{"id":530,"date":"2020-03-25T17:41:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T21:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/pelaccio\/?p=530"},"modified":"2020-03-25T17:42:07","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T21:42:07","slug":"screen-break-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/pelaccio\/2020\/03\/25\/screen-break-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Screen Break Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Choice Menu: Screen Break Ideas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s important to get time away from screens. Choose several things from this list to brighten your day! Connect (with each other), explore, create, and move!&nbsp; How many can you check off?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td>Read!<\/td><td>Find a comfy corner to curl up with a book (maybe in your blanket fort)<br>Read a story to a family member<br>Read to a pet&nbsp;<br>Listen to an audiobook while you color or draw <a href=\"https:\/\/stories.audible.com\/start-listen\">here<\/a>.<br>Read a book outside<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Play!&nbsp;<\/td><td>Play a board or card game with your family<br>Play hide-and-seek<br>Hide a treasure for your family to find and draw a treasure map<br>Have a tea party with your stuffed animals<br>Build a fort out of blankets and pillows<br>Play with your pet<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Create!&nbsp;<\/td><td>What art supplies do you have? Paint? Crayons? Colored pencils? <br>Make cards to send to a family member or friend.<br>Act out a favorite story for your family<br>Draw a picture of yourself<br>Decorate Easter eggs<br>Make finger puppets of favorite book characters<br><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1T4CZCt8hJqYLVT5ZVYpR7SgHLWDWaaUO\/view?fbclid=IwAR19XWWIpICF0aJEwSUNX2drPA_dhJalTFDhEnaa_Nq5RpK1Uar3X3_A5LY\">Maker Challenges<\/a> &#8211; multiple screen-free STEM challenges for home (printer helpful)<br>A free downloadable <a href=\"https:\/\/documentcloud.adobe.com\/link\/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:bf0b6012-0884-4f73-bc3b-7966d0d8d86c\">coloring book<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Go outside!<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=14ON5C-MxpJ-zGi0Qjcd9i13vqs6f7In0\">STEM Outdoors BINGO<\/a> board<br>Go for a walk with your family<br>Search for shapes, numbers, or words in your<br>neighborhood&nbsp;<br>Draw on the sidewalk with chalk<br>See how far you can get a hula hoop to roll. <br>Run to catch it before it falls.<br>Blow bubbles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Move!<\/td><td>Create a dance for a favorite song and teach it to a family member<br>Make an obstacle course<br>Place tissues on your heads and see how long you can dance around without letting it fall off.  Who made it the longest?<br>See how far you can jump. <br>Mark your spot with a piece of tape and see if you can beat your last jump.<br>Make a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parents.com\/fun\/activities\/hopscotch\/\">hopscotch game<\/a> with chalk outside or tape inside&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Help!<\/td><td>Plan a menu with your family<br>Help to prepare a recipe, practicing measuring ingredients<br>Tidy your room<br>Sort your dirty clothes into light and dark colors<br>Help your brother or sister with their work<br>Keep your workspace clean and organized<br>Train your pet to do a new trick<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choice Menu: Screen Break Ideas It\u2019s important to get time away from screens. Choose several things from this list to brighten your day! Connect (with each other), explore, create, and move!&nbsp; How many can you check off? Read! Find a comfy corner to curl up with a book (maybe in your blanket fort)Read a story <a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/pelaccio\/2020\/03\/25\/screen-break-ideas\/\">Continue reading &#8594;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1121,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/pelaccio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/pelaccio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/pelaccio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/pelaccio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1121"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/pelaccio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=530"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/pelaccio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":534,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/pelaccio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530\/revisions\/534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/pelaccio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/pelaccio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/pelaccio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}