The Virtual -CEEL- Edition - SCASD
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-CEEL- The Virtual Edition A guide to online resources, activities and experiences
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-CEEL-The Virtual
Edition
A guide to online resources, activities
and experiences
Greetings CEEL Families!
Words cannot begin to express how much you and your children are missed by CEEL supervisors, staff, teachers and community partners. As we countdown the days until we can be together again, we wanted to share some ways you can simulate a CEEL experience from the comfort of your own home.
This collection of virtual experiences and activities has been curated by CEEL supervisors to reflect the varied interests of all of our students. We hope it will take some of the guesswork out of finding quality websites and help you avoid going down the proverbial internet rabbit hole while searching for engaging activities for your children.
The links within are active as of the date of publication. Activities and websites were vetted by the supervisors to reflect our guidelines for quality extended learning activities and, of course, FUN! Please preview the links and activities first and use your best judgment before sharing with your child.
We hope to be together again soon.
Best,
Shannon MessickCommunity Education Coordinator
State College Area School DistrictCommunity Education Extended
Learning (CEEL) Programwww.scasd.org/CEEL
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Arts & Crafts Reading & Writing
Physical Activity
TABLE F CONTENTS
Music
Outdoor Play
Cooking & Recipes
STEM
COVID for Kids
Our community partners have been busy creating online content, so be sure to check out the BONUS
pages at the back of this guide!
GET CRAFTY
Stop motion movies only LOOK hard to make. Find some of your favorite Legos or other toys and create a short
action-packed film and make your directorial debut. Find inspiration here if you’re in a creative slump!
Stop Motion Magic
Pretty Paper BeadsUsing materials you
probably already have at home, you can create beautiful
handmade paper beads
Draw in 3DMake your hand pop!
Create a three-dimensional drawing with just
markers or colored pencils
Hey Ferguson Freezers, Ms. Morgan says the drawing table is always open at FT CEEL! If you need some artistic direction, visit the Art for Kids Hub YouTube channel for step-by-step directions on drawing anything from Star Wars characters to
food to Frozen characters!
Paper SpinnersExperiment with
different designs to create visually
stunning spinners. Make more than one and have a spin-off
Outdoor Art ShowA fun way to unite your neighborhood,
organize a clothesline art show - set a date, hang some art, then
take a tour!
Paper ClayShredded paper
becomes a decorative bowl in this
easy-to-make paper clay recipe
Doodle with MoFavorite author Mo Willems walks you
through step-by-step drawings of Pigeon, Elephant, Piggie and
more!
MAKE SOME N ISE!
Disney Sing-AlongJust push play on this magical playlist & belt
out some of your favorite Disney songs
Marvellous Musical Podcast
Comic & author David Walliams takes us on a
hilarious 19-minute journey about the musical composer behind movies such as Star
Wars & Harry Potter
Get those wiggles out with a dance-along like no other! Warning-causes recurring earworms…sorry grown-ups :)
Tooty Ta Dance
Make your own tunes onChrome Music Lab.Check out Song Maker andsee how many bouncing beats you can create. Bonus: Think this could be our new CEEL theme song??
Music Lab
Ms. Sackett says, “Spring Creek CEEL students LOVE to dance along to Tooty Ta before
classes start. Try it before one of your
class Zoom meetings!”
GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY
Get some of your favorite toys and
create shadow art Turn your
driveway into a game board with just some sidewalk chalk!
Ready, set, GLOW! Take some glow sticks out after dark and light up the night
Outdoor fun isn’t reserved for daylight hours - power up those flashlights for fun under the stars
Earth Art is a fun way to use materials around you!
Gather small stones, pine- cones, twigs, leaves, and
more to create a temporary piece of art
Make an easy tic tac toe board in your
backyard
Y UNG CHEFS
Rock Candy
Science and cooking unite as you create your own rock
candy, sure to satisfy your sweet tooth
Homemade Butter
Whipping cream and a jar (along with a sprinkling of patience and elbow grease!) is all it takes to make delicious homemade butter
An oldie but a goody, ice cube tray popsicles are a
cool treat any time of year
Popsicles
Make an endless supply of yogurt! There are so many tasty ways to tweak this recipe - add fruit or mix in some granola
Yummy Yogurt
Use some of that yummy yogurt from above to create
some scrumptious smoothies
Strawberry Smoothies
READING & WRITING
Online StorytimeRead along or just sit back and relax as celebrities read aloud some of their favorite books. Join Kristen Bell, Oprah Winfrey and James Earl Jones as they share classic children’s books by authors such as David Shannon and Kevin Henkes
Sign up for a free digital library card and get access to oodles of resources. Be sure to visit TrueFlix (you’ll need your new library card number first!) for more great reads alongside some short,
real-life videos for the ultimate reading experience. BookFlix pairs high interest fiction and non-fiction
books for more online fun
This one is from Ms. Swallow, who knows how much her Corl Street CEEL students LOVE crosswords! Use this tool to try to solve one or, even better, to create your very own. The possibilities are endless.
Crosswords Galore
Word Clouds A word cloud is a graphical representation of
word frequency. They make great gifts for grandparents, teachers, baby showers and weddings - just print and frame. Be
sure to experiment with the word cloud shape, font, and color combinations. The options are endless!
Message in a BottleCapture all your feelings during these odd times And save them for posterity’s sake. Better yet, have each member of your family make one! Open them on New Year’s Eve each year for a look back at thishistorical time.
GET PHYSICAL
Workout Like a Wizard
Rainy Day PE Board Game
How can a board game promote physical activity? Grab some dice and the entire family to find out!
This or That Family Workout
Practice your wizarding skills while working up a sweat in this Harry
Potter-inspired mini workout. Then check out some other workouts on
the Get Moving Kids YouTube channel!
Apple or banana? Cat or dog? The game we all know and love has been
turned into a fast-paced workout sure to get your heart pumping.
The Walking Classroom
Grab the family and take a walk as you listen to an educational podcast. When you get home, download the lesson plan to learn more about the topic. Oh say can you see, this podcast is a great one to start with!
Indoor Tennis
Mrs. Park says the Easterly Parkway CEEL students enjoy this activity on a rainy day! No one to play with? No worries!
This activity works great for single players - see how long you can keep the
balloon from hitting the ground.
A M MENT OF SCIENCE
Radio Park supervisor Ms. McKenna suggests sharing this optical illusion experiment with family & friends
Bird in a Cage Make colorful layers
using liquids of varying densities, then
experiment to see which items sink or float to each layer!
Density Tower
Ew..blek!Oobleck, or DIY Quicksand, is an all-time favorite non-Newtonian concoction
Put this read aloud on in the background while you make your Oobleck!
This Little Piggie
Could the Big Bad Wolf REALLY blow
down the Little Pigs’ homes? Find out in
this STEM challenge
DIY Dance PartyLearn about coding while designing your own dance party! Choose a song and dance moves for your animated partygoers
Set your own record for the longest working straw (a great
activity for the family to do together as a fun competition)
Crazy Straws
LET’S TALK ABOUT COVID-19
This 5-minute animated video
explains viruses, particularly
COVID-19, in a simple and
non-scary way.
PBS Kids for Parents has videos and articles to aid in your conversations about the health crisis
SCASD has a list of community resources that is updated frequently, so check back often for additional links
Make some time for MINDFULNESS. Tune into Ferguson
Township teacher Mrs. Saylor’s
relaxing videos and tune out the world
around you
Juniata Valley Boy Scouts of America is putting together some opportunities for students to continue learning at home. You don’t have to be a Boy Scout to enjoy these activities! One activity in particular is very timely given all the time we spend online now. Check out the activities for the Cyber Chip. And if you’re missing Boy Scouts STEM teacher Mr. Josh Woods, be sure to view his video for making a lava lamp at home!
BONUS FUN FROM OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS!
We are so fortunate to work with a variety of providers in our area. They work hard to bring unique, enriching programming to our CEEL students. They miss working with you and have created some awesome online activities for you to try at home!
A message from Coach Dan: I hope you and your families are remaining safe and healthy as we go through these unprecedented times. I have really enjoyed my time with the CEEL program and can't wait to see you all again as soon as possible!
In the meantime, check out some games, tips and activities on my social media pages or on our Hoop Stars YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to get notified of new content! Thanks and I'm looking forward to resuming classes soon and creating future Hoop Stars!
Adam Swartz Puppets has created a series of videos to teach you how to create your own puppets at home. With some simple materials you probably
already have on-hand, make finger puppets, stick puppets and more! When you create a puppet (or two), write a brief script, take a video, and share it
with us or email it to Adam Swartz ([email protected]). We can’t wait to see what
you create!
Our COMMUNITY PARTNERS ROCK!
Hi CEEL Friends! We miss you so much, but we are happy you are home safe with your families. We included a link to some fun activities you can do to pass the time. If you have been with us in the past, remember that you can build forts, practice your knot tying skills and observe nature. If you don't have an outdoor space, you could build blanket forts and put a bird feeder outside of your window. Your imagination is a powerful thing and when used correctly you will never be bored! We can't wait to see you next year at CEEL, Your friends at Millbrook Marsh
From our friends at Lincoln Caverns: We sincerely hope that CEEL families will subscribe to our YouTube channel and enjoy learning about
caves! Topics include Caves Rock, Crazy About Caves, Troglo Who?, Rocks Rock and Fossil Fanatics with more on the way such as Batty About Bats,
WOW - Wonders of Water and Cave Conscious.
Instructions for accompanying activities and our Activity Booklet are available by signing up for our Teacher's Area on our website; CEEL
parents can simply type in 'CEEL' when it asks for a school.
We hope you’ll join us this summer at Lincoln Caverns for some great family events!
Penn State engineering students bring STEM presentations and activities to our CEEL students.
Since they can’t be in the schools, they have started a YouTube channel with activities for students to do at
home! We hope you enjoy the activities. Be sure to subscribe as they plan to add more now that the
Penn State semester has ended.
Everyone at Discovery Space misses spending afternoons doing science and engineering with you all! One of the highlights of the day is seeing what we can design and build together. We hope our growing list of activities for 'Discover at Home' will keep your bright minds in action. Enjoy!
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