Mrs.Grahl's 1st grade Blog

Hello everyone!

1- The state has come up with new guidelines for computer usage with young children. Your child’s screen time should be limited to 1 up to 1 ½ hours per day.  

2- The programs we will be monitoring will be:

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

3- Log-in information and passwords can be found in Google Classroom.  How to log-into Google Classroom: 1.Go to Dearborn Schools Student Portal  2. Login to Clever (Username: Student number@ dearbornschools.org/ Password: Birthdate (01012011)  3.Click on Google Classroom and join class 4.Enter class code jvwcyfl for Ms. Sims’ class and fg66l7c  for Mrs.Grahl’s class. 

4-Find a “study spot,” some place where you will go to do your daily work.  A spot for school work only, no where near the TV or video games, if possible.

5- Create a schedule to follow every week day. Still get up at a set time, do your regular routine as if you were going to school. Then go into your school work.  Following a routine will be VERY helpful especially to children. They need the consistency of a schedule. 

BRAIN BREAK IDEAS:

– Mr. Tapp’s blog, go outside if it’s a nice day (practice social distancing), or do “GoNoodle.” It’s free and families can sign up: https://www.gonoodle.com/  

-Check Mrs. Meyer’s blog for music ideas

-Mr. Goecke’s blogs for art ideas

– Mr. Neff and Mrs. Poisson’s blogs with have some literacy and technology ideas

– Other resources:

If you have a membership, check out Dearborn Public Libraries. The children can “borrow” new books and they also have movies (including the latest ones that aren’t streaming/on cable yet).

Go on a virtual field trips 

1. Virtual Field Trips  – Discovery Education
2. https://www.waterford.org/resources/3-great-virtual-field-trips-for-early-learners
3. Virtual Field Trips – Website that shows 30 different field trips
4. 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

April 13-17

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Spelling words/activity	Write the words 3 times each. What is the spelling pattern we are learning this week?took, foot, hook, book, look, wood,stood, shook, cookie, football	Go to Spelling City and play some games with your words.	Put your spelling words in ABC order.	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!
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, we recommend one lesson a day to be done offline. Spend 1 hour of the WHOLE WEEK of math practice on Zearn.  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, we recommend one lesson a day to be done offline. Spend 1 hour of the WHOLE WEEK of math practice on Zearn. 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, we recommend one lesson a day to be done offline. Spend 1 hour of the WHOLE WEEK of math practice on Zearn. 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, we recommend one lesson a day to be done offline. Spend 1 hour of the WHOLE WEEK of math practice on Zearn. 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, we recommend one lesson a day to be done offline. Spend 1 hour of the WHOLE WEEK of math practice on Zearn. 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	Science lesson with an experiment.  “Why do birds have beaks?” https://mysteryscience.com/powers/mystery-1/animal-structures-survival/117?code=NDc3MjA0Nw&t=student
Social Studies	Scholastic News – log in and complete an April article https://digital.scholastic.com/resources/classpasscode/?app=sn1&state=%2F&role=classroom The Social Studies Curriculum: Unit 4: How Do We Learn About the Past?  Big Ideas of the Lesson 1, Unit 4 1. History is the study of the past. 2, Past is something that has already happened. 3. Present is something that is happening right now. 4. Future is something that has not happened yet. Draw a picture and write a sentence about what you were like in the past, what you are like in the present, and what you think you will be like in the future. Past Present Future

How to access Eureka math lessons from YouTube. 

Mrs Grahl and Ms Sims realize during this time people are working at a different pace so we will provide the link for the next lesson in Math if you have been following at the pace we had set. If not you can adjust the videos to meet your needs. 

VIDEOS ON EMBARC (the previously used method)

1. Click on the link below. 
2. Choose the lesson you are on
3. Watch video and complete lesson in the workbook. 

https://embarc.online/course/index.php?categoryid=3#google_vignette

VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE 

1. Click on the link below. 
2. Watch video for Module 4 Lesson 16 ( or whatever lesson you’re on)
3. Complete the lesson in the workbook
4. Every day change the lesson number to reflect which lesson your child is on. 

We hope this helps!