Below is a link to Mr. Peecher’s blog where you can download resources to help keep your child activity during this break:
Category: Blogs
Gym Class at home
Posted by Melissa Dimitriou On March 23, 2020
Speech
Posted by Melissa Dimitriou On March 21, 2020
Here is a link to Ms. Check’s blog for those families who receive services from our Speech Pathologist:
DSO
Posted by Melissa Dimitriou On March 21, 2020
A SYMPHONY OF SCIENCE
Conducted by Michelle Merrill
FACEBOOK LIVE WEBCASTFRIDAY, MARCH 20 AT 10:45 AM ET
Have kids at home or teaching students remotely? Closed schools and social distancing don’t mean losing access to music education: join us tomorrow at 10:45 AM ET for a Watch Party on Facebook Live! Enjoy an archived DSO Educational Concert Series performance from April 2018 along with trivia questions, discussions, and an accompanying Resource Guide based on NAfME and Common Core standards.
Classroom Edition concerts are great tools for students to learn critical listening skills while exploring orchestral music, music history, and composers. We can’t wait to watch with you!
WATCH ON FACEBOOK LIVEVIEW RESOURCE GUIDE

Want to access more archived DSO performances? DSO Replay is now FREE to all. Our Classroom Edition webcasts of Educational Concerts are available to stream any time on your phone, tablet, or computer. We are committed to supporting families and educators with free resources and activities to keep students engaged and learning. While we can’t wait to welcome you back to Orchestra Hall, for now Orchestra Hall can come to you!
Also visit us on Pinterest @detroitsymphony, where we’ll be adding new content weekly!
Raz-Kids, Readingeggs, and Mathseeds
Posted by Melissa Dimitriou On March 20, 2020
Just a reminder:
These websites are a great tool to promote learning at home with minimal effort from the parents and they are fun for the children! I have been checking each child’s progression on these sites throughout the week and wanted to encourage you to try to have your child complete at least one lesson from one of these resources each day! Many of the children are using these sites heavily already! Great job!
Handwriting Practice
Posted by Melissa Dimitriou On March 20, 2020
Don’t forget an important skill is handwriting. You can google “free handwriting worksheets” and create your own, or I found a great resource on Amazon, which could be delivered right to your door!
Here is the link for the resource on Amazon:
STEM at Home
Posted by Melissa Dimitriou On March 20, 2020
This link has activities you can complete at home and videos you can use to help support STEM learning from home. STEM means Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math! These are engaging activities which can help ward off boredom!
Reading Eggs
Posted by Melissa Dimitriou On March 19, 2020
Readineggs is a great resource to help engage your child in learning from home. They are able to practice phonics, spelling, word families, sight words, and much more. Try to have your child do at least one lesson per day!
A Great Way to Save Paper
Posted by Melissa Dimitriou On March 19, 2020

This was shared from a parent in our class. They did not want to print a ton of copies, so instead they printed one copy of each worksheet and placed it inside a gallon-sized ziplock bag and then used dry erase markers to complete the work. It wipes away easily and can be reused day after day! Thank you for allowing me to share this picture and this great idea with the class!
Subscribe to Haigh School Blog
Posted by Melissa Dimitriou On March 19, 2020
If you are not already, you may want to consider subscribing to the Haigh school blog. Mr. Short continues to update daily on services available during these weeks which we are closed. I have included a link to the Haigh blog for your convenience:
Spelling Test Lists
Posted by Melissa Dimitriou On March 18, 2020
Here are the spelling test lists to help you continue practicing sight words and word families at home:
Spelling List 1
- the
- I
- a
- cat
- bat
- rat
- mat
- sat
- fat
- hat
Spelling List 2
- to
- in
- you
- can
- man
- tan
- pan
- ran
- fan
- van
Spelling List 3
- it
- am
- do
- jet
- met
- pet
- set
- net
- vet
- wet
Spelling List 4
- is
- go
- we
- big
- dig
- pig
- wig
- zig
- jig
- fig
Spelling List 5
- for
- up
- look
- hop
- pop
- top
- cop
- mop
- stop
- bop
Spelling List 6
- like
- see
- my
- if
- and
- fun
- run
- bun
- sun
- spun
Spelling List 7
- said
- on
- me
- she
- cap
- map
- nap
- tap
- clap
- snap
Spelling List 8
- no
- he
- of
- den
- men
- hen
- ten
- pen
- then
- when
Spelling List 9
- are
- here
- was
- sit
- hit
- pit
- fit
- kit
- bit
- spit
Spelling List 10
- with
- play
- has
- be
- hot
- not
- dot
- got
- shot
- spot
Spelling List 11
- yes
- by
- want
- this
- bug
- hug
- mug
- tug
- slug
- shrug
Spelling List 12
- that
- did
- but
- had
- bad
- dad
- mad
- sad
- pad
- glad
Spelling List 13
- will
- what
- mom
- red
- fed
- wed
- led
- bed
- sled
- sped
Spelling List 14
- where
- out
- now
- sip
- lip
- dip
- slip
- ship
- chip
- grip
Spelling List 15
- little
- have
- us
- dog
- log
- jog
- hog
- blog
- frog
- clog
Spelling List 16
- from
- went
- him
- cub
- rub
- sub
- tub
- club
- stub
- shrub
Spelling List 17
- they
- come
- His
- good
- jam
- yam
- ram
- clam
- slam
- swam
Spelling List 18
- jump
- down
- her
- eat
- tag
- wag
- bag
- rag
- flag
- brag
Spelling List 19
- king
- sing
- wing
- ring
- ding
- sting
- thing
- bring
- swing
- spring
Spelling List 20
- first
- next
- last
- grub
- chin
- crab
- clip
- shark
- twig
- flat