PG&E sent a notification this morning stating that electrical power in Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda will be shut off beginning Sunday at 4:00 PM and will remain off until Wednesday morning. I'd like to share with you the following list of kids activities the Moraga school district shared.
All Students
Take a nature walk. What changes do you notice in nature?
Parent or student create a nature scavenger hunt.
Draw or paint
Board games
Puzzles
Bike ride
Write a book. Write and draw a comic book.
Play school (with siblings, a pet or stuffed animals
Help a family member with a task
Build a fort in the bedroom
Learn Morse code
Build a house of cards
Have a paper airplane contest
Learn the state capitals
Play “find it” geography games on maps or globes
Have an indoor camping trip (with a tent!)
Make a television out of box and put on shows
Learn some yoga poses
Play balloon volleyball
Make puppets and put on a show
Learn magic tricks
Learn the flags from around the world
Use masking or packing tape to play hopscotch on the floor
Write thank you notes or letters to family and friends
Choreograph a dance
Meditate
Practice mask wearing
Practice hand washing
TK-K
Read a story together and have your child draw a picture of their favorite part.
Flashlight reading partner (student reads with a stuffed animal)
Math
Practice writing numbers 1-10
Challenge - writing number 11 and up
Letters
Practice writing lowercase letters
Writing
Write a Halloween card (to your family members/friend)
Play a board game
Find 10 of three different items that start with the letter s sound
Make up a silly story
Sing some songs to your favorite stuffed animal or pet
Make a letter/card for your teacher
1st Grade
A great time to complete any incomplete assignments
Read for 30 minutes
Practice math facts with card games (War, Go Fish)
Use Fundations tiles to create 15 words
Make up a silly story
Share your story with a family member
Sing some songs to your favorite stuffed animal or pet
Make a letter/card for your teacher
2nd Grade
A great time to complete any incomplete assignments
Read for 40 minutes
Practice math facts with card games (War, Go Fish, etc...)
Writing
Write a funny Halloween story
Write 2 word problems using subtraction
Use Fundations tiles to create 15 words
Pretend to be the teacher and teach a lesson
Make a letter/card for your teacher
Make a building out of playing cards
Play board games (Yahtzee, Boggle, etc)
3rd Grade
A great time to complete any incomplete assignments
Read for 40 minutes and write a summary of what you read
Practice math facts
Card games card games (Multiplication War, Fraction War)
Write 4 Halloween themed math word problems
Writing
Write a Halloween story
Draw and send a letter and picture to a relative
Make a letter/card for your teacher
Create your own secret code
Make a building out of playing cards
Play board games
4th Grade
A great time to complete any incomplete assignments
Read for 40 minutes and write about one of the characters in the book. Why did you choose this particular character? What new information did you learn about this character?
Practice math facts
Card games card games
Practice your instrument or sing a song from chorus
Writing
Write a Halloween story
Make a letter/card for your teacher
Create your own secret code
Make a building out of playing cards
Play board games
5th Grade
A great time to complete any incomplete assignments
Read for 40 minutes
Start a journal
Write a script for a play
Practice your instrument or sing a song from chorus
Practice math facts
Card games card games
Make a letter/card for your teacher
Make a building out of playing cards
Create your own secret code
Play board games
6th-8th Grade
Read
A great time to complete any incomplete assignments
Improve personal bests: the mile, sit-ups, push-ups
Start a journal
Write a script for a play
Stargaze and look for the North star, the Big Dipper and constellations.
Write music or lyrics
Prepare an entire meal for the family
Create a new recipe
Make a letter/card for your teacher
Invent something and sketch it
Ask how the stock market works? What a bond is...a treasury bill?
Create a visual of the three branches of government and show checks and balances
Decide on topic to debate, prepare and debate
Start writing an autobiography and write your future
Compare food nutrition labels and organize by healthiest
Check or prepare home emergency supplies
Make a building out of playing cards
If on a remote island, what ten things would you want to have?
Don't forget to check out my blog on tips to prepare for fire season in Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda.
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