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Grades 9–12 ELA Activity Set 4: Create a Sketchnote and More

Activities including creating a sketchnote, writing an ode to an everyday item, and analyzing the theme of a short story.

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April 28, 2020

Teaching World History: World War I Lesson Plan and Activities

Teach students about the legacy of the Great War with these World War I lesson plans and activities.

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April 28, 2020

Kindergarten Daily Reading Activities: Community Helpers

Discover five days of reading lessons designed to engage your child in an exploration of how we play a role in our communities.

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April 27, 2020

Grades 1–2 Daily Reading Activities: Community Helpers

Engage your child in an exploration of how we are helpers in our communities with five days of activities.

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April 27, 2020

Grades 3–5 Daily Reading Activities: Community Helpers

Have your children in Grades 3-5 explore how we are helpers in our communities.

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April 27, 2020

Grades 6–8 ELA Activity Set 4: Explore Haiku and More

Have your middle schoolers write their own haikus, identify themes in works of literature, and create a character's social media profile.

April 27, 2020

Grade 1 Math Activity: My Animal Stories

Help your children in Grade 1 understand numbers through the context of animals.

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April 27, 2020

Grade 2 Math Activity Set: By the Sea and A Bunch of Animals

Help your children in Grade 2 understand multidigit numbers and hone their addition and subtraction skills with free animal-based activities.

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April 27, 2020

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Garden in an Egg Carton: Science Activity for Grades K–5

Have students complete this activity, which can also be done from home, where they will plant seedlings and watch them grow.

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April 23, 2020

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Kindergarten Math Activity Set: My Number Story and More

Help your children in kindergarten understand numbers and how objects are similar and different with these free downloadable activities.

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April 23, 2020

Come Together Over Reading: Start a Family Book Club at Home

Use this “Family Book Club” reading activity from JillE Literacy creator Jill Eggleton to help young learners advance their literacy skills at home.

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April 22, 2020

How to Prioritize Social-Emotional Learning in a Time of Social Distancing

Learn how to foster an environment of social and emotional learning despite the fact that students can’t interact with teachers or each other face to face.

Venola Mason
Associate Partner, ICLE and Author, Instructional Excellence, Social and Emotional Learning

April 21, 2020

Grades 6–8 ELA Activity Set 3: Identify Figurative Language and More

Have middle schoolers identify figurative language, start a dialectical journal, and respond to daily dinner prompts.

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April 20, 2020

Grades 9–12 ELA Activity Set 3: Evaluate a News Article and More

Have high schoolers continue learning from home by evaluating a news article for reliability, maintaining a dialectical journal, and responding to daily dinner prompts.

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April 20, 2020