Spark your thinking!
1. Set up your Social Studies mini spark recording page:
4. Share your social studies mini spark recording page and visual with your teacher/EY coordinator.
1. Set up your Social Studies mini spark recording page:
4. Share your social studies mini spark recording page and visual with your teacher/EY coordinator.
1. Set up your language arts mini spark recording page: #13: BOTB Reading Goals
2. Check out the reading lists for elementary and middle school. If the list has not been updated, email your EY teacher so they can be changed.
3. How many books do you want to read this year? Add a list of the book titles that you are going to read to your recording sheet.
4. Everytime you finish a book, add a picture of the book to your recording sheet.
5. When you meet your goal, share your language arts mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Check out the BOTB badges at the EY Website
1. Set up your math mini spark recording page: #12: Factors & 276
2. Watch this short reminder video on the factor pairs. Take notes on your recording page showing the factor pair rainbow for 100.
3. Watch this Numberphile Video that takes proper factors and does some pretty amazing math. A proper factor of a number is any factor of the number except the number itself. Make a mini math dictionary on your recording page with at least 10 of the math terms from this video
4. Share your math mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
1. Set up your STEAM mini spark recording page: #11:code.org: Video Series
2. While you are anxiously waiting for Code.org to begin, why not dig into information on coding and all things computer? Perhaps you find yourself wondering how the internet works? Or maybe you’ve always dreamed of sitting down with Mark Zuckerberg to learn a few programming tips and tricks. Now you can!
3. At Code.org there are 7 topic and each topic has 7-10 short videos.
4. Here is a link to videos that will get your brain wrapped around those intriguing topics and more!
5. After looking them over, choose one main topic to explore. On your recording sheet, write the that topic and title of the videos you will watch. Set up a section for each of the videos.
6. Record new ideas or something that you enjoyed from each of the videos. Also record any terms that were new to you.
7. Make a visal about the topic you choose and include 8-10 details.
8. Share your STEAM mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Check out the Code Crusher Badge and the Code.org Video series badge at the EY Website. You can use this project for one of your projects at the code.org video series badge.
1. Set up your Social Studies mini spark recording page: #3: Exploring the Ocean
2. Read this book all about ALVIN and deep sea diving. Make a mini dictionary with interesting terms. Record the definition of each of the words you pick. Include at least 10 words in your dictionary.
3. Watch this video about Alvin. Choose 5 of the questions to answer. Remind your teacher that the answer key is in the Social Studies mini sparks folder.
4. Share your social studies mini spark recording page and visual with your teacher/EY coordinator.
1. Set up your language arts mini spark recording page: #12: Evaluating Writing
2. One thing you can do to help you become a better writer is to evaluate, or critique, another person’s writing. This website has a large collection of student writing pieces. Scroll through the list to find the grade level that fits you and then choose the type of writing you want to use for this mini spark. Record these two items on your recording sheet.
3. Choose a piece of writing to read and evaluate. Read it one time. Add a 3 sentence summary of what you read to your recording sheet.
4. Print this rubric as a guide to help you critique the writing piece you chose. Read it over carefully. On your recording sheet write a sentence about what will be easy to do when evaluating writing and one about what might be harder.
5. On your recording sheet, respond with the following:
6. Share your language arts mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Winter is coming! Check out these 5 Fun Facts about winter.
In Nebraska, we get to experience the wonderful world of snow each winter, but can you imagine what it is like for people who have never seen snow before?
Check out this Panda, who has never seen snow before!
If you had a pen pal somewhere who had never seen winter, how would you describe it to them? What would you tell them to give them a clear idea of what the season is like where you live? This week’s Early Enrichment activity is to describe and record winter. Look outside to get ideas or use these questions to help you.
Weather: What is the weather like in the Winter? Is it always like that? What is normal winter weather like?
People in Winter: What kinds of things do people do to help them get through winter?How is this different from what they do at other times of the year?
Animals in the Winter: What kinds of things do other animals do to get through winter?
What did you learn from your study of winter? Do you think you can describe winter better now.
Comment below what you would write about to your pen pal!
1. Set up your math mini spark recording page: #10: Celebrate Math!
2. What is Pythagorean Theorem Day? To qualify as a Pythagorean Theorem Day, the digits that make up the date must qualify as a pythagorean triple. The next pythagorean triple date will be on July 24, 2025 since 72 + 242 = 252. Do some research and find some other dates that were or will be Pythagorean Theorem Days.
3. Mole Day is celebrated on October 23. Read about mole day and take notes about this day on your recording page. Make sure to define a mole in your notes.
4. The Fibonacci sequence begins like this: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144…. November 23 is celebrated as Fibonacci Day because when the date is written in the mm/dd format (11/23), the digits in the date form a Fibonacci sequence: 1,1,2, 3. Watch this video about this special number pattern. Add notes to your recording page.
5. Pi Day is on March 14. Watch this short video about this day. Add some interesting details from the video to your recording page. Then, go to this site to find out how long until we celebrate pi day again (to the nearest second). Record this on your recording page.
6. Share your math mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
1. Set up your STEAM mini spark recording page: #10: Benefits of Fire
2. Find the answers to these questions using the sources below.
Research Links: While reading/watching each resource, record information that is new to you, is interesting, or sounds important.
National Geographic article, Controlled Burning.
Firefighter from Florida interview question 1, “How has a place like Florida been shaped by fire?”
Firefighter from Florida interview question 2 “What does it mean to do a prescribed fire or controlled burn?”
Fontenelle Forest Website page, Prescribed Fires
Smokey Bear Website page, Benefits of Fires
National Geographic article, The Ecological Benefits of Fire
3. Record your answers to the 3 questions on your recording sheet.
4. When you are finished researching and answering the 3 questions, display your learning somehow. Push yourself to try a new app or a new way of showing your learning. Here are some examples:
5. Share your STEAM mini spark recording page with your teacher/EY coordinator.
Check out the Natural Disaster Reporter badge at the EY website.