Remote Learning Days for NHK8 Students

 

Pre-Kindergarten Choice Board

Select and complete 1 activity per day from the choice board below. Color each rectangle after you complete the activity.

Make a counting line with objects outside. Have your child gather objects that total the amount.

Have your child count as high as they can count. Help them write the number they get to.

Allow your child to find all the round shapes in the room and name them.

Select one activity from each subject row to complete and return to your teacher. 

Literacy:

Handwriting:  

Write all of your letters from A-Z.  Use both capital & lower case letters.

Main Idea Mini-Poster: 

From any selection, draw and label a picture that shows your favorite part of the text..

Vocabulary Sketch: 

Find a word from the text, draw it and write a new sentence with the word.

Math

Activity 1:

Go on a shape hunt. Find 5 circles in your home. Find 5 squares. Find 5 Rectangles. Draw your shapes. Labe

Activity 2:

Count the windows in your house. Count the doors. Count the chairs. What do you have the most of? Which group had the fewest?

Activity 3:

Can you hop 20 times? Can you touch your toes 20 times? Make an exercise pattern. (hop-clap-hop-clap)

Science & SS

Life Science:

How many different animals can you name? Can you name one for each letter of the alphabet?

Government: 

Practice reciting your birthday, address and phone number, city, state, country.

 

Select one activity from each subject row to complete and return to your teacher.  

Science & SS

Physical Science:

Using materials found at home, create, or draw an instrument. Explain how your instrument creates sound. Bring your instrument to school or send a picture of it to your teacher.

Government: 

Draw a picture of the American Flag, think about the words from the song America and America the Beautiful and write a sentence about the symbol of our nation

Math

Activity 1:

Collect 10 twigs. Sort them from smallest to largest. 

Activity 2:

After bringing in groceries, ask your student to sort items into categories, describe the categories, and make a representation using drawings, tally marks, or numbers. How did you decide to sort? What questions can you answer based on your data display?

Activity 3:

Addition/Subtraction. Roll a dice. Then add +1, +2 or +3. Roll 2 dice add them. together then subtract -1,-2,-3!

Literacy

Summary of learning:

From any selection, write 2 sentences telling what you learned.  Use capitals and periods.

Main Idea Mini-Poster: 

From any selection, draw and label a picture that shows the main idea of the text

Vocabulary Sketch: 

Find a word from the text, draw it and write a new sentence with the word

Select one activity from each subject row to complete and return to your teacher. 

Science & SS

Physical Science:

Think of items you use every day. Do they need a push (computer keys) a pull (a loose tooth) or both (a drawer) List as many items as you can. Try to find 5 objects in each category.  

Government:

Write a list of rules you follow at home and draw a picture of yourself following those rules

 

Math

Activity 1:

Write one statement about the bar graph. What questions could you ask a friend about the graph?

 

Activity 2:

Andre read 45 pages of his book last night. Priya read 20 fewer pages of her book than Andre. Who read more pages? How many more pages? Explain or show your reasoning

Activity 3:

What do you notice? What do you wonder? What is going on in this data visualization? Record your thinking.

Literacy

Summary of Learning: 

From any selection, write 2 sentences telling what you learned.  Use capitals and periods.

Main Idea Mini-Poster: 

From any selection, draw and label a picture that shows the main idea and one detail from the text.

Vocabulary Sketch: 

Find a word from the text, draw it and write its meaning.

 

Select one activity from each subject row to complete and return to your teacher.

Literacy

Activity 1:

Summary Triangle: 

From any selection, write a 3-sentence summary: who/what, key events/ideas, wrap-up.  No opinions, just main points

Activity 2:

Main Idea Mini-Poster: 

From any selection, write the main idea in one sentence and list two details as bullet points.  Create an illustration that supports your main idea

Vocabulary Sketches: 

Choose 4 critical vocabulary words. Draw/label a sketch and write a sentence from a module context.

Math

Activity 1:

Create a newspaper advertisement about your favorite multiplication strategy.

Activity 2:

7,229 in expanded form:

7,229 = 7 thousands + 2 hundreds+ 2 tens + 9 ones.

What is 5,000+300+8 in standard form? Write 5,740 in word form and in expanded form.

Activity 3:

Measure the area of a square or rectangular surface in your house.  Write your findings as a multiplication equation.  (example: a desk or table)

Science & SS

Earth Science:

Collect 2 to 3 rocks from your yard and describe the physical attributes of those rocks by color, texture, luster, and hardness.

Map & Globe Skills:

Write sentences to tell how a globe and a map are differences and similarities of a globe and a map. Draw a picture to go with your sentences.

 

Select one activity from each subject row to complete and return to your teacher.

Literacy

Summary Triangle: 

From any selection, write a 3-sentence summary: who/what, key events/ideas, wrap-up.  No opinions, just main points.

Main Idea Mini-Poster: 

From any selection, write the main idea in one sentence and list two details as bullet points.  Create an illustration that supports your main idea.

Vocabulary Sketches: 

Choose 4 critical vocabulary words. Draw/label a sketch and write a sentence from a module context.

Math

Activity 1

Using the digits 0 to 9, at most one time each, fill in the boxes to make a true statement with the greatest possible total. Record your tries.

Activity 2 

7,229 in expanded form:

7,229 = 7 thousands + 2 hundreds+ 2 tens + 9 ones.

What is 5,000+300+8 in standard form? Write 5,740 in word form and in expanded form.

Activity 3

769,038 and 170,932

What is the value of the 7 in each number? Write a multiplication or division equation to show the relationship between these two values.

 

Science & SS

Earth Science:

Draw and label the phases of the moon

US History:

Create, color, and describe a stamp that represents the Stamp Act of 1765.

 

 

Select one activity from each subject row to complete and return to your teacher.  

Literacy

Central Idea Postcard: 

From any selection, write a postcard summary stating the central idea and 2 supporting details.  Create an illustration that supports your summary. Use the following vocabulary words: typical, hardships.

Decode & Find: 

From any selection, find 5 words with VCV/VCCCV/VV patterns. Mark syllable breaks and define the words using context.

Vocabulary Sketches: 

Choose 4 critical vocabulary words. Draw/label a sketch and write a sentence from a module context.

Math

Activity 1
Using the digits 0 to 9, at most one time each, fill in the boxes to make a true statement with the greatest possible total. Record your tries.

 

Activity 2

The rectangular prism has ___ layers separated by color. Each colored layer is made up of ___ unit cubes. What is the volume of the rectangular prism? ___ cubic units

Activity 3

Create a word problem that could be solved with the expression below:

3 × (5 − 2) − 1

Science & SS

Earth Science: 

Draw and describe the cause-and-effect relationships between constructive and destructive processes.

Government: 

Describe at least three of the rights an American citizen has under the Bill of Rights of the Constitution. Illustrate those rights under each sentence.

 

Select from the following activities:

ELA

Make A List
Paper option: notebook or copy paper
Digital Option: Google Docs
Your task: List three characters in a recent or selected novel. Describe their physical appearance, importance to the story, and character traits.
 

Paragraph Summary
Paper option: notebook paper
Digital option: Google Slide
Your Task: Write a one-paragraph summary of a recently selected novel, and share on a slide with a classmate.
You should:
● Add an image of the book cover or draw
● If possible share with a classmate or friend to review

 

Vocabulary
Paper option: notebook or copy paper
Digital option: Google Slides
Your task: Choose five interesting or unusual words from your recent or selected book. Create a semantic map for each, including definition, the word in a sentence, related words, and synonyms.

You should:
● Create one semantic map per word on each slide or half a sheet of paper for each word

Social Studies

Vocabulary Flash Card
Paper option: index cards or list on sheet of
paper
Your task: Create 3 to 5 vocabulary cards of current events and/or weather terminology
impacting our geographic location.

You should:
● Write the vocabulary word on the front of the card
● Give a complete definition of the word on the back of the card
● Reference the vocabulary word on the back of the card. (i.e. WTOC)
● (i.e.) CAT 5- the highest classification on a hurricane scale, storms with sustained winds over 156 mph.

Business Card
Paper option: copy paper or notebook
Digital option: Google Slide
Your task: Create a business card for a person currently holding a governmental position in Chatham County.
You should include:
● Name of Individual
● Title
● Address of office
● Phone number
● Email address/web page
● Description of service rendering
● Logo / motto

 

Cinquains
Paper option: notebook or copy paper
Digital option: Google Slide
Your task: Cinquains are identification poems. These short poems are designed to capture the ‘main idea’ of a person or concept. Choose any two people from your notes/reading/historical time period and write a cinquain about each.

Your poem should follow this format:
Line 1- One word (Person/subject)
Line 2- Two words that describe
Line 3- Three action words about what the
subject did
Line 4- A four or five-word phrase describing
the subject.
Line 5- One word that could be another name
for the subject

Math or Science

One Pager
Paper option: a sheet of notebook or copy
paper
Digital option: Google Slides
Your task: Create a poster about your assigned topic.
You should:
● Fill up the entire space you have.
● Have one major illustration.
● Include 2 pieces of important
information 1 related to the illustration
● Must have title
● Use lots of colors!

 

Thinking/Concept Map
Paper option: notebook or copy paper
Digital option: Google Slide
Your task: Use your notes from your notebook to create a flowchart, concept map, Venn diagram, or double bubble map

You should:
□ Write the topic in the center, and take notes on topics connected to the main idea.
□ For the topic
● Include two supporting details
● Include one illustration for the topic

 

Paper option: notebook or copy paper
Digital option: Crossword puzzle maker
Your task: Create a crossword puzzle using concepts, terms, and examples from this
topic.
ð Choose eight terms from this unit.
ð Use scratch paper to figure out how you can write the words in criss-cross
combinations.
ð Copy the finished blank grid onto a sheet of notebook paper, numbering your across and
down words.
ð Write a clue for each of your eight items (fill-in-the-blank, question, definition, etc.)
under, across or down.
ð Provide an answer key

Math or Science

 

Comic Book / StoryBoard
Paper option: notebook or copy paper
Digital option: Google Slide
Your task: Determine the 4 most important facts and create an illustrated summary.
ð Turn your page sideways and divide the page into eight panels, like this:
ð Dedicate one panel per concept.
ð At the top or bottom of each box, write your
caption in complete thoughts.
ð Illustrations for each panel should be meaningful and colored.

 

Game Cards
Your task:
Create game cards to use in playing a
board game.
□ Title your page with the name of your game.
□ Write 8 different questions to be answered about the topic. Write the questions flashcard
style – question on the front, answer on back.
□ Write 2 obstacle/help cards. These are situations that can cause bad things or good
things to happen to a player. They must relate to the topic. You must include at least one of each.

 

Remix a popular song
Paper option: Rewrite lyrics to a popular song
Digital option: Perform the remix
You should:
-Choose a song to rewrite – it must rhyme. You need to include the original lyrics, which must be
appropriate for school.
-Rewrite the lyrics to include at least four pieces of information about your topic.
-Write at least one verse and a chorus.