K-12 Academic Life Skills

Mixed Abilities Programs

English/Language Arts and Mathematics

Continuous Learning Packet

Week of:

MARCH 30TH

WICHITA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Kindergarten – 1ST Grade Your child should spend up to 45 minutes over the course of each day on this packet.

Consider other family-friendly activities during the day such as:

Look around your house and identify shapes.

Make up a song about an item and their

attributes.

Organize a few items from smallest to largest.

Count or skip count by

2’s, 5’s, and 10’s when completing a task.

Listen to someone read a book or listen to an

audio book.

Have a dance party, watch kid Zumba or Go

Noodle to get the heartrate up.

Find things outside that start with all the letters

of the alphabet.

Find things in the house that rhyme.

*All activities are optional. Parents/Guardians please practice responsibility, safety, and supervision.

2nd, 3rd and 4th Grades Your child should spend up to 60 minutes over the course of each day on this packet.

Consider other family-friendly activities during the day such as:

Write a list of things for which you are grateful.

Draw a picture of your favorite animal and write 3 or more

sentences telling why it is your favorite.

Build a reading fort with a blanket, table, and

chair

Play a board game.

Write a letter or text to a friend to encourage

them.

Go on a walk and talk about nature.

Find 3 things in your house that float

and 3 things that sink.

Learn the words to a new song and create a

dance to go with it.

*All activities are optional. Parents/Guardians please practice responsibility, safety, and supervision.

5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grades Your child should spend up to 90 minutes over the course of each day on this packet.

Consider other family-friendly activities during the day such as:

Write questions and interview a friend or

family member.

Plan a dream vacation. Where would you

go and what would you do there?

Learn to play a new card game.

Read a book outside in the sunshine.

Make a healthy snack or meal and share with

your family.

Learn and/or create some new dance moves

from YouTube or TikTok.

Explore the website code.org

Reach out to one of your teachers to say

hello.

*All activities are optional. Parents/Guardians please practice responsibility, safety, and supervision.

9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Grades

Your child should spend up to 90 minutes over the course of each day on this packet. Consider other family-friendly activities during the day such as:

Read about a current event and discuss with someone in your house

about the issue.

Text some of your friends and tell them

qualities you appreciate about them.

Help a neighbor with yardwork or outside chore.

Go outside and get some exercise but remember to use social distancing.

Help a younger sibling with their schoolwork.

Help make dinner. Practice a mock interview.

Reach out to one of your teachers

to say hello.

*All activities are optional. Parents/Guardians please practice responsibility, safety, and supervision.

For students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) who need additional support, Parents/Guardians can refer to the Specialized Instruction and Supports webpage, contact their child’s IEP manager, and/or speak to the special education provider when you are contacted by them. Contact the IEP manager by emailing them directly or by contacting the school. The Specialized Instruction and Supports webpage can be accessed by clicking HERE or by navigating in a web browser to https://www.usd259.org/Page/17540

WICHITA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

CONTINUOUS LEARNING HOTLINE AVAILABLE 316-973-4000

MARCH 30 – MAY 21, 2020 MONDAY – FRIDAY

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ONLY

For Multilingual Education Services (MES) support, please call (316) 866-8000 (Spanish and Proprio) or (316) 866-8003 (Vietnamese).

The Wichita Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation,

disability, age, veteran status or other legally protected classifications in its programs and activities.

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Dear Parent/Guardian, Students who receive instruction in our Categorical Programs of Academic Life Skills and Mixed Abilities typically access state standards through instructional materials published by a company known as n2y. One tool that n2y utilizes is a newspaper called News-2-You. Students connect weekly with the world by reading about current events in the News-2-You newspaper. Practice sheets for a variety of skills accompany the newspaper each week. The activities use the vocabulary from the weekly news and target different academic areas. In this packet, you will find this week’s News-2-You Newspaper and the accompanying academic activities to support your child’s continued learning. Directions: Read the story in the packet. After reading the story, complete the various practice sheets located in the packet. Each practice sheet will have an individual set of directions.

For students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) who need additional support, Parents/Guardians can refer to the Specialized Instruction and Supports webpage, contact their child’s IEP manager, and/or speak to the special education provider when you are contacted by them. Contact the IEP manager by emailing them directly or by contacting the school. The Specialized Instruction and Supports webpage can be accessed by clicking HERE or by navigating in a web browser to https://www.usd259.org/Page/17540 Sincerely, Division of Student Support Services Wichita Public Schools

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