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This was a message from Mr. Martin the principal of Dearborn High!

Preview the book before reading: When we preview information (or in this case, the book), we are prepping the brain for the bigger picture of what is going to be read.  Teach your children the following steps for preparing their brains to read any book (this is a life-long skill that many adults do naturally):  Book Walk: Flip through the pages of the book to look at the pictures, chapters titles, captions, summaries, subheadings, etc.  These “walks” through a text prime the brain and promote the big picture in a reader’s mind. Personal Connections: Ask questions like, “What do you already know about this topic, author, or ideas within the book?  What do you think the book/chapter will be about?  What do you think you might learn about this topic?” Vocabulary: Define a few, challenging vocabulary words that you notice during the Book Walk.  Learning critical words before reading (or even during reading) drastically improves comprehension.  Quick tools for definitions: dictionary.com; vocabulary.com;

PebbleGo Bingo!

Log in to PebbleGo and play some research bingo or just have some fun looking around the site.

Student Access information:

• Visit www.pebblego.com and click “Sign In”
• Username: engaged
• Password: learning

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Ways to keep your child actively learning….

Here is a list of websites to keep your child actively learning during the next few weeks:

Math 

• Zearn – Activities to develop numeracy
  • Creating an Account
• Moby Max – (Clever) – Wide variety of material available. 
• BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and SEL information
• Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels.  Log in with Google.
• Math-A-Thon (math facts practice)- iLearn

Language Arts

• Storyline Online– The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.  
• Readworks–  Provides K-12 teachers with a large, high-quality library of curated nonfiction and literary articles, along with reading comprehension and vocabulary supports, formative assessments, teacher guidance, and more.  Must have an account, but they are free.
• MobyMax- Access through Clever
• ReadWriteThink.org– reading and writing resources across grade levels.
• BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and SEL information
• Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels.  Log in with Google.
• MAISA Reading and Writing Units- See DEC

Science

• Mystery Science – Mystery Science features multimedia science units for K-5. Each lesson consists of a series of short videos and prompts guide student discussion. This is followed by an experiment that can be done at home. Teachers can send students specific lessons via a link. Students do not have to be logged on to Mystery Science! Click this link to MyPD to watch a video about how to find these student links and the different ways you can share the link with your class.
• BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and SEL information
• Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels.  Log in with Google.

Social Studies

• MI Open Book – Myself & Others(Teacher Correlation Guide available in MyPD Remote Learning course)
• BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and SEL information
• Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels.  Log in with Google.

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