Welcome, seventh grade families, to week three of our optional learning opportunities.  As a reminder, these are a non-graded set of resources for your family to use during our extended closure.  Resources will be updated each week. If you have difficulty accessing the resources please call 360-279-5040 or email us at briefs@ohsd.net.

Mindful Writing Monday

Go Outside!  Write in your journal for 15 minutes about what you are observing outside with your five senses, then create a poem about what you experienced.

Terrific Reading Tuesday

Read a chapter from a book of your choosing; write a paragraph describing your favorite scene so far.

World News Wednesday

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

Thoughtful Reading Thursday

Read a chapter from a book of your choosing; write a paragraph describing the antagonist(opposing force).

Fun Exploring Friday

Go to National Geographic Kids - Countries and read about South Korea. 

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 South Korea.

Additional Resources

Option 1

Complete days 11-15 on Scholastic Learn at Home 

username: Learning20 | password: Clifford

Option 2

Virtually visit the Sno-Isle Library

Monday

Internet

Combining Like Terms with Khan Academy  

Worksheet … Combining Like Terms

or Big Ideas Textbook

Section 3.1 Algebraic Expressions

Section 3.2 Adding and Subtracting Linear Expressions

Tuesday

Internet

The distributive property with variables with  Khan Academy  

Worksheet … Distributive Property

or Big Ideas Textbook

Section 3.3 Distributive Property

Wednesday

Internet

Factoring with the distributive property Khan Academy

Worksheet … Factoring

or Big Ideas Textbook

Section 3.4 Factoring Expressions

Thursday

Scholastic Math Article and Activity; Read the linked article on the recent Star Wars Film saga and the different sets they filmed on around the world, then click on Jump to Teaching Resources (at the bottom of the page) link to watch two videos related to the article and answer the questions on the skill sheet on graphing on the coordinate plane; Teaching Resources

Friday

Create your own game and then play it

7th Grade Big Ideas Puzzles

Play Speed with a deck of cards 

Non Computer

Computer Work

Check your teacher’s google classroom page

Online access can be found on Google Classroom

Class code: gmqlodh

Monday

Student Journal; 5.7 Practic+e: Page 165-166, #1-12

Tuesday 

Student Journal; 5.4 Practice: Page 150, #1-19 odd

Wednesday

Student Journal; 5.3 Practice: Page 145-146, #1-19 odd

Thursday 

Student Journal; 5.2 Practice: Page 138, #3,4; Page 141, #14, 19

Friday

Student Journal; 5.1 Practice: Page 135-136, #1-15 odd

Estimated Daily Time:  15-30 minutes

Option 1

Family conversation prompts

With internet access, go to your science teacher’s Google Classroom and look for the CK-12 assignments under the topic, Science Engagement March-April 2020: Flow of Matter in Ecosystems; Nitrogen Cycle in Ecosystems; Freshwater Ecosystems.

If you do not have internet access, read the article in the packet of handouts (available at lunch pick-up sites) and answer the questions.

Please check your Social Studies Google Classroom for more activities!  Ms. Grotzke, Mr. Jenkins, and Mr. Lucero will be adding activities each week, so go check it out!  The Class Code is qjhaqf6.

Learn some geography with a couple of map exercises and coloring sheets.

Option 1

Geography of Europe

Option 2

Geography of South America

Option 3

Saguaro Nat’l Park Coloring

Option 4

Sequoia Nat’l Park Coloring

Estimated Daily Time:  15-30 minutes

Option 1

code.org/ - Students have accounts in Clever

Option 2

Google Applied Digital Skills

Option 3

Take a trip on Google Earth

This week’s independent living focuses on Food  Dig in!

• Sanitize your cooking and cleaning utensils!  No dishwasher? No problem! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAQHnZWYyXk
• Learn a little bit about how to avoid common kitchen injuries.  I show this video every semester. Longer, but a great way to learn! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7D90UJbCg0
• Create a meal plan for you or your family for breakfast this week!  Remember, Keep it Simple! Try to get in fruit, dairy and/or protein
• Here’s a recipe to try for scrambled eggs, add fruit and TA-DAH!!!! https://toriavey.com/how-to/how-to-make-scrambled-eggs/
• Snacking is something we are doing a lot of these days.  Take a look at some healthy options! Schedule snacks about 2 hours after a meal.  Add snacks into your meal plan! Yogurt, celery with peanut butter, popcorn, cheese, trail mix. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/healthy-snacks-for-kids#TOC_TITLE_HDR_2

Wherever your family gathers to eat, set the “table.”

Estimated Daily Time:  15-30 minutes

PE

Monday

Pick 5 different muscles to stretch.  Hold each stretch for 20 seconds.

Tuesday

Play with a friend.

Wednesday

Do as many curl-ups as you can.

Thursday

March Madness: take 60 imaginary jump shots.

Friday

Say your math facts while doing reverse lunges.

Health

• Check out this link about Healthy Relationships.  Answer these questions:
• In a healthy relationship which two qualities are most important to you?, which two are least important to you?
• Of the warning signs which two do you think are most likely to happen in a middle school relationship? What about a high school relationship?
• Look at the Equity Wheel for Teens and give an example of a situation for 2 of the Teen Equity characteristics.

Other Resources

Monday

Draw a logo for a new brand of action sports products, like skateboards, motocross jerseys, snowboards, etc. Your logo should be simple and clean, descriptive of the type of sport, and original. Take inspiration from other designs you are familiar with. 

Tuesday

Draw a simple t-shirt design that goes along with your logo design. Perhaps the shirt design incorporates the logo somehow, into one image. 

Wednesday

Draw a new type of animal that has never been seen before. Perhaps it is not from this planet? Write a short description of the animal. 

Thursday

Draw a picture of your favorite food. Maybe a source image off of the internet or from your camera would help with this one. Write why this is your favorite food. 

Friday

Today is an open-choice drawing. Challenge yourself to try something difficult. Write about your discovery.

Create a "Stomp" rhythm performance

Supplies Needed

• Pots and Pans
• Boxes
• Buckets
• Utensils
• Sticks

What to Do:

Create your own instruments and make a performance using them.

 Search for Stomp Live on YouTube. Listen and watch the wonderful percussive performances by this group. The Stomp ensemble uses items such as brooms and dustbin lids, playing them as musical instruments to create performances. You will be amazed by their rhythmic and captivating show.

Stomp Live 2009

1. Find objects that can be used as percussion instruments. Objects can be found inside or outside your house.
2. Take 15 minutes to collect objects.
3. Create a percussive composition, inspired by Stomp. This should take about 20 minutes.
4. When finished, perform the composition for your parents or take a video of it and send it to friends

Option 1

Story Time from Space - Ada Twist, Scientist