Send me a picture of you doing your work at home and I will post it for all of your friends to see it!! I can’t wait to see your pictures!!

venskod@dearbornschools.org

I am so impressed with all of your hard work!! I know this is a difficult time, but you have all done a great job with the online learning activities.

I will continue to post new ideas and links to great resources so you will have a variety of activities to choose from each day. Please remember that I do not expect you to do everything I am posting on the blog, I want you to have fun and enjoy these activities with your family. Remember to spend at least 20-30 on each of the following activities:

reading

writing

math

I would like to say thank you to all of the parents who have sent me emails with kind words and thank you’s! This is new to all of us and we will get through it together!!

https://www.thehenryford.org/education/resources/family/innovate-curriculum-pre-k-learners/

Sight words

Please begin to introduce the list of sight words to your child.

• An easy way to practice these words is by writing out flash cards. We recommend you try the 6:4 method (6 words they know and 4 words they do not know) when reviewing. Practice the set of 10 words until they have mastered words and then bring in new words 4 new words and removed 4 they have mastered. 
• Alphabet Chart
• Sight Word Lists ** They need to know these by the end of Kindergarten! (Young 5, focus on the pre-primer list to prepare them for Kinder!) 

Reading

• Please use Raz-Kids and reading eggs to work with your child on maintaining and improving their reading skills. I will be monitoring the online programing from home, please email if you have any questions. Students should listen to the book, read the book, and take the quiz for each book before moving on to the next story or book. My recommendation would be at least 3 books a day (following the listen, read, and quiz pattern) and 20-30 minutes on reading eggs. 
  • Raz Kids
  • Reading Eggs
  • You will need the teacher username for raz-kids, these are posted on individual teacher’s blog but we have also listed them here: 
    • dvensko
    • Chammout
    • mdimitriou
    • afillmore1
• If you are not using online resources (raz-kids), we have attached comprehension pages for you to do with hard copy of books – 1 per day (15 total). 
  • young 5 reading comprehension
  • Kindergarten Reading Comprehension Papers
• Please continue to do the fun activities on the March is Reading Month Log. Don’t forget to log your minutes! 

Writing

• Attached is a template to use each day- 15 total. Students should pick a topic of their choice and write at least 3 complete sentences (Kindergarten) to match the picture they draw. 
  • Young 5 Writing Template – 1 complete sentence 
  • Kindergarten Writing Template – 3 complete sentences 

Math

• Here are the math lessons that should be completed by your child.
  • Week of March 16th: Module 4 Lessons 31-36
  • Week of March 23rd: Module 4 Lessons 37-40
  • Week of March 30th: Module 5 Lessons 1-6
• This is a link to a youtube playlist that has the lessons online for your child to watch. On the right side of the video is the playlist where you can select the appropriate lesson. Module 4 Lessons 31-40

Module 5 Lessons 1-6

• Here is the link to math seeds. Students typically spend 20 minutes on math seeds each day in class. Math Seeds 

Here is a link to resources for helping teach your child at home: 

Teaching your child at home

All resources are linked in this folder so you have access to 1 spot 

Young 5/Kinder Online Learning 

Here is the district online resource page if you would like anything additional to what we have provided you. 

District Remote Learning Resources for all grades

Social Story for Kids about CoronaVirus 

Kid friendly story about what is happening

What should I turn in to the teachers: 

Please return the reading log, daily writing page, and reading response if you are not using raz kids where we can track their progress and reading. 

If you need to contact me, please send me an email at

venskod@dearbornschools.org.

Some of you are sending messages through the blog, but I am not getting them. PLEASE only use my email to contact me.

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!

GO TO CLASSROOM EDITION

Also visit us on Pinterest @detroitsymphony, where we’ll be adding new content weekly!

It looks like most of you are getting on Reading Eggs. Don’t forget to spend 20-30 minutes per day on Math Seeds.

Raz Kids is a great way to improve your reading comprehension skills.

Here are some activities for students to do at home that do not necessarily require technology.

https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/mcspeech/

Don’t forget to do 20-30 minutes a day on both Reading Eggs and Math Seeds.

I will be checking your progress daily.