Weekly
One-on-one Resources
May 25, 2020
SOCIAL STUDIES
The Original Tiny House
A Hollywood movie star built herself a gorgeous dream home, sparing no expense on the details. The one big difference? She thought small.
MATH
Learn PEMDAS with Dice
PEMDAS is an acronym for the words parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction. Use die to help your student learn their order of operations with this fun activity!
READING/GRAMMAR
Connect Reading to the Real World
Have each family member pick an article from a reliable online source to share & have a discussion. An awesome after dinner activity!
May 18, 2020
READING/GRAMMAR
Organize A Family Read-Aloud
Pick a short story with a positive lesson or a family favorite and take turns reading out loud together!
MAY 11, 2020
MATH
Create Your Own Budget!
Earn some, spend less, and don’t buy what you can’t afford. Learn about the basics of budgeting!
READING/GRAMMAR
Khan Academy
Complete with a daily schedule breakdown to grow in core subjects, check out the plan for each day this week!
May 4, 2020
SOCIAL STUDIES
Explore the 7 Wonders of the World!
Travel around the world, learning geography and about our 7 wonders of the world on the way!
MATH
Design Your Own Board Game!
Follow these stages to create and test userability of your own boardgame!
READING/GRAMMAR
Family Tree
Take time to make your family tree and listen to family stories! Write your family's story from what you can remember - who are you all? What do you enjoy? What's your favorite memory of your family?
April 28, 2020
SCIENCE
Simple Machines How-To
Learn about simple machines by watching these videos, then try to build your own!
SOCIAL STUDIES/ARTS
Fashion Through the Ages
Learn about fashion throughout the ages and then design your own fashion with one from a past style you learned about and one of something you'd wear today! https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/wQJiB9m2-O06Iw
MATH
Practice Math Online with IXL
Choose your own topics based on your particular level to keep growing in math!
READING/GRAMMAR
Work on Reading in Spanish!
Use interactive stories and games to boost Spanish grammar and language-learning.
April 21, 2020
SOCIAL STUDIES/ARTS
Meet the Artist!
The Met is the largest museum in the United States. Its permanent collection consists of antiques, paintings, sculptures and modern art. In this activity, learn about a piece of art history!
MATH
Work on Getting the Basic Facts Down, Fast!
Check out this online math program that looks at how a student is solving problems and adjusts accordingly to build a unique learning path for them. (NOTE: Sign up by April 30 for a 90 day free trial.)
READING/GRAMMAR
Raz-Kids: Reading Matters
Set up a free account to help your daughter work on reading! (NOTE: This is a screen-required tool.)
April 14, 2020
SCIENCE
Bill Nye, the Science Guy
Get creative and do some at home fun experiments!
SOCIAL STUDIES/ARTS
What's the Renaissance?
Learn about the renaissance and tour a museum to see some of the artwork created at that time.
See if you can find the ones the article mentioned!
MATH
HappyNumbers.com
Dive into math at your own speed!
Happy Numbers is a visual and adaptive application (students take a quick placement test before they begin) that helps students build math intuition. https://happynumbers.com/
READING/GRAMMAR
Set a Schedule for Learning!
Check out this sample schedule for an idea how to organize your time!
Then, create a schedule using homemade foam paint!