The Weekly Jr. Oiler
March 13, 2020
Temporary School Closure
Teachers will not be assigning work for the two weeks. If students have existing homework or projects, they may continue to complete that work. Please see the list of recommended activities below:
- Read daily for 20 minutes to one hour
- Practice Jiji math and/or ALEKS math daily for daily for 30 minutes
- Practice typing/keyboarding skills- Dance Mat Typing, Power Typing, Typing Club, etc.
- Write/draw in a journal each day- provide different topics each day. Examples: What would you do with a million dollars? Rewrite a fairy tale ending or rewrite the ending of a book you have read; write a story
- Practice an instrument, if you play one
- Build a tower or robot using everyday recycling
- Develop a new skill- i.e. coding using Code.org, Scratch.mit.edu
- Create a board game
- Color, paint, draw, dance, play board games, do puzzles, try oragmi
- Bake or cook something
- Do jumping jacks, sit ups, run in place- exercise for 20-30 minutes daily
- Other ideas can be found at Orange County Department of Ed for resources: https://ocde.instructure.com/courses/224/pages/instructional-continuity
- Other websites to visit for ideas:
o Inside the Outdoors: https://ocde.us/ito/Pages/Family-Engagement.aspx
o Choose Your Own Adventure: http://pblu.org/projects/choose-your-own-adventure
o Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/
o Scholastic: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lessons-and-ideas/
o PBS Learning: https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/grades/middle-school/?selected_facet=subject:3026
o Duolingo (Learn another language): https://www.duolingo.com/
o National Geographic Science: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/science/science-lab/
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