Sample Structures
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These are grade-level sample structures if you're looking for a way to plan out your child's day according to their age. These structures take advantage of the free learning tool Khan Academy. Khan Academy is a website that provides instruction in Math, ELA, Writing, Grammar, and a variety of other subjects. Feel free to supplement or change out any Khan Academy activities using resources on our other grade-level resource pages. Resource pages have a variety of on-line tools as well as off-line activities.
Schedules
TK-2nd Schedule
8:00am - Breakfast/Get ready (Yes. Change out of PJs)
9:00am - Khan Academy Kids (ideally doing it while sitting next to a parent or older sibling giving them positive feedback for effort). Khan Academy kids starts at the basics of letters, numbers, and social emotional learning and goes through the first grade standards in math, reading, writing and social emotional learning.
For students with stronger literacy and motor skills:
Khan Academy Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade math can be appropriate. Ideally a parent or older sibling sits next to them while doing this. One practice that we’ve seen teachers use to great effect is to have all students start on Kindergarten and then move to 1st grade, 2nd grade, etc. This helps ensure that older students are filling in any knowledge gaps that may have accumulated. It also helps build momentum and confidence.
Course challenges and unit tests can be used to accelerate through material. For students with minimal gaps, they should be able to get through a previous year’s content in 1-3 hours.
9:30am - Play. Ideally outside if weather permits.
10:00am - Reading time. Ideally this would be time to read next to a parent or sibling. If students are ready, they can read on their own.
Suggested books (by reading level):
There are 100+ books that students can read or have read to them on Khan Academy Kids
The ALSC summer reading list is also a great resource
10:30am - Break. Ideally run around and play outside. Have a snack.
11:30am - Write and illustrate a story about someone having a funny adventure when they stay home sick. Draw a picture of what you think a virus looks like. Tell about the different parts and how you think they work.
12:00pm - Lunch - Listen to an educational podcast! Try Wow in the World! If you like science, Stories Podcast or Circle Round to hear a story, or Noodle Loaf to learn about music!
1:00-7:00pm - Relax, go outside, play, time with family.
7:30pm - Lights out, time to sleep!
3-5th Schedule
8am - Breakfast/Get ready for an awesome day! And yes, change out of PJs :)
9am - Assuming you’ve gotten a good night of sleep, your thinking will be sharpest in the morning so let’s start the day strong with some math! Whoo hoo!
Khan Academy math practice has got your back. Depending on your confidence and grade level, one of the following courses are likely good for you:
One practice that we’ve seen teachers and students use to great effect is to start, regardless of age, on Kindergarten and then move to 1st grade, 2nd grade, etc.
Course challenges and unit tests can be used to accelerate through material. If you don’t have too many gaps, you should be able to get through a previous year’s content in 1-3 hours. If you do have gaps, it may take a bit longer, but that is good! This is your chance to fill in those gaps that might otherwise hold you back in the future.
You’ll see that if you are able to put in at least a solid 30 minutes a day of math practice and keep leveling up skills, you’ll see big gains and, most importantly, really see the world in new and exciting ways!
One you are at your grade level, try to set a goal of leveling up at least 3 skills a week.
9:40am - Play. Ideally play outside. Get that heart pumping.
10am - We just released the first version of reading comprehension practice on Khan Academy. It is grouped by grade level:
We recommend starting at your grade level and doing 1-2 practice sets per day (or 10 practice sets per week). This should take about 10-20 minutes per day. If you find it difficult, completely okay to start at an earlier grade level. Likewise, if you find the passages and questions to be easy, feel free to move to higher grade levels.
10:30am - Silent reading. Curl up with a favorite book or magazine. Here is a great list of titles that you might want to get your hands on:
11am - Break/walk/play. Try to get that heart pumping again!
11:20am - Khan Academy Grammar: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar
Recommend starting by taking the course challenge a few times to figure out what you know and don’t know.
11:40 am - Journaling/writing. Things to write about/prompts:
Write a funny or exciting adventure story about what happens when school is closed.
What are you excited or worried about?
Write a letter to yourself 10 years in the future. What do you want to tell your future self?
How do you think the world will be different after the novel corona virus?
12pm - Lunch - Listen to an educational podcast! Try Brains On! If you like science, Forever Ago if you like history, or Story Pirates to hear funny stories written by kids.
1pm- Enrichment:
Code.org Express course (block based for beginners).
Khan Academy computer programming, (text based for beginners to intermediate)
Programming computers is far more fun and creative than you probably ever imagined. Both these resources start by creating fun cartoons and animations and work your way up to creating fun games that your friends can play.
2pm-8pm - Relax, go outside, work on passions, time with family.
8-9pm - Lights out, time to sleep!
6-8th Schedule
8am - 9am - Wake up, make your bed, eat breakfast and get ready for an awesome day! And yes, change out of PJs :)
9am - 9:40am - Let’s start strong with some serious math brain training. Remember your brain is like a muscle, the more you use it the stronger it gets!
Khan Academy math practice. Depending on level, one of the following courses are likely appropriate:
One practice that we’ve seen teachers and students use to great effect is to start, regardless of age, on Kindergarten and then move to 1st grade, 2nd grade, etc.
Course challenges and unit tests can be used to accelerate through material. If you don’t have too many gaps, you should be able to get through a previous year’s content in 1-3 hours. If you do have gaps, it may take a bit longer, but that is good! This is your chance to fill in those gaps that might otherwise hold you back in the future.
9:40am - 10am - Go for walk/run. Youtube JustDance/workouts if weather is bad. Maybe 15 minutes of Yoga with Adriene?10am - 11am
Reading time. Here is a list of good books for grades 6-8:http://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/compubs/booklists/summer/alsc-2019-summer-reading-list-grades6-8cor.pdf
Here is another list.
Sal Khan’s favorite science fiction books that he read around your age include:
Foundation, by Isaac Asimov
Ender’s Game,by Orson Scott Card
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
11am - 11:20am - Break. Walk/run outside if possible.
11:20am - 12pm - Khan Academy Grammar: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar
Recommend starting by taking the course challenge a few times to figure out what you know and don’t know.
Journaling/Writing
Things to write about/prompts:
What would you do? Research how the virus spreads and different plans that leaders have made to slow it or stop it. Then imagine you are an elected official. Write a plan of your own to slow or stop the virus in your own town.
What are you excited or worried about?
Write a letter to yourself 10 years in the future. What do you want to tell your future self?
How do you think the world will be different after the novel coronavirus?
What part would you play? People in many, many different jobs play a role in managing this outbreak. Make a list of jobs that can contribute to a solution, and write about which job you’d want and why.
12pm - 1pm - Lunch - Listen to an educational podcast! Try RadioLab If you like science, Forever Ago if you like history, or Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls if you like biographies
1pm - 2pm - Science and social studies. Khan Academy high school biology could be used. Do research on what a virus is and how it spreads. Keep track of the news and how the various countries are responding to the pandemic. Khan Academy resources:
2pm-2:30pm - Walk/break
2:30pm-3:30pm - Enrichment:
Code.org Express course (block based for beginners).
Khan Academy computer programming, (text based for beginners to intermediate)
Programming computers is far more fun and creative than you probably ever imagined. Both these resources start by creating fun cartoons and animations and work your way up to creating fun games that your friends can play.
3:30pm-9pm - Relax, go outside, work on passions, time with family.
9-10pm - Lights out, time to sleep!
9-12th Schedule
8am - 9am - Wake up, make your bed, eat breakfast and get ready for an awesome day! And yes, change out of PJs :)
9am - 9:40am - Khan Academy math practice. Depending on level, one of the following courses are likely appropriate:
9:40am - 10am - Go for walk/run. Youtube JustDance/workouts if weather is bad. Maybe 15 minutes of Yoga with Adriene?
10am - 10:40am - Official SAT Practice (math, reading and writing)
10:40 - 11am - Break/walk
11am - 12pm - Science practice on Khan Academy (high school or A.P. level):
Biology (high school, A.P.)
Chemistry (high school, A.P.)
Physics (high school, A.P.)
12pm - 1pm - Lunch - Listen to an educational podcast! Try This American Life If you like storytelling, or RadioLab or Science Friday if you like science!
1pm - 2pm - Social studies or second science
American history (high school, AP)
Government and politics (high school, AP)
Any of the sciences above
2pm-2:30pm - Walk/break. Maybe a guided meditation?
2:30pm-3:30pm -Journaling/Writing
Things to write about/prompts:
What do you think will be the short term implications of the pandemic and the school closures?
How will society be different post pandemic? Why?
How is this virus different from the flu? Why does that matter?
What is the social impact on you of school closures? What is positive and what is negative?
Is the governmental response that you are seeing adequate? What would you do differently if you were the mayor, governor or president?
3:30pm-11pm - Relax, go outside, work on passions, time with family.
11pm - Lights out, time to sleep!