Family Fun Activities

Activities Week 5
Activity 1	Activity 2	Activity 3
Parent Instructions Parents provide paper and markers, crayons, or coloring pencils. For Activity 4: Take student outside (practicing social distancing) and take some selfies and photos with either a smartphone or a digital camera. Student Instructions Activity 3: Include a drawing in your Time Capsule. Draw a picture of your family, pets, or friends. This can be anything from stick figures and beyond. Roll this up, tie string around it and place it in the time capsule. Activity 4: Take some pictures for the Time Capsule. Get outside and take some pictures on the day you plan on burying or hiding the Time Capsule. Take selfies, a picture of your home, pictures of family, neighborhood, etc. Print the pictures and place them in the Time Capsule. You will need a Smart phone or digital camera and a printer for this activity. Learning Opportunity Objective To be aware of our time in history. Comments This is the 3rd and 4th activity for the Time Capsule. Gather all the activities and put everything in a scrapbook, a sturdy box, or some other kind of container, and stash it away for years to come. Maybe put it up in the attic, or dig a hole in the backyard and place it there, if your “time capsule” is metal or glass. IF YOU WANT, PLACE A PICTURE OF YOUR TIME CAPSULE ON OUR EPMS PTO FACEBOOK PAGE!	Resource https://www.grammarly.com/blog/how-to-write-a-letter/ Parent Instructions Have your child pick a person they want to encourage. This can be a family member, teacher, first responder, the mail carrier, or a friend. Go over how to write a letter with them. Once they write the letter, help get it to that person by mailing it or dropping it off in their mailbox or at a front desk. Student Instructions Pick a person you want to encourage. This can be a family member, teacher, first responder, the mail carrier, or a friend. Use the link provided to help you review what you need to include in a letter. Write a letter encouraging the person/persons you picked. This can be a kind note telling them you appreciate them for all they do, a reminder that everything is going to be okay, or simply just a letter letting them know you are thinking about them because they are great. Once you write the letter, work with your parents get it to that person/persons by mailing it or dropping it off in their mailbox or at a front desk. Make sure to take a picture of yourself writing the letter, dropping it off, or mailing it and email it to Mrs. McAllister at [email protected]. You may also email it to any other AE teacher you may have. Learning Opportunity Objective Use letter writing strategies and proper grammar to correctly write a letter.	Resource See file File Submission (if applicable) Pandemic Interview.pages Parent Instructions Please be available to be interviewed by your students, or help them find someone to interview. Student Instructions Students should interview a family member or friend (while practicing social distancing) about their experience during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Students should use their own words to describe this major event, then should ask the person they are interviewing questions about their experience. Please see the attached template for ideas on what could be included in the newspaper article. Be sure to email the article to your AE teacher! Learning Opportunity Objective Students will be able to interview a friend or family member about their experience with the pandemic.