Learning at Home Project for the 2013-2014 school year By: Kim Minnotte, Jessica Hoenshell, Natalie Arismendez,

Miranda Steward

 These activities are a great way for parents and children to learn to together! Spark conversation Learn family history Create new things together Collaboration and cooperation Have fun and spend time together

 Seasons are something that we deal with on a daily basis. It is important for students to recognize the different seasons and why they exist. It is a topic that students will continue to learn about throughout their school careers.

 Parents and their children will work together to complete 9 out of 12 projects throughout the year. Parents will guide their children through the interactive activities. Students should be the ones completing the assignments. Students must turn in a minimum of 2 projects each quarter. However, one quarter will require 3 projects to be completed. Quarter 1: October, 26th Quarter 2: January, 11th Quarter 3: March, 15th Quarter 4: May, 17th

Parents! Grandparents! Uncles! Aunts! Cousins! Brothers! Sisters! If there is no available family member to participate in the projects, students will be able to complete them at the school. There will be an after school session on the last Friday of every month, to help students complete their projects.

Activity sheets The Four Seasons Make a Year Book (or any other seasonal book) Markers/Crayons Pencils/Pens Paper Scissors Family Photos Internet access

*If any of these supplies are unavailable to you, please contact your child s teacher, and they will provide you with the appropriate supplies.

 The assignments will be graded as students turn them in. Students will be graded based on their participation. Students will have the option to share their favorite assignment from the quarter with their classmates. Activities that have a tangible artifact are expected to be turned in. For activities that do not require students to create or complete something, parents are expected to write a short note explaining what they did with their child during the activity. This project will be worth 10% of their overall grade.

 The project creates a way for parents and their children to work together in the home. There are many activities that are suited for every grade level. Each activity has an option available for either Grades K-2 or 3-5. These activities can be completed in the home to make it easier for parent participation. Only 9 of the 12 projects are to completed, to provide options for anyone in the family. Learning will be more meaningful for students, because they will be able to relate the topic of seasons to their everyday lives.

Four Seasons Make a Year- Book A tree during the four seasons Weather in other countries A letter to a relative/family friend Four seasons book Season Handprints The length of day during a season Poems about seasons Weather Calendar Board Game The seasons and the sun interactive book Trip to the National Weather Center

 For parents with a child that is in the K-2 age range, the parent (or other adult) will read the book Four Seasons Make a Year book to their child. Once finished, help your child write a few sentences about what they liked from the book. For parents of children in the 3rd-5th range, the child will read the to their parent. Once finished, have the student write a short summary describing what they learned about each season. If the book, Four Seasons Make a Year, is unavailable, any book discussing the seasons will be accepted.

 For parents with younger children (K-2), the child will have picture of a tree with a section in each season. The child and parent will then color each section according to which season is shown. For parents with older children (3-5), the child will draw a tree themself, and the create four sections for each season. The student will then write a short explanation of what season is shown and what occurs during that season.

 For parents with younger children(K-2), parents will help their child look online at different countries to find the different type of weather occurring in other countries. The parents will then help their child fill out a simple worksheet. For parents with older children (3-5), the child will get online and research different weather occurrences in different countries. With the help of a parent, the child will then write a short summary of what the different weather patterns are and why they think the weather is so different across the world.