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.

Homeschool Heroes

Letter of the Week

Can you find the capital M’s and lowercase m’s in our friends’ names? Practice writing the names that have Mm’s in them.

Amira

Lilliana

Yasmine

Maryam

Marah

Malkeh

Rahaf

Zaina

Roaa

Fatima

Nooh

Stortini

Thabet

Haidar

Abbas

Jaifar

Saleh

Saleh

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 field trip Friday! Since we’ve been learning about flowers and plants, this week we’re going to take a tour of a farm with Blippi!

1.What was your favorite part of the farm? Draw a picture and write a sentence about the field trip in your journal. Send me. Picture so I can see!

2.Read together for 20 minutes.

3.Get outside, go for a walk or play in the backyard! If you can’t choose something new from the “at home learning” ideas page at the top of the blog.

Have a great day!

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.

Homeschool Heroes

Letter of the Week

How many things can you find in your house that begin with the letter Mm?

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

I have seen so many flowers popping up in my neighborhood now that the weather has been warm! I planted flower seeds in a pot on my back deck and they are starting to sprout. I can’t wait to see what color flowers they grow into!

1.In our story today we read about planting a rainbow, so we are going to work on writing our colors. Take your sidewalk chalk outside and practice writing the colors of the rainbow! If the weather is yucky you can use crayons or markers inside. Try to write:

• Red
• Orange
• Yellow
• Green
• Blue
• Purple
• Black
• Brown

2.For math today we are going to play follow me! Have your brother/sister/mom/dad do a motion like 5 jumping jacks and you copy them. Parents you could write a number on your whiteboard and they have to do the action that many times. Here are some ideas.

• Hop on one leg 3 times   
• Hop on both legs 20 times
• Crawl for 1 minute       
• 6 pushups
• Do 4 somersaults       
• Clap 15 times   

3. Read together for 20 minutes.

4. Get outside and go for a walk or play in your backyard! If you can’t, get your body moving with some Cosmic Kids yoga.

Have a great day!

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.

Homeschool Heroes

Writing about flowers and the letter Mm.

Letter of the Week

Our letter of the week is Mm! M says “mmmm” like muffin, monster, and Mohamed.

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

Remember what we’re learning abour this week? That’s right…flowers! Here is another story I love about flowers. Some of you might have it in your Daily 5 bags. Let’s read The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle.

1.Now let’s write about the tiny seed in our journals! Choose one of the activites below to complete, remember the children should be doing the drawings by themselves, using lots of colors, and trying to write a sentence that describes their picture.

2. Use your sidewalk chalk today to draw your own garden of flowers. Make sure you take a picture and show me your beautiful gardens!

Can you draw:

5 daisies   

10 tulips  

15 blackeyed susan

20 bumblebees

7 trees

3. Get outside, go for a walk or play in your backyard! If you can’t get your body moving with some nature movement. Let’s try to move like the plants and animals outside today. Can you…..

• blow like the wind                –
• hop like a bunny
• buzz like a bumblebee                –
• Crash like thunder
• Sway back and forth like a tree       
• Fly like a bird

Have a great day!

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.

Eid Mubarak!

Eid Mubarak to everyone who was celebrating this weekend!

Homeschool Heroes

Shape superheroes, the letter H, building superhero hideouts, and celebrating Eid!

Letter of the Week

Our letter of the week is Mm. Capital M and lowercase m look a little different. Capital M is made with 4 big straight lines, while lowercase m is made with 2 little curves.

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

Spring is here! We are going to be talking about flowers and all things spring this week! Today we’re going to listen to a story called, “Grow Flower, Grow!”

1.What was your favorite part of the story? Draw a picture and write a sentence about it in your journal, then take a picture and send it to me!

2. Are there flowers in your yard? On your street? In your neighborhood? Today for math I want you take your whiteboard/marker/erasers and write down how many flowers you see? How many red? How many yellow? Take a picture of what you wrote and send it to me so I can see!

For an extra challenge, you can have your child use tally marks on their whiteboard while they are counting. Here is an example:

3. Get outside! Go for a walk or play in your backyard. If you can’t, get your body moving with some Cosmic Kids yoga!

Have a great day!

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:

3. Read together for 20 minutes.

4. Get outside, go for a walk or play in the backyard! If you can’t, get your body moving with some super hero exercises!

Have a great weekend, and happy Memorial Day!

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!

What is Mrs. Stortini Doing?

We got a puppy! Her name is “Blue” and she is an Australian Shepard like my other dog Theo.😁🐶❤

Homeschool Heroes

Letter of the Week

Captial H and lower case h look different. Capital H is made with two big lines down and a little line across. Lower case h is made with one big line down and a little curve.

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

Helloooooooooo all you super heroes out there! Are you enjoying super hero week? I know I am! Today we’re going to read a story called, ” Avengers, Shake to Assemble!”

1. Who was your favorite super hero in the story? Was it silly Iron Man? Thundering Thor? Sneaky Black Widow? Draw a picture of your favorite Avenger from the story and write a sentence about why they were your favorite!

2.For math today we’re going to use the shapes we’ve learned to build our own superhero! You’ll need paper, crayons, scissors, and a glue stick for this lesson.

• Draw 2 rectangles, 2 circles, 2 squares, 2 triangles, and 2 diamonds. Then use scissors to cut out the shapes.
• Use the shapes to build your super hero! Here is one example, but you can design yours however you want.

• Glue your shape superhero to another piece of paper.
• Use your crayons to color and add details like eyes, costume, mouth, etc.
• Take a picture and send it to me!

3. Read together for 20 minutes.

4. Get outside, go for a walk or play in your backyard! If you can’t, get your body moving like the Avengers!

Have a great day!

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

Can you find three things in your house that begin with the letter Hh?

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 super hero week and we’re going to keep exploring how to be a super hero! Let’s refresh our memories about the rules for being a super hero.

1.Now that we remember the rules for being a super hero we’re going to do another journal entry. Today you are going to draw and write about rule #2 OR rule #3. Try your best, use lots of colors, and don’t forget to write a sentence about your picture. I can’t wait to see pictures of what you write!

2.It’s time to play catch a villian!

Materials: two toy people, 20 pennies (or other coins), dice or number cards. Watch the video below for directions on how to play, and then choose one of the activities below to complete. Make sure to send me a picture of you playing the game!

3.Read together for 20 minutes.

4. It’s supposed to be rainy again today, so get your body moving with some Jedi exercises!

Have a great day!

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.

Letter of the Week

Our new letter for this week is Hh! Hh says “hah” like horse, hero, and Hussein!

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

This week we’re going to be super heroes! What is your favorite thing about super heroes? Would you like to be one? I know I would! Let’s read about the 10 rules for being a super hero.

1. Now that we know the 10 rules, we’re going to do some journal writing! Today we’re going to choose to write and draw about rule #1 OR rule #2 from the story. I can’t wait to see the pictures of your journals! Here is a video about how to do a super hero journal entry.

2.Let’s play a game! Today we’re going to learn a game called, “Race to the Rescue!” For this game you will need some blocks, two toy animals or people, and a dice. Watch this video for instructions on how to play the game, then send me a picture of your playing!

3.Read together for 20 minutes.

4.Get outside, go for a walk or play in your backyard! If you can’t, get your body moving with some super hero yoga poses!

Have a great day!

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.

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 field trip Friday!

1.Today we’re taking a virtual tour of the National Weather Center.

2.Check the weather and fill in the last day on your weather chart. Which type of weather did you see the most?

3.Read together for 20 minutes.

4.Try out something new on the “At Home Learning Ideas Page” at the top of the blog.

Have a great weekend!

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.

What is Mrs. Stortini doing?

Exercising, playing, reading, and having school time!

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

Have you noticed how wacky our weather has been lately? Snow, rain, clouds, sun…we’ve had it all these past few weeks! Here’s a story about a town that had LOTS of wacky weather!

1.Draw and write about a silly kind of weather that you imagine! Will it rain tacos? Will it snow marshmallows? Be creative! If you have paper and want to make it more crafty go ahead! Send me a picture when you finish! 

2.Math: Check the weather and record it on our graph. You may continue to graph the weather if you wish to! What are you noticing? Take a survey of your family and ask them about their favorite kind of weather. Which kind do they like the best? Which kind do they like the least? 

3.Read together for 20 minutes.

4. Get outside and go for a walk/play in the backyard. If you can’t, sing and dance along! 

Have a great day!