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Curriculum Update Week 2

Mar23

Ms. MacDonald’s weekly plans Week 2

Curriculum Update Week 2Supplies and materialsMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday







ReadingTreasures book
Reading Bag		*pp. 34-35”Old Stuff,New Stuff,Used Stuff” + vocabulary words p.8*Razkids*Reading bag/Level books*Write a summary about 1 book. “This book is about…”*pp. 36-53 “June Robot Cleans Up”Questions p. 27 # 2 and #3*Razkids*Reading bag/level books* Write a summary about 1 book. “This book is about…”*p. 56-61Social Studies“A Bottle Takes a Trip”l”
*Razkids
Spelling(Words are in the Treasure book)Long u w/ silent e words p.33 Write in word work notebook or on google docs*Write words 3 ways w/pencils, pens, crayons or words/letters from a newspaper or a magazine*Write sentences using these words. Underline the spelling word.Rhyming wordsfind 2 -3 words that rhyme with each spelling wordWrite a short story using the  spelling words.Write the spelling words in alphabetical order.
WritingWork on Writing book/google docsTake your time to do a good job.Write a ”Thank You” letter to the mailman.Write a ”How To” about how you clean your room.Write a personal narrative about your time at home.“Writing Spree” 10 min. Write all the words you know. GO!Your choice for the topic
MathEureka Math Module 4Application Problem and Problem Sets*Topic A “tens and Ones”4.5  *Zearn*Topic A 4.6
*Mobymax		*Topic B “Comparing 2 digit numbers” 4.7
*Zearn		*Topic A 4.8
*Mobymax		*Sprints 5,7,Core subtraction fluency review
*Zearn
Science/Social StudiesMystery science and YoutubeMystery ScienceHow does hand sanitizer kill germs?YoutubeKnow Your Globescishow kidsMystery ScienceHow do germs get inside your body?YoutubeThe Geography songGlobe vs MapsMake a map of a room in you house.







Week 2 Message

Good Morning Boys and Girls, Moms and Dads,

I hope all is well in your households. The above activities and lessons are to help reinforce, practice, and keep the love of learning alive in these extraordinary times. I am asking that you do what you can. At the minimum, keep up with the razkids and Zearn sites. I do get weekly reports on these sites to let me know how you are doing. Continue to eat healthy and get plenty of exercise; a quick walk around the block with the family can’t hurt. I know I need that walk to get some fresh air. Bye for now!!!

District Online Learning Activites/List

Mar20

1st Grade

Math

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.
  • Pobble 365 (writing prompts useful across grade levels)- iLearn
  • MAISA Reading and Writing Units- See DEC
  • Kate Messner’s Collection of Stories – Collection of stories read-aloud by authors

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 – Families & Schools (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.
  • NEWSELA Social Studies (K-12) – High quality social studies content – Take the pain out of finding, differentiating, and matching content to social studies standards with engaging and vetted texts, sourced from world-class content providers. 

2nd Grade

Howard Chromebook Distribution Today and Chromebook Issues

Mar20
Chromebook Distribution and Chromebook Connecting Issues

Howard School Online Learning By Grades

Remote Learning Plan Update

Student ID’s and Passwords

Parents and Students,

To get on Mobymax or other “Clever” sites a student’s email is their ID number@dearbornschools.org. Their password is their birthdate. You have to have 2 numbers for the month and two numbers for the day and then the year. For instance if your birthdate is 9/4/2013 you type 09042013. If you are still having problems look at the above article about chromebook issues.

Hamood, Aliyana (20116514) 3/15/2013
1
F
Salem, Hussein (20115985) 4/7/2013
1
M
Tamer, Rabi (20109168) 4/13/2012
1
M
Hadla, Zeinab (20115964) 4/18/2013
1
F
Mandouh, Mia (20116664) 5/4/2013
1
F
Farhat, Wassim (20115961) 5/28/2013
1
M
Saleh, Hassan (20115983) 6/14/2013
1
M
Williams, Morgan (20115988) 7/12/2013
1
F
Lyons, Brooklynn (20112962) 7/23/2012
1
F
Ettaher, Ammar (20115960) 8/1/2013
1
M
Aboutiman, Ali (20115950) 8/30/2013
1
M
Abdallah, Mahdi Ali El-Sayed (20115742) 9/4/2013
1
M
Kirk, Amelia Elizabeth (20111256) 9/11/2012
1
F
Graham, Jayden (20120072) 10/12/2012
1
M
Abdullah, Maha (20111765) 10/13/2013
1
F
Nasser, Sam Mohamed (20103471) 10/15/2012
1
M
Gerrity, Elliott (20104363) 1/16/2013
1
M
Tarhuni, Aseel (20117063) 1/22/2013
1
F
Saad, Nader (20115981) 1/28/2013
1
M
Rizk, Jawad (20116510) 1/30/2013
1
M
Farhat, Lillianne (20115548) 2/6/2013
1
F
Salem, Adam (20115984) 2/18/2013

Breakfast, Lunch, and Chromebooks

Mar18
ChromeBook and Food Distribution #Students1stDbnSchsChromeBook and Food Distribution #Students1stDbnSchsThings went very well with the distribution of ChromeBooks, Breakfast and Lunch at specific locations. I want to thank our Staff and volunteers who did an outstanding job. Distribution continues on Wednesday as families will be able to stop in and pick up a bag with both breakfast and lunch for each child in the family.  Pickups will run daily from 10 a.m. to noon (Monday to Friday) at Fordson, Edsel Ford and Dearborn high schools, McCollough-Unis, Salina Intermediate, and Woodworth Middle School.In addition, Chromebook distribution will occur at the following locations on Wednesday March 18: Dearborn High, Oakman, Salina Intermediate, Henry Ford Elementary, and Haigh. Please go to the school website or blog and/or contact your school for specific information.

Help With Mobymax

teaching from home

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MobyMax <support@mobymax.com> Unsubscribe6:46 AM (2 hours ago)
to me

Hi Susan,

With the majority of states now facing school closures, students are using MobyMax at home more than ever.

For some, it’s the first time their parents and guardians are seeing Moby, and you may be getting lots of questions!

We’ve put together a handy guide for parents that details how to use MobyMax at home with their children.

It includes a description of the program, sign-in instructions, and suggestions for what students should work on. The guide can easily be printed to send home with students (if you’re still able) or emailed to parents directly.

Click here for the Quick Guide to Using Moby from Home.

GoNoodle at Home

Mar17
Dear GoNoodle Family,
These are extraordinary times and we want you to know that GoNoodle is here for you as a resource while so many kids are out of school. If you are a teacher then you probably already know that GoNoodle isn’t just a company, it’s a movement (quite literally) — a social shift with intention — to create more active media for kids.
To the uninitiated, GoNoodle exists to create and harness Good Energy. We want to give kids ways to channel their incredible wells of energy by helping them to be more active, more mindful, more aware of themselves and their community, and to have fun while learning. Oh, and all of that applies to all of the adults in their lives too! It is our firm belief that children should be aware of what is going on in the world, especially as it relates to the novel coronavirus, but also not unduly burdened by it. 
To that end, we have worked around the clock to bring the best of GoNoodle to kids everywhere during this time. We are in partnership with amazing organizations from Children’s Health of Dallas to Nickelodeon & Paramount to the US Tennis Association as well as many of the world’s other top media companies, children’s hospitals and healthcare organizations. Over the coming days and weeks, with their support, we’ll be highlighting a whole range of fun, developmental, and otherwise helpful things we can all do with our kids while they are out of school. We call this effort GoNoodle: Good Energy at Home.  You can also find Good Energy videos within the GoNoodle app and sign up for weekly email updates for new ideas, resources, and tools. We will be using our social media channels (Instagram and Facebook) to highlight the best of what you can do with your kids at home both on our platform and well-beyond. 
GoNoodle is a kid-safe product built with teachers, parents, and partners in mind.  I want each of you to know that we see you:
Teachers This is an even more stressful time for you, as you have endless adjustments to make in order to teach remotely. Many of you have reached out about providing your login info to parents/guardians who want to use GoNoodle at home. Luckily, there’s no need to do that. Simply direct parents to www.gonoodle.com/goodenergy where they will find super simple steps to download and use GoNoodle in seconds. You can also tell them to download the app on iOS, Android, AppleTV, Fire, or Roku. We are making some of the best features of your classroom app available at home. And we’d love your suggestions on social media about content you use that you’d like to see added to Good Energy –just hashtag it #goodenergy and send it our way! 
Parents, Guardians & CaregiversGoNoodle is awesome fun for the whole family! We love it when everyone does our dances, sings our songs, and plays GoNoodle together. It’s a daily ritual in most elementary schools across the U.S. (and many around the world) and we think it’s a super fun thing you can do with your little ones every day too!  Plus, we have another app called “GoNoodle Games” that is an awesome way to get your kids moving in front of the screen. Sign up for our emails and in the days and weeks ahead, we will send you weekly fresh, fun ideas for you and your kids well-beyond GoNoodle. Sign up to get these on the Good Energy page.
PartnersWe are here by your side as we all work through this time. GoNoodle is a community first and foremost.  As we have so far, we will continue to lock arms with you to give kids, teachers, and families of all backgrounds free stress-relief, joy, positivity, healthy practices, and good energy! If you have any particular questions, ideas, or want to partner more deeply on helping the community during this time, please contact us directly or via email at: partner@gonoodle.com.
In short, we know this is a challenging time for many so let’s work together to activate the natural positivity of our kids by reminding them (and ourselves) that we all need some Good Energy right now.KC EstensonCEO, GoNoodle P.S. for those who want to spread the word in your network, here’s a blurb to pull from: GoNoodle created a free online resource GoNoodle: Good Energy at Home. It includes premium content and learning materials including movement and mindfulness videos as well as downloadable learning resources and ideas for off-screen activities – and if you sign up for email updates, they plan to send new ideas, activities, and tools to you weekly. There’s also a Good Energy channel on all GoNoodle home apps (iOS, Android, AppleTV, Fire, Roku) where all the best GoNoodle videos can be used by kids directly. Whether it takes the form of a family dance party, a song and activity that reinforces something kids are learning at school, or a mindfulness or yoga video to help us all relieve stress and get a break from the intensity of it all – let’s all work to create Good Energy with our kids during this stressful time.   If you have any questions, please contact us at hello@gonoodle.com.©GoNoodle, Inc. 209 10th Ave S #350, Nashville,TN 37203
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Mar17

It’s not so happy this year, but there is always next year. Keep an eye out for the four leaf clovers.

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!!!

Please send pictures of how school is going at home. (Reading in a cozy spot, Writing a funny story, Working on your Math, Helping your brother or sister with their work) I can upload them to the blog, or you can say it’s just for me.

Writing

Instead of of just writing in your Work on Writing book, remember you can always type one of your stories in google docs and send it to me when it’s completed.

Time For Kids (free Site)

Mar17

Dear Teachers, 

What a wild time. We salute and support you during this unprecedented moment. People across the world are being forced to adapt. And the world is asking even more of teachers.

The TIME for Kids team wants to support you and your students. Below, you’ll find digital versions of our most recent editions. That means students can flip through this week’s magazine digitally, just as they would our print edition.

This week, we take a detailed look at COVID-19. Kids are talking about it, and many are worrying about it. Whether you’re still teaching in your classroom or you’ve already transitioned to online learning, we want to equip you with the resources you need to talk about the situation in a careful, age-appropriate way. Our issue dedicates four pages to special reporting on this topic. The package includes an interview with a health expert and a look at how the pandemic is affecting schools and the economy.

You can share this newsletter with parents and families to keep students informed while they’re not in school. And our articles are always available at timeforkids.com.

We wish you a happy—and healthy—week ahead.

Curriculum Update Week 1

Mar16

Curriculum Update Week 1

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading

Treasures book

 

Reading Bag

*pp. 8-9 “Floating Home” + vocabulary words p.8

*Razkids

*Reading bag/Level books

*Write a summary about 1 book. “This book is about…”

*“Pelican is Hungry’ pp. 11-25

Questions p. 27 # 1 and #2

*Razkids

*Reading bag/level books

* Write a summary about 1 book. “This book is about…”

*p.28-29

Poetry

“Seagull”

 

*Razkids

Spelling

(Words are in the Treasure book)

Long o w/ silent e words

Choose 2 activities Write in word work notebook

*Write words 3 ways 3 times each.

*Write sentences using these words. Underline the spelling word.

“Word find” Find words using the letters in the word. Example:

Nose – no, so, son, on.

Write a short story using the  spelling words.

Write the spelling words in alphabetical order.

Writing

Work on Writing book

Choose 2 ideas. Take your time to do a good job.

Write a letter to Ms. MacDonald

Write a story about a bird.

Write a personal narrative about your time at home.

Write an informational story about birds.

Your choice for the topic

Math

Eureka Math Module 4

*Topic A “tens and Ones”4.1  pp.3-7

*Zearn

*Topic A 4.2

pp. 9-13

*Mobymax

*Topic A 4.3

pp. 17-21

*Zearn

*Topic A 4.4

pp. 23-27

*Mobymax

*Sprints p. 5, 7, 9

 

*Zearn

Science/

Social Studies

*Read Works

articles

Read Work article on the” Moon”

Read work article on “School Map”

Read work Article on

The “Stars”

Read Work article on “Drawing a Map”