While school is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the teachers are providing learning opportunities to continue learning remotely. This page is designed to give families access to additional tools to enhance the learning experience while children are at home. As resources and ideas become available, they will be added.
Reading
Listen to Stories: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen Audible.com is offering the opportunities for students to listen to stories for free. This site provides access to stories for all ages from PK-8.
Read Together: For children and adults of all ages, pick a book, and read together. This is a great way to share a conversation and a story.
Scholastic Reading: https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html Scholastic has activities and reading pages for all ages.
Shareing Author Stories: https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-20-026/?loclr=fbloc Dav Pilkey shares reading and drawing.
Read Together: For children and adults of all ages, pick a book, and read together. This is a great way to share a conversation and a story.
Scholastic Reading: https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html Scholastic has activities and reading pages for all ages.
Shareing Author Stories: https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-20-026/?loclr=fbloc Dav Pilkey shares reading and drawing.
S.T.E.M. and Exploration
Ask a Biologist: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/ Arizona State University offers science stories, activities, and more for students and parents
Math Problems and STEM Exploration: https://docs.google.com/document/d/179D4C9yryXn0eV2ZG7oNpZGY1swBauAYYcqT_9Bk6Qk/edit The University of Arizona is offering interactive math puzzles for students. The document provides the times and ages for the different puzzles.
Candy Science Experiments: This link provides opportunities for families to engage in mini-science labs using candies. Together children and parents can ask questions and test their hypothesis with items that may already be in your pantry.
Virtual Fieldtrips: https://vft.asu.edu/ Arizona State University has organized many virtual field trips that families can explore together. From the Grand Canyon to the Australia, there are many places you can go without leaving home. Some field trips focus on science while other explore historic sites.
Math Problems and STEM Exploration: https://docs.google.com/document/d/179D4C9yryXn0eV2ZG7oNpZGY1swBauAYYcqT_9Bk6Qk/edit The University of Arizona is offering interactive math puzzles for students. The document provides the times and ages for the different puzzles.
Candy Science Experiments: This link provides opportunities for families to engage in mini-science labs using candies. Together children and parents can ask questions and test their hypothesis with items that may already be in your pantry.
Virtual Fieldtrips: https://vft.asu.edu/ Arizona State University has organized many virtual field trips that families can explore together. From the Grand Canyon to the Australia, there are many places you can go without leaving home. Some field trips focus on science while other explore historic sites.
Faith
Catholic Brain: This site https://www.catholicbrain.com/account/signup/limited-accessincludes games, daily saint videos, prayers, and other engaging resources for families to use so that students can engage in their faith together. This resource is free until mid-April due to the pandemic, and it has materials for students in Pk-8. The school code OUR45964.
Blessed Kids: This site https://dynamiccatholic.com/blessed/program-view/ includes videos about the faith that families can watch together. The videos are focused toward elementary students.
Blessed Kids: This site https://dynamiccatholic.com/blessed/program-view/ includes videos about the faith that families can watch together. The videos are focused toward elementary students.
The Arts
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Thank you to Mrs. Baker for sharing art ideas while we are learning remotely! If you complete art projects, please share photos of your creations with Mrs. Baker at [email protected]
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Art Ideas for students of different ages that encourage children and families to be creative:
Sunburst Painting: Find the directions here 
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Mrs. Baker shared link with a little something from one of her favorite artists (and a man who lived through challenging times himself!) Maybe you could pull this up on a screen after dinner tonight and challenge your family to a little seek and find! https://www.nrm.org/2013/04/fools-paradise/
Staying Physically Active
BeachBody Kids Workouts: During the pandemic, Beachbody is offering workouts for kids for free. These videos encourage kids to keep moving! Parents can access the videos here
Go Noodle: These short brain breaks encourage students to get up and get moving. Check out the videos here!
Go Noodle: These short brain breaks encourage students to get up and get moving. Check out the videos here!
Games and Family Fun
Sorting Games: For students in Preschool-2nd, sorting is an important skill. This idea details sorting with jelly beans, but feel free to grab what you have on hand and modify the activity. The directions can be found here
Other Ideas
Bake Together: Baking and cooking is a great way for families to spend time together, work on fractions, and building lasting memories.
Make Playdough: Everyone loves playdough! This recipe provides an opportunity for families to make playdough together.
Make Playdough: Everyone loves playdough! This recipe provides an opportunity for families to make playdough together.
God calls us to grow in faith, lovingly serve, and grow in knowledge.
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Contact Us
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