Extended Learning Activities
Below are websites and activities that you can complete at home in the event of an extended school closure.
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Kindergarten
Fundations practice - Please use the links below to practice some of our kindergarten skills
Letter/sound recognition practice https://flipgrid.com/roth6768
Trick word practice https://flipgrid.com/b4390371
CVC word practice - Practice tapping the words https://flipgrid.com/9727dacd
Letters and sounds practice - Please read the following books. Do your best to sound out and read the words. Use the pictures to help you.
Letters and Sounds -ox, -ix, -ax
Letters and Sounds -it, -ip, -in
First grade
Writing activities - Please complete the activity sheets below. If you are unable to print these sheets, use a piece of paper to write your answers .
https://www.education.com/download/worksheet/27883/rewrite-sentences-1-first.pdf
https://www.education.com/download/worksheet/85773/make-a-sentence-6.pdf
https://www.education.com/download/worksheet/51914/grammar-descriptive-words-1.pdf
Reading activities - Please read the following stories and answer the questions below.
Using a paper and pencil, please answer the following questions for each story.
What is your favorite part of the story and why?
What did you learn from this story?
Second grade
Writing activities - Below are several writing prompts that you can use to write a creative story. Remember to include a strong beginning. Hook your reader. Include details to keep your readers' interest. Remember to write a strong conclusion as well, to neatly wrap up your story. Have fun!
1. What kind of pet do you think a teacher should get for their classroom?
2. Tell about your most favorite book.
3. What is something you love about yourself?
4. What would you do if there was a dragon stuck under your bed?
5. If you could go on a vacation anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Reading activities - Please read the following stories, then answer the questions below.
Using a paper and pencil, please answer the following questions for each story.
What is your favorite part of the story and why?
What did you learn from this story?
Choose a detail from the story that you thought was interesting.
Would you recommend this story to a friend? Why or why not?
Third grade
Writing activities - Below are several writing prompts that you can use to write a creative story. Remember to include a strong beginning. Hook your reader. Include details to keep your readers' interest. Remember to write a strong conclusion as well, to neatly wrap up your story. Have fun!
1. Pretend that there is no such thing as television. What do you do with all of your time?
2. What dangers would you face if you were a chipmunk? How would you overcome them?
3. If you could have any superpower, what would you choose? How would you use it?
4. How does it feel to be a snowflake?
Reading activities - Please read the following stories, then answer the questions below.
The Particular Way of the Odd Ms. McKay
Using a paper and pencil, please answer the following questions for each story.
What is your favorite part of the story and why?
What did you learn from this story?
Choose a detail from the story that you thought was interesting.
Would you recommend this story to a friend? Why or why not?
Fourth grade
Writing activities - Below are several writing prompts that you can use to write a creative story. Remember to include a strong beginning. Hook your reader. Include details to keep your readers' interest. Remember to write a strong conclusion as well, to neatly wrap up your story. Have fun!
1. Imagine what would happen if someone shrunk you down to be only 1inch tall. How would your life change? What would you do?
2. Write a story about what it would be like to climb to the very top of the highest mountain in the world.
3. You are building a new city! What types of things do you think your city needs? How will you convince people to move to your new city?
4.. You are running a lemonade stand. Describe the steps for how you make lemonade and the types of customers you see during the day.
Reading activities - Please read the following stories, then answer the questions below.
Using a paper and pencil, please answer the following questions for each story.
What is your favorite part of the story and why?
What did you learn from this story?
Choose a detail from the story that you thought was interesting.
Would you recommend this story to a friend? Why or why not?