6th-8th Ideas
Language Arts:
Offline:
Read with a friend or family member for 15 minutes a day
Read independently for 30 minutes
Create a story/poem
Keep a home journal of how you spent your day compared to how you would normally be spending your day at school
Write an explanation on how to do something. Give it to a family or friend and see how long it takes them to do it.
Pick your favorite paragraph of a story and translate it for a friend or family member
Retell a funny/embarrassing story to a friend or family member
Online:
SBAC Practice Test: Click on the green sign in button at the bottom of the page, then select your grade level, then select the test that you would like to take
Typing Club: Typing lessons, no account necessary
Common Lit: Free collection of fiction and nonfiction passages for 3rd-12th grade students. Students can create a free account and filter the collection by grade and genre.
NWEA MAP: Students can try Practice Tests and watch videos to become familiar with MAP Growth tests.
Pearson Easy Bridge: Students can log in through their Google Drive and access the current Unit and texts that they are reading as well as other resources
No Red Ink: Builds stronger writers through interest-based curriculum, adaptive exercises, and actionable data.
Math:
Offline:
Bake or cook something together.
Double or halve the recipe
Measure, count, record.
How many jumping jacks in one minute, at that rate, how many jumping jacks in one hour, in one day, in one year?
Calculate discounts using sales or coupons.
Calculate the final price when something is on sale AND you have a coupon.
Calculate the total bill when eating out, including tax and tip.
Calculate volume and surface area to everyday materials found in the pantry.
Calculate how much paint you would need to buy to paint the rooms in your house.
Online:
Illustrative Math-Content Standards: Click on desired grade level and then choose by desired standard
Illustrative Math-Practice Standards: Click on a desired math practice standard and see examples of what the standard looks like in a variety of grades. Embedded videos also provide examples
Silicon Valley Education Foundation: Supplement math, science, and STEM activities. Activities can be sent home, or accessed online. Available in English and Spanish.
Board Games:
-Monopoly -Yahtzee
-Blokus -Battleship (graphing)
-Payday -SuDoKu
-Connect 4 -Mancala
-Chess and Checkers
Science:
Watch a video or read using the link below and discuss with your child: What do you know about the topic? What are you curious about? What did you learn? What questions do you have?
Exploratorium: read blogs, watch videos, discover apps, view exhibits
CA Academy of Sciences: Science videos and activities that that can be viewed by a student directly or activities that can be facilitated by a parent.
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Be delighted by the antics of our sea otters or mellow out to the hypnotic drifting of our jellies. With ten live cams to choose from, you can experience the wonder of the ocean no matter where you are. Also, check out their Activity Plan for grades 6-12 for a 6-day learning progression focused on plastic pollution solutions.
Mini-Science Fair: Choose an activity from the RAFT website to complete with your child.
RAFT Resources Many fun science activities that students can engage in. You can filter by grade and topic.