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Lesson 1: Camp Khan 2021Camp Khan program overview
Welcome to Camp Khan 2021!
Summer is for passing time creatively with friends and family, trying new things, and recharging!
Camp Khan is a FREE 31-day challenge for you to complete 15-minutes of math each day from July 1st through July 31st. Our program will focus you on the exact math skills that matter the most, setting you up for success in the next school year, while prioritizing SUMMER. After the 15 minutes of math are over and the device is tucked away, we’ll provide you with some fun activity ideas, boredom busters, and lots of chances to win cool prizes.
How Camp Khan works
Get started:
- Figure out what to focus on to help you prepare for next year’s math class. You might brush up on something difficult from last year or tackle an entirely new topic! Talk to your teacher or with your family and commit!
- Navigate to the topic or grade level you’re working towards in Khan Academy’s “Get Ready” courses, and take the course challenge. This will help you breeze past skills you’re already comfortable with, so your 15 minutes of practice are spent getting stronger. #worksmarter
- Set a goal and commit to strengthening your growth mindset by checking off your 31-day challenge tracker!
- We’ll email you weekly tips for reviewing key skills, reconnecting with what matters, and reflecting on your progress. When you share a photo of your challenge tracker with us, you'll be entered to win our prizes throughout July!
FAQ
Q: Help, I’m new and starting too late!
A: No problem! You can complete the 31-day summer challenge anytime that works for you. Though our prizes and giveaways will only be available in July, all learners can continue using Khan Academy’s “Get Ready” courses to prepare for a new unit at any point throughout the school year.
Q: I'm too young for Camp Khan, got anything else going on this summer?
A: Absolutely! Camp Khan Kids is a free, self-paced virtual summer learning program for children ages 2–8. The camp guides parents and children in a playful educational journey using the Khan Academy Kids app as a launchpad into hands-on learning. Families will receive a weekly calendar of online and offline activities to spark imagination, play, and learning. It’s easy to use and adapt for your family; start at any time, choose any mix of activities that you like, and progress at your own pace. Activities cover reading, writing, math, logic, creative play, and social-emotional development. Weekly activity themes for 2021 include dinosaurs, space, science, and wild animals.
Camp Khan Kids takes place July 5-31, 2021. For more information, visit the overview page: khan.co/CampKhanKids2021
Q: What are the “Get Ready” courses?
A: As we slide into summer, we know many families are concerned about keeping up with math skills, so we’re determined to do all we can to help students feel confident and comfortable next year! Our “Get Ready” courses help families focus on the critical skills students in grades 3-12 will need for the fall.
We designed the courses to help students master the most important skills they’ll need for the next grade. What’s more, students can use our new courses to figure out where they may have gaps before they enter that grade. Teachers and students can also use “Get Ready” at any time to complement grade-level instruction.
Q: How can families participate?
A: Families will need an internet connection and a free Khan Academy account to participate. They can sign up for an account on the Khan Academy website.
Q: What parts of the camp will be available in Spanish?
A: For Spanish-speaking families, the weekly emails will include a Spanish translation and the “Get Ready” courses are available in Spanish.
Want to join the conversation?
Do I have to register somewhere for the Get ready for 7th grade Camp Khan or will I start receiving emails once I take the course challenge and start learning in the course (as I do on any other Math course on KA)?
Anyways, I'm super-excited for #CampKhan2020! :)(32 votes)
What if I'm going into AP statistics next year.(7 votes)
There is an AP statistics course on Khan academy. You could try that.(4 votes)
Are there going to be lower grade levels available? My Kindergarten would really like to do this where as my 4th grader won't.(6 votes)
Actually, there is a separate camp for younger students called "Camp Khan Kids" There is more info on it if you just look up "Camp Khan Kids". I don't think they have come out with it yet, but it will come soon.(5 votes)
how do i join camp(6 votes)- Do you have a virtual camp for 1st grade?(5 votes)
- As I said above ^^ Actually, there is a separate camp for younger students called "Camp Khan Kids" There is more info on it if you just look up "Camp Khan Kids". I don't think they have come out with it yet, but it will come soon.(3 votes)
- Will there be an AP Calculus course?(4 votes)
Unfortunately, there isn't a "Get Ready For" class for AP Calculus, but there is a normal course for this, so you could probably use the normal course and just take the "course challenge" to know what you need to work on.
Hope that helps!(3 votes)
What if I'm still in 3rd grade?(5 votes)- You can take the Get ready for 4th grade course this summer.(2 votes)
Where do you upload your picture with the tracker? I did not get an email so I can't reply to email with the photo.(3 votes)
The weekly prize drawing submission link will be posted here each week: https://blog.khanacademy.org/campkhan21/(4 votes)
What would be the best "Camp Khan / Get Ready for ..." Course for high-schoolers who have finished 10th-grade math, or Math 2?
My rising 10th-grader is headed into Mathematics 3, which is a mixture of topics from Algebra 2, Quadratic and Exponential Functions, Geometry and Trigonometry, and Inferential Statistics. (Technically speaking, our state does not follow the Common Core for political reasons, but I find that nearly everything on Khan Academy's CC alignment matches our state's curriculum.)
With math being taught in semesters in our high schools, she technically did not miss ANY math because of the COVID-19 closure, but she needs to close gaps from Math 1 (because of the rush that year) and from Math 2 (because she finished it in January and she and her teacher had a language barrier). I was planning to have her simply complete the Math 1 and Math 2 Khan Academy courses for mastery before school starts in August, but having the #CampKhan2020 motivation would help a lot, so please tell us if there's another option for older kids!
By the way, I have two other kids who are preparing for Math 1, so would they need to start "Get Ready for Algebra" or "Geometry" or both?
Ultimately, the question is, what should kids in high-school courses that blend algebra, geometry, and statistics take for #CampKhan2020 after they have finished "8th Grade" math?(2 votes)
I am also a rising 10th grader, and I had a similar track as your children. For background information, I took all of Algebra I first semester of 8th grade and Geometry A in the second semester of 8th grade (which in my state is called Accelerated Algebra I). During ninth grade, the first half of first semester was Geometry B and the rest of the year was all of Algebra II (which in my state is called Accelerated Geometry). For the upcoming school year, I am taking Accelerated Precalculus.
Personally, I would first see how the school year is laid out. Is it a mixture of all the subjects at once, or is one portion of the semester Algebra II? Based on that, I would prioritize the topic that is at the beginning of the school for me (for example how I had Algebra I in the first semester). She can maybe do the other subjects on the side. If it a mixture of all the subjects at once, then you could maybe also have your daughter take the Course Challenge in all the subjects and see which one needs the most improvement.
I apologize if any of this does not make sense, and I hope everything, in the end, works out! :)(6 votes)
Are the Get Ready courses going to be still on Khan Academy after the 10 weeks are going to be over?(4 votes)- Yes! You can find them all here: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/get-ready-courses(2 votes)