Learn at Home with Scholastic

Keep the learning going, even when schools are closed, with Scholastic Learn at Home! They are posting four separate learning experiences every day, each built around a meaningful story or video. Families can do them together or kids can check it out on their own. Just find your grade level from K – 9 and let the learning begin!

At the time of writing this article, Scholastic had 3 weeks of lessons available. Below we’ve listed the lessons for week 1.

Pre K K Learning:

Day 1: Animal Studies – Rabbits
Day 2: Living Things – Plants
Day 3: Life Cycles – Animal Babies
Day 4: Earth and Space – The Moon
Day 5: Seasons – Spring

Grades 1 & 2:

Day 1: Animal Studies – Spiders
Day 2: Earth Science – Weather
Day 3: Physical Science – Sound and Music
Day 4: Social Studies – Communities
Day 5: Life Science – Bones

Grades 3 – 5:

Day 1: Meet a teen changing how the world views disabilities. Listen for whales near New York City. Travel to sizzling and freezing places. Hang out with sloths.
Day 2: Discover how scientists may have solved why zebras have stripes. Learn about the first US president. Read about a top secret robot who can do chores.
Day 3: Find out about how sea otters are bouncing back. Meeting an amazing domino art designer. Debate whether you prefer cats or dogs.
Day 4: Why are some kids eating burger bugs? Travel to places with wacky names. Meet the cat who inspired an invention.
Day 5: Look at the amazing journeys some kids take to get to school. Find out about a garbage-gobbling machine. See how the world looks to different animals.

Grades 6-9:

Day 1: Meet a teen changing how the world views disabilities. Check out how artists make clothes out of camouflage. What is the future of zoos? Discover how your favourite emoji was made.
Day 2: Tune in to the history of TV. Uncover the truth about a mysterious beast. Take a fun quiz to discover your personality type.
Day 3; Travel back in time to meet the Girl Hero of the American Revolution. Decode what your dog is thinking. Search for extraterrestrial life in a sci-fi story.
Day 4: Get a taste of the chemistry behind your favourite sweets. Are video games a sport? Read why one girl chooses a magical power.
Day 5: Break out of an island prison in Escape from Alcatraz. Explore the mysteries of how butterflies navigate. Discover your own superpowers.