Always Learning
Always Learning- whether or not you are in school, there is something to learn. Read on to find different ways to keep learning, even if you are not in the school building! Be creative! Be curious! And don't forget to be...Always Learning! :) ~Mr. Czarka
To get help, send me a message in Google Classroom or Remind (ask your parent!). Email me at jczarka@schools.nyc.gov . You can also contact your classroom teacher! :)
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Siempre aprendiendo- si estás o no estás en la escuela, hay algo para aprender. ¡Sigue leyendo para encontrar diferentes maneras de seguir aprendiendo, incluso si no estás en el edificio de la escuela! ¡Ser creativo! ¡Ser curioso! Y no olvides estar ... ¡Siempre aprendiendo! :) ~ Mr. Czarka AVISO: Haga clic para cambiar este sitio web al español.
Para obtener ayuda, envíame un mensaje en Google Classroom o Remind (¡pregúntale a tus padres!). Manda un email a jczarka@schools.nyc.gov . ¡También puedes contactar a tu maestro de clase! :)
EVERY DAY you should...
Read for at least 45 minutes.
This can be books, magazines, comics, Raz Kids, and so on. On the internet or with a real book!
Write 2 different stories that are very creative and use lots of details.
1 real (non-fiction) story: Become a teacher! Write a biography about someone special to you. Write a report facts about a topic like an animal or person or plant. Write a story about an important event in your family or life.
Include many details and make the story interesting (fun!) for someone to read.
Share the story with a reader in your home.
1 not real (fiction) story: How creative can you write? Who will your characters be? What will they look like? What will the different settings be for your story today? Do you need an idea? Use a "Story Starter Generator" to get you started!
Math: Time to use the math you know to learn more!
Write and solve at least 3 of your own math story problems. What will the story be about? What operations (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing) are needed to solve the problem?
Make flashcards to memorize the multiplication facts. Make a matching game or memory game with them.
Work on some of the following activities below. Keep scrolling to find even more activities to keep learning.
Take a brain break. Do something creative, relaxing, or different. Need some ideas? Try these brain breaks and mindful activities.
Dial-a-Teacher can help you with your school work if you need help also!
Remember to log in with your username (without the @nycstudents.net).
Find your "level" and "unit."
Pick the lesson.
Watch the videos.
Play all the games. Play them again! Record your voice!
"Submit to teacher" so Mr. Czarka can see your work!
These video tutorials will help you use BrainPOP.
Teacher Username: something like "jczarka" but depends on your teacher!
Use "Reading Room" to pick ANY book. Or "Level Up" to make your reading better!
Listen to the book.
Read the book.
Annotate (write, draw, wonder) the book.
Record your voice reading the book.
Write a story based on the book you read.
Make new characters or a new setting or a new adventure! How creative can your story be?!?!?
45 minutes everyday!!! :)
Write! Write! Write!
Use your journal. Write at least 2 stories every day full of details.
Use English and your other language
Write a creative story that you completely make up in your mind!!!
Write a true story that teaches people about a topic you find interesting!
Do you need an idea? Use a "Story Starter Generator" to get you started!
Listen! Listen! Listen!
Listen to music in English! Sing the lyrics (words) aloud to yourself!!!
Read! Read! Read!
Remember- you should read for at least 45 minutes EVERYDAY!!!! Then write about the book you read. Go to the library. Use Raz Kids. Use Sora! Use this video tutorial to log into Sora.
Watch TV in English!
Learn LOTS of New English Words!
Newcomer_Packet_2021.pdfCollect New Words You Learn!
My Bilingual Vocabulary Journal SP_NO.pdf
Use the log in your classroom teacher gives you. If you don't get one, then your teacher is not using this resource. Try other ones! :)
Use your NYCstudents.net log in to gain access to lots of fun new books, including comic books like Amulet! Remember to "borrow" or "place hold" to get a book when others finish reading it. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to log into Sora.
Math and Science
Go to the BrainPop Math or the BrainPOP Jr Math section. Pick the math topic you want to learn about.
Don't forget: you can find the exact BrainPOP video in Spanish or French also! Use Google Translate to help you.
Do these activities after watching the movie to Show What You Know:
Take the Quiz, Make-a-Movie (very fun), Creative Coding, and Make-a-Map.
Submit your work to me (Mr Czarka)
Create your own computer science project. Make a game! Tell a story! Code something cool!
Don't forget to log into your account to save your projects! What will you create?
Want some ideas? Check out the PS 48 student computer scientist ideas.
Use can even use Google's CS First videos to create cool coding projects to make digital art, tell a story, make a mystery, and so on.
Be curious! Watch (observe) nature out your window. Write down what you are wondering! Use a journal! This is science.
Be an inventor! Design something new. Design it on paper or build it using materials in your home. What will you create? What will it do?
Play different math games! Learn something new. Practice something you don't understand.
Play different math games! Learn something new. Practice something you don't understand.
Play Kahoot! to learn about different topics, including math, science, and even things like cartoons! :)
With Khan Academy you can learn about different topics. What are you learning in school? Watch a video and practice with Khan Academy! In Spanish too!
Learning Math on Your Own
Write your own math problems.
Measure different objects using a different units (inches, paperclips, pencils).
Make food: measure!!!
Play "I spy" math (find fractions, numbers and so on inside your home and outside the window).
Use your NYCstudents.org account for log in on your iPad or to download onto a computer for FREE!!!
Use your Agent to code different tasks!
What new things will you learn in reading? Math? Then go write about it in your Always Learning journal!
Even More...
Explore Reality River to train so you Don't Fall for Fake, visit Mindful Mountain and Share with Care, enter the Kind Kingdom where It's Cool to be Kind, or scale the Tower of Treasure to Secure Your Treasures. Explora Interland en español.
Visit Toy Theater to play all kinds of games, from math to art to reading. What will you play? What will you learn?
More Places to Go to Learn More
Have more ideas? Let me (Mr. Czarka) know!
I will add your idea to this Always Learning page!
Learn with your family about how to use a tablet, apps, and different social studies, science, math, art, music, English and other topics at home- together! Ideas para aprendiendo en casa en español
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