Today's Learning Adventure: Day 1

Reading & Literature

1. Pick a Book

Choose a book you’d like to read. It can be a storybook, an informational book, or a favorite you’ve read before.

2. Read for 30 Minutes 

Find a quiet spot and read on your own. If you need help with a word, ask your parent or sound it out slowly.

3. Reading Log

Write the title of your book, how many pages you read, and the time you spent reading.

Activities: 

👁   Visual: Draw your favorite part of the story you read.

🎧 Auditory: Read aloud to your parent.

✍️ Reading/Writing: Write about your favorite part.

🤲 Kinesthetic: Act out your favorite part of the book like a mini play.

Language Arts

Write About Reading:

• Think about the book you read today.
• In your language arts notebook, write 2–3 sentences:

  • Tell what the book was about.

  • Share what you think about it (your opinion).

• Try starting with “I think…” or “I liked…” to show your opinion.

Activities: 

👁   Visual: Rewrite your sentences from above in bubble letters or use colored pencils, crayons, or markers to write each word.

🎧 Auditory: Record yourself reading your sentences from above (Write About Reading), and play them back.

✍️ Reading/Writing: Make a short list of three words that describe your reading book (for example: “funny, long, animals”). Then write your 2–3 sentences about the story and your opinion.

🤲 Kinesthetic: Reenact a part of your reading book you enjoyed.

Teach-Back:

When you finish, tell your parent:

• The title of your book
• One sentence you wrote
• One spelling word and then tell them a silly sentence using that word

Math

Counting to 50 by Ones, Fives, and Tens

Counting by Ones
Start at 1. Every time you say the next number, imagine you are climbing one step up a tall staircase.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 … keep going until you reach 50!

Counting by Fives
Let’s try medium steps. Start at 5 and jump by fives:

5, 10, 15, 20 … keep going until you get to 50.

Counting by fives helps you see patterns in numbers, like how many minutes are on a clock.

Counting by Tens
Now take giant steps! Instead of counting every single number, you jump by tens:

10, 20, 30 … all the way up to 50.

Each jump is like landing on a new floor in a tall building.

Try It Out:

• Clap your hands for every number when counting by ones.
• Stomp your feet for every number when counting by fives.
• Do a big jump every time you count by tens.

Think About It:

• Which way of counting feels the fastest?
• Which way helps you find numbers on a chart more easily?
• Can you find a number that shows up in all three ways of counting?

Counting to 50 Activity:

Step 1: Count by Ones

• Click the button above to access a number chart.
• Starting at 1, click each number as you count out loud:

1, 2, 3, 4 … all the way to 50.

• Each number will change color as you click it. Keep going until the whole chart is filled!

Step 2: Skip Count by 5s

• Clear the chart (use the reset button).
• Now count by 5s:

5, 10, 15, 20 … up to 50

• Each time you say a number, click it to change its color.

Step 3: Skip Count by 10s

• Clear the chart again.
• This time, count by 10s:

10, 20, 30 … up to 50

• Click each number as you say it to color the pattern.

Think About It:

• What colors or patterns do you notice on the chart when counting by 5s?
• What about when counting by 10s?
• Which way of counting felt the fastest?

Social Studies

Today, you will learn what it means to be a citizen. A citizen is someone who belongs to a community, a state, and a country. Citizens have special rights and important responsibilities.

First, read the passage below about what a citizen is and what good citizens do. After you read, talk with your parent or teacher about the examples.

What is a citizen?

A citizen is a person who belongs to a community, a state, or a country. Citizens have both rights (things they are allowed to do) and responsibilities (things they are expected to do).

Being a good citizen means:

• Following rules and laws so everyone is safe and treated fairly
• Being respectful and responsible at home, school, and in the community
• Helping others when they need it

Kids can be good citizens by:

• Listening to teachers and parents
• Playing fair and taking turns
• Picking up trash at the park or playground
• Helping a neighbor, like carrying groceries or shoveling snow
• Being kind to classmates

💡What are some ways you are a good citizen in your home and community?

Key Words in Citizenship:

Directions for students:
In your history notebook, write down the following words and their definitions. Try your best handwriting. 

Activities:

👁   Visual: After you write your definitions, draw a small picture next to each word to help you remember what it means.

🎧 Auditory: Teacher reads the Citizenship passage aloud while you listen.

✍️ Reading/Writing: Write 2–3 sentences in your history notebook about what you learned.

🤲 Kinesthetic: Role play: Pretend to welcome a visitor into your home or a new student into your class. What would a good citizen do to make them feel welcomed? 

Science

Activities:

👁   Visual: Make a chart with three boxes: Solid, Liquid, Gas. Draw two things for each box.

🎧 Auditory: Tell your parent one fact you learned from the video in your own words.

✍️ Reading/Writing: On story paper, write one sentence about matter. Draw a solid, a liquid, and a gas to go with it.

🤲 Kinesthetic: In the kitchen, find one solid, one liquid, and one gas (like ice, water, and steam or bubbles). Sort them into groups.

Art

Physical Education

Today you are going to be moving your body, learning basic exercises, and starting your P.E. Log.

Warm-Up (do each for about 10–15 seconds):

• Stretch your arms up high like you’re reaching for the sky.
• Bend down slowly and touch your toes.
• Roll your shoulders forward and backward.
• Take three big breaths in and out.

Main Exercises:

Do each movement slowly at first, then try them at a steady pace. Click on each exercise to see a video example of each.

Activities:

🎧 Auditory: Count out loud with each repetition—make it like a chant or rhythm.

🤲 Kinesthetic: Pretend you are a superhero doing training moves while you exercise.

Record in Your Log:

Write down what you did in your P.E. Log (or have your parent write it for you):

• “10 jumping jacks, 10 sit-ups, 10 push-ups, 10 lunges”
• Draw a happy face or star next to your favorite exercise.

End-of-Day Teach-Back

Pretend you are the teacher:

At the end of the day, share one thing from each subject with your parent.

1. Reading: Hold up your book and tell one thing you liked about it.
2. Language Arts: Read one sentence you wrote.
3. Math: Count aloud by tens to 120.
4. Social Studies: Say one rule or responsibility of a good citizen.
5. Science: Show your drawing of a solid, liquid, and gas, and explain it.
6. Arts: Hold up your coloring page and share your favorite color you used.
7. P.E.: Show your parent your favorite exercise.

Final Step: