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Chapter Thirty-six
Chapter Thirty-five
Chapter Thirty-four
Chapter Thirty-three
Chapter Thirty-two
Chapter Thirty-one
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Twenty-nine
Chapter Twenty-eight
Chapter Twenty-seven
Chapter Twenty-six
Chapter Twenty-five
Chapter Twenty-four
Chapter Twenty-three
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Ten
Chapter Nine
Chapter Eight
Chapter Seven
Chapter Six
Chapter Five
Chapter Four
Chapter Three
Chapter Two
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Creative Challenges
To join a creative challenge, click on the week to find the padlet where you can share your creations!
Week 1
#RoundTheWorld_ChainReaction
Design a virtual field trip for us to go on!
Share a Doodle
Share Yoga Pose
Week 2
Share your favorite tongue twister with family, friends and us!
Do something from
the principal's list
and share a pic!
Finish the comic and share it!
Make a song and share it!
Build a house of cards and share it!
Week 3
#HackYourWindow challenge
My Robotic Friend
If Dog Man had to do school work at home, what would his desk look like? from
Dav Pilkey at home
Create and record our new sign-off - winner gets to be a guest on the show!
Week 4
Wastepaper basket collage challenge inspired by
Austin Kleon
Draw something with
Silk
Binary creations
Building the setting of your movie or story with household items
Week 5
Send an e-card to a lonely patient or anyone who needs a pick me up!
Dyson foundation challenge cards
UnSelfie Idea Challenge
VDM @ Home
Week 6
Blindfold challenge with 5 objects from nature
Share your dream playground with Bennett’s Village
(
Bennett’s Village website
)
Make a mask
Book spine poetry/story challenge
Week 7
PBS Design Squad Stuff Spinner
challenge: input what you have lying around the house and do a challenge.
Create a nature mandala
Choose an activity from the
Virtual STEM Guide
Create a robot zine
Week 8
Watch an episode of
The Daily Creature
to help inspire your own animal creation
Creepy Pair of Underwear readaloud
and then remix
Project UNDERWEAR
!
Create a soundscape
Bitsbox challenge for Girls’ Geek Day
Week 9
Paint and share a rock in Bennett’s memory
Introduce your favorite character to the world
Draw what your DREAM backpack looks like
COVID-19 and Loneliness SOS
Week 10
Brainstorm solutions for a real-world problem.
Set a tech creation goal for this summer
Fresh Films video challenge
Emoji Summer Reading challenge
For Health Literacy
31 Unorganized Sports You Should Teach Your Kid This Summer
A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus
A visual guide for washing your hands correctly
Answering kids questions about Coronavirus, in free picture books
Charlottesville Community Resources
Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube
Covid19 Health Literacy Project
Girls Talk Tech: COVID-19
Go Viral resources
How let your children be upset
Mask patterns from Cville Craft Aid
PBS News Hour: Child Psychiatrist Takes Parent Questions Regarding Kids and Coronavirus
PE with Joe
Pleasant Event calendar activity
Programming Cells
Sew and no sew instructions from CDC
SuperBetter Stay-at-Home Scavenger Hunt
Talking to kids about coronavirus
.
What is a Pandemic?
From Naomi O’Brien at Read like a Rockstar
Your Only Goal Is to Arrive
For Learning
50 virtual field trips
Amazing rock projects for kids
Amazon future engineer - free CS courses
Architecture from Home from Foster and Partners
Are you a Kidpreneur?
from
Wagilabs
Audacity Editing for Beginners: 16 Tips
Binary Bookmarks
Bootup Scratch Challenges
Code with an athlete
Code with AR
Computer Science Unplugged
Create your own digital breakout
Creativity Matters - Around the World Chain Reaction
Daily STEM Activities for Families
Dav Pilkey at home
DK findout
Draw Everyday with JJK
Finish the comic and share it!
Gender Spectrum
Hot Shots / Hot Jobs
How Journaling Benefits Your Child
iNaturalist city nature challenge
Kim’s interview on #CSK8 podcast
Learning Plus TV from VPM
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Mouse open projects
My Robotic Friend
National Geographic Kids
(We love the animal research tools!)
OK Go Sandbox
Robot Petting Zoo with CodeJoy
Scholastic Learn at Home
Sneaky Science Education
Sonic Pi
Starting Your Podcast: A Guide For Students
Summer STEM Guide for Cville
Teaching Tolerance
The Conscious Kid
The Cornell Lab: Bird Academy Play Lab
The Daily Creature from IX Art Park
The Gender Wheel
The Trevor Project
Varsity Tutors
VDM @ Home
Viruses and Us from the Exploratorium
Virtual Field Trips
Virtual STEM Guide
VPM's
Science Matters
Wide Open School
from Common Sense Media
Why Parents Need to Let Their Children Fail
Young voices for the planet
Young activists leading the fight
Cool Tools
Adobe Sketchbook
(free download, drawing)
Audacity
(free, open source, audio editing)
Bitsbox
(free, online coding platform)
Chrome music lab
GIMP
(free, open source, photoshop-like editor)
Scratch
(block-based coding platform from MIT)
Silk
(interactive generative art)
Sketchpad
(online drawing)
Sumopaint
(online drawing)
For Readers
Authors everywhere
YouTube channel: book talks, activities, writing workshops
Book spine poetry gallery
CeceBell and the inside story of El Deafo
Celebrities read James and the Giant Peach
Daniel Radcliffe reads Harry Potter
Engaging readers with audiobooks
Jason Reynolds Write. Right. Rite. prompts
KidLitPride at home
Lauren Tarshis I survived COVID-19 challenge
Library interns best books recommendations
Ms. Fitz reads
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
Storytime with Michelle Obama
The Princess in Black and the Case of the Coronavirus
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Episodes
Guests
Chapter Forty-six
Chapter Forty-five
Chapter Forty-four
Chapter Forty-three
Chapter Forty-two
Chapter Forty-one
Chapter Forty
Chapter Thirty-nine
Chapter Thirty-eight
Chapter Thirty-seven
Chapter Thirty-six
Chapter Thirty-five
Chapter Thirty-four
Chapter Thirty-three
Chapter Thirty-two
Chapter Thirty-one
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Twenty-nine
Chapter Twenty-eight
Chapter Twenty-seven
Chapter Twenty-six
Chapter Twenty-five
Chapter Twenty-four
Chapter Twenty-three
Chapter Twenty-two
Chapter Twenty-one
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Ten
Chapter Nine
Chapter Eight
Chapter Seven
Chapter Six
Chapter Five
Chapter Four
Chapter Three
Chapter Two
Chapter One
CS Education Research
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