Activity
Take out a piece of paper and a pencil.
Solve the problem using words picture or numbers.
Setting
Watch the video lesson on setting and then the read aloud. Draw a picture of the setting of the story.
Writing
Find a notebook, composition book or paper and have your student write daily using one of the following prompts or about an experience they have had. You student may use lines to represent letters and words and that is ok. Have them include a picture with their story. There is no need to worry about spelling, punctuation or letter formation during this writing block.
Your goal is to let your student be a story teller.
Why do kids have to go to school?
If you could be any animal, what would it be? What about this animal makes you like it?
Do you like movies or music better? Why?
What is your favorite season? What makes it your favorite?
If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?
Properties Scavenger Hunt: Scientists observe and record data.
All objects have properties, or characteristics that we can describe. Try finding objects with the properties listed on this scavenger hunt. You can also add your own properties. When you find an item, think or talk about why you think it has that property. (Scavenger Hunt Google Doc is linked here.)
Read more about properties in these articles
Watch a video: Physical Properties of Materials
Get your heart rate up with this fun workout from Class FitSugar host Anna Renderer. Featuring cardio moves that feel like games and challenges where the winner gets prizes — like choosing what's for dinner — this workout is the perfect way for the family to get active together.
Now, sing and dance to this Go, Slow, Whoa exercise dance. This song from Hip Hop Public Health allows you to be creative and move and dance around and follow the cues on the music. Its just music, but you can groove to the beat, and choose leaders to do moves, or you can lead it yourself. All while learning about Go, Slow, Whoa foods.
Remember we should try and eat lots of colorful veggies to ensure we are getting vitamins and minerals to fuel our minds and keep our bodies healthy.
We should try to eat 2 cups of veggies every day!
There are many delicious ORANGE veggies to choose:
Pumpkins, carrots, sweet potato and acorn squash
There are many delicious GREEN LEAFY VEGGIES to choose:
Lettuce, spinach and cabbage
We live in Oregon and our fall season is one of the BEST to grow, harvest and eat delicious veggies.
What veggies do you like?
Read and follow along with this story The Ugly Vegetables
Select a veggie to draw.
Draw a veggie and write two things you know about it (shape and color).
For a fun wrap up, do a silly physical activity break: Purple Stew