Superkids Extra Work/ Challenge
Do you have extra time to extend your child’s learning? If so, here are some ideas of how your child can extend their Superkids knowledge. (Have your child turn in their extra work when it is completed and corrected by you and earn raffle tickets for our prize box. Students can also use the special teacher stamps to stamp their extra work each morning.)
Ideas from What's New magazine 1...
Make up an unusual flavor of ice cream.
Have your child create their own flavor of ice cream. What ingredients are in the ice cream? Compare and contrast the new flavor to other flavors tasted before.
Write a paragraph
Both the baby hedgehogs and the monkey in the article have found something new to comfort them. Have your child write about what comforts them.
Write about trying something new
Have your child write about a time they tried something new. Was it hard? How long did it take before they were good at it?
Write about a contest
Alize wins skateboard contests. Have you entered a contest? Did you win or loose? Describe how you felt.
Create a crazy critter
Have your child draw or construct an imaginary unusual animal. The animal should have a surprising ability or appearance. When appropriate, students can also write about what their critter eats, its habitat, and its behavior.
Research the South American rain forests on the Internet
Have your child research why it is important to save the rain forests and write about what kids can do to help preserve the environment. (Many plants and animals only live there; many medicines come from plants found in the rain forests. Kids can recycle, conserve water, and use less electricity.)
Invent a new word
Have your child make up their own wacky new word and write a definition for that word.
Write about an invention they can’t live without
Ask your child to write about one invention they can’t live without. Why is this invention important to them?
Own a robot
If your child owned their own robot, what would they want it to do? Have your child write
about the special things their robots can do.
Research an invention
Instruct your child to pick one of DA Vinci’s inventions. Them them to use the Internet or the library to research the invention and write about it. How would it work? Would it be useful today?
Interview Leonardo DA Vinci
Ask your child to pretend they are reporters interviewing Leonardo DA Vinci. What questions would they ask about his inventions? How do they think he would answer? Tell your child to write about their questions and answers down and act out interviews with you playing Leonardo DA Vinci.
Draw an invention
Instruct your child to draw their own invention and write about what it does. Is it useful or just for fun? How much would it cost in a store? Label your invention.
Research invention contests
Have your child search the Internet under the words, kids, inventions, and contest. What kind of contests can kids enter? Tell your child to write about the contest they’d like to enter and why they chose it.
Invent a game
Take a game your child already knows and instruct your child to add their own twist to the game by changing the rules. Another option: students can create their own entirely new game.
Sequencing directions
Have your child write a set of directions for getting dressed in the morning and number their steps.
The first day of school
Have students write about how they felt on the first day of second grade. Were they nervous? How did they fell when the day was over? Did they feel better and more confident? How do they feel now? Full of confidence, we bet. Discuss the evolution of their emotions and tell them to remember how their feelings change whenever they face a new or scary situation.
Make a list of what they are good at
As suggested in Ouch! Have students make a list of the things they are good at. For those who struggle for ideas, brainstorm some suggestions. They may be good at sports, art, or math. They may be friendly, helpful, and kind. Instruct your child to make a list as long as they can and then it share.
Be the advice columnist
Pick a letter from the advice column Ouch! Have your child write a new solution to the problem written in the letter.
Ideas from It's Tricky magazine 2...
Science
Have a discussion about tornadoes and waterspouts and what causes them. For a fun experiment, make a tornado in a jar by filling a mayonnaise sized jar /4 full with water. Add a teaspoon of liquid soap and a teaspoon of vinegar to the water. Add food coloring if desired. Tighten the lid and shake it so it mixes well, then swirl the jar quickly in a circular motion to form a vorte or small tornado.
Research corn- based products
Many things are made of corn. Have your child use the Internet to research the large number of uses for corn in making other products.
Research the Titan flower
Have your child search the Internet to learn more about the flower. He or She write 3-4 facts that they learned though the research and illustrate their findings.
Research King Tutankhamen
Use the Internet to research the famous King Tutankhamen of Egypt and his life as a child kind or other facts about Egypt. Have your child write about four facts they discovered in their research.
If you were king or queen...
King Tutankhamen became king when he was nine years old. Have your child imagine being king or queen. Draw a picture of what their life would be like as king or queen and write about what they would do everyday.
Art
Make origami cranes with your class. There are many sites online with easy to follow directions.
Research an endangered animal
Provide your child with a list of endangered species. Have them pick an animal to research and write about, explaining why it is endangered and how humans work to protect it.
Make a puppet
Make a crane puppet out of colored paper and attach it to a craft stick. Have your child pretend they are scientists feeding a baby crane with their puppets.
Interview a friend
Have your child ask a friend about a time he learned something difficult. What tricks could he share what helped him get better at it?
Draw a picture of new learning
Have your child draw a picture of something they have recently learned to do that was tricky and write about it.
Make a healthy snack recipe collection
Have your child make a list of healthy snacks they can eat every day. They can illustrate their favorite ideas and compile them into a book.
Magic can be a fun way for students to perform in front to the class. Below are some books that can help turn scholars into magicians.
Kids Make Magic: The Complete Guide to Becoming an Amazing Magician by Ron Burgess
Magic Tricks by Cynthia Kingel and Robert Noyed
Create a bug
Have your child create their own bug or other creature that has an amazing way to protect itself. They can draw a picture of it, or make it out of modeling clay or pipe cleaners. Have your child write a few sentences to describe what their bug does that is so unusual.
Make a bug list
Have your child make a list of all the busy they can think of and illustrate their three favorites.
Learn everything you can!
Have your child pick the insect that was the most interesting to them. Encourage students to learn more by looking up the insect in books or on the Internet. Have them prepare a short report and share their findings with the class.
Creative writing: Lava Street
Have students imagine what ti would be like to live on a street with real water and lava. Would they like living on that street? What wouldn't they like? Write about the experience of living on Lava Street.
Ideas from It's Tricky magazine 2...
Science
Have a discussion about tornadoes and waterspouts and what causes them. For a fun experiment, make a tornado in a jar by filling a mayonnaise sized jar /4 full with water. Add a teaspoon of liquid soap and a teaspoon of vinegar to the water. Add food coloring if desired. Tighten the lid and shake it so it mixes well, then swirl the jar quickly in a circular motion to form a vorte or small tornado.
Research corn- based products
Many things are made of corn. Have your child use the Internet to research the large number of uses for corn in making other products.
Research the Titan flower
Have your child search the Internet to learn more about the flower. He or She write 3-4 facts that they learned though the research and illustrate their findings.
Research King Tutankhamen
Use the Internet to research the famous King Tutankhamen of Egypt and his life as a child kind or other facts about Egypt. Have your child write about four facts they discovered in their research.
If you were king or queen...
King Tutankhamen became king when he was nine years old. Have your child imagine being king or queen. Draw a picture of what their life would be like as king or queen and write about what they would do everyday.
Art
Make origami cranes with your class. There are many sites online with easy to follow directions.
Research an endangered animal
Provide your child with a list of endangered species. Have them pick an animal to research and write about, explaining why it is endangered and how humans work to protect it.
Make a puppet
Make a crane puppet out of colored paper and attach it to a craft stick. Have your child pretend they are scientists feeding a baby crane with their puppets.
Interview a friend
Have your child ask a friend about a time he learned something difficult. What tricks could he share what helped him get better at it?
Draw a picture of new learning
Have your child draw a picture of something they have recently learned to do that was tricky and write about it.
Make a healthy snack recipe collection
Have your child make a list of healthy snacks they can eat every day. They can illustrate their favorite ideas and compile them into a book.
Magic can be a fun way for students to perform in front to the class. Below are some books that can help turn scholars into magicians.
Kids Make Magic: The Complete Guide to Becoming an Amazing Magician by Ron Burgess
Magic Tricks by Cynthia Kingel and Robert Noyed
Create a bug
Have your child create their own bug or other creature that has an amazing way to protect itself. They can draw a picture of it, or make it out of modeling clay or pipe cleaners. Have your child write a few sentences to describe what their bug does that is so unusual.
Make a bug list
Have your child make a list of all the busy they can think of and illustrate their three favorites.
Learn everything you can!
Have your child pick the insect that was the most interesting to them. Encourage students to learn more by looking up the insect in books or on the Internet. Have them prepare a short report and share their findings with the class.
Creative writing: Lava Street
Have students imagine what ti would be like to live on a street with real water and lava. Would they like living on that street? What wouldn't they like? Write about the experience of living on Lava Street.
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