April/May Faulkner Lifestyle 2020
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Hop on Facebook. I assure you that<br />
you will find an educational resource<br />
before you’ve scrolled too long.<br />
But just in case social media is not your<br />
thing, or you are feeling intimidated by<br />
electronic resources, or overwhelmed<br />
in general, here are some very basic<br />
things you can do to help your student<br />
learn at home. (I hope the following<br />
offer some insight on how to function<br />
at home and continue learning for your<br />
student.)<br />
Literacy: Select a chapter book that<br />
you will read as a family or with your<br />
child. Plan out a certain amount of<br />
chapters per day- and let your student<br />
write a summary about the chapter<br />
after reading. Pick up any book and<br />
have story time with your family! Ask<br />
questions to discuss comprehension<br />
such as: what happened first, next,<br />
then, last? What was the problem and<br />
solution? How did the character change<br />
throughout the story? What did you<br />
think when the character did this? Then,<br />
have your student respond to their<br />
reading through writing. Ask them to<br />
continue the story, change the ending,<br />
tell who their favorite character was<br />
and why. There are endless things you<br />
can do with a book! Don’t forget to use<br />
what is already there for you. Often,<br />
you can find resources online filled with<br />
discussion questions and projects to go<br />
along with texts. Just search!<br />
Something that will be occurring<br />
weekly at my house is letter writing.<br />
We will be writing to our elderly family<br />
members that we cannot visit right<br />
now, reminding them how much we<br />
love them and miss them. Additionally,<br />
we will be sending letters to hospitals,<br />
nursing homes, police stations, and<br />
fire stations. Not only is this a great<br />
random act of kindness, but it helps with<br />
basic writing, and is a great act for our<br />
students to know how to accomplish.<br />
Choose a weekly topic (state, animal,<br />
flower, artist, president, singer, college,<br />
career) and have your student research<br />
within that category. They will love<br />
the free choice in being able to pick<br />
their person/topic. Let them compose a<br />
poster, brochure, an essay, google slides<br />
presentation, or even record themselves<br />
presenting on the chosen topic. They<br />
could become their own news anchor<br />
and let the family be the audience upon<br />
playing their final recording. Again, the<br />
possibilities are truly endless.<br />
Current Events: With this historic<br />
pandemic, this would be a great time<br />
to introduce your children to the news<br />
and importance of current events.<br />
Allow them 30 minutes of screen time<br />
watching the news. Tell them their<br />
task is to report back to you who the<br />
speakers are and what they reported<br />
during that time frame. Remind your<br />
child we are living a historical momentthey<br />
will find interest in that.<br />
Math: Find different ways to use<br />
addition, subtraction, multiplication,<br />
and division within daily conversations.<br />
You can be as creative as you<br />
want with this--or as basic. Have<br />
thirty minutes set aside where you<br />
work with them on strict math facts.<br />
Make it very much like school where<br />
they realize learning is actually taking<br />
place. Drill them on multiplication<br />
facts and then turn that into division.<br />
Drill them on addition facts and then<br />
turn that into subtraction. Learn how<br />
to read a clock. Use conversation to<br />
work on elapsed time and question<br />
them about end times and how much<br />
time has passed. Get in the kitchen<br />
and cook using recipes that will allow<br />
students to use measuring skills. Have<br />
them measure their room using objects<br />
and comparing that to a meter stick<br />
reading. Find a deck of cards. Draw<br />
two cards and make word problems<br />
using those numbers. The kids will<br />
OnlineResources:<br />
I have included a few resources<br />
that I feel would be a great start<br />
for you and your families. Do<br />
not hesitate to reach out to me<br />
or any other educator during<br />
this time. We are all here<br />
for you and our students.<br />
scholastic.com/learnathome<br />
nj.pbslearningmedia.org<br />
kids.nationalgeographic.com<br />
abcya.com<br />
funbrain.com<br />
starfall.com<br />
highlightskids.com<br />
abcmouse.com<br />
storylineonline.net<br />
wonderopolis.org<br />
phonicshero.com<br />
timeforkids.com<br />
gonoodle.com<br />
brainpop.com<br />
mysteryscience.com/<br />
school-closure-planning<br />
fluencyandfitness.com/<br />
register/school-closures<br />
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