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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDsoGlkgE3iExmi3qh2KRRku_w/mobilebasic?urp=gmail_link

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Kindergarten

Math 

• Zearn – Activities to develop numeracy
• Moby Max – (Clever) – Wide variety of material available. 
• BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts.

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.  
• MobyMax- Access through Clever
• BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts and SEL information

Science

BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts.

Social Studies

BrainpopJr.- Free stuff section includes Math, Science, Social Studies, Language Arts.

Steps on How to Access Clever from Home:

1. Go to the Dearborn schools website Dearbornschools.org
2. Click on the student portal
3. Click on the blue clever button
4. You will have to enter your student id number followed by @dearbornschools.org (for example 20115322@dearbornschools.org). The password is the student’s birthday (for example if your child’s birthday is January 24, 2012 the password would be 01242012).
5. Once you log into clever there are many resources for you to access.

Click on the link below for the article:

https://www.weareteachers.com/10-summer-reading-programs-for-kids/?utm_source=WAT_MDR&utm_medium=Enews&utm_campaign=WAT_Enews061319

Please click on the link to read this informative article. Summer Slide is what happens to children over the summer if they do not continue practicing their reading, writing and mathematics skills. If students just hang around the house relaxing, sleeping, and watching T.V. or using electronics they fall behind and have to play catch up when they return to school in August. This creates a huge deficit and gap in their learning when compared to peers who hone their skills all year. Parents can do their part to help avoid this vicious cycle each summer.

https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/summer-slide.html

Click on the link below to find helpful parent information:

https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-28753_74161-490688–,00.html

Here are some activities to help keep those skills sharp over the Winter break.

• Read together as a family, Read non-fiction, fiction, picture books from the library, chapter books if your child is ready for those,  ebooks, books on CD’s, poetry, newspapers, and magazines. For most children, twenty minutes is an appropriate amount of time to read for a child who is an independent reader. If your child needs help reading, then be there for them. Read to them. Read in front of them, they will model your behavior.
• Cook with your children. This is one of the best ways to integrate math, science, reading and following directions.  Let your child plan the menu too!  Help your child put together their favorite recipes in a cookbook.
• Take a field trip to a museum!!
• If the weather is nice and mild visit the zoo or local park with walking trails. Keep a journal about places that you visited.
• Learn a new word each week! Hang it on the refrigerator, practice every day. Place magnetic letters on the fridge and use them to make the new words that you are practicing.
• Play quick games with flashcards like Math War, Concentration, go fish or crazy 8’s. These are fun to play as a family.
• If you are visiting relatives, listen to e-books or books on CD, as your travel down the road.
• Take pictures and make a scrapbook of your winter break activities.
• READ EVERY DAY!!!!!!!! Visit the local library and check out lots of books.
• It is important to keep your child’s mind engaged during the school breaks so they will not slide back and forget the things that they have learned.

How to build your child’s language skills in Kindergarten…

Children build vocabulary and oral language skills doing many of the things they love to do: drawing, playing with dolls and stuffed animals, playing with cars, building with blocks, dressing up, and playing pretend in a kitchen or home center. The language and conversation kids use during these play times provide a strong literacy base for a child entering kindergarten. The type of dialog that children use while playing in a home center will be very different from the language they use while building with blocks, so having a variety of activities for your child to choose from will encourage a broad range of vocabulary words incorporated into their daily play. As you are playing with your child, or observing their play, use language and vocabulary that will help them grow. Identify and explain the uses for different objects in the kitchen and use interesting language when playing with stuffed animals and dolls. Young children are like sponges, ready to soak up the language around them!
Spending time engaged in conversation during your shared experiences will also help build vocabulary and oral language. Taking walks, going for bike rides, heading to the park, flying a kite, cooking together, visiting a farm or petting zoo, and even raising pets at home can all be terrific experiences for kids and give you lots to talk about. Be sure to talk to your child throughout these day-to-day experiences, using language that helps them grow in their vocabulary development. Too often parents, teachers, and caregivers will use simple words with kids. While it’s important to explain things to your child, using words within their developmental level, it’s also important to remember that kids can handle a lot more than we give them credit for. When you’re cooking with your child, ask them to get the measuring cup instead of calling it a scooper. They may have never heard that term before, but suddenly it becomes part of their vocabulary. Let’s continue to make literacy our #1 priority as language is the foundation to educational success!!! Reprinted with permission from Lowrey Kindergarten Team