April, 2020
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Spring Is Here!!!!
Have you ever wondered about the food you eat and how it grows?
This non-fiction text explains many details about the food we eat. One way you can read a non-fiction text is to:
*Just read parts instead of the whole book
* Read the whole thing
Wait… tomatoes are a fruit, not a vegetable? What is one thing you learned after listening to this book?
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Reading Strategies
| What To Ask To Encourage Kids To Read |
| Research shows that children need to talk about there learning in order to understand it. Here are five opening discussion questions that you can use with almost any reading that will help turn kids’ brains on, get them thinking, and encourage them to read: What was this reading about? What was the title? Why do you think the author chose that title? How does what you read relate to you? What do you think the author wanted you to take away from this reading? Why? What strategies did you use while reading? How well did they work? Which ones will you use next time? It’s possible to encourage kids to read even more by using elaboration questions. These questions encourage them to go deeper with more details about the book. Here are some example question-stems that will work with almost any reading: Can you tell me more about that? What would you compare that with? Why do you think that? Have you thought about…? Where did you find that information? Resource: Nickelsen, L. (n.d.). Professional Development – Transformational Training & Coaching. https://maximizelearninginc.com/ |
The Day the Crayons Came Home
Another super cute story by the same author. How are the two stories the same? How are they different? Use evidence from the texts to support your ideas.
Superintendent Message
English:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XRPvpmUYfCR_sRq14PSTYoyatM8n2SiccuMqG2ZwzC0/edit?ts=5ea2ec8a
Arabic:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1suKCDlHiHF-VurgbE5kP7fCTx4N2LQEq-VKmquXwZF8/edit?ts=5ea302be
The Day The Crayons Quit
Reading fluency is the ability to read a text accurately, quickly, and with expression. Reading fluency is important because it provides a bridge between just being able to read words and deep understanding.
Listen to this read aloud. How does it sound? Do the different crayon voices help you understand the text better? How are the different crayons feeling? How do you know? What do different feelings sound like?
World Book Kids
If you want to learn more about a topic, look at maps, learn about interesting people, compare multiple topics, play a game or put together a puzzle, this site has an abundance of information just waiting to be explored.
https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home
Put together a puzzle or just explore on your own.
- Go to games.
- Select puzzle.
- Choose a puzzle and have fun putting it together.
How Parents Can Help Their Kids While Managing Distance Learning
- Build a routine
- Trust the teachers
- If you’re stumped, turn it over to the teachers
- Take frequent ten-minute walks, without a phone
- It requires the whole family
- Remember children need wait time
- Stifle your own perfectionism
- Reinforce positively
- Keep it low-key
I read this article this morning and found it very helpful.
eMedia
Dearborn Public Library provides library cardholders free access to emedia. If you don’t currently have a library card they are giving out temporary cards to those that apply online. https://dearbornlibrary.org/
