Week 1 · Days 1–7
🌱Day 1: Foundations & the Language of Algebra
Today's plan
Start with Block 1. Finish one card, then move to the next.
- 1. Tap a card.
- 2. Do the steps inside.
- 3. Tap done and continue.
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Block 1Hands-on
Warm-Up / Do Now
Quick-fire PEMDAS: beat the clock on 3 + 4 × 2 − 6 — multiplication and exponents go before addition.
Do this: Follow the steps away from the screen.
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Block 2
Math / Algebra
Level up with PEMDAS: work through nested expressions step by step and show each operation in order.
Do this: Solve each problem and tap Check.
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Block 3
Reading & Literary Analysis
Read a short fable (Aesop-style) and hunt the theme — quote the one line that gives the moral away.
Do this: Read the passage, then answer the questions.
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Block 4
Writing
Draft 3 punchy topic sentences for "What grit means to me" — each one should hook a reader in the first line.
Do this: Write in the box using the checklist.
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Block 5Hands-on
Movement / Brain Break
Power-up break: 20 jumping jacks, a long stretch, and a full water refill.
Do this: Follow the steps away from the screen.
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Block 6
Science or Social Studies
Map the scientific method like a quest chain — list all 6 steps, then write one testable question about plant growth you'd actually run.
Do this: Read the lesson, then respond.
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Block 7Hands-on
Independent Reading
Open your summer novel — log the title and page 1 like starting a new season.
Do this: Follow the steps away from the screen.
📚 This week's words
variablecoefficientconstanttermexpressionthemetonehypothesisindependent/dependent variablelatitude/longitude