Remote/Distance Learning Menu

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2	Lego Architect: Build a replica of a famous structure using Leogs. Build it to scale if you can.	build
3	Make a marble maze or Rube Goldberg machine using materials you can gather. If you can, make a video of how it works.	build
4	Participate in https://www.rubegoldberg.com/contests/	build
5	Build a castle using blocks, Jenga pieces, Legos, cardboard boxes, or whatever you have.	build
6	Create a domino design and record the run.	build
7	Build a scale model of your house.	build
8	Design and build something (take photos, sketch, describe).	build
9	Ask your family about your ancestors and what languages they spoke.	connect
10	Ask an adult what their favorite movie was when they were your age. Watch it. Talk about it with that person afterwards.	connect
11	Make a slide show of when you were younger.	connect
12	Call someone at least 30 years older than yourself. Chat about the past, present and future.	connect
13	Antique Hunter: Find the oldest object in your house and research where it came from and the story behind it.	connect
14	Talk to your parents or grandparents about what school was like or what they did for fun when they were your age.	connect
15	Interview someone in your family about a topic of your choice and record the interview.	connect
16	Play a board or card game with other people (Challenge option: Play in another language.)	connect
17	Teach a math skill you have learned to someone else.	connect
18	Teach someone else words that you have learned in your world language class.	connect
19	Make ½ a batch of cookies.	create
20	Master Chef: Cook a dinner for your family using a recipe from a cookbook or website. Ask them to give a review of your meal.	create
21	Cook something from another culture for your family.	create
22	Invent a game (board, sporty, etc...) to play with your friends or family. Write up the directions! Video the activity if you can.	create
23	Make an art journal.	create
24	Tik Tok Superstar: make a tik-tok video lip synching a song you've learned.	create
25	Write and illustrate a children’s book.	create
26	Make a video about anything!	create
27	Do a drawing using a prompt from your sketchbook.	create
28	Create a comic strip of your current experience.	create
29	Use recycled materials to make a sculpture. Mix flour and water and use newspaper to cover it with papier-maché. If you have colored paper or paint, decorate it.	create
30	Do a work of art in any medium (drawing, painting, collage etc.). Do the same subject in a different medium.	create
31	Do a work of art in any medium (drawing, painting, collage etc.) inspired by music, poetry, a photograph or other art.	create
32	Take photos that document your life or the world around you. Edit them if you like.	create
33	Go on Google Arts and Culture and create a gallery of your favorite art. Choose different categories (such as: cars, pop art, landscapes) and make multiple galleries.	create
34	Make a video acting out a favorite scene or speech from a book. Explain afterward why you chose this particular scene or speech. Or, make a video showing a scene you wrote of events that you imagine might happen with the characters after the ending of the book.	create
35	Choose one or more DIY science experiments (here’s some options: https://sciencebob.com/category/experiments/), write up what you did and what you observed.	create
36	Make your own 5 Minute Mindfulness practice: you can include things like music, coloring, breathing, noticing, meditating, and yoga (try yoga ed. on youtube).	create
37	Draw a map of a real or imaginary campsite.	create
38	Cartographer: Draw a map of your street, complete with labels and key.	create
39	Draw the same thing every day-- a self-portrait, a portrait of someone else, your hand, the scene outside your window, your dog, your favorite tree, the buds or leaves as they are changing.	create
40	Plan a vacation you would like to take someday. Where? When? How much would it cost? Tickets? Driving? Flying?	create
41	Design a floor plan of your home or dream home and describe what each room might include.	create
42	Create new bosses and/or levels for your favorite video games.	create
43	Do extra chores.	home
44	Energy Audit: go around your house and make a list of all the items that are plugged in. Make a log of all the things plugged in and how long they’re plugged in for every day.	home
45	Rearrange and/or organize your room.	home
46	Put Spanish labels on the items in your house.	home
47	Declutter something around the house (be sure to ask for permission first!)	home
48	Duolingo	learn
49	Learn a list of phrases in a language other than English and record yourself saying them.	learn
50	Choose a new topic to learn about.	learn
51	Learn a new craft, like knitting, greeting card making, scrapbooking, etc.	learn
52	Math Facts: practice flashcards for 5 min/day	learn
53	Learn a new song! (in another language?)	learn
54	Learn a new dance.	move
55	Learn or practice juggling.	move
56	Play with a ball (or 2 or 3).	move
57	Personal Trainer: Make an inventory of what you have around your house (inside / outside) to set up a personal fitness program for yourself and/or family members.	move
58	Bird Count: Go outside and try to find as many birds as you can. Use https://www.audubon.org/bird-guide to identify each one. Which one is your favorite? How common are they? Is there a rare one?	outside
59	Stargazer: Locate and draw a constellation you see in the night sky.	outside
60	Go outside: What do you notice, what is going on, what do you wonder?	outside
61	Revisit the same location/tree/etc over a period of time (as an example, you can choose once a day, early and late in the day, every other day, or every 3 days).	outside
62	Choose something in the natural world, ie trees (bark, buds, leaves, twig patterns- opposite or alternate), insects, plants, animals. Draw what you see, hear, smell, feel. Revisit this organism daily or every couple of days, document what changes you observe.	outside
63	Choose something in the natural world (trees, insects, plants, animals.) Draw what you see, hear, smell, or feel.	outside
64	Tree journal: Go outside and look for different kinds of trees. For each kind, try to make drawings of trees or any part of the tree that you can find. You can also write descriptions if you want. Use books or resources online to try to identify the trees. Write down your best guess of what kind it is, and why you think that. Be sure to include the common name and latin name of each tree if you can.	outside
65	Read a Spanish novela.	read
66	Find picture books you read as a young child. Reread them. Read them to someone younger than yourself.	read
67	Read a book and write about what you read.	read
68	Read a book to a family member or friend.	read
69	Research something you’ve always wanted to know more about. After you’ve looked into it for an hour or so, write a summary of what you learned. Reflect on your learning and write about whether you want to continue learning about it or not. Explain why or why not.	read
70	Read the news or current events.	read
71	Read a book! (or 4?)
72	Read a biography.	read
73	Watch youtube videos on a controversial topic; look for both sides of the issue.	watch
74	Watch an NBA game or some other sports game and then study the statistics of some of the players.	watch
75	Watch videos from veritasium (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHnyfMqiRRG1u-2MsSQLbXA ) or Bozeman Science (http://www.bozemanscience.com/) and try to explain what you’ve learned about (via video, drawings/diagrams, written story).	watch
76	Watch a video or show that you have already seen with the audio in Spanish.	watch
77	Watch a foreign film.	watch
78	Look and compare the top three news stories of Fox News, MSNBC, BBC, and 3 of your own choosing	watch
79	Keep a journal in a language other than English.	write
80	Write a story in Spanish (or another world language).	write
81	Writing prompt: sit somewhere (doesn’t really matter where), close your eyes, and listen to your surroundings. Think about each of your other senses--what do you feel, smell, and taste. After you’ve sat for at least a minute, write about your experience.	write
82	Write different types of poetry.	write
83	Describe a problem in your life and an invention that would solve that problem.	write
84	Write about a time in your life that a machine helped you complete a task.	write
85	Think about a famous inventor and explain why you would want to meet him/her/them.	write
86	Translate a song from another language or to another language.	write
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