Daily Plan
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Interactive
grades K–5
Fraction Games
Practice fractions using this unique mix of problems with visual models and manipulatives.
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Video
grades K–3
"Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book"
Watch Latinx author and illustrator Yuyi Morales read her first self-illustrated story and find out who is the trickster and who was tricked.
Activity
Preschool–grade 3
I Spy With My Little iPhone/Digital Camera
Head into nature, where the objects and forces to identify, categorize, and photograph are wonderful and virtually endless.
Take a screen break
Rock Painting
Interactive
grades 3–8
Family Fun: Music and Dance
Explore this vast and vibrant collection of virtual tours all about how music and dance shape our world.
Activity
grades K–5
Listen Carefully
Ask an adult a question about their past. Listen very carefully and don't interrupt. Then, ask another question related to what they just said.
Video
grades 3–5
Breakfast Club: The Poisonous Birds of New Guinea (and Other Ongoing Work)
Learn about the poisonous birds of New Guinea with Cal Academy's Dr. Jack Dumbacher, curator and chair of ornithology and mammalogy.
Interactive
grades 3–8
Alike Angles
Categorize angles into different groups in this interactive game. Congruent or parallel, complementary or supplementary, acute or obtuse: Can you sort them all?
Article/Ebook
grades 3–8
Lost and Found
After you read the poem, think about what it's like to find something that was lost. Create something (poem, art, etc.) that captures that feeling.
Article/Ebook
grades 3–8
Random Acts of Kindness Bring Joy During Coronavirus Outbreak
Read the article and discuss what random acts of kindness you can offer to your community.
Take a screen break
Simon Says
Activity
grades 3–5
How to Draw How to Train Your Dragon's Toothless
Draw a cute cartoon version of Toothless from DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon. Color it, and display it when you're finished.
Activity
Preschool–grade 5
Choose Some Fun Fitness
Select an age and choose a skill to find a fun physical activity to practice.
Video
grades 3–9
Discovering You: Shaesta Waiz
By engineering fuel tanks to fly further, Shaesta became the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine airplane.
Lesson
grades 1–12
Math Made Accessible
Read, watch, and solve math problems in algebra, geometry, statistics, calculus and trigonometry. Complete an activity, open a digital textbook, or try a practice problem.
Article/Ebook
grades 5–6
Penguin Census
Discover how scientists are counting chinstrap penguins in Antarctica. It's part of a global penguin census that will help researchers better understand the Antarctic environment.
Audio
Preschool–grade 3
The Imagine Neighborhood
From the Committee for Children, this show encourages kids to use their imaginations to talk about the big feelings we all have.
Take a screen break
I'm a Superhero
Activity
grades K–5
Skateboard Spirograph
Grab a skateboard (or exercise ball, etc.), some giant paper, markers, and a friend to make a masterpiece on wheels.
Activity
grades 3–8
Change Up Your Walk
Take a walk along a different route from your normal one (or start in the opposite direction). See if you notice anything new.
Video
grades K–5
Dutch Hollow Farm – Virtual Tour
Tour a working dairy farm in New York state and learn how milk is produced.
Activity
Preschool–grade 3
Smoothie Math
Get kids counting while cooking with this berry smoothie recipe that mixes in some math talk and teaching.
Article/Ebook
grades 3–8
Get Inspiration from a Kid's Poem
Check out this poem about an endangered species written by a middle schooler. Then, write a paragraph responding to it, or write your own poem.
Audio
grades 3–5
Inspiring Stories About Pathbreaking Women
Listen to these absorbing, 20-minute tales of remarkable women who have shaped our world.
Take a screen break
Travel Around the World—With Your Ears
Activity
Preschool–grade 5
Make Art from Nature
Get outside and gather rocks, leaves, sticks, dirt, or whatever you can find that seems cool. Arrange it to make an original work of art.
Activity
grades 3–12
Toss and Think
Use your brain and your body in this game of concentration. All you need is a ball or something to toss.
Activity
grades K–2
Observe, Sketch, and Study Clouds
Identify different types of clouds in this activity that'll get you outside (or curled up by a window) studying and sketching the sky.
Interactive
grades 3–5
Perfect Precipitation
Rearrange the numbers to give your plants the amount of water they need in this game. Learn place value while watching your plants grow!
Worksheet
grades 1–3
Daily Writing Prompts
Make a routine out of writing with these daily prompts. Print out a new calendar at the start of each month.
Audio
grades 4–8
The Thing About Luck
Listen to the sweet tale of a migrant worker girl who must face big responsibilities. Free on Hoopla with a library card.
Activity
Preschool–grade 3
Exploding Baggies Experiment
Try out this exciting outdoor activity. Ponder how and why it happens, using skills like observation and deduction.
Activity
grades K–5
Make and Animate a Minion
Learn how to draw and animate a minion with only a marker and a piece of paper. Pause the video as needed.
Article/Ebook
grades 5–12
Tikal, Guatemala
Visit this ancient city -- now a World Heritage site -- and learn about the Mayan people who once lived there.
Lesson
grades 1–12
Math Made Accessible
Read, watch, and solve math problems in algebra, geometry, statistics, calculus and trigonometry. Complete an activity, open a digital textbook, or try a practice problem.
Activity
grades 2–6
Do Your Daily Wondering
Stop by to find out some intriguing info about the world. Try out some of the suggested activities or sources to continue your learning.
Audio
grades 3–6
Hello, Universe
Listen to this charming tale involving four kids, Filipino folk tales, and bravery. Free on Hoopla with a library card.
Take a screen break
Dream Home
Activity
grades K–3
Create a Pop-Up Landscape
Turn flat pieces of paper into a 3D landscape with some glue, scissors, and crayons.
Video
Preschool–grade 3
Virtual Farm Tour
Observe sheep, cows, alpacas, and more as they graze, play, and sleep.
Lesson
grade 3
Plant Adaptations
Compare and contrast two separate informational texts about plants with unique adaptations for survival.
Lesson
grades 3–5
Multiplication Mastermind
Practice multiplication skills, and check your knowledge with a post-lesson quiz.
Worksheet
grades 3–8
What Can I Say Instead?
Complete this worksheet to rethink and reframe the things you say when struggling. Do you think changing the way you speak shapes your thinking?
Take a screen break
Water Cycle in a Jar
Activity
grades K–2
Red Means Stop, Green Means Go
Pick a leader. When they say, "Green light," walk or run in place. When they say, "Yellow light," tiptoe. When they say, "Red light," stop!
Activity
grades 3–5
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Create a home garden in your yard or in a flower pot, using five easy-to-find items.
Interactive
Preschool–grade 12
Mount Rushmore Virtual Tour
Bring little ones (and bigger kids!) on a virtual tour of this iconic landmark. Afterward, look up some info about the nearby Crazy Horse monument.
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