Weekly Activity Challenge!
There are many fun ways to learn new things and sharpen skills! Going to a museum , playing an online game or a trip to the library are all activities that will expand your knowledge while having fun!
Try one new activity each week. You and your parents will fill in the attached Activity Log, indicating which activity you chose and signing your initials.
Week
#1 Required Activity: Online Safety Contract
Safety
is our #1 priority when you are using the internet.
Please read these Kids Rules for Online Safety and
sign the attached Family Contract for Online Safety with your parents.
Weeks #2 - 9: Your Choice!
Select any of the following activities listed below:
Activities to do with your family & friends

Go to a museum, historic site, or zoo
Attend a program at the public library
Write an original story or poem
Watch a theater performance

Online Activities for All Ages
Read stories by other kids ("Bee an Author") or watch a professional storyteller perform funny folktales "Zinger Tales"
Zinger Tales from the BookHive
Folktales performed by storytellers (requires RealPlayer)
password:
Try the following fun games at Funbrain.com:
Grammar Gorillas
Spellaroo
Math
baseball
The Bronx Zoo
Washington Zoo Cams
See what the animals are doing in real time!

Entering grades 1-2
Interactive stories allow you to choose characters, names, etc.
An online story to read to your child: "Tess's Tree"
Bookhive.com
Write your own story about Zinger the bee!
Fairytales
Entering grades 3-5
Practice typing at public library (name of program)
National Geographic for Kids
Education World: Geography A to Z
Diary of a Wimpy Kid website
FactMonster Scavenger Hunts