We finish the year doing brain games to support mental agility, fluidity, memory, and problem solving.
Session 6 features brain games using the free http://brainturk.com (a free alternative to Lumosity). Students can work in 4 areas to build neuroplasticity: Agility, Fluid Intelligence, Memory, and Problem Solving. Can you make yourself smarter doing these games? We'll see!
Teachers -- I suggest giving the student with the best score an extra point!
Session 6 Family Activities  Week 1 (April 9-12) Mental Agility Extra BrainTurk: Tracking Objects, Stroop Color Set
Week 2 (April 15-19) Mental Agility (continued)
Week 3 (April 22-26) Fluid Intelligence
- Monday: Tally Week 2 Points + Review Alt Monday Options
- Tuesday: ACT (No Family)
- Wednesday: Plan Alt Monday Classes + BrainTurk: Dual-N-Back
- Thursday: Alt Monday Sign-up + Extra BrainTurk (below)
- Friday: Review Mini Session Options + BrainTurk: Working Memory Span
Extra BrainTurk: Picture Back Square, Picture Back Spatial, Verbal CWM
Week 4 (April 29 - May 3) Memory
Week 5 (May 6-10) Problem Solving
Week 6 (May 13-17) Problem Solving - Monday: Tally Week 5 Points + Review Quarter 1 Classes
- Tuesday: BrainTurk: Asteroid Divide
- Wednesday: BrainTurk: Asteroid Subtract
- Thursday: Registration For Quarter 1 of 2013-2014
- Friday: Pizza Party
Extra BrainTurk: Asteroid Equations
Session 5 Family Activities  Week 1 (February 19-22)
Week 2 (February 26 - March 1)
- Monday: Tally Week 1 Points
- Tuesday: FreeRice (Change Subject to Basic Math) [pre-algebra]
- Wednesday: Class Discussion: Test Prep + Possible Points for TCAP/ACT
- Thursday: Sign Up For Alt Monday Activities
- Friday: Potluck + CNN
Week 3 (March 4-8)
Week 4 (March 11-15)
- Monday: ALTERNATIVE DAY
- Tuesday: Tally Week 3 Points
- Wednesday: Games & Videos (post-test winding down)
- Thursday: Games & Videos (post-test winding down)
- Friday: Plan Session 6 Schedule + Point Checks
Week 5 (March 18-22)
- Monday: Finish Planning Session 6 Schedule
- Tuesday: Tally Week 4 Points + Sign Up For Session 6
- Wednesday: Sign Up For Parent Conferences + Sign Up For Session 6 (re-do)
- Thursday: Conference Schedule (No Family, 20-Minute Periods followed by conferences)
- Friday: Potluck + CNN
SPRING BREAK (March 25-29) Week 6 (April 1-4)
- Monday: Tally Week 5 Points
- Tuesday: Games & Videos (post-test winding down)
- Wednesday: Games & Videos (post-test winding down)
- Thursday: Tally Session 5 Points
- Friday: APPEALS
Session 4 Family Activities  Week 1 (January 9-11)
- Monday: NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday: NO SCHOOL
- Wednesday: Set Up Session 4 Points Sheet (online or off)
- Thursday: Revisit Graduation and SMART Goals (Family Writing)
- Friday: Grammar Ninja
Week 2 (January 14-18)
Week 3 (January 21-25)
Week 4 (January 28-February 1)
- Monday: ALTERNATIVE DAY
- Tuesday: Goal-Setting Day 1: Big Picture PowerPoint (page 3)
- Wednesday: Goal-Setting Day 2: School Rating Analysis (page 4) Link: greatschools.org
- Thursday: Goal-Setting Day 3: School Rating & Discussion (page 5) Link: greatschools.org
- Friday: Goal-Setting Day 4: Personal Strengths & Barriers (page 7) + Introduce Session 5 Grid
Week 5 (February 4-8)
- Monday: Plan Session 5 Schedule
- Tuesday: Sign Up For Session 5
- Wednesday: Sign Up For Session 5 (re-do) & Begin Personal Data Mining (Page 10) -- Print Pages?
- Thursday: Goal-Setting Day 5: Personal Data Mining (page 10)
- Friday: Goal-Setting Day 6: Career Exploration & Education Planning (page 15) Link: mynextmove.org
Week 6 (February 11-15)
- Monday: Goal-Setting Day 7: Complete Career Exploration & Education Planning
- Tuesday: Goal-Setting Day 8: Trajectory PowerPoint, Trajectory (page 19)
- Wednesday: Goal-Setting Day 9: Logistics (page 25) + Mark Session 5 Cards (week 1 with teacher names)
- Thursday: Goal Setting Day (no regular classes)
- Friday: APPEALS
Christopher earned a perfect score!
Session 3 Family Activities  Week 1 (November 5-9)
- Monday: Set Up Session 3 Points Sheet (online)
- Tuesday: Revisit Graduation and SMART Goals (Family Writing)
- Wednesday: Discussion Topic: Election Results
- Thursday: Vocabulary Builder: FreeRice
- Friday: News Of The Week
Week 2 (November 12-16)
- Monday: Tally Week 1 Points
- Tuesday: Vocabulary Builder: FreeRice
- Wednesday: Discussion Topic:
- Thursday: Review Dec 3 Activities (Alt Schedule)
- Friday: News Of The Week
Week 3 (November 26-30)
- Monday: Tally Week 2 Points
- Tuesday: Sign Up for Dec 3 Activities (Alt Schedule)
- Wednesday: Discussion Topic
- Thursday: Vocabulary Builder: Word Drop (Word Drop - Unblocked)
- Friday: News Of The Week
Week 4 (December 3-7)
- Monday: ALTERNATIVE DAY
- Tuesday: Tally Week 3 Points (& Prepare for Expo)
- Wednesday: Vocabulary Builder: Word Slinger
- Thursday: Preview Session 4 Grid
- Friday: Plan Session 4 Classes (signing up on Monday)
Week 5 (December 10-14)
- Monday: Register for Session 4 (& Prepare for Expo)
- Tuesday: Tally Week 4 Points
- Wednesday: Discussion Topic
- Thursday: Vocabulary Builder: That Word Game
- Friday: News Of The Week
Week 6 (December 17-21)
- Monday: Tally Week 5 Points
- Tuesday: New Year’s Resolutions (Family Writing)
- Wednesday: Discussion Topic
- Thursday: Vocabulary Builder: Word Kingdom
Friday: APPEALS
Sessions 1 & 2 + Resources
1. Goals (done in Google Docs)
2. Geography Builders
3. Vocabulary Builder Activities Offline: Boggle | Scrabble | Crossword Puzzles
4. Grammar & Spelling Activities Online: Grammar Ninja | FreeRice (Grammar) | Spellerz | Sentence Surgeons | Paragraph Paramedics | Commas | Punctuation Paintball | Word Invasion (also here) |
5. Math Skill Builders MultiFlyer (multiplication) | FreeRice (pre-algebra) | Hungry Puppies (multiplayer decimal addition) | Puppy Pull (multiplayer word to decimal conversion) | Puppy Chase (multiplayer fraction->decimal conversion) | Otter Rush (exponents and multiplayer Swimming Otters) | Number Cop (multiples) | Factor-tris (factors/multiplication) | Catch the Fly (x/y coordinates) | Algebra vs. the Cockroaches (slope-intercept equations)
6. Life Skills/SMART Choices BrainTurk (mind builder) |
News Sites (News of the Week) Teen Kids News [22 minutes] (click on "Latest Episode, after ad runs )
Session 1: Goals
Session 2: Geography Builders Session 3: Vocabulary Builders Session 4: Grammar Builders Session 5: Math Builders Session 6: Life Skills/Smart Choices |
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