Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Be Brave Board - Jan 4 Update

We have over 100 activities from these past months that you can explore. See the lists below, sorted by subject. 

There will be all-new activities posted on Wednesday, January 6!

This exit ticket is for Jan. 4 & 5 only.
(RLA students use your Google Classroom, not the exit ticket)

Wellness Activities

 Try any of the wellness activities from the past months.

  • 30 Min. Yoga Class
  • Sally Up Squat Challenge
  • Plank Dance Challenge - whip-nae-nae!
  • Beachbody Kids Workout
  • Winter Sports Workout
  • School Lunch - a Complete Rethink!
  • Obstacle Course
  • Calming Mindfulness Activities
  • BeachBody Workouts
  • Family Yoga - for all Ages!
  • Full Body Yoga
  • Practice a Sport
  • Yoga Poses
  • Parkour
  • One Stop: Fitness
  • Garden of Mindfulness
  • Flip it Fitness
  • Yoga for Beginners
  • Dance Workout for Kids
  • 3-2-1 Project
  • My Diet
  • Towel Fitness Challenge
  • Mindful Space

STEM Activities

 Check out all the great STEM activities from the past months.

  • Holiday Theme Slideshow
  • 6-point paper snowflake and origami star
  • Slime for the Holidays
  • Rube Goldberg Machine
  • Google Earth New England
  • Racing Fish/Boats and a Cardboard Easel
  • The Sturdiest Paper Table
  • Engineer a Cardboard Helmet
  • Boomerangs and Origami Flying Disks
  • STEM Websites
  • Phases of an Oreo Moon
  • Gummy Bear Wave Machine
  • Paper Water Bomber
  • Name Design Slideshow
  • Punkin' Chunkin' Competition
  • Pendulum Wave Machine
  • Mini Foosball Game + Bonus Activity!
  • Explore Pixilart
  • Live Home 3D Adventure
  • Paper Airplane Launcher
  • Explore Google Earth
  • Design a Paper Airplane
  • Marshmallow Design Challenge

Music & Drama Activities

 Many different MUSIC and DRAMA activities are available for you to try out!

  • How to Play Blues in GarageBand
  • Murder Mystery
  • Take a walk in nature!
  • Make your own straw panpipe
  • Go on a scavenger hunt!
  • We Are Family
  • Visualizing Rhythm
  • Music in Film
  • Sampling
  • Set Drawing
  • Video Game Music
  • Reading with Music - Practice with Pitch
  • K-pop!
  • Set Design
  • Emoji Song
  • Musical Repetition
  • Video Game Music
  • Family Treasure Hunt
  • Listening Activity
  • Explore Garage Band Loops
  • Soundtrack to my Life
  • Sherlock... Can You Solve This?
  • What's In a Name
  • "Found" Music
  • Instrument Practice

Art Activities

 See all the art activities we've posted this fall.

  • Create a digital snowflake!
  • Create your own Among Us character
  • Art Project: Quiet Lines Noisy Lines
  • Letter Sculpture
  • Diorama Challenge
  • Become a Disney Imagineer!
  • Lego Portrait
  • Avant-Garde Aluminum
  • Drawing with Rhythm and Repetition
  • Matisse Beats of the Sea Collage
  • Harry Potter Design Challenge
  • Inktober
  • Tesselations
  • Trick Photography
  • Explore Pilxilart
  • Shadow Drawings
  • Georgia O'Keeffe Landscape at Lake George
  • Recreate a Work of Art
  • Build a Bee

Library Activities

 Take a look at these library activities with books and exploring the world!

  • What's Happening at the Public Library
  • Winter Holiday Traditions Around the Globe
  • Spies!
  • Native American Heritage Month
  • Veterans' Voices
  • Real People, Real Stories
  • Scary Stories for Halloween
  • E-Browsing With Sora
  • Global Read Aloud
  • Who Was RBG?

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Be Brave Board Update 12/16

All-new activities below! It's the last updated board for 2020. 

Hybrid students: Fill out an exit ticket for Dec. 9-15 after you complete each activity. 

RLA students: Follow directions on your Global Apps Google Classroom

All - Optional: share this week's knowledge and creations here on Padlet

Check the FAQs for help. New activities posted every Wednesday.

Holiday Theme Slideshow

Create a holiday theme slideshow. Have fun decorating a slideshow with your favorite holidays, things, traditions & more! Check directions here.

Don't forget... after you complete this activity:

We'd love you to share your creations on Padlet.

How to Play Blues in Garageband

Learn the basics and compose your own blues tune in Garageband!

Don't forget... after you complete this activity:

We'd love you to share your creations on Padlet.

30 Min Yoga Class

It's a 30 minute yoga class for middle school - Take a 5 minute video of part of your practice or 5 photos of different poses you did during this practice. Namaste!

Don't forget... after you complete this activity:

We'd love you to share your creations on Padlet.

Create a Digital Snowflake!

No more messy tiny pieces of paper all over the floor! Create amazing detailed and cleanly ‘cut’ digital snowflakes using this online program.

Don't forget... after you complete this activity:

We'd love you to share your creations on Padlet.

What's Happening At the Public Library

The Beverly Public Library has a lot to offer - even in a pandemic. Find out what's available, what it looks like now in the library, and what you can do. Take a video tour with Ms. Woznick!

Don't forget... after you complete this activity:

We'd love you to share your discoveries on Padlet.

6-point paper snowflake and origami star

As winter continues and the holidays approach, here are some fun, hands-on activities to decorate your room or house. Find out how.

Don't forget... after you complete this activity:

We'd love you to share your creations on Padlet.

Murder Mystery

Can you solve this murder mystery??  Get in your Sherlock Holmes mindset and get this solved!!!!!!

Don't forget... after you complete this activity:

We'd love you to share your creations on Padlet.

Sally Up Squat Challenge

Warm up before this challenge! Then participate in this squat challenge. Stretch after you finish. Take a video of yourself doing the challenge then upload to your respective teacher's Google Classroom if they ask.

Don't forget... after you complete this activity:

We'd love you to share your creations on Padlet.

Create Your Own Among Us Character

Follow this presentation on how to create your own Among Us style crewmate.

Don't forget... after you complete this activity:

We'd love you to share your creations on Padlet.

Instrument Practice

If you are a music student, check in to your group’s Google Classroom for music to practice! You can count this toward your Global Apps Be Brave Board time. 

Don't forget... after you complete this activity:

We'd love you to share your practice piece on Padlet.

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

12/9 Be Brave Board Update

All-new activities below!  

Fill out an exit ticket for Dec. 9-15 after you complete each activity. 

Optional: share this week's knowledge and creations here on Padlet

Check the FAQs for help. New activities posted every Wednesday.

Plank Dance Challenge - whip-nae-nae!

Join the Dance Plank Challenge - whip-nae-nae! Have fun and good luck!

Slime for the Holidays

Try creating some new slimes as we gear up for the holiday season! 

Winter Holiday Traditions

How do people all over the world celebrate in December? Take a tour around the globe!

Art Project: Quiet Lines Noisy Lines

Line drawing and paper cut collage inspired by the paintings of Stuart Davis. Get the scissors out!

Take a walk in nature!

A lot of music comes from sounds made in nature. Take a walk, listen closely, and see if you can record the sounds around you! Get the details.

Beachbody Kids Workouts

Beachbody Kids Workouts is Back! Choose from the 14 exercise videos and get moving!

Rube Goldberg Machine

Design and construct a functional Rube Goldberg Machine. Start planning it now.

Letter Sculpture

Make a paper letter sculpture created out of colorful stylized 2D letters. What will you spell?

Make your own straw panpipe

Playing an instrument is a lot of fun, here’s how to make a basic panpipe with materials you may have at home!

Bonus! Sign Up For Friday Online Field Trip

While you're home on Friday enjoying a day off, you can join Change is Simple for their first LIVE virtual field trip on Friday, 12/11 at 10:00 AM. They will be taking you to Wellfleet, Mass. to learn about the history of the area, the diverse ecosystems, and about an amazing oyster farm, the Old Wharf Oyster Company.

This is free for all Beverly Public School students and will include both the virtual field trip and a live Q&A. 

Instrument Practice

 If you are a music student, check in to your group’s Google Classroom for music to practice! You can count this toward your Global Apps Be Brave Board time. Fill out an exit ticket for Dec 9-15!

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Go on a scavenger hunt!

Create your scavenger hunt play today!!! Get your family involved and see what you can find.

See Music & Drama activities from past weeks.

Diorama Challenge

Design an interior space in a diorama. Get a box and get to work!

See Art activities from past weeks.

Google Earth New England

Explore New England landmarks, tourist attractions, cool places and more using Google Earth!

See STEM activities from past weeks.

Winter Sports Workout

Winter is here! (Kind of!) Use this video to practice all of your favorite Winter Sports right in your own home. Let's get going!

See Wellness activities from past weeks.

Spies!

Learn some spycraft, watch videos about famous spies, and find some books about real spies. Start here.

See Library activities from past weeks.

We Are Family

A look into instrument families, how and why we categorize instruments and an opportunity to create your own. Here's where to begin.

See Music & Drama activities from past weeks.

Become a Disney Imagineer!

Creating a world, design an attraction, or bringing characters to life! Learn more here.

See Art activities from past weeks.

Racing Fish/Boats and a Cardboard Easel

Use the power of surface tension to race paper and plastic on water. Create a desktop easel only using cardboard! Find out how.

See STEM activities from past weeks.

School Lunch - A Complete Rethink!

Explore what school lunch is like in France and decide on what improvements can be made here! Learn more.

See Wellness activities from past weeks.

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Wellness Activities

Check out all the wellness activities from this fall.

  • Obstacle Course
  • Calming Mindfulness Activities
  • BeachBody Workouts
  • Family Yoga - for all Ages!
  • Full Body Yoga
  • Practice a Sport
  • Yoga Poses
  • Parkour
  • One Stop: Fitness
  • Garden of Mindfulness
  • Flip it Fitness
  • Yoga for Beginners
  • Dance Workout for Kids
  • 3-2-1 Project
  • My Diet
  • Towel Fitness Challenge
  • Mindful Space

Art Activities

See all the art activities we've posted this fall.

  • Lego Portrait
  • Avant-Garde Aluminum
  • Drawing with Rhythm and Repetition
  • Matisse Beats of the Sea Collage
  • Harry Potter Design Challenge
  • Become a Disney Imagineer!
  • Inktober
  • Tesselations
  • Trick Photography
  • Explore Pilxilart
  • Shadow Drawings
  • Georgia O'Keeffe Landscape at Lake George
  • Recreate a Work of Art
  • Build a Bee

STEM Activities

Check out all the great STEM activities from this fall.

  • The Sturdiest Paper Table
  • Engineer a Cardboard Helmet
  • Boomerangs and Origami Flying Disks
  • STEM Websites
  • Phases of an Oreo Moon
  • Gummy Bear Wave Machine
  • Paper Water Bomber
  • Name Design Slideshow
  • Punkin' Chunkin' Competition
  • Pendulum Wave Machine
  • Mini Foosball Game + Bonus Activity!
  • Explore Pixilart
  • Live Home 3D Adventure
  • Paper Airplane Launcher
  • Explore Google Earth
  • Design a Paper Airplane
  • Marshmallow Design Challenge

Music & Drama Activities

Many different MUSIC and DRAMA activities are available for you to try out!

  • Visualizing Rhythm
  • Music in Film
  • Sampling
  • Set Drawing
  • Video Game Music
  • Reading with Music - Practice with Pitch
  • K-pop!
  • Set Design
  • Emoji Song
  • Musical Repetition
  • Video Game Music
  • Family Treasure Hunt
  • Listening Activity
  • Explore Garage Band Loops
  • Soundtrack to my Life
  • Sherlock... Can You Solve This?
  • What's In a Name
  • "Found" Music
  • Instrument Practice

Library Activities

Take a look at these library activities with books and exploring the world!
  • Native American Heritage Month
  • Veterans' Voices
  • Real People, Real Stories
  • Scary Stories for Halloween
  • E-Browsing With Sora
  • Global Read Aloud
  • Who Was RBG?

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Lego Portrait

Create a Lego portrait using these resources! Get those Legos out now

Obstacle Course

Use found objects to create a fun and challenging obstacle course!

Visualizing Rhythm

Explore rhythm visually with Groove Pizza. Yum!

The Sturdiest Paper Table

Design and build a table out of paper tubes and see how many heavy books it will hold. Assemble your materials and get started! 






Native American Heritage Month

Did you know that November is Native American Heritage Month? Celebrate and more about Native Americans in Massachusetts and beyond with videos, articles and book suggestions.

Calming Mindfulness Activities

Take a soothing break with these activities -- choose one or do both: Concentration Meditation and Music on Your Mind.

Avant-Garde Aluminum

Paint your own aluminum sculpture inspired by Roy Lichtenstein’s giant Brushstroke. Find out how!