Fun

Exercise:

Remember to take breaks from media to exercise

- NFL exercise videos for students: https://aha-nflplay60.discoveryeducation.com/videos

Coding Fun:

Code Combat game uses Python (a typed programming language).

Snowball Siege a free trial project on Tynker.com - similar to Scratch, but better graphics allow first time user to create a fun looking game. You can also view the code in JavaScript.

K2:

- Rainbow Breath

- Guided meditation for kids: The Clever Fox

- Cosmic Kids yoga: Mindfulness for Kids

- Nick Jr. Astronauts talk about living in Space

pbskids.org:

- Wild Kratts video games regarding animals: https://pbskids.org/wildkratts/

- Design Squad: Fidgets to the rescue: https://pbskids.org/designsquad/games/fidgits_rescue/

Videos:

Watch a real urban planner play SimCity

Jamming Minutes:

At school we do 5 minutes "jamming sessions" to promote healthy exercise and fun. Sometimes kids really just need to get up and move.

- Trolls: Can't Stop the Feeling

- GoNoodle.com

- Simon Says - good old fashioned fun, with no equipment required

- youtube lullapop lullabies - music for K2

- Chicken Dance youtube.com/watch?v=4xmV5uHWNag

Music:

Perry Gripp Music Video Animations:

- 1 hour breakfast burrito

Which one is your favorite? Use this form to vote: https://goo.gl/forms/XYWZwCS1wa678mt93

And what does this have to do with computer specialty?! Well, you can see how to use google forms to collect and analyze data. I will show you the results in class. I will also show you how to make your own google form.

Home Remodeling Projects:

This is just one of my hobbies. I started looking for do it yourself projects after teaching makerspace club. Here is a few for grownups or to do it as a family, not for students to do without adult supervision :-)

- IKEA do it yourself storage bench / seat for entry way: https://melo-drama.com/2012/10/10/diy-banquette-seat-ikea-hack-dining-room-makeover/

Cooking:

Here is link to a few of my easy recipes.

I used to teach cooking club with Ms. Boulogne. Check out the JQS cooking club website for more recipes: https://sites.google.com/site/jqscookingclub/