Tasha's Fun Pad by Tasha Cheney https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks Please be sure to click the star and comment below the posts you try, so I know you have been here! en-us 2020-03-26 18:51:27 UTC 2025-04-07 17:54:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f320.png Create Your Own World tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/477327678 Use the following definition to design a whole new world. Landscape, climate, plant life, creatures, language and more! Once you've made another paracosm, it could be used for a board game, video game, movie series, book series - the sky is the limit! ]]> 2020-03-26 20:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/477327678 Bumblebee Kite tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585245162 Make a kite using one regular sheet of paper and a string. They fly really well!]]> 2020-05-20 16:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585245162 Bored? tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585255117 Scavenger hunts are fun! Try these or create your own!]]> 2020-05-20 16:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585255117 Bored? tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585265609 Scavenger hunts are fun! Try these or create your own!]]> 2020-05-20 16:13:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585265609 Communicate! tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585272671 It's time to learn something about how your family's crazy little minds work!]]> 2020-05-20 16:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585272671 Detective Work! tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585292813 See if you can figure out this mind bending apartment building! ]]> 2020-05-20 16:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585292813 Spell Your Name Workout tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585313794 Been sitting in front of a computer too long? Get up and do the exercise listed for every letter of your name! ]]> 2020-05-20 16:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585313794 Spy Science! tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585320388 Make your own invisible ink!]]> 2020-05-20 16:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585320388 Germ Art? tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585332467 Have you tried Blow Painting? It's fun! This mommy blogger gives step by step instructions and even a video to show how its done! Included in her post is a kids' book recommendation about germs and some germ worksheets!]]> 2020-05-20 16:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585332467 Interact With Your Reading tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585366143 Try one of these activities to get you thinking deeply about what you've been reading!]]> 2020-05-20 16:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585366143 Coming Soon, tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585665248 as soon as my finger heals up!

]]> 2020-05-20 19:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585665248 Mood of the Day Cups tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585680920 HOW TO MAKE MOOD OF THE DAY CUPS:

1. Start with two plain white cups.

2. Carefully cut a large square shape out of one of the cups using scissors.

3. Insert the second cup inside the cup with a square cutout on the side.

4. Write “Mood of the Day” on the outside cup around the square cutout. 

5. Use markers to draw pictures of different feelings inside the square. Once you draw one feeling, turn the inside cup to another blank space and then draw another.

6. You should be able to draw 4-5 feelings on their cups. Need ideas?
  • Happy
  • Sad
  • Silly
  • Loud
  • Grumpy
  • Angry
  • Mad
  • Goofy
  • Nervous
  • Quiet
  • Tired
  • Excited
  • Sick
  • Cool

7. Write your name on the bottom of the cup so you know it’s yours.

8. Make more than one inside cup that you can switch out, to have more selection of emotions.

That’s it! Now spin the cup inside to see all the emotions scroll by. When you're having some emotions, you can use the cups to figure out what you're feeling and express it to someone. 

Check out the below video of our cups in actions:

]]> 2020-05-20 19:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585680920 LEGO Code tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585706832 Have a ton of LEGO? Want to send secret messages? Try creating a code out of LEGO!

]]> 2020-05-20 19:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585706832 The Secret Garden tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585757315 Have you heard of a book called The Secret Garden? It's a classic! Whether or not you read it, you should try this imaginative art project. Start by drawing a keyhole, about 2/3 the height of your paper. inside the keyhole draw a glimpse of a beautiful garden (or any magical land you would love to find a doorway into!) It's ok if you get out of the lines a little because the final step is to color the door around the keyhole! ]]> 2020-05-20 20:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585757315 Animal Exercises tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585785546 Watch this quick video and then try doing 30-60 seconds of each exercise!]]> 2020-05-20 20:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585785546 How to hold a Ukulele tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585789709 It seems like it would be so obvious, but many beginners make these 5 mistakes. Holding it right will make playing easier!
https://www.playukulelenow.com/2018/01/are-you-holding-ukulele-wrong-avoid.html?m=1]]> 2020-05-20 20:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585789709 How Mountains Form tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585822431 We learned about this in Ms. A's class this year! Sometimes a fun visual aid helps stick it in your brains. Try this easy demonstration at home.
https://www.thechaosandtheclutter.com/archives/how-fold-mountains-are-made

]]> 2020-05-20 20:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/585822431 How to Tune Your Uke tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605623092 A short video to help you get started.]]> 2020-06-01 20:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605623092 Shadow Puppet Theater tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605656236 Have you written a story that just belongs on the stage or screen? Make it happen!]]> 2020-06-01 20:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605656236 Pipe Cleaner Constellations tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605661607 Are you spending your summer stargazing? Use pipe cleaners and beads to replicate the constellations! (Constellation flashcards available for download above)]]> 2020-06-01 20:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605661607 Constellation Flashcards tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605663913 Use these with the post below from 123Homeschool4me to make Pipe Cleaner Constellations]]> 2020-06-01 20:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605663913 Short Stories tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605676348 Wow! I found a website with classic stories you can read for free! Find one that interests you and be sure to comment below which ones you read!]]> 2020-06-01 21:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605676348 You Can Write Short Stories tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605680050 Use these writing prompts to get your creativity started. Email your short stories to me and I may publish them here for friends to read! (You'll have to zoom in on the file to read them)]]> 2020-06-01 21:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605680050 Explore Space! tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605687609 Did anyone get to watch the SpaceX launch? Imagine going to outer space! You can find images of galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and then draw them using chalk pastels and black paper. It's so fun!]]> 2020-06-01 21:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605687609 Write it Down tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605693564 Sometimes when we are full of emotions it helps to write them down. You may already keep a journal. Here is a creative way to explore what's going on inside you. An "I Am" poem! Give it a try!]]> 2020-06-01 21:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605693564 Roll the Dice! tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605702405 Time to Move your body! Grab a dice and follow the directions! Can you do 15 rolls, one minute each?]]> 2020-06-01 21:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/605702405 Take 5 Breathing tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/632638280 Five Steps to Feeling Calm

  1. Spread your hand and stretch your fingers out like a star. You can choose your left hand or your right hand. Pretend the pointer finger of your other hand is a pencil and imagine you are going to trace around the outline of your hand and fingers.
  2. Start at the bottom of your thumb and slide your finger up your thumb, pause at the top, and then slide your finger down the other side. Now slide your pointer up your second finger, pause, and slide down the other side. Continue tracing your fingers up, pause, and down. Slide your finger slowly, watch your finger move and notice how it feels. Keep going until you have finished tracing your fifth finger (pinky).
  3. Now you are ready to add some breathing. Breathe in through your nose and breathe out through your mouth. Remember to keep it slow and steady.
  4. Place your pointer finger at the bottom of your thumb, and breathe in as you slide up. Breathe out as you slide down. Breathe in as you slide up your second finger, and breathe out as you slide down. Keep going until you have finished tracing your fingers and you have taken five slow breaths.
  5. How does your body feel now? Do you feel calm or would you like to take another five?



]]> 2020-06-18 19:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/632638280 7 Minute HIIT Workout for Kids tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/632641716 Parents can learn more about the benefits of this workout from hes-extraordinary.com here:
https://tinyurl.com/y9whxhf6]]> 2020-06-18 19:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/632641716 The Circle Game tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/632649711 For this art practice exercise, fill a page with circles (drawing around the bottom of a juice glass might be an easy way to get good circles). Then set a timer - the paper suggests 40 minutes, but you can choose how long you want to spend. Then turn every circle into some round object! It's great creative practice!]]> 2020-06-18 19:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/632649711 Journey Sticks tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/632653684 I absolutely love this idea! Before you go on a family adventure/hike/outing/vacation, take a piece of cardboard and put double sided tape down the side. Then all the special treasures that you find along they way get attached to it! It will tell the story of your adventure without writing.]]> 2020-06-18 19:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/632653684 Marshmallow Math tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/632658452 Nobody wants to start the new year having forgotten all they learned in the previous year! Keep your mathematical neurons firing with fun geometry activities like this! All you really need is marshmallows and pretzel sticks. Get into some more technical shapes like a rhombus, a trapezoid, pentagon, and even irregular shapes that you will have to identify by their sides and angles!

]]> 2020-06-18 19:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/632658452 Summer Reading Challenge tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/632664575 How many of these can you check off the list before school starts on Aug. 3?]]> 2020-06-18 19:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/632664575 Extra! Extra! tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/632687030 One of my favorite pastimes when I was young was creating newspapers. I would act as reporter, editor and even make advertisements! I would write articles about my family members or things we did, or whatever was going on in my community. Sometimes I made up silly stories too! Nobody checked my spelling or corrected my grammar. Everyone just loved reading my news stories. I liked doing it on oversized paper like butcher paper or newsprint, but any paper you have available can be your newspaper!  My mom saved this newspaper I made when I was around 8 years old!]]> 2020-06-18 19:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/632687030 Take Some Time to Be Grateful tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/649520025 2020-07-07 20:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/649520025 Hamilton! tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/649523601 Is your family crazy for Disney’s new broadway musical, Hamilton? Here’s a web site that offers some extra reading and learning activities about the real Alexander Hamilton.]]> 2020-07-07 20:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/649523601 A nature frame tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/649526509 Cut a shape out of cardboard and then find beautiful scenery to frame with it! ]]> 2020-07-07 20:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/649526509 Area Dice Game tcheney4 https://padlet.com/tcheney4/Bookmarks/wish/652446804 Rules:
1. Roll 2 dice. 
2. On a piece of graph paper, make a rectangle with the side lengths you rolled
3. The rectangle must be connected to your existing territory.
4. The first player’s first rectangle is placed in a corner. The second player’s first rectangle in the opposite corner.
5. If you cannot make the rectangle from the  numbers you rolled, you skip your turn.
6. When all space is filled, you end the game.
7. The one with the most area wins.

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