K- Grade 2

ELAR

Reading: Choose an appropriate text to read (or read-along with somebody) for about 20 minutes.

Writing: Respond to your reading by writing about a part of the text that you found interesting. Share your writing with someone in your home.

SLAR

Lectura: Escoge un texto apropiado para leer (o leer con alguien) por al menos 20 minutos.

Escritura: Responde a tu lectura escribiendo sobre una parte del texto que fue interesante. Comparte tu escritura con alguien en tu hogar.

Sorting and Counting - Have your child sort and count cutlery, kitchen utensils, toys, laundry, and more. Some questions you can ask include, “Where should this item go?”, “How did you know which group to put the items in?”, “How many...?” and “Which group has more items?” Create inventory bags of things around the home (e.g. pasta, paper clips, coins) to encourage estimation and counting. Create counting collections of things around the home (e.g. pasta, paper clips, coins) to encourage estimation and counting. Have your child sort things around the house. Some questions you can ask include, "Which group does this belong to?" and "Which group has more items? How many more?"

Environmental Shape or Pattern Hunt - Go on a scavenger hunt around the house (or even through different picture books) and keep track of the different shapes or patterns you find.

Physical Activities - While doing physical activities (e.g. walking from one end of a room to another, hopping, jumping jacks, going up and down stairs), keep track by counting both forwards and backwards. If you have access to an outdoor space, have your child create a hopscotch path. If you’re indoors, create a number path by writing on cardboard boxes or sheets of paper. While doing physical activities (e.g. going up and down stairs, walking from one end of a room to another, hopping, jumping jacks, etc.), keep track by counting by 2s, 5s, 10s, and 100s (both forwards and backwards). Lots of children find counting backwards challenging as they are used to a forward counting sequence, so this is a good time to get some practice in. You could also switch the count mid-way (e.g. starting counting by 10s, then switch to counting by 1s, then back to 10s).

Building, Puzzles, and Mazes - Building with blocks, Lego, or any other loose parts (e.g. coins, shells, pebbles) all help develop spatial reasoning and can be an opportunity to explore ideas like symmetry. Mazes, jigsaw puzzles and tangrams are also great for helping children flex their spatial muscles and encourage perseverance. Finally, have your child draw some maps (you could go on a treasure hunt around the house)! Mapping helps children develop their spatial reasoning skills and make sense of their world.

1. Fill a container with water. Find about 10 different objects of various sizes, shapes, and materials that will fit in the container. Drop them one by one and notice what happens. Which ones sink? Which ones float? Are there any that you’re not sure about. Now try to write what all the ones that sink have in common and what all the ones that float have in common.

2. With adult supervision, tie the hook of a wire hanger to the center of a large piece of string (about 3 feet). Wrap the ends of the string around your index fingers. Not put your hands over the openings of your ears while holding the string. Lean over and swing the hanger so that it taps against a table or door. What do you hear? What do you wonder?

3. Fill 3 or 4 glasses (the same type of glass) with different amounts of water. Tap each one with a spoon and notice the differences in sound. What do you think causes this? Not pour water from one cup to another and repeat. Did the sound change?

Task 1 - Economics

Make a list of 5-10 things you or your family buys. Categorize each item as a need or a want.

Need | Want

Task 2 - Government and Economics

With an adult, watch a newscast. As you watch, determine if the news story can be categorized as dealing with government (political) or economics. Summarize that story.

Task 3 - Economics

Create a list of 5-10 businesses you go to on a regular basis. Summarize and categorize that type of goods or services you buy from that business.

Services | Goods

Task 4- Culture

Describe family traditions and customs that your family celebrates. Compare your family traditions and customs that your family celebrates with another families traditions and customs.

Task 5 - Science and Technology

Think of a form of technology you use in your home each day (microwave, A/C, phone, computer, etc). Write, draw or record a story about how your day would be different without this technology.

Talk and Reflect

• Choose someone to share your work with. This can be a family member or a friend, in person or online.

• Ask them: What did you like about this work? And how might I improve this work?

• After you receive that feedback, consider the response. Make improvements on your work based on the feedback that you think will improve the work. Remember, it's okay if you do not agree with the feedback. What is important is to consider it.

ELAR

Reading: Choose an appropriate text to read (or read-along with somebody) for about 20 minutes.

Writing: Respond to your reading by writing about a part of the text that you found interesting. Share your writing with someone in your home.

SLAR

Lectura: Escoge un texto apropiado para leer (o leer con alguien) por al menos 20 minutos.

Escritura: Responde a tu lectura escribiendo sobre una parte del texto que fue interesante. Comparte tu escritura con alguien en tu hogar.

Measuring Around the House - Have your child use different sized cups to play with water or use paperclips (or other standard-sized things like coins) to measure the length of things around the house. Have your child trace their foot and find things that are about the same length, longer, or shorter than their foot. More information about measuring with young children here. Have your child estimate the dimensions of things around the house, then use rulers or tape measures to measure them. They could also measure how far paper airplanes fly, the distance of jumps from a line, how far a toy can be thrown, and more.

Cooking and Food - Have your child help out in the kitchen by counting or measuring out ingredients. You can also have your child count out cups, plates, crackers, cookies, marshmallows, slices of pizza, juice boxes, sandwiches and more. You can also have your child figure out a shopping list based on ingredients in a recipe.

Shopping and Money - Have your child estimate costs (Do you think we will have enough to get...?) and practice addition and subtraction (How much will these two items cost together?, How much change should you get?, How much more expensive is this than that?). Grab a handful of coins and figure out the total value, or use coins to practice counting by 5s, 10s, and 20s. Explore the similarities and differences between any foreign currencies you have.

Reading - Can you find the math in things you read? How about some Bedtime Math stories?

Schedules and Time - While your day may have less scheduled time than a school day, there are still opportunities to talk about time. (How many days until...?, How many hours until...?) Place an analog and digital clock side by side and compare the displays to help your child practice reading analog clocks. Ask questions like, What time is it now? What time will it be in one hour? What time will it be in ten minutes? What time was it one hour ago?

1. If the weather is nice, take your child for a walk and let them draw while they are outside. If that’s not possible, you’ll need a window that lets them observe the weather while drawing. When students are drawing, you may need to remind them to pay attention to four aspects of the weather that are discussed: what you see in the sky, the temperature, the wind, and rain/snow. Consider having students repeat this activity when the weather changes. Drawing gives them a tool that will help them pay attention to changes in the weather that they may otherwise overlook.

2. Observe animals to understand their needs and how they seek safety. You can provide that opportunity by attracting birds with a bird feeder, going on a nature walk, or having your students observe animals through videos. Have your child pretend to be different animals in the forest.

Task 6 - Citizenship

Citizens have roles and responsibilities. Write, draw or record a story for a younger person that describes some of the roles and responsibilities of citizens.

Task 7- History

Take an oral history. Interview a person (in your home or over the phone) who is from a different generation.

Sample Questions:

Where do you live?

Where were you born?

What holidays do you celebrate?

Task 8 - Geography

Make a map of your neighborhood. Be sure to include both physical and human features. Include any nearby businesses, parks, playgrounds, schools, roads, bodies of water, ect.

This map can be drawn or it can be a model. Include color and a key identifying features.

Task 9 - Economics and Geography

Raw materials- the basic material from which a product is made. For example, wood, wheat, cotton, iron, gold, etc.

Look at an item in your home. Create a list of raw materials that might be needed to make/ build this item.

Task 10 - Citizenship

What are some ways you can become engaged in your school, community, or state to make a difference?

Talk and Reflect

• Choose someone to share your work with. This can be a family member or a friend, in person or online.

• Ask them: What did you like about this work? And how might I improve this work?

• After you receive that feedback, consider the response. Make improvements on your work based on the feedback that you think will improve the work. Remember, it's okay if you do not agree with the feedback. What is important is to consider it.