Hunter Middle School – Previous Weeks

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Career activity

• Name of the activity: Flocabulary
  • Watch this Flocabulary video on career paths and then get creative. Explain about the career you want to pursue. Learn about some of the things listed in the video. Use powerpoints, essay, poster board; be creative. Link

Classroom 7th: Career activity 

• Name of the activity: If you were president
  • If you were president during the coronavirus pandemic, what exactly would you do to help the citizens and individuals like yourself who are staying home during quarantine?

Classroom 8th: Career Activity

• Name of the activity: Exploring my future
  • Do a search on what are the benefits of the professional career in which you would like to work. Make a list or paragraph explaining those benefits

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Journal entries 

• Name of the activity: Culture
  • Learn something new about your culture or another culture. Tell us something you find interesting about the culture; then create something related to the culture. For example: recipe, dance, artwork, etc. Link 

Classroom 7th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: Important Person
  • Record a video that is at least 5 minutes long dedicated to someone important to you. Explain why that person is important. What positive things has that person brought to your life

Classroom 8th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: Movie Review
  • Pick one of the following and do a rating for it. 5 stars is the max for this assignment. While giving your ratings, write about what you liked, disliked, and more that made you rate your choice.

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Stem activities 

• Name of the activity: Solar System
  • Watch this video on the solar system. Then do your own research on the solar system and create your own. Link

Classroom 7th: Stem activity 

• Name of the activity: Solar System
  • Watch this video on the solar system. Then do your own research on the solar system and create your own. Link

Classroom 8th: Stem Activities 

• Name of the activity: Creating
  • Create a figure with objects or materials that you have in your room. (Use your imagination). Evidence with photos of the materials you used and the final result of the figure you created.

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Highschool activity

• Name of the activity: Goal Setting
  • Watch this video on goals. Then think about a goal you would like to achieve and come up with a plan to execute that plan. Link 

Classroom 7th: Highschool readiness

• Name of the activity: High School locations
  • Find local high schools in your area, or find high schools in Philadelphia that interest you. Note their locations in the city and have a brief discussion with your parents about the distance of the schools you choose, and how you would get there. Then, utilize google docs and explain what high school you chose, your parents perspective on the distance, and where you stand in the decision making process of what school you picked.

Classroom 8th: Highschool readiness

• Name of the Activity: My classes
  • What kinds of classes do you think should be included in high schools? Answer this question by creating a PowerPoint or video and explain why you would want these classes to be taught in school.

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Journal entries:

• Name of the activity: Weekly reflection
  • Write a short Journal entry regarding how you’ve disliked, or liked this week’s activities. What are some ways we can improve online activities?

Classroom 7th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: My Week
  • Write a paragraph in which you describe how you felt throughout the week.

Classroom 8th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: My story
  • Create a short story that includes two to three characters and a title.

Daily Activity:

3:00 - 3:30pm - Class Meeting

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3:30 - 4:00pm - Tech Fun

4:00 - 4:45pm - Physical Activity:

4:45 - 5:30pm - Game time

5:30 - 6:00pm - Academics

• Homework
• Pathblazers
• Cool Math
• Math Snacks

Daily Activity:

3:00 - 3:30pm - Class Meeting

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3:30 - 4:00pm - Read aloud:

• If you do not have access to books consider storylineonline.com or a special youtube reading of a book. Link
• Read with Ms. Dalal(video)

4:00 - 4:45pm - Arts and Craft: 

4:45 - 5:30pm - Kahoot

5:30 - 6:00pm - Homework

• If students do not have homework encourage them partake in something educational like Pathblazers.

Daily Activity:

3:00 - 3:30pm - Class Meeting

• Question Ideas: Click Here

3:30 - 4:00pm - Tech Fun

4:00 - 4:45pm - Physical Activity:

4:45 - 5:30pm - Game time

5:30 - 6:00pm - Academics

• Homework
• Pathblazers
• Cool Math
• Math Snacks

Daily Activity:

3:00 - 3:30pm - Class Meeting

• Question Ideas: Click Here

3:30 - 4:00pm - Read aloud:

• If you do not have access to books consider storylineonline.com or a special youtube reading of a book. Link
• Read with Ms. Dalal(video)

4:00 - 4:45pm - Arts and Craft: 

4:45 - 5:30pm - Kahoot

5:30 - 6:00pm - Homework

• If students do not have homework encourage them partake in something educational like Pathblazers.

Daily Activity:

3:00 - 3:30pm - Class Meeting

• Question Ideas: Click Here

3:30 - 4:00pm - Read aloud:

• If you do not have access to books consider youtube. Link

4:00 - 6:00pm - Fun Friday

• Share Your Screen and watch a Movie together.

or

• Games:
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Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Career activity

• Name of the activity: Breaking News
  • Create your own newscast, you must have the following: Name of the newscast (you have to invent it) Three news that are health, technology, and sports or some important event that happens. You have to record a video where it appears giving a brief summary of the 3 news. Minimum of 3-5 minutes. You can use YouTube to watch a video to help you with your activity.

Classroom 7th: Career activity 

• Name of the activity: Career clusters/ Career path
  • Take a quiz based on career clusters to see/determine what career path you may like or dislike. Watch this youtube video. Then utilize the next link to take the quiz and submit your results on google classroom: Link

Classroom 8th: Career Activity

• Name of the activity: If you were president…
  • If you were president during the coronavirus pandemic, what exactly would you do to help the citizens and individuals like yourself who are staying home during quarantine?

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Journal entries 

• Name of the activity: My week
  • Write a paragraph in which you describe how you felt throughout the week.

Classroom 7th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: How you been feeling…
  • Write a paragraph or two where you share how you feel about all the changes that are happening due to the coronavirus pandemic, how you are handling the whole situation, and if you ever imagined that you would pass for a moment like this in your life.

Classroom 8th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: Movie Review
  • Pick one of the following and do a rating for it. 5 stars is the max for this assignment. While giving your ratings, write about what you liked, disliked, and more that made you rate your choice.

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Stem activities 

• Name of the activity: My virtual store
  • Create your own virtual store and the name that you like the most. Make a list with images of the items or products to be sold along with their prices. You can use PowerPoint or word.

Classroom 7th: Stem activity 

• Name of the activity: Create crystals
  • How to grow crystals overnight. Utilize the youtube link in this description to see how to create your own crystals. Take pictures and upload to google classroom. Link

Classroom 8th: Stem Activities 

• Name of the Activity: Create your own video game concept
  • To do this activity, Students will utilize google classroom and come up with their own video game concept. The video game can be whatever you want to make it out to be as long as it is safe, fun, and age appropriate. There are no rules to this activity except to be made appropriate.

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Highschool activity

• Name of the activity: Community Service 
  • What is community service? How many hours of service must students complete as a high school graduation requirement? What are the community services you can perform?

Classroom 7th: Highschool readiness

• Name of the activity: Research Highschool
  • Students should watch this youtube video on what to look for when choosing a high school. Students must write 3 choices of high school candidates and then discuss why they’ve picked that school. Link

Classroom 8th: Highschool readiness

• Name of the Activity: Research High School
  • Look for information on the courses or elective classes offered by the high schools. Then write a list of the classes you found and mention which one you would like to take during the school year.

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Journal entries:

• Name of the activity: My favorite food
  • Using a recipe, prepare your favorite food, and document the process with photos or videos. (Example: desserts, salads, whatever you like)

Classroom 7th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: Family tree
  • Create your family tree on your computer with photos of your family (if you don’t have photos you can create drawings or select them from the Internet).Write where you think corresponds to whom each photo belongs.

Classroom 8th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: Weekly reflection
  • Write a short Journal entry regarding how you’ve disliked, or liked this week’s activities. What are some ways we can improve online activities?

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Career activity

• Name of the activity: My curriculum
  • Find information and examples about a resume. Then find what you need to add in a resume. Create your own resume following the necessary steps.

Classroom 7th: Career activity 

• Name of the activity: If you were president…
  • If you were president during the coronavirus pandemic, what exactly would you do to help the citizens and individuals like yourself who are staying home during quarantine?

Classroom 8th: Career Activity

• Name of the activity: Breaking news
  • Create your own newscast, you must have the following: Name of the newscast (you have to invent it) Three news that are health, technology, and sports or some important event that happens. You have to record a video where it appears giving a brief summary of the 3 news. Minimum of 3-5 minutes. You can use YouTube to watch a video to help you with your activity.

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Journal entries 

• Name of the activity: My favorite sport
  • Select the sport that you like the most. Then you have a short description of it, it has to include the following:
    1.  How many players do you need?
    2. What materials are needed?
    3. How and where you can play?

Classroom 7th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: Movie Review
  • Pick one of the following and do a rating for it. 5 stars is the max for this assignment. While giving your ratings, write about what you liked, disliked, and more that made you rate your choice.

Classroom 8th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: My week
  • Write a paragraph in which you describe how you felt throughout the week.

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Stem activities 

• Name of the activity: Vision Board
  • Create your own vision board using images. You must include the following
    1. Places you would like to visit, for example: (the Holocaust museum, a trip to Thailand, etc.)
    2. Goals for your future, example: (a professional career)
    3. Things you would like to do, for example: (drop me a parachute, climb a mountain).

Classroom 7th: Stem activity 

• Name of the activity: Create crystals
  • How to grow crystals overnight. Utilize the youtube link in this description to see how to create your own crystals. Take pictures and upload to google classroom. Link

Classroom 8th: Stem Activities 

• Name of the Activity: My virtual store
  • Create your own virtual store and the name that you like the most. Make a list with images of the items or products to be sold along with their prices. You can use PowerPoint or word.

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Highschool activity

• Name of the activity: High School ready 
  • High school readiness: Look for information on the courses or elective classes offered by the high schools. Then write a list of the classes you found and mention which one you would like to take during the school year.

Classroom 7th: Highschool readiness

• Name of the activity: Research High School
  • Students should watch this youtube video on what to look for when choosing a high school. Students must write 3 choices of high school candidates and then discuss why they’ve picked that school. Link

Classroom 8th: Highschool readiness

• Name of the Activity: Community service
  • What is community service? How many hours of service must students complete as a high school graduation requirement? What are the community services you can perform?

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Journal entries:

• Name of the activity: Important person
  • Record a video that is at least 5 minutes long dedicated to someone important to you. Explain why that person is important. What positive things has that person brought to your life

Classroom 7th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: Weekly reflection
  • Write a short Journal entry regarding how you’ve disliked, or liked this week’s activities. What are some ways we can improve online activities?

Classroom 8th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: My favorite food
  • Using a recipe, prepare your favorite food, and document the process with photos or videos. (Example: desserts, salads, whatever you like)

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Career activity

• Name of the activity: Career clusters/ Career path
  • Take a quiz based on career clusters to see/determine what career path you may like or dislike. Watch this YouTube Video Link . Then utilize the next link to take the quiz and submit your results on google classroom

Classroom 7th: Career activity 

• Name of the activity:How to start a career
  • To do this activity, the student must be able to use google docs to create a career based on their interest. They will utilize their imagination to come up with a career that provides them with wealth and helping others.

Classroom 8th: Career Activity

• Name of the activity: My curriculum
  • Find information and examples about a resume. Then find what you need to add in a resume. Create your own resume following the necessary steps.

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Journal entries 

• Name of the activity: How you been feeling
  • Write a paragraph or two where you share how you feel about all the changes that are happening due to the corona virus pandemic, how you are handling the whole situation, and if you ever imagined that you would pass for a moment like this in your life.

Classroom 7th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity:Coping skills with COVID-19
  • To do this activity, the student will use google classroom and write how they’ve been handling the COVID-19 pandemic. What coping skills have you be

Classroom 8th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: My favorite sport
  • Select the sport that you like the most. Then you have a short description of it, it has to include the following:
    1. How many players do you need?
    2. What materials are needed?
    3. How and where you can play?

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Stem activities 

• Name of the activity: Creating crystals
  • How to grow crystals overnight. Utilize the YouTube link in this description to see how to create your own crystals. Take pictures and upload to google classroom. Link

Classroom 7th: Stem activity 

• Name of the activity: Create your own video game concept
  • To do this activity, Students will utilize google classroom and come up with their own video game concept. The video game can be whatever you want to make it out to be as long as it is safe, fun, and age appropriate. There are no rules to this activity except to be made appropriate.

Classroom 8th: Stem Activities 

• Name of the Activity: Vision Board
  • Create your own vision board using images. You must include the following
    1. Places you would like to visit, for example: (the Holocaust museum, trip to Thailand, etc.)
    2. Goals for your future, example: (a professional career)
    3. Things you would like to do, for example: (drop me a parachute, climb a mountain).

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Highschool activity

• Name of the activity: Research High School  
  • Students should watch this youtube video on what to look for when choosing a high school. Students must write 3 choices of high school candidates and then discuss why they’ve picked that school. Link 

Classroom 7th: Highschool readiness

• Name of the activity: Preparing for change
  • Begin preparing the student for the transition from middle to high school by answering these two questions thoroughly in paragraph form: Do you think you are ready to enter high school, and Why? What are the opportunities that high school offers you?

Classroom 8th: Highschool readiness

• Name of the Activity:High School
  • Look for information on the courses or elective classes offered by the high schools. Then write a list of the classes you found and mention which one you would like to take during the school year.

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Journal entries:

• Name of the activity: Family tree
  • Create your family tree on your computer with photos of your family (if you don’t have photos you can create drawings or select them from the Internet).
  • Write where you think corresponds to whom each photo belongs.

Classroom 7th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: Weekly reflection
  • Write a short Journal entry regarding how you’ve disliked, or liked this week’s activities. What are some ways we can improve online activities?

Classroom 8th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: Important Person
  • Record a video that is at least 5 minutes long dedicated to someone important to you. Explain why that person is important. What positive things has that person brought to your life

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Career activity

• Name of the activity: How to start a career
  • To do this activity, the student must be able to use google docs to create a career based on their interest. They will utilize their imagination to come up with a career that provides them with wealth and helping others.

Classroom 7th: Career activity 

• Name of the activity: Career Path
  • Come up with a 5 step plan to reach your dream job. Research what job/career interests you and how to begin working towards that dream job. In your own words, what would you have to do to get there?

Classroom 8th: Career Activity

• Name of the activity: What do you want to be when you grow up?
  • What do you want to be when you’re older: Find a video on YouTube that provides information about your career. Then answer the following questions: Why did you choose that profession? Analyze what you liked the most about the video? What are the steps to make a career in the short or long term?

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Journal entries 

• Name of the activity: Coping skills with COVID-19
  • To do this activity, the student will use google classroom and write how they’ve been handling the COVID-19 pandemic. What coping skills have you been using to make sure that you are taking care of yourself and keeping yourself busy.

Classroom 7th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: What is your refuge?
  • A refuge is a place of comfort that only you can be in that no one else has access to. Come up with pictures and words to describe exactly what your refuge is? Why is this your refuge?

Classroom 8th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity:  How you been feeling…
  • Write a paragraph or two where you share how you feel about all the changes that are happening due to the coronavirus pandemic, how you are handling the whole situation, and if you ever imagined that you would pass for a moment like this in your life.

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Stem activities 

• Name of the activity: Create your own video game concept
  • To do this activity, Students will utilize google classroom and come up with their own video game concept. The video game can be whatever you want to make it out to be. There are no rules to this activity except to be made appropriate.

Classroom 7th: Stem activity 

• Name of the activity: Content creation
  • For students who like to stream video games, and other talents; create a tiktok or 5-10 minute video explaining your platform, what you will be sharing on your streaming site, and how you will attract your audience.

Classroom 8th: Stem Activities 

• Name of the Activity: How to create an application for cellphones?
  • Explain what an application is for a cellphone. Next, use google search and research what the steps are to create an application. Then, Find out what steps are needed to create an application. Lastly, use the information you’ve gained and create your own application. Use google classroom/google docs to write down your own steps for creating your own application.

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Highschool activity

• Name of the activity: Preparing for change 
  • Begin preparing the student for the transition from middle to high school by answering these two questions thoroughly in paragraph form: Do you think you are ready to enter high school, and Why? What are the opportunities that high school offers you? (Based on last week’s activity with researching high schools that you may be interested in)

Classroom 7th: Highschool readiness

• Name of the activity: Preparing for change
  • Begin preparing the student for the transition from middle to high school by answering these two questions thoroughly in paragraph form: Do you think you are ready to enter high school, and Why? What are the opportunities that high school offers you? (Based on last week’s activity with researching high schools that you may be interested in)

Classroom 8th: Highschool readiness

• Name of the Activity: Preparing for Change
  • Begin preparing the student for the transition from middle to high school by answering these two questions thoroughly in paragraph form: Do you think you are ready to enter high school, and Why? What are the opportunities that high school offers you? (Based on last week’s activity with researching high schools that you may be interested in)

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Journal entries:

• Name of the activity: Weekly reflection
  • Write a short Journal entry regarding how you’ve disliked, or liked this week’s activities. What are some ways we can improve online activities?

Classroom 7th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: I am/ We are
  • Write a short Journal entry regarding how you’ve disliked, or liked this week’s activities. What are some ways we can improve online activities?

Classroom 8th: Journal entries

• Name of the activity: Family tree
  • Write a short Journal entry regarding how you’ve disliked, or liked this week’s activities. What are some ways we can improve online activities?

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Google Classroom intro

Classroom 7th: Google Classroom intro

Classroom 8th: Google Classroom intro

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Career activities

Classroom 7th: Stem Activities

Classroom 8th: Journal entries

Career Activity:

Create a job of your choice; come up with a business Idea and become your own boss! Create an application for your company and submit business idea and application in for assignment

Stem Activities:

Communicate in Space by Cracking the Code!

Create a simple code for the English alphabet, inviting children to pretend the code was discovered by scientists exploring another planet!

The code can consist of different combinations of shapes and colors to represent each letter, for example:

• A= one red triangle
• B= a tall blue rectangle
• C= one yellow circle, and so on.

Post the Code Key on a large poster, and invite your child to decipher a message by matching the letters to the symbols. Use the alien code to write their names or spell secret messages for friends.

Journal Entries:

Discuss what you feel comfortable with dealing with the new adjustments to online learning and programming. Discuss with other classmates through posts and assignment submission

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Journal Entries

Classroom 7th: Career Activities

Classroom 8th: Stem Activities

Journal Entries:

Discuss what you feel comfortable with dealing with the new adjustments to online learning and programming. Discuss with other classmates through posts and assignment submission.

Career Activity:

Create a job of your choice; come up with a business Idea and become your own boss! Create an application for your company and submit business idea and application in for assignment

Stem Activities:

Communicate in Space by Cracking the Code!

Create a simple code for the English alphabet, inviting children to pretend the code was discovered by scientists exploring another planet!

The code can consist of different combinations of shapes and colors to represent each letter, for example:

• A= one red triangle
• B= a tall blue rectangle
• C= one yellow circle, and so on.

Post the Code Key on a large poster, and invite your child to decipher a message by matching the letters to the symbols. Use the alien code to write their names or spell secret messages for friends.

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: Stem Activities

Classroom 7th: Journal Entries

Classroom 8th: Career Activities

Stem Activities:

Communicate in Space by Cracking the Code!

Create a simple code for the English alphabet, inviting children to pretend the code was discovered by scientists exploring another planet!

The code can consist of different combinations of shapes and colors to represent each letter, for example:

• A= one red triangle
• B= a tall blue rectangle
• C= one yellow circle, and so on.

Post the Code Key on a large poster, and invite your child to decipher a message by matching the letters to the symbols. Use the alien code to write their names or spell secret messages for friends.

Journal Entries:

Discuss what you feel comfortable with dealing with the new adjustments to online learning and programming. Discuss with other classmates through posts and assignment submission

Career Activity:

Create a job of your choice; come up with a business Idea and become your own boss! Create an application for your company and submit business idea and application in for assignment

Daily Activity:

Classroom 6th: High School readiness

Classroom 7th: High School readiness

Classroom 8th: Highschool readiness

Highschool readiness:

Write a list of pros and cons of what you’re looking for in a high school. Do a small research on high schools based on the pro and con list; write a short post on what high schools may be appealing for those reasons, or bad for those reasons.