Middle Schoolers:
Ian Byrd is one of my favorite mentors. He has an amazing site called Byrdseed TV with some really interesting lessons and activities. Check it out here. You will need the Class Name: Social Distancing Fun and Password: sixfeet.
Make sure to check out these STEM challenges. They are really cool!
Check out the Digital Breakout Boxes Tab above! You will love them!
Do you want to learn more about how to be Anti-Racist?
Check out Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Check out Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
email Mrs. Frank if you would like to be part of a discussion group: [email protected]
Create a Quarantine Time Capsule!
This is a year like no other....... document it so that you never forget!
Materials:
Think about the year..... especially the beginning of this school year. Gather artifacts that will remind you of the year when you look back at it a long time from now.
Some ideas:
This is a year like no other....... document it so that you never forget!
Materials:
- container for your "stuff" (a box (shoe, Amazon, decorative, etc.), oatmeal canister, tennis ball can, etc.
- paper, markers, etc. to decorate your container
- artifacts to put in your container (see below)
Think about the year..... especially the beginning of this school year. Gather artifacts that will remind you of the year when you look back at it a long time from now.
Some ideas:
- Fill out this Time Capsule Journal or this one. There is also an adult version here
- Fill out this "Mad Lib"
- Lysol wipe
- A couple squares of toilet paper
- List of the shows you binge-watched
- Recipe for a dish you made using creative substitutions
- Evidence of games or activities you did as a family, like a Yahtzee score card
- Handprint tracing of everyone in the family
- Description of the craziest or most out-of-the-box game or activity you created together
- A tally sheet for the number of times you read a favorite book or sang a favorite song
- A letter to yourself describing how you’re feeling and what life is like
- A list of unusual occurrences. For example, the longest amount of time you went without leaving the house, or the number of stores that didn’t have toilet paper in stock.
- small toys
- used gift cards
- take out menus from your frequented restaurants
- photos
- The sky is the limit! I would love to hear what you included!
Scavenger Hunt
Are you up for the challenge? How many questions can you correctly answer?
Are you up for the challenge? How many questions can you correctly answer?
Write Cards to Seniors in Senior Living Facilities:
Many seniors are feeling very isolated right now and a homemade card may just be the trick to cheer them up! Click here for the addresses of some senior living facilities in our area.
Many seniors are feeling very isolated right now and a homemade card may just be the trick to cheer them up! Click here for the addresses of some senior living facilities in our area.