Dav Pilkey, author and illustrator of Dog Man, Captain Underpants, and many other books, is hosting an on line drawing and discussion session. Click on the link and be sure to check it out! https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/dav-pilkey-at-home/

March is Reading Month is officially done, but reading never ends. I hope that during March you were able to enjoy many fiction and nonfiction books. Keep up the great reading and enjoy treaditional paper books, books on line, and audio books!

My daughter is a super reader and so are you!

Happy Monday Morning!

Detroit Public Television/PBS recognizes that not all students have access to technology and are working hard to engage students. In addition to publishing their daily newsletter that provides daily learning activities for families, they will be shifting their programming tomorrow – Monday, March 30^th – to provide educational broadcast content for K-12 students on Channel 56. They are also providing additional learning resources designed to complement and extend the learning (see attached).

From 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, DPTV will offer blocks of programming geared to specific age groups – early childhood, middle school and high school – on its main broadcast channel (56.1), in collaboration with Michigan’s public television stations and the national PBS system. 

While Michigan schools are closed this school year, DPTV’s weekday programming will be as follows:

• Current PBS KIDS programming (Ages 2-8 years old) – 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
• Grades 4^th-8^th – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Grades 9^th-12^th – 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

DPTV’s schedule during those hours will be filled with PBS programming that aligns to curriculum goals, with online learning activities associated with each show. The programs are designed to supplement children’s learning and not be a replacement for grade-level credit.

Parents and caregivers seeking traditional PBS KIDS programming after 9 a.m. will find it on the 24/7 Detroit PBS KIDS Channel (56.2).

In addition, DPTV’s World Channel (56.4) will air learning programs for grades 6^th-12^th on weekdays from noon- 5 p.m., starting on April 6.

Because the new daytime schedule draws on many popular PBS programs, like “Masterpiece,” “NOVA,” “American Experience,” and recent specials, adults who also find themselves at home will find it appealing.

For new children’s programming and other schedules visit DPTV.org/schedule.

All resources can be accessed from this page:  https://www.dptv.org/education/resource-list/#newsletter

Have a wonderful day!

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This is certainly a different time for all of us. Some things are hard to understand. Click on the link to read a short book that helps to understand the COVID 19 virus we are all dealing with. Take care everyone! https://archive.org/details/covid19kidscolorpdf/mode/2up

I hope everyone had a good weekend and enjoyed time with your families! We went for some wonderful walks and enjoyed seeing the spring flowers that are now starting to bloom!

Explore our Earth and outer space by visiting NASA. Click on https://www.nasa.gov/. Go to Audiences, For Students, Grades K-4, and check out the homework help, STEM activites, and more!

Check out the MEL (Michigan Electronic Library) link on the right side of this page! There is sooo much you can have fun with on this site. Go to the brown KIDS tab, with the crayons, then to PLAY, then to Bedtime Resources. Lots of things to have fun with while learning math.

MEL is the site that we used for our research project on groundhogs last month. Now you can explore the many other features on this site. Enjoy!

Hi everyone. I hope you’re able to enjoy this nice sunny day. While technology is certainly important, below is a link for activities that give us that needed break from screen time. Enjoy! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1676p9nMYe9_FD2NZDLi77bbuYUCb2NIiyO-d_RXCQYg/edit

Below is a link that was posted by a colleague. It was posted by her son’s high school principal and I think it has meaning for us all at this time. Parents, there are some good talking points for discussions with your children. Take care and stay safe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OjjWh-8Iv0

WHAT’S NEW

Join us for ECHO Live!

Starting March 17th, join us every week day at 2:30 PM Eastern as our educators present live science experiments from our Distance Learning studio. We’ll show off some of our biggest and most exciting large-scale science demos that you can tune into from home! Programs are broadcast live on the Michigan Science Center Facebook page. See what the Michigan Science Center Has to offer!