The Kids are Home... Now What?
Advice for Parents
A message from Old Orchard/Un mensaje de Old Orchard
We know this is a challenging time for families and children. We have packets available until 3:00PM in the office (3/17) for those who are unable to print from our website. Although we are offering online work for your children, the days are long when school is canceled. We also wanted to put together some suggested schedules and resources for you to help the days pass more productively.
Good luck!
Mrs. Diamond and Mr. Hintz
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
8:00 Make breakfast together
9:00 An hour of schoolwork
10:00 DIY Science project
11:00 Exercise! Here are some Indoor suggestions
12:00 Creative lunch-making
1:00 Second session of schoolwork
2:00 Round 2 of physical activity - we all need it...
3:00 Healthy snack & DIY Crafts project
4:00 Write, rehearse, and perform a play or mock commercial, or dress up time.
6:00 Prepare, eat, and clean up dinner; everyone helps.
8:00 Board Games/showers/read aloud before bed
Baking = great STEM learning/Hornear = gran aprendizaje STEM
After you've done all the measuring, then you can think about the chemistry of cooking. At what temperature does butter melt? Or water boil? You and your child can generate hundreds of questions and answers about math and science by the simple act of making cookies.
Then, once those cookies are made, there are all kinds of story problems! If everyone in the family gets an equal number of cookies, how many cookies does each person get? What about the ethical dimensions of cookie-making? Who should get the most? The person who cooks? Who cleans? Who buys the groceries? Or should everyone get an equal amount?
Great Writing Activities/Grandes actividades de escritura
2. Create homemade birthday cards.
3. Write a thank you note to someone you appreciate.
1. Escriba una carta a un miembro de la familia. 2. Crea tarjetas de cumpleaños caseras. 3. Escriba una nota de agradecimiento a alguien que aprecie.