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If you are new to Springs and are still waiting for your curriculum to arrive, we have many different resources you can use. The first thing you want to do is have your student complete the Reading and Math Diagnostic in i-Ready if they are in grades 3-8. You can spread it out over several days and have your student work very carefully on it. It is important that they do their very best work on it so that it accurately reflects what grade level skills they already know and what they still need to learn. You can find your login information on your General Information Sheet.
Next, if you would like suggestions on other lessons you can do for all subject areas while you wait for your curriculum to arrive, take a look at the following links.
Homeschool 101 (link) - In the "Don't Have Books Yet?" section, you will find Springs-created lessons for all subject areas to keep your students learning while you wait for your curriculum to arrive!
More Ideas of Things to Do: (Login information found on General Information Sheet)
Lesson Ideas for While Waiting for Curriculum (link) - These are some ideas of lessons you can teach while waiting for your curriculum to arrive. They utilize the free online programs you now have access to. You can build on the study of each topic by adding books from the library, researching online for related lessons, going on a field trip, or even having your student put together an oral presentation on what they learned. Or feel free to create your own lessons! Make it fun =)!
The following folders contain the worksheets that you can print to go with each grade level's lesson ideas.
Daily/Weekly Opportunities For Instruction And Engagement! - Links found on my Canvas Homeroom main page
Daily/Weekly Opportunities For Instruction And Engagement! - Links found on my Canvas Homeroom main page
Book Reports (link) - to use with any book.
Core Literature Lists K-8 (link) - Quality literature to supplement reading
Spelling Worksheet (link) - To use with any weekly word list
Reading Comprehension Questions to Use With Any Grade Level (link) - I included a teacher guide as well
Reading Comprehension Worksheets to Use With Any Book (link)
i-Ready (required for grades 3-8): Complete i-Ready online diagnostic in both ELA and Math. It is a lengthy assessment so monitor your student's need for breaks. Feel free to spread it out over several days, working on it 15-20 minutes a day for younger students and 20-40 minutes a day for older students, but work to complete it within a week. Please make sure that your students are working carefully on it as it is important that the results reflect what grade level skills they know.
ELA - Super Teacher has book units for some very fun and exciting books. They are listed under the Reading and Writing tab as "Chapter Books (by title)". Select a book to read as a family, check it out from the library or purchase it, and complete the worksheets and activities that go with it.
Math - Super Teacher also has a variety of math worksheets, activities and games. Review math concepts your students may be struggling with, practice math facts, and play math games.
Brain Pop: Choose a Science and Social Studies unit to study. The "movie" tab, "FYI" tab, "Activities" tab, and "quiz" tab will be very helpful. Help your student do further research on topics that are particularly interesting to them. Research to find interesting videos, experiments and fun activities on the topics. You can find additional activities, games and worksheets to go along with the topic they choose on Super Teacher or Education.com.
Set Goals: Teach a lesson on setting goals, discuss goal setting with your student and have your students complete this goal sheet.
Student Goals Worksheet (link)
Library: Go on a field trip to the library and get a library card. This will be super useful in your homeschooling. Let your child check out some books they are interested in reading with you or on their own. Make sure you make time each day (30 minutes) for them to read something of their choosing on their own. It can be any written material (books, poetry, magazines, etc.).
Journal Writing: Have your student decorate a personal journal to write entries in daily. Allow them the freedom to spend time writing whatever they choose for a period of time each day. They can jot down their thoughts or feelings, write a poem, create a story, or write about their day.
Daily/Weekly Opportunities For Instruction And Engagement: Can be found on My Canvas Homeroom page in the Student Connect tile
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