SCHOOL-SITE VIRTUAL ACADEMY

For the health and safety of all Bigs & Littles, the Big Brothers Big Sisters School-Site program is going virtual! Bigs and Littles are still meeting once a week but they are connecting virtually. We provide new activities each week that focus on personal, social, and educational growth. You'll find all upcoming activity plans below.

February 15 - 19, 2021

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

National Geographic – personality quizzes and games

3rd – 5th grade

National Geographic – learn all about different types of animals!

6th – 8th grade

Be a virtual tourist! – learn a little more about countries across the globe and what makes them so unique!

February 22 - 26, 2021

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Virtual Battleship

3rd – 5th grade

Origami Walrus Instructions

6th – 8th grade

Emoji Pictionary

March 1 - 5, 2021

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Virtual Battleship

3rd – 5th grade

Origami Walrus Instructions

6th – 8th grade

Emoji Pictionary

March 8 - 12, 2021

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Disney Memory Games

3rd – 8th grade

Virtual Guess Who

April 5 - 9, 2021

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Charades! Click here for a virtual word generator.

Don’t forget to send your Little the link so they can generate words for themselves!

3rd – 5th grade

Virtual Trip to the Moon

6th – 8th grade

How your Brain Works: 101

April 12 - 16, 2021

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

National Geographic Kids – test your knowledge on topics ranging from sharks, to outer space or sports!

3rd – 5th grade

Hunger Games Virtual Escape Room

6th – 8th grade

100 Would You Rather Questions

April 19 - 23, 2021

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Virtual Connect 4

3rd – 5th grade

Rose, Bud and Thorn Activity

Describe your days to each other with one thing that fits each category: Include something positive (rose), something hopeful (bud), and something challenging (thorn). Take turns sharing.

5th – 8th grade

Virtual Codenames – if you're not sure how to play or need a refresher on game rules, click here first.

May 24-28, 2021

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Play iSpy!

How to Play: One player picks an object in the background of their screen area. Then the other player tries to guess what object they picked by asking questions to figure it out.

3rd grade – 4th grade

Virtual board games and card games

5th grade – 6th grade

DuoLingo

7th grade – 8th grade

Grab a piece of paper and a scissors

Click here for origami instructions!

ARCHIVE

Was there a past activity that you and your Little enjoyed?
You can find it again below in the archive.

October 5 - 9, 2020

After the summer, spend some time catching up with your Little and getting to know them even more. Here are 20 questions that will get you talking:

20 QUESTIONS

October 12 - 16, 2020    

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Tour San Diego Zoo, Live animal cams

3rd grade – 5th grade

Tour Mars

6th grade – 8th grade

Jumanji Escape Room
(Note: when it's time to "charm the snake with your dance moves," the Youtube video may not play. Click here to watch the youtube video!)

October 19 - 23, 2020

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Play iSpy!

How to Play: One player picks an object in the background of their screen area. Then the other player tries to guess what object they picked by asking questions to figure it out.

3rd grade – 4th grade

Virtual board games and card games

5th grade – 6th grade

DuoLingo

7th grade – 8th grade

Grab a piece of paper and a scissors

Click here for origami instructions!

October 26 - 30, 2020

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Alpha-bats Rhyming

3rd – 5th grade

Grab a piece of paper and a scissors.
Click here to make an origami ghost
Click here to make an origami bat

6th – 8th grade

Harry Potter Escape Room

November 2 - 6, 2020

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Smithsonian National Zoo: Live Animal Cams and Wildlife Fun Facts

3rd – 5th grade

Asteroid Collision Escape Room

6th – 8th grade

Virtual Trip to the Moon

November 9 - 13, 2020 

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Rose, Bud and Thorn Activity

Describe your days to each other with one thing that fits each category: Include something positive (rose), something hopeful (bud), and something challenging (thorn). Take turns sharing.

3rd – 8th grade

Imagination Invention

November 16 - 20, 2020

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Play iSpy!

Take turns playing iSpy with objects visible in the background of your video chat screens

3rd – 5th grade

How your Brain Works: 101

6th – 8th grade

Nova: Polar Lab – Climate Change

November 23 - 26, 2020

Gratitude Discussion Questions

1. Did anyone do something nice for you today?
2. Have you done something nice for someone today?
3. Tell about a time when someone helped you. (finding something that was lost, sharing a snack when you were hungry, loaning their coat when you were cold, or anything else.)
4. What’s your favorite toy/item? Why do you like it so much?
5. What’s your favorite place outside our home? Inside our home? Why?
6. Are there friends or family members who live far away that you miss? Tell me something you miss about them.
7. Did anyone thank you for doing something nice today?
8. Did someone or something make you laugh today?
9. Name three people you can say thank you to for something today.
10. What do you appreciate most about your friends?
11. What skill do you have that you are grateful for?
12. What was the best thing that happened today? What was the worst?
13. How can you show someone you appreciate them?
14. Name 3 things you can do today that would help someone else.
15. Talk about a time where you felt appreciated.

November 30 - December 4, 2020

THIS OR THAT

Click here to see 20 "this or that?" questions to help Bigs and Littles get to know each other more.

Already feel like you know each other really well? Try to guess each others' answers!

December 14 - 18, 2020

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Charades! Click here for a virtual word generator.

Don’t forget to send your Little the link so they can generate words for themselves!

3rd – 5th grade

Rose, Bud and Thorn Activity

Describe your days to each other with one thing that fits each category: Include something positive (rose), something hopeful (bud), and something challenging (thorn). Take turns sharing.

6th – 8th grade

Virtual Coloring Book

December 21 - 23, 2020
January 4 - 8, 2021

All Ages

Happy 2021! Click here to start a conversation about goal setting and what goals you want to set for yourselves this year.

January 11 - 15, 2021

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Virtual Tic Tac Toe

3rd – 5th grade

Virtual Hangman – create your own words!

6th – 8th grade

Virtual Codenames – Not sure how to play or need a refresher on game rules? Click here first.

January 18 - 22, 2021

Kindergarten – 5th grade

What Disney Character are You Quiz

6th – 8th grade

FreeRice - As you answer questions, you earn money to support to the World Food Programme and help change lives around the world.

January 25 - 29, 2021

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Virtual board games and card games

3rd – 5th grade

Toy Story Virtual Escape Room

6th – 8th grade

DuoLingo

February 1 - 4, 2021

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Virtual Battleship

3rd – 5th grade

Tour San Diego Zoo: Live Animal Cams

6th – 8th grade

Hunger Games Virtual Escape Room

February 8 - 12, 2021

Kindergarten – 8th grade

Take a moment to talk to your Little about Black History Month!

What is Black History Month?

African American Heroes

February 15 - 19, 2021

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

National Geographic – personality quizzes and games

3rd – 5th grade

National Geographic – learn all about different types of animals!

6th – 8th grade

Be a virtual tourist! – learn a little more about countries across the globe and what makes them so unique!

February 22 - 26, 2021

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

National Geographic - Funny Fill-ins

3rd – 5th grade

Virtual Coloring Book

6th – 8th grade

Rose, Bud and Thorn Activity

Describe your days to each other with one thing that fits each category: Include something positive (rose), something hopeful (bud), and something challenging (thorn). Take turns sharing.

March 1 - 5, 2021

Kindergarten – 2nd grade

Virtual Battleship

3rd – 5th grade

Origami Walrus Instructions

6th – 8th grade

Emoji Pictionary