Dear Families, Haigh is excited to collaborate with Wayne State University to begin our D-SHINES program this spring. D-SHINES will convert part of the large field behind our school into a full garden, complete with massive garden beds, shed, picnic tables and benches for an outdoor classroom. The focus of this program is to promote healthy lifestyle choices, proper nutrition and the importance of physical activity. Since we are home for the next couple of weeks, D-SHINES has provided a schedule of healthy eating habits and activities. Please see the links below to set up gonoodle and the calendar (just change the dates). Have fun and enjoy your time.
Hello, Here is a video series to teach your child how to read by themselves for 30 minutes at a time. We use Daily 5/CAFE in our classrooms for literacy structure. We teach our students to become independent readers, writers and thinkers. These videos may help at home during this challenging time.
Scholastic is providing day-by-day projects to keep kids busy reading, thinking and growing. Just click on the grade level and both fiction and nonfiction paired books are available to read, along with fun projects and activities to complete. Give them a try. Here is the link:
Starting today, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids.
All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet.
Explore the collection, select a title and start listening and follow this link: Amazon Audible Stories
1. Interview a family member. (Turn it into a biography book with illustrations.)
2. Measure the area and perimeter of each room in your home. Map it.
3. Graph the types of birds that frequent your yard or windows.
4. Be completely silent for 60 minutes, then write about the experience. How did you feel? Was it difficult? Could you go longer without talking and just listening?
5. Write and mail a letter to your teacher, principal, family or friend. Address the envelope yourself.
6. Build a “fable or folktale fort” out of blankets and chairs. Camp in it all day while you create stories to tell your family over dinner.
7. Learn Morse Code or create your own code and use it to communicate with your siblings through walls and floors.
8. Alphabetize the spices (or other food items) in your kitchen.
9. Stay up late and stargaze. Also, check out the moon.
10. Call a grandparent or older relative. Ask them to teach you the words to a song or their favorite book from their childhood days.
11. Design and build puppets then perform a show about multiplication, a poem, a song or a favorite story.
12. Construct a family tree. Ask your family for some help.
13. Learn ten new big words. Write them in marker in fancy writing. Try using them in sentences.
14. Draw a map of your home and neighborhood.
15. Create a Venn Diagram that compares and contrasts two people connected to you.
16. Learn, practice, and perform a magic trick.
17. Learn, practice, and tell three new jokes. ( ex. What do birds give out on Halloween? Tweets ; Why are teddy bears never hungry? They’re always stuffed!; What does one volcano say to the other? I lava you!)
18. Use household materials to make and play stringed, percussion, and wind instruments. Create a song.
19. Collect leaves from ten different (non-harmful) plants. Sort them by size, color, and texture.
20. Put your favorite book, toy, and keepsake on a small table in sunlight. Draw or paint a full color still life.
21. If you have stairs, walk up and count them. Walk down and count by twos. Walk up and count by threes. Continue through tens.
22. Write a poem on your sidewalk using chalk.
23. Classify twenty everyday objects by shape, size, color, height, mass (weight), and material.
24. Measure the length of your bed using five different nonstandard units. (toys, forks, boxes, etc…)
25. Call a person who speaks a language you do not. Ask them to teach you five common words or phrases.
26. Create and use a secret code for writing a message. Share it.
27. Using one type of paper, build 3 different paper airplanes and test to see how far they fly. Have a contest with your family.
28. Set a clock three hours and seven minutes ahead. Whenever someone needs to know the time, help them figure it out by subtracting. (or any special number)
29. Write down every adjective you say for one full day.
30. Color in a map with every state you (or your family) ever visited. Use another color for places you would like to visit. (included)
31. Find ten rocks and sort them by size. Create a rock craft using paints.
32. Create your own game to play with your family. (ex: Memory, Candyland, Go Fish, Bingo, etc…)
33. Imagine, create, and fly a full size flag that tells the world about you. (use paper, a paper bag, cardboard, etc..)
34. Create an edible science experiment.
Adapted from: Kim Jones McClelland; website: Weareteachers.com dkn
Any parents with preschool aged students need to subscribe to Cotter iblog https://cotter.dearbornschools.org/ for weekly activities to do with your child. Teachers will use classroom iBlog to also encourage daily activities for learning.
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.
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.
MAISA Reading and Writing Units- See DEC
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 – Myself & Others (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.
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.
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! Go 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.
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.
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 – Community Studies (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.
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.
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 – Michigan Studies (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.
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.
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.
Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels. Log in with Google.
Social Studies
MI Open Book – United States Studies (Teacher Correlation Guide available in MyPD Remote Learning course)
Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels. Log in with Google.
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.
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.
Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels. Log in with Google.
Social Studies
MI Open Book – United States History (Teacher Correlation Guide available in MyPD Remote Learning course)
Discovery Education– Educational videos that cross grade levels. Log in with Google.
The Dearborn Public Library has a variety of tools and resources. Please note that the user MUST have a Dearborn Library Card to use many of these resources.
Here are some resources, lessons, and activities that I would like your child to work on during this time away from school. It is important that they are still reading, writing, and doing Math over this next month. They have shown so much growth and progress this year, I don’t want to jeopardize how far they’ve come. Please contact me at any time, for any reason through Class Dojo, or email. I will be in touch weekly through blog, and dojo. Please take care of your family, we are hoping everyone stays healthy and that this passes quickly.
Eureka Math
We are in the midst of Module 5- Addition and Subtraction Strategies within 1,000. Please allow your child to log onto Zearn daily, your child’s log-in information is taped inside their Haigh folder or planner. Most students know how to log-in automatically. I have attached a link for Module 5, that contains the workbook pages and videos of each lesson. We are on Lesson 13, and it goes through Lesson 20 before the end of the module. Please have your child work on each lesson 13-20, watching the videos, doing the problem set and homework (if possible) and going on Zearn. When we return, we will move on to Module 6.
This is the link to all the lessons and videos for Module 5.
Please allow your child to utilize and log-in to i-Ready each day. This program is very beneficial and teaches the Common Core standards for Reading with follow up activities after each lesson. Here are the directions for logging in:
Go to the Dearborn Public Schools webpage, click on Student Portal. Then click on “Clever” on the left hand side. (It may make them log in here, or when they get to i-ready) Once in, scroll all the way down and click on the i-Ready icon. Once here, log in with student number@dearbornschools.org (EX: 20223267@dearbornschools.org), their password is their birthdate. This is the same student number and password they use on a daily basis to log into their chrome books. Please make sure to put @dearbornschools.org after the student #.
Read Works
Our students have never used this before, but we created a new class and this is a great tool for Reading various Science and Social Studies articles, vocabulary, and question sets to follow. The multiple choice questions are automatically graded in the system, and any writing responses will be graded by me. I will assign approximately 8 articles to complete in a time frame with a due date. Here are the directions for your child to access this program:
Your student’s class code is: C3MZ3B and their password is “1234”.
When they log in, they will see assignments that I’ve given them. They can read the article, look at vocabulary words, and answer the questions.
Raz Kids
All Haigh students have a subscription to Raz Kids, their log-in information is posted inside their folder or planner. They can read stories and answer questions to follow.
Writing
Here is a link to various templates for Writing. In the first folder you will see ideas for Personal Narratives, How To Writing, and Opinion Writing. The other folders are templates (blue prints) for your child to use as a guide to help them organize their writing. They are familiar with these blueprints and should know exactly how to use them.
