Enrichment Homework Ideas: English Language Arts: · GAME - Create a game on a topic with instructions, game pieces and board. Test it on friends. · SCHOOL or TOWN VIDEO PROJECT - make a video on your school or town's history or present. · HOW-TO VIDEO PROJECT - create a how-to video to teach how to do something you know how to do well · TOY - Design a new toy. Test it and write up the results. Share it with the class. · SPORT - Design a new sport. Test it, write up the results. · CHAPTER BOOK - Write a chapter book of 3 or more chapters. Use this website: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/ Students type on name. Click on grade level. Then write some fantastic stories using story starters. Example: Write a fairy tale about a loud computer who likes to sing. Great for increasing writing skills! · PEN PALS - Get a pen pal from a different state and exchange letters with them. · FUN BOOK - Make a 3-page fun book with word searches, scramble puzzles and crosswords. · SIGN LANGUAGE - Learn 15 or more signs and teach to a class or to several friends. · SURVEYS - Survey your classmates (during free time) on 5 different topics of your choice and graph of all the results. · CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE - Make a children's magazine and have the class read it and evaluate it. · POSTER - Make a poster/mural that teaches something, and share it with the class! · FOREIGN LANGUAGE - Do a chart of foreign language translations · LIFE COLLAGE - Make a collage about your life!
Math:
Use math terms to make your own glossary. Make a word problem book. Write and solve your word problems. Roll three dice to make a 3-digit number. Describe the number using math terms in at least 5 different ways. Make a math book of addition and subtraction strategies. Measure things around the house. Write down the measurements you find. Make a graph. Write three facts about your graph. Play store. Pretend to buy things at home using money. Make change when necessary. Write 10 balanced number sentences (24+35=25+34)