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Home Connection

“Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that a son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm workers can become the president of a nation.” —Nelson Mandela
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Bridging the gap - This page lists activities for you to use and do at home with your child to reinforce what we are learning in school each month.  All of the websites are ones that I have used at home with my own kiddos. Please check this link for new monthly updates! Click on the links below to get started.  Thank you for your support from home!
Scholastic Reading Helpers Here - Coming Soon
The books on the Raz-kids website are meant to be used as a powerful tool for helping your student read each night at home. I feel that they are the best bridge between the iRead program that we use in class and reading full books in hand. Your child reads through the levels at their own individual pace. Books are be listened to, and can be re-read for fluency and comprehension over and over again. At the end of each book they take a quick comprehension quiz for each book. Kids love to read the stories and earn prizes to add to their rocket ship. Please use this awesome site as part of your weekly reading homework. Your child will also be using their Raz-kids account at school during literacy centers. Information about student login will be sent home but please email me if you have any additional questions.
​Please visit www.raz-kids.com.
 
More information coming soon!

Some Great Educational Websites

 
  • ​Moby Max (also used for math) - More information coming soon
 
  • EPIC Books - An Amazing website with thousands of books on almost every topic, leveled by age, and interest level. Like a Netflix for books. For this school year the site will be free for students Monday -Friday between the hours of 6am-3pm. Students can log in with our classroom code. TKK-3171. If you would like to log in after hours or on the weekends (which I do with my own kiddos at home especially now that the library is out of commission for the time being) there is a small monthly fee. 
     
 
  • Adventure Academy (Also used for math) - This is the older grades version of ABC mouse. (my older kiddos loves it... ABC mouse with an adventure storyline twist) Your student needs to be a reader though. Currently the monthly subscription is around $7 a month. (Mine plays on his ipad) Here is their website if you would like to take a look.
  • *Xtra Math (We will use this in class) More information to come soon!
 
  • Prodigy - This was a favorite last year with my students. They go on a quest but have to solve math problems along the way to earn in game rewards. There is a free version and you can choose to upgrade your account. Here is their website
  • Mystery Science Mini Lessons (Coming Soon)
  • Lego Masters Challenge (Coming Soon)
  • Stem Bingo Boards Here - Choose a project from one of the STEM bingo boards and email a picture of it to me so I can post it to our class picture stream (Coming Soon)
  • www.code.org
  • www.scratchjr.com
Yoga Cards for Kids Coming Soon
Solve and Exercise Cards Coming Soon
 
Handwriting practice with their whiteboards
Questions? Concerns? Comments? Please feel free to email me!
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