Welcome eighth-grade families!  Our Teaching & Learning Department has created an #OHmazing optional, non-graded set of resources for you to use during our extended closure.  These resources will be updated each week. If you have any questions or concerns about these resources, please call 360-279-5040 or email Liz Ritz at lritz@ohsd.net.

Estimated Daily Time: 30-60 minutes daily

Tuesday

Read a chapter from a book of your choosing; write a 1-2 paragraph summary of the chapter.

Wednesday

Watch 15 minutes of news or read a news article from a web site of your choosing; write 5 facts from the news story, in complete sentences; write a paragraph (5-8 sentences) stating your opinion about the news story.

Thursday

Read a chapter from a book of your choosing; write a 1-2 paragraph summary of the chapter.

Friday 

Go to the National Geographic Kids - Countries and read about Afghanistan. Write 5 new things you learned from the reading.  Using information from the article, write a paragraph about what you would like or not like about living in Afghanistan.

Additional Resources

Complete days 1 - 5 on Scholastic Learn at Home
Login Information: Username: Learning20 | Password: Clifford

Virtually visit the Sno-Isle Library

Estimated Daily Time: 15-30 minutes

Option

Complete iReady packet - p. 28 - 31.

Go to Common Core Worksheets; select “sort by grade” (on the left); scroll down to 8th Grade, select Geometry, then 8g3 and finally a worksheet on Transformation (Translate, Rotate, Reflect).

Option 2

Go to khanacademy and create an account. Select your grade level, or math course. Start at the beginning with the “practice” problems; use the lessons and tips as needed to learn or review skills you forget.

Option 3

Go to Prodigy Games. Use your Google Account to sign up for an account. “Battle” with other students by completing math problems.

Option 4

Play Ultimate TicTacToe.

Option 5

Play a card game: “Fractions War.” With a partner, deal 2 cards; the one who can make the largest fraction first wins the hand; winner collects all 4 cards; when you run out of cards in your hand, use your winnings pile as your hand; play until 1 player runs out of cards.

Option 6

Practice math facts with cards. Divide the deck into 2 even piles. Decide on an operation (add, subtract, multiply, divide). Draw a card from each pile and use the operation to get the total. Time yourself and see if you can complete the pile faster than the time before.

Estimated Daily Time: 15-30 minutes

Option 1:

NBA Mindfulness Exercises

Option 2:

Staying Healthy

Option 3:

Family Conversation Prompts

Estimated Daily Time:  15-30 minutes

Option 1

National Geographic Kids - Countries

Estimated Daily Time: 15-30 minutes

Option 1

code.org/ - Students have accounts in Clever

Option 2

Google Applied Digital Skills

Estimated Daily Time: 15-30 minutes

Option 1

Get Moving!

Estimated Daily Time:  15-30 minutes. (Select one content area to focus on.)

Option 1

Art lesson - ABC's of Printmaking
Chrome Music Lab

Option 1

Go Hiking!

Washington Trails Association (find a trail anywhere near you!)
Washington State Park maps (parking needs Discover Park Pass)

Option 2

Common Sense Media - Best Documentaries List