{"id":312,"date":"2020-05-06T07:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T11:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/?p=312"},"modified":"2020-05-06T07:07:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T11:07:47","slug":"activities-for-wednesday-may-6-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/2020\/05\/06\/activities-for-wednesday-may-6-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Activities for Wednesday, May 6, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Announcements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello and happy Wednesday!  Here are some announcements before we start today&#8217;s activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone Calls and Personal Activities for Thursday<\/strong><br>Tomorrow, Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families who scheduled a Thursday call from 12-3 PM.  We will be calling from a blocked phone number, so please do not be alarmed.  If you are unable to answer our call, we will leave a message.  If you need us to call you back, please send me a message on Remind.<br>I will be sending your child&#8217;s personal activities tomorrow morning on Remind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4 Year Old Preschool Registration<br><\/strong>If you have a child who is 4 years old OR you know someone who has a 4 year old child, and would like to enroll them in preschool, Dearborn Public Schools offers a Free Preschool Program. If you are interested in this program, please see the following links for more information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cotter Early Childhood Blog:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cotter.dearbornschools.org\/great-start-readiness-program-recruitment-and-enrollment\/\">https:\/\/cotter.dearbornschools.org\/great-start-readiness-program-recruitment-and-enrollment\/<\/a><\/li><li>Salina Elementary Blog:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/salinaelementary\/2020\/04\/30\/4-year-old-preschool-registration-is-now-open\/\">https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/salinaelementary\/2020\/04\/30\/4-year-old-preschool-registration-is-now-open\/<\/a><\/li><li>Dearborn Public Schools GSRP Interest form (NOTE: You are NOT required to upload any documents at this time, but you can if you would like):&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/rBcaR3PkgcJ47TKS8\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/rBcaR3PkgcJ47TKS8<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Literacy Activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Liepe, a preschool teacher at Whitmore Bolles Elementary, has some wonderful read-alouds on his YouTube channel!  For today&#8217;s literacy activity, we will be listening to his read-aloud of, <em>Harold and the Purple Crayon<\/em>, by Crockett Johnson:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harold and the Purple Crayon\" width=\"644\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g1Iws31dMCs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Read-aloud by Mr. Liepe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After the story is done, I encourage your child to do these three things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Take a purple crayon and draw a story in their writing journal.<\/li><li>After they are done drawing their story, encourage them to tell you what their story is about.<\/li><li>Encourage them to label the items in their story with the first letter of the item.  (For example, if your child drew an apple, they should label the apple with, &#8220;A.&#8221;)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Math Activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For today&#8217;s math activity, the students are going to continue their learning about shapes.  Shapes are made up of many sides and vertices (corners).  Some shapes have many sides and vertices (squares, rectangles, triangles, etc.) while some shapes have none (circles and ovals).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, encourage your child to watch this video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shapes, Sides and Vertices | Version 1 | Jack Hartmann\" width=\"644\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/24Uv8Cl5hvI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When the video is over, show your child these shapes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Circle-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-319\" width=\"254\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Circle-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Circle-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Circle-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Circle-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Circle-1-85x85.png 85w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Circle-1-1000x1000.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><figcaption>Circle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Triangle-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-320\" width=\"296\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Triangle-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Triangle-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Triangle-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Triangle-1-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><figcaption>Triangle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Square-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-321\" width=\"291\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Square-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Square-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Square-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Square-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Square-1-85x85.png 85w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Square-1-1000x1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Square-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><figcaption>Square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Rectangle-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-322\" width=\"224\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Rectangle-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Rectangle-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Rectangle-1-488x300.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><figcaption>Rectangle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Rhombus-1-755x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-323\" width=\"307\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Rhombus-1-755x1024.jpeg 755w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Rhombus-1-221x300.jpeg 221w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Rhombus-1-768x1041.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/thompsl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3188\/2020\/05\/Rhombus-1.jpeg 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><figcaption>Rhombus\/Diamond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Talk to your child about the sides and vertices that make these shapes.  Here are some sample questions you can ask them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&#8220;How many sides does this shape have?&#8221;<\/li><li>&#8220;How many vertices\/corners does this shape have?&#8221;  (NOTE: If your child is having a challenging time with the word, &#8220;vertices,&#8221; you can call them, &#8220;corners.&#8221;)<\/li><li>&#8220;Which shapes have the same number of sides and vertices\/corners?  Which shapes have the smallest number of sides and vertices\/corners?&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I encourage your child to engage in imaginary play for at least 60 minutes a day. To keep the consistency with what we do at school, I encourage you to follow the Plan, Do, Review process. Here is the Work Time process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Planning Time (5 minutes): Build your child\u2019s ability to organize their time by having them make a \u201cplan\u201d with you about what they would like to play with.&nbsp; 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..).&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Kids will tell you what they are planning to do\/want to play with\/how they will use toys at home.&nbsp;<br><strong>\u0627\u0644\u062a\u062e\u0637\u064a\u0637 \u0644\u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644 ( \u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0639\u0628)<\/strong>: \u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f \u0637\u0641\u0644\u0643 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0628\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0645\u0647\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u062a\u0646\u0638\u064a\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0642\u062a \u0628\u0648\u0636\u0639 \u062e\u0637\u0629&nbsp; \u0645\u0639\u0647\u0645 \u0639\u0646 \u0644\u0639\u0628\u0647\u0645. \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0645\u0627 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0641\u0639\u0644\u0647 \u0643\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0628 \u0643\u0644 \u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0629. \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u064a\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062a\u0646\u0638\u064a\u0645 \u0623\u0641\u0643\u0627\u0631\u0647\u0645. \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0647\u0644 \u0623\u064a\u0636\u0627 \u064a\u0636\u0639\u0648\u0646 \u062e\u0637\u0637 \u062f\u0627\u0626\u0645\u0627 \u0644\u062a\u0646\u0638\u064a\u0645 \u0623\u0641\u0643\u0627\u0631\u0647\u0645 \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0642\u0627\u0626\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0633\u0648\u0642 \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u0647\u0627\u0628 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062c\u0631, \u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0627\u0626\u0645 \u062a\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062a\u0646\u0638\u064a\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645\u2026..&nbsp;<br>\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0633\u0648\u0641 \u064a\u062e\u0628\u0631\u0648\u0643\u0645 \u0645\u0627 \u0647\u064a \u062e\u0637\u062a\u0647\u0645\/ \u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u0633\u064a\u0644\u0639\u0628\u0648\u0646\/ \u0645\u0639 \u0645\u0646 \u0633\u064a\u0644\u0639\u0628\u0648\u0646\/ \u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u0633\u064a\u0633\u062a\u062e\u062f\u0645\u0648\u0646 \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u062f\u0648\u0627\u062a \u0641\u064a \u0644\u0639\u0628\u0647\u0645.<\/li><li>Work Time (45-60 minutes): Kids play&nbsp;<strong>WITHOUT ELECTRONICS<\/strong>&nbsp; Kids can use toys to pretend play, build, and create.<br>\u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644 :&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;\u064a\u062c\u0628 \u0623\u0646 \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0633\u062a\u0639\u0645\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0631\u0648\u0646\u064a\u0627\u062a<\/strong>&nbsp;. \u064a\u0633\u062a\u0637\u064a\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0633\u062a\u062e\u062f\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062a\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0647\u0645 \u0641\u064a&nbsp; \u0627\u0644\u062a\u062e\u064a\u0644 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0639&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Clean Up: When Work Time is over, encourage your child to clean up the area(s) they played in.<\/li><li>Recall (5-10 minutes): Build your child\u2019s memory of events by having your child tell you what they did while they played (ask \u201ctell me how you did that\u201d or \u201cwhat did you do next?\u201d)<br>\u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0630\u0643\u0631: \u0628\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0630\u0627\u0643\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0648 \u0645\u0631\u0627\u062c\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u062f\u0627\u062b \u0639\u0646 \u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642 \u062c\u0639\u0644 \u0637\u0641\u0644\u0643 \u064a\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0633\u0631\u062f \u0645\u0627 \u0642\u0627\u0645 \u0628\u0647 \u062e\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0639\u0628( \u0627\u0633\u0627\u0644 \u0637\u0641\u0644\u0643: \u0627\u062e\u0628\u0631\u0646\u064a \u0643\u064a\u0641 \u0642\u0645\u062a \u0628\u0630\u0644\u0643\u061f \u0623\u0648 \u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u0641\u0639\u0644\u062a \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0630\u0644\u0643\u061f)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fun Work Time Activity: Have a Parade!<\/strong><br>Having a parade is a fun way to move your body and make music!  If you have any musical instruments at home, I encourage you and your child to march around the house and play music.  If you do not have musical instruments at home, you can still make music by using pots, pans, and spoons!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outdoor Exploration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It looks like we will see some decent weather today! As always, I &nbsp;encourage you and your child to go outside for at least 60 minutes today. The Dearborn Public Schools parks and sports fields are still&nbsp;<strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">closed<\/span><\/strong>. However, today is a great day to enjoy a walk or play in the yard!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcements Hello and happy Wednesday! Here are some announcements before we start today&#8217;s activities: Phone Calls and Personal Activities for ThursdayTomorrow, Mrs. Askar and I will be calling families who scheduled a Thursday call from 12-3 PM. We will be calling from a blocked phone number, so please do not be alarmed. 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