The Poplar Bluff School District highly recommends that all families enrolling in the Virtual Academy establish a regular, daily schedule for students completing coursework at home. The plans outlined below provide Virtual Academy students with a similar schedule to what they would experience in a traditional classroom and help keep them on pace to succeed in their courses.
Suggested Daily Schedule - Kindergarten - 3rd Grade
Subject |
Suggested Time
|
Morning Meeting (Discuss calendar, weather, the lessons for the day)
|
15-20 minutes
|
Language Arts
|
60-75 minutes
|
Snack/Brain Break (play a game, exercise, move around)
|
20 minutes
|
Mathematics |
45-60 minutes
|
Lunch/Free Play
|
40 minutes
|
Science |
30-45 minutes
|
Brain Break
|
10 minutes
|
Social Studies
|
30-45 minutes
|
Brain Break
|
10 minutes
|
Electives (Art, Music, PE, etc.)
|
30 minutes
|
Afternoon Meeting (Discuss what was learned and what they feel they need help with)
|
15-20 minutes
|
Suggested Daily Schedule - 4th - 6th Grade
Subject |
Suggested Time
|
Morning Meeting (Discuss goals for the day, current events, upcoming activities)
|
15-20 minutes
|
Language Arts
|
60-75 minutes
|
Snack/Brain Break (play a game, exercise, move around)
|
20 minutes
|
Mathematics |
45-60 minutes
|
Lunch/Free Play
|
40 minutes
|
Science |
30-45 minutes
|
Social Studies
|
30-45 minutes
|
Brain Break
|
10 minutes
|
Electives (Art, Music, PE, etc.)
|
30 minutes
|
Afternoon Meeting (Discuss what was learned and what they feel they need help with) |
15-20 minutes
|