifth

• We will be learning how to program different types of robots.  Here is a block coding game site they can do at home with your help https://4-h.org/clover/activities/coding-in-scratch/ 

• PreK

  • We will do a lesson on what items can float and a lesson on butterflies.

• Kinder and First

  • We will do a fun  lesson using pinwheels and then a 2 week lesson on natural resources and conservation by trying to keep a rabbit out of a garden.

• 2nd. 

  • We will be doing a 2 week lesson about how to protect your neighborhood from landslides and create a model to see if it can withstand a landslide.  

•  Third

  • We will be doing a 2 week lesson about how to protect your neighborhood from landslides and create a model to see if it can withstand a landslide.  

• Fourth and Fifth

• We will be using block coding with our robots to create simple shapes and then learn about drones. Here is a block coding game site they can do at home with your help https://4-h.org/clover/activities/coding-in-scratch/ 

• PreK

  • We will complete a lesson on the life cycle of a butterfly and make a caterpillar and then do a Lego printing lesson.  If you would like to do a leggo stamping lesson at home here is a link : https://frugalfun4boys.com/lego-stamping-its-art-with-bricks/ 

• Kinder and First

  • We will complete two lessons on building walls.  The first lesson will deal with creating a wall out of Legos and see how stury it is against a robot rabbit.  The next lesson will be building a wall with only natural stones.

• 2nd. 

  • We will build our neighborhood that we created to withstand a landslide and see how well our design works.  Later this month we will take our end of the year typing test.

•  Third

  • We will build our neighborhood that we created to withstand a landslide and see how well our design works.  Later this month we will take our end of the year typing test.

• Fourth and Fifth

• We will learn about drones and have a chance to fly a drone in the STEM class.  Later this month we will take our end of the year typing test.