Science & Discovery
- Sink or Float? test everyday objects in a bucket, sink, or even a kiddie pool. Make a chart of your results.
- Rainbow in a Jar: use sugar, water, and food coloring to explore liquid density. Try it on the picnic table for a colorful outdoor lab!
- DIY Slime or Oobleck: mix up some fun, gooey science. It’s messy—so why not make it in the backyard?
- Bug Hotel: use leaves, twigs, and bark to build small insect habitats in the garden or park.
Engineering & Critical Thinking
- Map Your Home or Backyard: draw a map of your house—or take it outside and map the garden or playground!
- Race Track Builder: use painter’s tape to make a giant race track across floors or patios. Bonus: have the track climb outdoor furniture!
- Spice Alphabet Game: organize kitchen spices—or outdoor nature finds like leaves and flowers—alphabetically.
Storytelling & Language
- Family Interview: ask thoughtful questions to a grandparent, sibling, or neighbor and record their stories.
- Joke Hour: learn three new jokes. Try them out at your next picnic or family dinner.
- Big Words Challenge: learn 10 new words. Write them on cards, illustrate them, and use them outside in a word treasure hunt!
Performance & Expression
- Learn a Magic Trick: practice in front of the mirror or on the porch. Then put on a magic show for your neighbors!
- Silent Reflection: spend 60 minutes in silence (on a blanket under a tree?) then write or draw how it felt.
- Dance Break! Try Just Dance 3 on the patio or in the living room.
- Secret Codes: create and share secret messages with family and friends using a homemade cipher.
Culture
- Language Exchange: call someone who speaks another language and learn 5 phrases—or listen to a show in that language and guess what’s happening.
- Morse Code Messages: learn Morse and send coded messages to your siblings through floors—or knock them on a picnic table!
- International Day: have a “culture day” picnic with words, songs, or games from a different country.
Movement & Mindfulness Under the Sky
- LEGO Daily Challenge: take your bricks outside and follow this challenge sheet to build in the sun.
- Brains On! Podcast: listen to Brains On! while lying on a blanket and watching the clouds.
- Shadow Yoga: do yoga or stretching outdoors and try to match your shadow to the poses.
Feel free to share your photos, creations, or memories with us at this address schooloffice@marymount.fr we’d love to see them!
