OFFICE OF Curriculum & Instructional Design https://learningdesign.hawaiipublicschools.org/ | Grade 1 At-Home Learning Choice Board Days 1–5 |
Day 1 – Choose eight of the following learning opportunities to do today!
As you work through these activities, please be mindful of your personal health and well-being as well as that of those around you. Be safe, work with an adult when possible/necessary, and practice social distancing.
English Language Arts | Mathematics | Science | Social Studies | |
Offline | Read a fiction story with someone and write what happened at the beginning, middle and end of the story. In the beginning of the story, ____ In the middle of the story, ____ At the end of the story, ___ | Find 2 items in your house that you can put side by side and find which one is the longest. How did you know it was the longest? ______________ was longer than ______________ because ______________. | Look outside your window or go for a walk. What animals do you see? How do the parts (structures) of the plants and animals you see help them to survive. Describe one plant and one animal and how its parts help it to survive. | Talk with your parents or caregivers and if it’s okay, ask them
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Online | Go to the Hawaii State Library online site and find a fiction book that you like. Write what happened at the beginning, middle and end of the story. In the beginning of the story, ____ In the middle of the story, ____ At the end of the story, ___ | Use Khan Academy, 1st grade math course for 15 - 20 minutes. | Look at some examples of biomimicry with a helper. Draw a model of one of the animals or plants you read about. Describe how that plant or animal inspired engineers to create a design. | How should we treat others? Watch a video What Makes A Good Friend? and make a poster showing ways people should treat others. |
Active/ Interactive | Act out what happened at different parts of the story. Pretend you are the main character, act out one thing that happened in the beginning, middle and end of the story. | Use paper shapes to create a picture. Write down how many of each shape you used. I used _____squares. I used _____ circles. I used _____ rectangles. I used ______ triangles. | Design and create a device or object that is inspired by the parts of an animal or plant that help it survive. For example, some seeds have sticky hooks that let them hitch a ride on animals. You could design an item that uses hooks to stick. | Read or listen to a story. Discuss whether something in the story is fact or opinion. |
Day 2 – Choose eight of the following learning opportunities to do today!
As you work through these activities, please be mindful of your personal health and well-being as well as that of those around you. Be safe, work with an adult when possible/necessary, and practice social distancing.
English Language Arts | Mathematics | Science | Social Studies | |
Offline | Keep a journal and write one thing that happened during the day. Include the following:
| Write your numbers from 1-120. If you think you can write numbers higher than 120, see how high you can go. | Find the moon! Observe and sketch the location of the moon in the sky every hour throughout the day. Do this every day for a week and look for patterns. What questions do you have about how the moon moves? | Play a board game with friends or family. After the game, talk about why taking turns is important. |
Online | Use an online tool to record one thing that happened. Include the following:
| Use Khan Academy 1st grade math course for 15 - 20 minutes. | Watch this video about the Hawaiian Star Compass. What questions do you have about how stars move in the sky? Do all stars appear to move in the sky? | Help our environment! Make paper straws! With an adult make a paper straw and learn why we should cut down on the use of plastic |
Active/ Interactive | Create a simple book of what happened. Draw a picture and write a sentence on what happened at the beginning, middle and end. | Choose a board game or card game to play with your family member or caregiver. | Stand in a sunny spot until you cast a shadow on the ground or wall. Mark your shadow (with pencil, chalk, or tape) every hour throughout the day. What happens to your shadow during the day? Why do you think this is? | Have someone read to you about Marie Curie. Name three reasons why she is still remembered today. |
Day 3 – Choose eight of the following learning opportunities to do today!
As you work through these activities, please be mindful of your personal health and well-being as well as that of those around you. Be safe, work with an adult when possible/necessary, and practice social distancing.
English Language Arts | Mathematics | Science | Social Studies | |
Offline | Read a non-fiction book and write down interesting facts about the topic you are reading. Share what you learned with someone. | Compare the numbers 19 and 91. Are they the same or different? Why do you think so? | Stretch a piece of cling wrap over a cup or bowl and sprinkle some salt on top of the cling wrap. Point different sources of sounds like your voice, a speaker, or an instrument at the cup or bowl. Design an investigation to use sound to make the salt move. | Natural resources are things found in nature that we use in our everyday lives, like water, soil, plants and minerals. What natural resources can you find in and around your home? |
Online | Go online and find a non-fiction book that interests you. Write down facts about the topic you are reading. Share what you learned with someone. | Use Khan Academy, 1st grade math course for 15 - 20 minutes. | Rock out with Peg and Cat! Use this online game to make music. How did you change the notes that you could make? Draw a model that shows how the note is related to the length of the instrument. | Create a poster illustrating the main jobs of the president in writing and drawings. Source A: The Three Branches of Government. Page 6 Source B: President of the United States Page 7 Source C: What Does the President Do? Page 8 |
Active/ Interactive | Using things around your home, create the subject you read about and see if you can use the book to help you. Create a poster, a model or anything else to show what you learned. | Put these numbers in order from least to greatest (lowest to highest): 24, 59, 95, 64 | Use materials that you have at home to build a device that can send a message using sound. Create a secret coded message for a partner to figure out. | Learn about: The Wright Brothers! After watching the video, think of two questions you would like to ask. Then make a paper airplane. |
Day 4 – Choose eight of the following learning opportunities to do today!
As you work through these activities, please be mindful of your personal health and well-being as well as that of those around you. Be safe, work with an adult when possible/necessary, and practice social distancing.
English Language Arts | Mathematics | Science | Social Studies | |
Offline | Make a card for someone. Write a special message to them to make them feel happy. | Choose 4 numbers from 0-100. Write the number down and show how to make that number as many ways as you can. | Use a flashlight to explore how light goes through different objects. Find things that light can go all the way through, a little bit through, and not at all through. What do you think causes light to go through different objects differently? | Create a map of your neighborhood on blank paper. Be sure to label your map. |
Online | Use an online tool such as Drawisland and create a card for someone. Write a special message to them to make them feel happy. | Use Khan Academy 1st grade math course for 15 - 20 minutes. | Watch this video about illuminated art. Use different materials that light can go through in different ways to create your own illuminated masterpiece! How did the materials you picked let the light go through differently? | What is a community? Watch Getting to Know Your Community to find out. Write one or two sentences about something you learned. I learned _________________. |
Active/ Interactive | Using items from around the house, create a 3D card for someone and write a special message. | Use paper shapes to create a picture. Write down how many of each shape you used. I used _____squares. I used _____ circles. I used _____ rectangles. I used ______ triangles. | Place something in a box or bag and ask a partner to guess what is inside. Can your partner guess what is inside using different senses? Why can’t you see something that is in a box or bag? | Create an “All about My Community” book on blank paper. Use words and pictures to tell about the people and places in your community. |
Day 5 – Choose eight of the following learning opportunities to do today!
As you work through these activities, please be mindful of your personal health and well-being as well as that of those around you. Be safe, work with an adult when possible/necessary, and practice social distancing.
English Language Arts | Mathematics | Science | Social Studies | |
Offline | Create a “How to” book and write down the steps in order on how to do something (e.g., make a peanut butter sandwich, brush your teeth, feed a pet). | Count to 120 (or higher if you can)! Also, try counting by 10s and see how high you can go. | Think of a baby animal and its parents. Draw or write some of the ways that the baby is like its parents and some of the ways that it is different from its parents. | Jobs are an important part of communities. Talk with a family member about the different kinds of jobs in your community. |
Online | Using an online tool, create a book on how to do something (e.g., make a peanut butter sandwich, brush your teeth, feed a pet). | Use Khan Academy 1st grade math course for 15 - 20 minutes. | Read this information about how parents help their offspring survive. Brainstorm or use an internet search to think of how animals in Hawaii help their offspring survive. How do monk seals and nene protect their young? | There are many people in a community who keep us safe. Watch Who Keeps People Safe in Our Community? Write a letter to one of these people to thank him or her for keeping you safe |
Active/ Interactive | Act out the steps on how to do something. See if someone can guess what you are doing. | Make a book that has the following shapes: square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, rhombus, trapezoid, and circle. Draw and label each shape and describe it in words. This shape is a ___________ because it has _______ sides and _______ corners. | Pick an animal and imagine have to protect your baby animals from harm. Act out the different ways that you would protect your babies. Have a partner guess what animal you are! | What are cardinal directions and how do I use them? Source A: “Learn about Maps”, Page 9 Source B: Image bank: Cardinal directions, Page 10 |
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