May 21

Learning Activities for Thursday, May 21st

Office Hours

My office hours will be 3-6pm Monday-Thursday. This is the time I will be answering emails, responding to Remind messages, making phone calls, etc. If you message me earlier in the day I will reply between 3-6pm. If you message me after 6pm I will reply the next day between 3-6pm.

Memorial Day Weekend

Dearborn Public Schools will be closed Friday, May 22nd and Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no learning activities posted on these days. Enjoy your weekend!

Homeschool Heroes

Letter of the Week

Work Time

Turn off those screens and play with some toys, color, paint… anything you can think of!

Planning Time (5 minutes): Build your child’s ability to organize their time by having them make a “plan” with you about what they would like to play with. Children do this everyday with us at school. It helps children learn to organize their thoughts. Adults make plans all the time to organize their thoughts (shopping lists are made before going to the grocery store, to do lists are made to help plan your day etc..).

Work Time (45-60 minutes): During work time kids play WITHOUT ELECTRONICS. Kids can use toys to pretend play, build, and create.

Clean Up (about 15 minutes): Kids clean up the mess they have made while playing.

Recall Time (5 minutes): Build your child’s memory of events by having your child tell you what they did while they played (ask “tell me how you did that” or “what did you do next?”)

Assignment

It’s the last day of our superhero week, and we’re going to learn something new about Superheroes. Did you know even Superheroes can have bad days just like you and me?! Today we’re going to read a story about what happens when Superheroes have a bad day.

1.Sometimes even superheros have bad days and feel sad, mad, or frustrated. Think about what the superheroes did when they were feeling bad. Did they punch, kick, or yell? No! They helped people, exercised, or took deep breathes to calm down and feel better. Do you remember a time when you had a bad day? In your journal, draw a picture and write a sentence about a time when you were feeling sad or mad, and what you could do to feel better.

2.Now we’re going to build a superhero base! You can use anything in your house to build your base. Blocks, toys, paper, shoes, boxes…use your imagination! When you’re done, take a picture of your base and send it to me so I can see. Here are some examples to help you get started: