I have been thinking about all of you and praying that your families are well! I have come up with a few
activities if you need any ideas to support student learning! This is NOT mandatory. I want to come
alongside and help you with ideas.
Writing: I have listed a few ideas to get even the most reluctant students to write.
Write letters: I strongly encourage this activity. This will allow students to interact with friends/family.They can send actual mail or emails.
Focus on capital letters,punctuation, writing in complete sentences,writing with strong details, etc.
-Write summaries or tv show episodes, books ,or movies: This practice will make writing more fun and
individualized to student preference. Recalling key details is a skill we continually work on in school.
-Write a new ending to a story or movie
Allows students to be creative in a fun way!
Select any photograph that you have that has significance to your child. Have students write a few sentences about what is happening in the picture or why it is special.
Create a comic strip utilizing dialoge
Hyperboles: Have students write the actual meaning and draw a funny picture to match
This bag weighs a ton!
He runs faster than the wind!
I’ve read this book a hundred times.
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!
Alliteration is a term to describe a literary device in which a series of words begin with the same consonant sound. Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. *Have students create their
own alliteration and illustrate it*
Grammar
Write sentences for students that contain errors(missing capital letters or punctuation, incorrect spelling,subject verb agreement, etc.) StudentsLOVE being the teacher and editing with pens.This will help students catch errors in their own writing.
Search through magazines/newspapers for common and proper nouns (Discuss how they know it is a
common noun verse proper noun)
Mystery Bags: Put an object in a brown paper sack and have student reach in with their eyes closed to
feel the object. Students will write adjectives that describe the object (texture, shape, scent,etc.)
Sentence Types (declarative- statement,imperative-command, interrogative- asks a question, exclamatory-strong emotion/excitement)Students can write a few sentences for each sentence type.
Race Against the Clock: Give students 2 minutes to write down as many words in a category as they can. Make it a competition! Category examples:Verbs, Nouns, or Adjectives
I Spy: Divide paper into four categories: common nouns, proper nouns, plural nouns, and singular nouns. Have students list objects they find in the house for each category.
Games/Activities
Websites
I-Ready Reading/ Math : This website is adaptive to your child’s level. The program will move forward as your child progresses, or the program will assign reinforcement lessons. This website is accessible through the Clever icon on the school’s website.
Accelerated Reader: This is a website that gives a student a test based on a book that they read.This program helps build reading comprehension.There is also a website that shows which books are classified as an A.R. book that will have a test created on the platform.
Brain POP: This website is currently offering free access to parents due to school closures. They offer videos, games, and quizzes for all subject areas.They even offer health, art, and engineering.
https://www.brainpop.com/
Go Noodle: We use this for indoor recess atschool or for a brain break to get students moving.The website has yoga for kids, guided dance,guided workouts, and other activities to get yourchildren moving!
https://family.gonoodle.com/
ABCYA: This website has many fun, educational games for all subject areas.
https://www.abcya.com/grades/3
Storyline Online: This platform will allow students to select free books and have them read aloud.
https://www.storylineonline.net/
Get Epic!: This website has over 35,000 free books for kids to read. There is a small catch tot his website, I need your email address to add you to our class. I have a class code that I will give you that will give you access to the whole site.
https://www.getepic.com/app/edu-dashboard
National Geographic for Kids: This website has some free articles, videos, and books geared towards
kids.
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Practice spelling and typing words
https://www.spellingcity.com/
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