Daily Plan
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Activity
grades 5–7
Find Pi Everywhere
Discover the magical mathematical nature of pi. All you'll need is a circular object, some string, and scissors.
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Audio
grades 1–6
Who Was Sacagawea?
Listen to this audiobook to learn about an amazing teenager who made some of the exploration of North America possible.
Activity
grades 3–5
Reflect on the Year
Explain or show what this year has been like for you using words, art, music, Minecraft—whatever works. How have world events affected you?
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Healthy Meals Remix
Activity
grades K–5
Create Your Own Country, City, or Neighborhood
On a large piece of cardboard, draw the landmasses, roads, skyscrapers, and more to make up your imaginary place. Add toys or household items to make it 3D!
Video
grades K–5
Flash the Sloth
Meet Flash, a two-toed sloth, and learn more about the habitat and habits of these cute mammals.
Video
grades K–5
The Keys to Empathy
Watch this video to learn how you can use empathy to better understand and support others.
Lesson
grades 3–8
Tangram Puzzle
Play this ancient game, where you create different shapes and figures, using just seven geometric tiles. There are 40 interactive puzzles to choose from.
Article/Ebook
grade 4
Trail into Darkness
Find out what happens when a boy gets lost while snowshoeing with his family.
Audio
grades 5–12
George
Listen to this tender tale about a transgender girl in the fourth grade. Free on Hoopla with a library card.
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Top Secret Learning
Video
grades 3–8
The Largest Coastal Temperate Rainforest
Take a virtual field trip to an immense rainforest stretching from Washington to British Columbia with Tsimka Martin of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation.
Activity
grades K–5
Move like a Champ
Get active with this jump, squat, and turn around routine with tennis champ Madison Keys!
Lesson
grades 5–8
Drawing to Music
Learn about synesthesia and how it influences musicians and artists. Then put some music on, get inspired, and draw.
Video
grades 3–8
Experiments with Mobius Strips
How do you create interlocking papers with a single strip? Watch this video and see if you can recreate these mathematical experiments.
Article/Ebook
grades 3–5
A Winning Team
Meet the president-elect, Joe Biden, and vice president-elect, Kamala Harris, and learn more about their lives.
Video
grades K–5
Make Up a Dance Routine
Improvise some moves, then use them to design a new dance performance that's all your own.
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Flower Safari
Activity
grades K–3
Rocket Release
Create a paper rocket, then grab a straw and launch it! Record the distance traveled and modify your design. How far can it go?
Activity
grades 3–6
Marshmallow Blaster
Design a tube that launches marshmallows, and consider how air pressure works to propel them higher, faster, and farther.
Interactive
grades 3–12
Play Charades
Set up a video chat with a friend, grandparents or another family. Take turns trying to get the other side to guess your clue.
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?
Video
Preschool–grade 12
Found-Object Music
Listen to this holiday jingle using wrenches. What songs can you recreate with objects found around your house? Pots, pans, bottles, or glasses with water are a great start.
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Think Like a Computer
Activity
grades K–5
Hold a Mini Sports Day
Set up and try out this mini-sports day course with egg and spoon races, relay races, sack races, obstacle courses, and more.
Activity
grades 1–3
Start a Rubber Band Band
Learn to build your own rubber band guitar (and other instruments!) out of simple household supplies.
Video
grades K–5
Make Up a Dance Routine
Improvise some moves, then use them to design a new dance performance that's all your own.
Worksheet
grades 5–8
So Many Berries!
Find out a bit about how cranberries grow. Then, use math to estimate how many berries are actually in the bog.
Article/Ebook
grades 3–6
Seaweed Solution
Can kelp farming help slow climate change? Learn about the pros and cons of producing this underwater resource.
Article/Ebook
grade 5
Move to the Beat
Read about master musician Jordan Messan Benissan from Togo, and learn about the importance of music in this West African country.
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Secret Messages in Invisible Ink
Activity
grades 3–8
Learn a Dance
Build self-esteem by learning some simple dance choreography.
Video
Preschool–grade 12
Snow Days!
Enjoy winter wonderland with over 100 videos about snow. Learn what makes a snowflake, the dance of snow fairies, and how to build a snow home or igloo.
Activity
grades 3–5
Tricky Pictures: Get the Facts
Some people change the pictures they post online. How can you tell what's real? Slow down and use your critical-thinking skills to get the facts.
Worksheet
grades 4–6
Money-Making Movies
Use facts about these popular holiday movies to practice some math skills and graph your results.
Article/Ebook
grades 3–5
Historic Election Firsts
Learn more about the diverse group of leaders breaking barriers with their 2020 election wins.
Activity
grades 3–5
Looking Forward
What are you looking forward to? What goals do you have? Find a way to show or explain the things you want to make happen.
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Guess the Animal
Interactive
Preschool–grade 3
Paint and Create
Mess around in this simple and fun painting tool to make your own masterpiece. Share it with family when you're done.
Video
grades K–5
Niagara Falls
Explore Niagara Falls and learn more about this natural wonder on the border of the U.S. and Canada.
Activity
grades 5–12
Space Origami
Fold a piece of paper to find out how rockets can carry a starshade as big as a baseball diamond to take pictures in space.
Interactive
grades 3–5
Turn Up the Volume
Use the beaker to select the amount of liquid you'll need to fill up the cubes. Count the cubes to help out.
Lesson
grades 4–12
Letters of Gratitude to Essential Workers
Write a meaningful letter of thanks to essential workers that returns their acts of service and kindness.
Take a screen break
Impersonate Your Favorite Personality
Video
grades K–5
Exploring the Coral Reef
Although they might not swim or move like fish, coral reefs are actually living organisms that play an important role in the ecosystem.
Activity
Preschool–grade 12
Community Gift Box
Decorate a large cardboard box. Use it to store gifts for local charities. Put in toys to donate, food to give away, and more!
Activity
grades K–3
Rock Star Workout
Bust out your air guitar and enjoy this wacky workout sitting down or standing up.
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