Grades 3-6 Home Learning Choice Board
Prepared by the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District
For Public Sharing
Math | Science | ELA | Social Studies | Movement, Arts & Enrichment |
Play Play a mathematical game. Take a look at this list of suggestions. | Observe Find all the plants, animals, and insects in your yard. Use the iNaturalist app (have an adult create a free account) to photograph and help identify them. Draw sketches of what you find in a homemade “scientist notebook.” | Read/WatchExplore great books in the movies (list of suggestions). | Explore Explore Google Earth and pinpoint your home in our beautiful world! | Physical Education |
Read Mathicalbooks.org has a wonderful list of books with mathematical themes for ages 3 to 18. | Analyze and Classify Data Using a pencil and transparent tape or an ink pad, collect fingerprints from people in your home and analyze them. Fingerprinting directions page. | Draw or write Journal using the suggested prompts and draw or write your response. | Reflect & Create Make a list of what it means to be a good citizen. | Music |
Observe Find numbers and patterns around you. Go on a number hunt or create your own mathematical picture challenge | Using Math in Science Modeling and Counting Populations. Using a bit of small pasta or rice, learn how scientists use sampling to estimate quantities of things that are difficult to count.Counting Populations directions. | Explore Wonderopolis.org - a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Each day, they pose an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day®—and explore it in a variety of ways. | Explore Learn about U.S. States using the National Geographic Kids site. | Visual Arts Check out this list of ideas for exploring the visual arts at home! |
Cook Together Cooking is a great way to learn about measurement, fractions, ratios, proportions, and family traditions. | Exploring Sound/Mindful Listening After ringing a bell (you can use a pot/pan with a wooden spoon, too), listen closely to the sound and raise a hand when you can’t hear it anymore. Listen carefully for one more minute and then share every sound noticed. “How did you feel when you listened? Were you able to notice more than you thought you would?” | Read Read a book together and then visit Reading Rockets or share a book review as a fun interactive follow-up activity! | CreateExplore different examples of travel brochures (visit websites for travel agencies, AAA, and tourist bureaus). Discuss what makes them interesting, exciting, and informative. Create travel brochures for a particular location. Include at least three reasons why this place might attract visitors and use a simple tri-fold format. Illustrate brochures with drawings or pictures from magazines or the internet. Be creative and have fun! | Be Mindful! Mindful breathing: Every hour simply take three calm/deep breaths in & out. Breathe in for a count of 2 and out for a count of 4. Squeeze & Relax” Have your child lie down with their eyes closed and squeeze every muscle in their body as tightly as they can. Have them hold this position for a few seconds, and then fully relax. Check out: Blissful Kids & Yogia Approved |
Build Build with blocks, legos, recycling, or natural materials. Try to recreate what someone else has built. | Collecting Data and Modeling Observe and chart the weather each day. What is the temperature, wind speed, cloud cover? Build a mini water cycle terrarium. Explore the water cycle and plant growth with this activity. Water Cycle Terrarium directions. | Writing Take turns writing sentences to come up with a story. Neither of you can speak so you don't give each other ideas. Just see how silly and funny the story will turn out to be with two different writers. | Create a Timeline Document important events in your life. Add pictures or drawings. Challenge yourself to write a memoir! | Practice Digital Citizenship Explore Interland in the interactive Be Internet Awesome game to test your digital literacy and citizenship skills. Learn to code at Code.org |
Logic Puzzles Try Set, Sudoku or KenKen puzzles free from the New York Times | Conduct an Investigation The importance of your thumb. Tape your thumbs to your hands and attempt to do various tasks without your thumbs. Record which tasks required or were easier with a thumb. | Read Visit Storyline Online and enjoy a wonderful book read aloud by a member of the Screen Actors Guild or if you have an Acton (Minuteman Consortium) or Boxborough (CW Mars) library card, go online to borrow Overdrive e-books or audiobooks to enjoy together. | Travel the World to Find Carmen San Diego | Be Curious! Login to curiositystream.com to watch streaming documentaries. Contact your teacher for the A-B student login and password. |
Play with Cards Play a game with a deck of cards. | Investigate Force and Motion. Is it magic or science? Investigate inertia with simple materials in your home. | Act out a story Help your child bring some extra excitement to reading by using his or her imagination. Have your child draw pictures of what he or she is reading, act out the scene, put on a character puppet show, or make up alternate endings. | Follow the Oregon Trail Play the classic computer game The Oregon Trail. | Listen to a Podcast An engaging way to learn through listening to stories, interviews, debates, and conversations between experts. Here are a few recommendations: But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids and Smash Boom Best and Stories Podcast |
Play Online Games | Observe Nesting Birds Watch the bald eagle webcam or the hummingbird webcam. Write or draw what you notice and some questions you have. | Play Word Games All types of board games - Scrabble, Boggle, Bananagrams, and other similar board games. You can also be creative and create your own! | Explore Sign into BrainPop. (check with your teacher for login information) to enjoy a variety of social studies-related games and engaging activities! | Visit a Museum Take virtual tours of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History or the Metropolitan Museum of Art |