Hello everyone!
1- The programs we expect students to work in every weekday are the following:
| READING | SPELLING | PHONICS | MATH |
| Raz-Kids www.raz-kids.com | Spelling City SpellingCity.com | Lalilo Lalilo | Online Phonics program for Distance Learning | Zearn Zearn Math: Top-rated math program created for teachers, by teachers |
Enrichment Websites:
| READING | MATH | PHONICS |
| ReadWorks | Happy Numbers | Freckle |
| Vooks | XtraMath | Starfall |
| Storyline online | Freckle | |
| Epic! |
2- Log-in information and passwords can be found
a.Go to Dearborn Schools Student Portal
b. Login to Clever (Username: Student number@ dearbornschools.org/ Password: Birthdate (01012011)
c.Click on Google Classroom and join class
d.Enter class code jvwcyfl for Ms. Sims’ class and fg66L7c for Mrs.Grahl’s class.
3- Virtual classes need to be cancelled for the current time due to security issues. We will be in touch when we are able to meet again.
4- Mrs. Grahl and Ms. Sims have set office hours from 10-12 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Our office hours on Thursday will be from 11-1. We ask that you help us keep a weekday/weekend schedule by only contacting us Monday through Friday. Thank you!
5- Remember, following a routine will be VERY helpful especially to children. They need the consistency of a schedule.
April 27-May 1st
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Spelling words/activity | Write the words in your neatest handwriting. What is the spelling pattern we are learning this week?first, bird, dirt, girl, third, shirt, swirl, skirt, birthday, chirp | Go to Spelling City and play some games with your words. | Write your words and circle the spelling pattern in the word. | Go to Spelling City and play some games with your words. | Friday Take your spelling test on SpellingCity or have a parent or sibling read the test and take a picture and send it to our email or through google classroom. |
| Reading | Do an assignment on Lalilo. Read a book from Raz-Kids. | Do an assignment on Lalilo. Read a book from Raz-Kids. | Do an assignment on Lalilo. Read a book from Raz-Kids. | Do an assignment on Lalilo. Read a book from Raz-Kids. | Do an assignment on Lalilo. Read a book from Raz-Kids. |
| Math | Please continue working on your Module 4 homework book at your own pace and practice on Zearn for 15 min. Students can also go to Happy Numbers, Xtra Math, and Freckle for more math practice | Please continue working on your Module 4 homework book at your own pace and practice on Zearn for 15 min. Students can also go to Happy Numbers, Xtra Math, and Freckle for more math practice | Please continue working on your Module 4 homework book at your own pace and practice on Zearn for 15 min. Students can also go to Happy Numbers, Xtra Math, and Freckle for more math practice | Please continue working on your Module 4 homework book at your own pace and practice on Zearn for 15 min. Students can also go to Happy Numbers, Xtra Math, and Freckle for more math practice | Please continue working on your Module 4 homework book at your own pace and practice on Zearn for 15 min. Students can also go to Happy Numbers, Xtra Math, and Freckle for more math practice |
| Work to do during the week: | |
| Writing | Pick a prompt to write about offline. |
| Science | You can also follow links through google classroom for Mystery ScienceScience lesson with an experiment. “Why are polar bears white?”https://mysteryscience.com/powers/mystery-3/camouflage-animal-survival/118?code=NDc3MjA0Nw&t=studentMini-lesson- “How are rainbows made?”https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/rainbows?code=54b840e7c5db1179d0c11bfa13885e8d You can also read more about rainbows by going to the Clouds and Rain set on Readworks. |
| Social Studies | Scholastic News – log in and complete an April or May article Classroom Magazines Password: grahl1234 or follow link on google classroom Michigan Openbook project online textbook or follow link on google classroom.This will be a review for them. You can read through the slides with them and there’s a few videos. http://textbooks.wmisd.org/Downloads/1st/Chapter2.pdf |
In addition, please check in with special area teachers blogs during the week and complete an activity.
– Mr. Tapp’s blog– Tapp’s Turf, go outside if it’s a nice day (practice social distancing), or do “GoNoodle.” It’s free and families can sign up: GoNoodle: Home
– Mrs. Meyer’s blog for music ideas, DuVall Music
–Mr. Goecke’s blogs for art ideas, Duvall and Lindbergh Elementary Art
– Mr. Neff’s blog for more have literacy ideas, neff
– Mrs. Poisson’s blog for technology ideas, Mrs. Poisson’s blog Technology and Science Enrichment
– Other resources:
If you have a membership, check out Dearborn Public Libraries. Mr. Ne
Go on a virtual field trips
- Virtual Field Trips – Discovery Education
- https://www.waterford.org/resources/3-great-virtual-field-trips-for-early-learners
- Virtual Field Trips – Website that shows 30 different field trips
- Museum Field trips: https://hellogiggles.com/news/museums-with-virtual-tours/?utm_term=A36AA812-655E-11EA-97D8-7D87C28169F1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=hellogiggles_hellogiggles&fbclid=IwAR1LlAh9Y0Mjmk2evmEiDMJw4hj808RBsLBTWDO8ZnL1pickxcXBSOvLbh0
Not all of the suggestions will work for every family, but some of these ideas would be fun to do:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/sunnychanel/boredom-busters-for-kids-eko
https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/activities-for-kids-while-inside-because-of-the-coronavirus
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