FBISD Extended Learning Department

Get ready to dribble, shoot, and score in our action-packed basketball program designed specifically for elementary school students! In this class, kids will learn essential basketball skills while having a blast on the court. Our experienced coaches foster teamwork, sportsmanship, and a love for the game. Week Skills Lesson/Activity 1 Intro to Basketball Learn coordination and conditioning. 2 Dribbling Basics Learn how to properly dribble a basketball. 3 Passing + Catching Practice chest and bounce passes. 4 Shooting Techniques Learn layups and practice free throws. 5 Defensive Skills Work on defensive drills, such as closeout defense and steal and recover. 6 Offensive Strategies Work on offensive drills, such as fast breaks and pick and roll. 7 Teamwork + Communication Learn how to work together as a team. 8 Review + Game Play Review what we learned and hold scrimmages.

In this exciting baking adventure, kids will whip up delicious treats with a healthier twist! Each class features two recipes—a mix of sweet and savory—that are seasonally inspired, like pumpkin brownies or avocado chocolate mousse. From muffins to mini-pizzas, young chefs will discover how to turn wholesome ingredients into mouthwatering creations. With hands-on learning, simple techniques, and a dash of creativity, kids will gain confidence in the kitchen while developing lifelong skills. Let’s bake up nutritious and delicious fun together! Week Theme Recipe #1 Recipe #2 1 Kitchen Safety Autumn Pumpkin Cheesecake Cups n/a 2 Berry Powerful Blueberry Crumble Mixed Berry Smoothie 3 Hidden Veggies in Desserts Carrot Cake Muffin Cream Cheese Frosting 4 Seasonal Fall Flavors Baked Apple with Crumble Autumn Harvest Salad 5 Nature’s Candy Pineapple Muffins Pineapple Dip 6 Root Veggies in Baking Sweet Potato Biscuits Pumpkin Pie Smoothie 7 Superfood Beans Hummus Quesadillas Two Bean Salad 8 Making Veggies Fun Cheesy Cauliflower Fruit Smoothie

Become a global artist discovering luminous celebrations around the world! Shine a little love as you visit gardens in Ireland and create happy and surprised pumpkin faces as you discover traditions in Scotland. Grab your lantern to light the way for an exploration of feathery painting, collage, stamping, weaving and much more. Week Lesson/Activity 1 Shine Your Light Doodle Create a wire sculpture with pipe cleaners, contact paper, and ribbons while adding patterns using tissue paper and washi tape. 2 Global Love Box Doodle Draw a three-dimensional box and explore patterns, color and symbols using watered markers and heart shapes cut from textured and patterned papers. 3 Brazilian Carnival Color Wheel Doodle Create a dancer in a Carnival costume using feathers and other embellishments while learning about primary and secondary colors. 4 English May Day Flowers Doodle Assemble a flower maypole using ribbons and washi tape to make a flower with colorful patterns. Wrap yarn and natural objects around a stick to create the pole. 5 USA Fireworks Doodle Create a relief sculpture of a cardboard city skyline and use tempera paint to depict fireworks. 6 Israeli Light Celebration Doodle Create a menorah with nine candles and use markers and colored pencils to design each candle with Zentangle patterns. 7 USA Thanksgiving Doodle Use tempera paint to explore finger painting and paint with feathers to create a turkey on poster board. 8 Showcase / Artist Challenge Children will select the materials for their creative inspiration and parents will be invited to join in on the fun.

In this LEGO Engineering class, students will use LEGO technic kits to build working machines and motorize them. Curriculum is written by an engineer and teaches the TEKS for both math and science. Lego I: Kinder; Lego II: 1st-3rd; Lego III: 4th-5th Week Build Lesson/Skill/Activity 1 Lego I: The Retractable Clamp Lego II: The Air Rescue Lego III: The Intelligent Car Lego I: Connecting rods and pins Lego II: Electricity and motor, vertical gear drive motor Lego III: Programming and scripts 2 Lego I: The Funny Seesaw Lego II: My Little Car Lego III: The Racing Car Lego I: Connecting beams, principal of leverage Lego II: Gear transmission and friction Lego III: Forward/backward scripts, lights, sound effects 3 Lego I: The Funny Tumbler Lego II: The Crawling Worm Lego III: The Obedient Car Lego I: Center of gravity, source of tumbler Lego II: Walking pattern of the looper Lego III: Loop, microphone, lighting scripts 4 Lego I: The Swing Lego II: The Farm Defense Lego III: The Detecting Car Lego I: Application of triangle structure Lego II: Belt drive, crank slider transmission Lego III: If/then scripts, programming modules 5 Lego I: The Lantern Lego II: The Harvest Season Lego III: The Tyrannosaurus Lego I: Gear transmission Lego II: Belt drive, cam drive Lego III: Loop and sensor scripts 6 Lego I: The Hand Fan Lego II: The Little Tortoise Lego III: The Smart Mouse Lego I: Gear acceleration and hamburger structure Lego II: Idler wheels Lego III: Differential turning, ratchet pawl and belt drive 7 Lego I: The Crazy Gyros Lego II: My Architect Lego III: The Shooting Master Lego I: Rack drive, center of gravity Lego II: Connecting rod transmission Lego III: Using variables to achieve scoring 8 Lego I: The Little Car Lego II: The Planets Lego III: The Fierce Crocodile Lego I: Elastic potential energy and kinetic energy Lego II: Belt and vertical drive, revolution and rotation Lego III: Motor forward and reverse scripts

Join this invention packed class where problem-solving, teamwork, and creativity will be challenged with time-based challenges. This wildly popular island has STEAM teams engineering their way through the diverse habitats of the Animal Kingdom. Busy Beehive, Plankton Bay, Penguin Iceberg, Jellyfish Junction, and Elephant Bridge are a few highlights of the Animal Island experience. Week Challenge name Description 1 Jellyfish Junction Understand what a jellyfish is and how it lives. Investigate to determine whether mixing two or more substances results in new substances. 2 Penguin Iceberg Learn about the penguins of Antarctica and their distinct physical features. Learn how penguins move through the snow, including waddling, hopping, and tobogganing. Design a Penguin Toboggan ride using various Toboggan/sled designs. 3 Anaconda Squeeze Learn about the Anaconda snakes that live in the rainforest and the way they squeeze their prey. Students will create a spiral Anaconda squeeze ride for a marble. 4 Plankton Bay Learn about plankton and identify adaptations. Learn about neutral buoyancy. Make plankton designs that increase surface area to decrease sinking speed. 5 Monkey Playground Use the Engineering Process to create a scale model Monkey Playground to present to the City Planners. Make scale models of monkeys to test the playground. 6 Jaguar Claw Students will learn about the Rainforest Food Chain and the jaguar at the top of the chain. They will use problem solving, the scientific method, and creativity to build a Jaguar’s Claw game using a pulley system and magnets. 7 Pet Emergency Room Learn how pets with disabilities can be helped just like humans They use creative and critical thinking skills to build wheelchairs and how wheels and axles can help move objects. 8 Busy Beehive Learn about bee hives and design and construct a honeycomb. Learn the difference between a hexagon and a hexagonal prism and how to make a model bee fly using the power of elasticity.

Kick off with TGA Premier Sport’s non-contact version of football. This is perfect way for kids to play “America’s game” with a mix of instruction, drills, and games to teach and develop the fundamental skills of passing, catching, running, and defending. All equipment will be provided. Week Skill Station Activities 1 Flag Pulling and Center’s “Short & Long Snaps” Uni – Pass catch | Flag – Tag; QB – 5 spot | RB – Square sprints 2 Running Back “Handoff” Cradle Pitch Uni – Shuffle pass | Flag – 2-line pull |QB – Over/under | RB – Zig Zag relay 3 Quarterback’s “Snap & Throw” and Receiver’s “Route Running” Uni – Pass pass point | Flag – Snake handoff | QB – 21 | RB – Sideline sweep 4 Defensive Back’s “Interceptions” Uni – Unlock levels | Flag – Snake catch | QB – 3-step/5-step | RB – End-zone dash 5 Play Calling & Route Running Uni – 21 | Flag – Gauntlet | QB – 2 Ball out wide | RB – Pitch to pass 6 Rushing the QB Uni – Person in middle | Flag – Pass rush | QB – Roll out wide | RB – Cut drill 7 Review Uni – Group Juggle | Flag – Raise the dead | QB – 3 short/3 long | RB – Pitch to pass 8 Scrimmage Game Day – Parent Showcase

Our IAC Cheer program will provide your participant with all the spirit, cheers, chants, jumps and dancing they can handle! We also incorporate social emotional learning or SEL activities that focus on team building, problem solving, social awareness and more! Participants will learn new skills each week and at the end of our cheer program; students will have built the confidence to put on an exciting cheerleading showcase with a full routine of the cheers, chants, jumps and dances! Week Skills/Activities 1 (1) Introductions and ice breaker (2) Review rules and expectations (3) Fun warm up to get the body moving (4) Cheer motions (5) Spirit and show facials 2 (1) Review rules and expectation (2) Fun warm up to get the body moving (3) Intro chant (4) Practice spirit and show facials (5) Review and reflection 3 (1) Review rules and expectation (2) Fun warm up to get the body moving (3) Jump class – work on jumps and technique t-jump, spread eagle and toe touch (4) Review and reflection 4 (1) Review rules and expectation (2) Fun warm up to get the body moving (3) Teach spirit chant 1 (4) Review and reflection 5 (1) Review rules and expectation (2) Fun warm up to get the body moving (3) Teach spirit chant 2 (4) Review and reflection 6 (1) Review rules and expectation (2) Fun warm up to get the body moving (3) Dance class – learn 5-8 counts (4) Review and reflection 7 (1) Review rules and expectation (2) Fun warm up to get the body moving (3) Dance class continued – learn 5-8 counts (4) Review and reflection 8 Parents will be invited to see our Cheer Showcase – all motions, chants, cheer, jumps and dances

Put on your lab coats and get ready to STEM with Mad Science. Our goal is to make science fun, relatable and easy to learn! Every week we will explore a different science topic with experiments and exciting discussions that will be guided by a specially trained Mad Scientist. Week Theme Lesson/Activity 1 Sonic Sounds Uncover the source of sound. Tap into sound wave transmission and fill your ears with vibrations. Create a story with sound effects and change the pitch of your voice. Use your Tone Tube to stretch out the noise-making fun. 2 Lights, Color, Action Celebrate the science of color. Split your name in ink and reveal numbers with color filters. Make a rainbow out of white light and try on diffraction lenses. Color the world with your very own Technicolor Blender to explore how light color combine. 3 Magnetic Magic Explore the power of magnets. Create electromagnets and control a compass needle. See a magnetic accelerator in action. Take home your very own Magnet Lab to continue your research about how magnets work in everyday life. 4 Optical Illusions Can your eyes trick your brain? Discover how mirrors and their reflections can confuse your sight. Make popular illusions out of everyday materials. Put together a Periscope to see above and beyond as your turn a pair of mirrors into a tool. 5 Acids & Bases Discover the world of pH and find out what acid and base is. Test certain solutions with pH strips and see how strong a base or acid are and compare them to the pH scale. Students will also observe a couple of acid-base reactions and see the chemical changes that occur. 6 Dinosaurs Students examine fossil casts and explore the differences in the teeth of herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs. After learning about fossilization, children embark on a mini fossil excavation and make a case of a dinosaur tooth to take home. 7 Harness the Wind Air and wind are two very different things, and the students will get to discover what they are. They will go over Bernoulli’s Principle and find out how this principle can help flight. 8 Matter of Fact Students explore molecules and the forces that hold atoms together. They learn to sort out differences between physical and chemical changes and mix up a batch of fun science to stretch their learning at home.