Learning in Room 226
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Reading
Summer Book Recomendations
1. Give Kids Choice
2. Go to the Library – a lot! 3. Go Beyond the Book While we usually think that reading means sitting down with a physical book, mix it up with some other options like e-readers, audiobooks, and magazines. 4. Have Books Everywhere 5. Model Reading 6. Set a Reading Goal 7. Read Aloud to Kids of ALL Ages 7. Make Reading Social Reading seems like the ultimate individual activity, but making it more social can deepen comprehension and create a memorable shared experience among friends. Start a book club with neighborhood kids or your own family this summer. Or, let kids share book reviews and recommendations on Bookopolis.
Student Bookshelfs
Math
Daily math practice doesn't have to be -- and, in fact, shouldn't be -- drill-and-kill. Summer is a great opportunity to make learning more fun with apps that add a gaming element to key skills such as addition, subtraction, fractions, and more. These apps let kids avoid the "summer slide" in a fun -- and totally painless -- way.
Dragonbox Big Numbers: In a whimsical land called Noomia, kids collect resources, add them, regroup, and subtract when they buy supplies to accomplish various tasks. As they progress, new areas and challenges unlock, and numbers get larger.
Marble Math: In this fantastic app, kids see math problems -- such as "Collect fractions that add up to 2" -- at the top of the screen and then navigate through a maze with a marble to pick up answers to the problem.
Motion Math Cupcake (now part of the Motion Math app): For their new bakery, kids must design, name, and make cupcakes. As they take orders and deliver them, kids do the basic math that comes with the territory of buying and selling.
Prodigy Math Game: After choosing an avatar, kids earn spells by completing math problems and use them to defeat monsters. Along the way kids can earn other rewards, and the game adapts to a kid's skill level.
Sushi Monster: Kids playing Sushi Monster work in reverse to solve addition and multiplication problems. Each round begins with a set of target numbers. The chef puts numbered plates of sushi on the counter, and kids must choose the correct combination of plates to meet the target, thereby feeding the sushi monster.
Podcasts for Kids
Important Dates
May
21 - Field Trip to Nelson Atkins Museum of Art and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
May 27 - No School
May 31 - Walk to School & Fitness Friday
June
June 3 - Field Day
June 4 - Last Day of School