E-Learning Days (Weather) – Urbana School District 116

E-Learning Days (Weather or Other Emergency)

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USD116 may utilize up to five E-Learning days per year in the event of inclement weather or other emergency. In the event of an E-Learning day, the information will be shared on the district website, social media and via media outlets. Families will also receive an automated phone call, e-mail and text message if they have opted in for that service. USD makes every attempt to notify families as soon as possible. Please note that if school is being held as usual (in person learning), no announcement will be made.

When making the decision to hold an E-Learning Day for any reason, administrators carefully consider the safety of students and staff. There are many factors that impact a decision, including, but not limited to, the ability of our students and staff members to get to and from school safely, the current weather conditions, and forecasted weather.

Urbana School District 116 E-Learning Plan

GRADES PRE-K-5th:

Early Childhood will have up to 30 minutes of activities through a choice board provided by the classroom teacher.
Kindergarten will have up to 45 minutes per day of assigned learning tasks with 3-5 minute breaks between activities. This includes PE and Fine Arts.
Elementary students (grades 1-5) will have up to 60 minutes per day of assigned learning tasks with 10-minute breaks between activities. This includes PE and Fine Arts.
Students will be provided with up to 3 days after returning to school to receive written feedback/attendance for work completed.

GRADES 6-12:

For each class, students will go to their Google Classroom and look for the “Topic” labeled “E-learning day(s).”
This is where students can find any/all assignments that need to be completed if the district is closed due to weather.
Students will be provided with up to 3 days after returning to school to receive written feedback/attendance for work completed.
Secondary students (grades 6-12) will have up to 20 minutes of assigned learning tasks for each course.

The following plan will occur for inclement weather days:

Day 1 and/or Consecutive Days:

Educators post reminders about what assignments need to be completed.
Educators need to monitor email or other modes of communication such as (Class Dojo, Seesaw, Google Classroom, Clever, Remind) throughout the day and respond in the morning and/or afternoon.

Elementary Choice Boards

Kindergarten

E-Learning Choice Board Kindergarten

Students are asked to complete at least one item from each category.
For additional experiences your child is encouraged to complete as many as they are able to do.
If additional eLearning days occur you are asked to repeat activities with a different topic/choice.
Send an email or write a note to your child’s teacher with what activities were completed within 3 days of your child’s return to school.

Reading	Math	Writing	Science/Social Studies	Fine Arts & SEL
Read a book with someone at your house – share with them your favorite part and favorite character in the book	Find 5 toys in your house and arrange them from shortest to tallest	Practice writing your name 3 times. Write your last name too if you’re able.	Gather 5 small items. Put water into a bowl and guess if the items will sink or float. Put the items in the water and see what happens!	PE: 10 jumping jacks Run in place for 10 seconds Spin 3 times
Clap the syllables of 10 words. Have an adult say a word and you clap the syllables.	Count all the windows in your house, now count all the doors. Which one has more?	Practice writing the letters s, m, a, t, h in the air 5 times each.	Draw the habitat of your favorite animal.	Music: Sing three songs you remember from music class. Find three different pans and drum on them. Try different ways to tap the drums (quite, loud, with your whole hand,with just 2 fingers)
Find 5 objects in your home and identify the beginning and ending sounds.	Count to 100 by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s. Count collections of objects around your house.	Draw a picture of your favorite toy. Label it and write about why you like that toy.	Build a tower using toys or other objects. How could you make it taller?	Art: Draw something you can see outside your window or close to home. You can use markers, pencils, crayons, or colored pencils for your artistic creation.
Go on a book scavenger hunt and find these words: and, a, the, at, it, am, did, got	Count backwards from 20.	Draw a picture of your favorite animal. Label it and write about why you like that animal.	Build a bridge using materials that you find around your house.	Dance & Drama: Act out a story that you have read. Watch a Go Noodle video.
Rhyming Words: Find words that rhyme with: Fat Hut Bug Sit Jet	Make a pattern using objects around your house.	Look at a picture you have in your house – what are 3 things in that picture? Write down as many sounds as you can from those 3 words.	Go for a walk outside – name all of the different things in the community you see.	SEL: Color a picture for someone with at least 5 different colors.

First Grade

E Learning Choice Board: First Grade

Students are asked to complete at least one item from each category.
For additional experiences your child is encouraged to complete as many as they are able to do.
If additional eLearning days occur you are asked to repeat activities with a different topic/choice.
Send an email or write a note to your child’s teacher with what activities were completed within 3 days upon your return to school.

Reading	Math	Writing	Science/Social Studies	Fine Arts & SEL
Read a story to a family member and then re-tell it in your own words.	Write (or air write) numbers 1 to 100. Count by 5’s and 10’s to 100. Write numbers 1-20.	Write 3 sentences and draw a picture about your favorite winter activity.	Gather 5 small items. Put water into a bowl and guess if the items will sink or float. Put the items in the water and see what happens!	PE: 20 jumping jacks Run in place for 20 seconds Spin 5 times
Read a nonfiction story and write 3 facts from the story.	Count how many red objects are in your room. Count how many blue objects are in your room. Which color did you find more of?	Choose any of these tricky words and use them in a sentence: When, was, all, of, by, she, they, like, because	Think of your favorite animal. Draw pictures of what it needs to survive.	Music: Read a book using a singing voice. Change your voice for each character.
Listen to someone read you a book. Ask them 2 questions at the end about the book.	Write down and solve 5 addition and 5 subtraction problems. Write the doubles for numbers 1-10.	Complete this writing prompt: My favorite season is ……because……	Build a tower using toys or other objects. How could you make it stronger?	Art: Draw something you can see outside your window or close to home. You can use markers, pencils, crayons, or colored pencils for your artistic creation.
Try to find these tricky words in a story: some, we, you, they, when, who	Solve the following story: A first grader has 8 toys. She gave 2 toys to her brother. How many toys does she have left?	Put the correct punctuation mark at the end of the following sentences: They like to swim Can the dog run fast He is so sweet	Build a bridge using materials that you find around your house.	Dance & Drama: Act out a story that you have read. Create a dance to your favorite song.
Name 3 nouns and draw a picture of them.	Find a handful of coins and sort them by pennies, nickels, and dimes. Then find the total amount of each group of coins.	Write or draw about three things you like to do outside during the winter.	Draw or write a picture of people who help in your community. Who is helping around where you are today?	SEL: Find something to do that is helpful to someone else.

Second Grade

E Learning Choice Board for Second Grade

Students are asked to complete at least one item from each category.
For additional experiences your child is encouraged to complete as many as they are able to do.
If additional eLearning days occur you are asked to repeat activities with a different topic/choice.
Send an email or write a note to your child’s teacher with what activities were completed within 3 days upon your return to school.

Math	Reading	Writing	Science/Social Studies	Fine Arts & SEL
Count to 100 by 2s, 5s, 10s, and 25s. Write the numbers down as you count.	Read a book of your choice for 20 minutes to a pet, family member or stuffed animal.	Write a letter to your principal and tell them what you would do if you were in charge of the school. What are some changes that you would make?	Think about 5 special events that have happened to you. Draw them in order and make a timeline of your life!	Create an obstacle course. Safely travel at low, middle and high levels going over, around and through safe objects in your home. Use a timer and see if you can improve your time.
Solve the two step problem: There are 12 markers in the box. Dominick takes out 7 markers. Then he puts 2 back. Are there enough markers in the box for Maya to take out 10? Draw pictures or models to help you.	Hunt for digraphs around you home: sh, ch, th, ph, wh, ck, kn, wr, gh Make a list of the words and circle the digraphs in the word.	Write a story about your day. Include at least three details. Use words like: First, Next, Then, Finally.	Fill a small bucket with water and gather up objects to test if they will sink or float. Make predictions before you put the items in water.	Create a symbol that describes someone you live with. You cannot use any words on your symbol. The symbol should have shapes or lines or details that are special to that person.
Teddy has 5 quarters. Eli has 8 dimes. Kia has 21 nickels. Amber has 99 pennies. Who has more than a dollar? How do you know? Draw a model to explain your answer.	Read a story. Retell the story to someone in your family and remember to explain the Beginning, Middle and End of the story. Write a sentence and Illustrate your favorite part of the story.	National Inventors Day is Celebrated in February. Describe an Invention that you wish to create. Include details of the materials you would use to construct it. You may choose to draw a picture.	Have fun exploring NASA’s kids club online! https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html	Listen to a piece of music with no words. Draw a picture of what you think the composer was trying to express.
Count how many light switches you have in your home. Write down that number. Is it an odd number or an even number? Do the same with the number of door knobs that you have.	Read a story. Make a Text to Self connection. Write a sentence about your connection to the story. ( This story reminds me of…)	Make a list of 10-20 things that make you think about Spring and warmer weather.	What makes someone a good citizen? Make a list of ten qualities that you look for in a good citizen.	Compose a song using the rhythms that you have learned this year. Perform it for a family member.
Choose 5 different 3-digit numbers. Write the numbers down, then draw the number using base ten blocks. Can you use the fewest amount of base ten blocks? How can you trade to use the most base ten blocks? Example: 132 Fewest: 1- Hundred square 3-rods 2-cubes or Most: 0 hundred square 10-rods 32-cubes	Pick a story from your collection or go to Storyline Online to hear a story read to you. Before you begin the story, write down three questions that you have about the book by looking at the cover, picture and title. After listening to the story- were your questions answered? What did you like about the book?	Write a paragraph titled “The Things I Wonder About My Teacher” Include things that you wonder about their life as a teacher or what they may have been like before they were your teacher. Maybe they will choose to respond to the things that you wonder about them.	Think about where you live, things you use and activities you do with your family each week. List 2 ways you have an impact on the environment or where you live. Decide if your impact is positive or negative. Write a sentence for each explaining how you could change your impact to be more positive.	– Choose any 8 exercises. – Do 10 repetitions of each exercise. – Complete this workout 2 times. * Ideas: Jumping Jacks, Arm Circles, Ski- Jumps, Butterfly Stretch, Mountain Climbers, Crab Kicks, Burpees, Push-Ups, Curl-Ups, Jog in Place.*

Third Grade

E Learning Choice Board for Third Grade

Students are asked to complete at least one item from each category.
For additional experiences your child is encouraged to complete as many as they are able to do.
If additional eLearning days occur you are asked to repeat activities with a different topic/choice.
Send an email or write a note to your child’s teacher with what activities were completed within 3 days upon your return to school.

Math	Reading	Writing	Science/ Social Studies	Fine Arts & SEL
The T-shirt Store had 358 t-shirts. They got a shipment of 9 pink shirts, and 9 red shirts. How many shirts do they have now? Draw pictures to help you solve the problem.	Read a book of your choice for 20 minutes to a pet, family member or stuffed animal.	Choose two of your favorite people. Write down ways they are the same, and ways that they are different. Be sure to give at least 5 examples.	Think about 6 special events that have happened to you. Draw them in order and make a timeline of your life!	Create an obstacle course. Safely travel at low, middle and high levels going over, around and through safe objects in your home. Use a timer and see if you can improve your time.
The soccer team sold tickets to 3 games: 391 for Game 1 235 for Game 2 199 for Game 3. Round each to the nearest 10. What is the total estimated number of tickets sold? Now round each game to the nearest 100. What is the total estimated number of tickets sold? Which is a better estimate?	Choose your favorite part of a book that you are reading or have read. Create a comic strip showing what happened in order of events in the story.	Write about you. Pick one of your favorite features ( eyes, feet, hands, mouth, hair, etc…) Describe what you chose and why. Be sure to include at least 5 sentences. Remember to only write about ONE of these features in your sentences.	Think about what you know about climate change: Think about what you can do differently To have a positive impact on climate change. Make a poster to convince someone to make a change for the environment.	Create a symbol that describes someone you live with. You cannot use any words on your symbol. The symbol should have shapes or lines or details that are special to that person.
Practice your multiplication facts. You can use flashcards, or go to Xtramath.org (free). There are also many free phone apps.	Read a story. Retell the story to someone in your family and remember to explain the Beginning, Middle and End of the story. Write a sentence and Illustrate your favorite part of the story.	Write a letter to a friend. Tell them why they are a good friend. Give them examples of times that they were a kind friend to you.	Make a list of the ways our government helps us? Why is the government important? How would you make it better?	Listen to a piece of music with no words. Draw a picture of what you think the composer was trying to express.
Draw a bar diagram representing ½. Can you figure out 3 more fractions that are equivalent to ½? Draw pictures to prove they are the same as ½.	Read somewhere silly, but safe. For example, read under a table or in a closet. Write down where you chose to read and why you chose it.	What is one thing that would change about this school year? What would you keep the same?	Write a description about what is happening with the weather. Explain how the weather affects our daily life.	Compose a song using the rhythms that you have learned this year. Perform it for a family member.
Play “war” with a deck of cards, using multiplication and division. Divide the stack in half with cards facing down. Each player turns up a card at the same time and the player with the higher card takes both cards and puts them, face down, on the bottom of his stack. If the cards are the same rank, it is War. Each player turns up one card face down and one card face up. The player with the higher cards takes both piles (six cards). If the turned-up cards are again the same rank, each player places another card face down and turns another card face up. The player with the higher card takes all 10 cards, and so on. The game ends when one player has won all the cards.	Read a Nonfiction article or book. Write down 5 new things that you learned. Be sure to use complete sentences. I learned … I was surprised … Now I know …	Write an Acrostic Poem for the word FRIENDSHIP Each sentence should begin with the first letter provided. F R I E N D S H I P	Using materials from around your house, build a NEVER-BEEN-SEEN-BEFORE animal. Write about the habitat and the characteristics that help it survive in the environment.	– Choose any 8 exercises. – Do 10 repetitions of each exercise. – Complete this workout 2 times. * Ideas: Jumping Jacks, Arm Circles, Ski- Jumps, Butterfly Stretch, Mountain Climbers, Crab Kicks, Burpees, Push-Ups, Curl-Ups, Jog in Place.*

Fourth Grade

E-Learning Choice Board for Fourth Grade

Students are asked to complete at least one item from each category.
For additional experiences your child is encouraged to complete as many as they are able to do.
If additional eLearning days occur you are asked to repeat activities with a different topic/choice.
Send an email or write a note to your child’s teacher with what activities were completed within 3 days upon your return to school.

Math	Reading	Writing	Science/ Social Studies	Fine Arts & SEL
How many ways can you show 50 using equations? Follow order of operations. Show your work	Read and Summarize Read for 30 minutes, write a 5 sentence summary.	Choose a story that you have read recently and rewrite the ending. Explain why you made the changes that you made.	Make a map of your neighborhood. Make sure to create a key and label important landmarks.	With an adult or sibling, create your own musical instrument using items around your house. Bring it to school to be displayed.
Geometry is everywhere. Draw a picture of your house or room. Label everything by geometric shape.	Read a book of your choice for 20 minutes to a pet, family member or stuffed animal.	Select a book and go on a word scavenger hunt. Make a list of the nouns, verbs, adjectives and other parts of speech that you notice in the book.	Interview an adult in your home about what they did during snow days when they were a child. Write about which you would prefer?	Draw two activities that you did on this e-learning day.
Toys- Find 24 small toys. Put them in the middle. Now sort them into 4 different groups. Sort them by color. Make an array out of them. Create different math problems using Toys.	Choose your favorite part of a book that you are reading or have read. Create a comic strip showing what happened in order of events in the story.	Character Interview. Choose a character from a story and create a list of questions you would ask them. Write the character’s responses based on your understanding of the story.	Build the tallest structure that you can with items from your house. What supports are needed when building? Write about your strategy for keeping your structure intact.	Do 20 minutes of physical activity. You may pick from a list of activities: Sit ups Jumping jacks Run in place Stretch Go up and down stairs or march in place.
Ask an adult for coins and bills to practice counting money. Put different values in groups. Make additions and subtractions. You could use play money or real money. You could draw the combinations of money that you found and label the coins.	Read somewhere silly, but safe. For example, read under a table or in a closet. Write down where you chose to read and why you chose it.	Read a short story and create a sequence of events. Use drawings, a numbered list, or write sentences to describe each event in order.	Find out an important event that happened on this day in history. Write a 5 sentence paragraph about it.	Assemble your favorite objects on a table and draw your own personalized still life.
Practice your math facts for 15 minutes. You can use flashcards or you could use a free app such as Xtramath.org	Read a Nonfiction article or book. Write down 7 new things that you learned. Be sure to use complete sentences. I learned … I was surprised …	Journal Entry: “Have you wished you could visit a place you’ve never been to before? What is it and why would you go there?”	Find a Current Event in a newspaper, news, or online. Create a graphic organizer on: Who? What? Where? Why?	Spend some time observing the outdoors through a window. Think of 3 structures you can create that could help people stay warm outdoors. Draw a picture that explains one way and label the materials needed.

Fifth Grade

E-Learning Choice Board Fifth Grade

Students are asked to complete at least one item from each category.
For additional experiences your child is encouraged to complete as many as they are able to do.
If additional eLearning days occur you are asked to repeat activities with a different topic/choice.
Send an email or write a note to your child’s teacher with what activities were completed within 3 days upon your return to school.

Reading	Math	Writing	Science/Social Studies	Fine Arts & SEL
Read a story or book of your choice for 15 minutes.	Use any digits 0-9 to make 4 numbers from the hundred millions to the thousandths place. Then order the numbers from least to greatest.	Journal Entry: Have you ever wished you could visit a place you’ve never been to before? What is it and why would you go there? Write at least 5 sentences.	List goods and services that are in demand today because of today’s weather. How could a person meet the demand by providing a service?	PE: Do 20 minutes of physical activity (Show a family member your favorite fitness exercise).
Create a comic strip RETELLING a story you just read. Be sure to include characters, important events, conflict, and resolution.	Write an equation then solve. A fifth grader had fabric that was 7.2 feet long. She used some and now has 1.55 feet. How much did she use?	Write a letter: Write a letter to a family member, friend, or teacher.	Draw a map of the place you are today. Can you find which way is north to make the top of the map?	Music: Write a rap or song about how you are feeling, or what you are thinking about today. You could start by making a list of rhyming words.
Write the definition and find a synonym and antonym to the 3 vocabulary words: Reliable Astound Compensate	Find a recipe that includes fractions. Figure out the amount of each ingredient needed if you were to double the recipe.	Grammar Check: Write 5 sentences about your plans today. CIRCLE all the nouns. UNDERLINE all the verbs. LABEL all the adjectives.	With adult permission! Conduct a melting experiment. Put snow in two or more cups. What could you do to one cup to prevent it from melting indoors?	Art: Draw 2 activities that you did on your e-learning day.
Read a recipe or assembly directions and follow the sequence to create something.	Back to Back Game: The object of the game is to guess the other player’s number before they guess yours. To play, two players stand back to back and choose a number 1-12 and write it down. A third player (the caller) calls out the product of the two numbers and the players try to guess each others numbers!	Write a Diary: Write a diary from the point of view of one of the story’s main characters of a book you read. Remember the character’s thoughts and important feelings.	Make a list of everything using various types of energy (heat, electrical, chemical, light). Find a way electricity is transferred.	Dance & Drama: Act out a favorite part to a story you have recently read. Create a dance to one of your favorite songs.
Watch a commercial, write what the author wants you to believe and evidence for it.	Write 0.38 as a fraction. Write 0.05 as a fraction. Write 0.74 as a fraction.	Poetry: Write one simile and one metaphor. Draw a picture for each.	Fog Experiment: Fill a jar with hot water. Spill the hot water outside in mid air. What happened? Record your observations.	SEL: Find something to do that is helpful to someone else.