Reading at Home
The most valuable activity for students to be engaged in over this time away is reading! Hard-copy books are wonderful, but with libraries closed and the length of time away from school undetermined, you may eventually (or soon) find that you want to use eBooks to provide your child with reading materials. The two reading websites that we use in class are Epic and Raz-Kids, which I have linked below (I have emailed you a link to access Epic for free, or I believe you can use our class code like the students normally do as outlined below).
If your child is using Epic, please work with them to find books that are just right for them (they need to choose books where they can read almost every single word). Audiobooks or "Read to Me" books are good occasionally, but ideally your child should be reading the words most of the time in a book without auditory support. Raz-Kids provides content at your child's reading level, but sometimes students prefer the variety on Epic.
On Epic, our class code is tsu3631, and the students should be familiar with choosing their profile from there. On Raz-Kids, my teacher username is caitjane, and students should know their password. You can access these platforms through the websites, or by downloading the apps.
Happy reading!
If your child is using Epic, please work with them to find books that are just right for them (they need to choose books where they can read almost every single word). Audiobooks or "Read to Me" books are good occasionally, but ideally your child should be reading the words most of the time in a book without auditory support. Raz-Kids provides content at your child's reading level, but sometimes students prefer the variety on Epic.
On Epic, our class code is tsu3631, and the students should be familiar with choosing their profile from there. On Raz-Kids, my teacher username is caitjane, and students should know their password. You can access these platforms through the websites, or by downloading the apps.
Happy reading!
Writing at Home
Writing is a great activity for students to keep up their imagination, printing skills, and writing conventions. We'd been working on writing opinions (such as reviews) at school, but for now students could write about anything they'd like to.
I've linked to a website called Pobble that has picture prompts for writing if students would like, and I've attached a file similar to one we use in class to help us think of writing ideas. I've also attached a rubric that we refer to to track how we're doing in our writing and set goals. Feel free to send me a picture of your writing on Seesaw if you'd like!
I've linked to a website called Pobble that has picture prompts for writing if students would like, and I've attached a file similar to one we use in class to help us think of writing ideas. I've also attached a rubric that we refer to to track how we're doing in our writing and set goals. Feel free to send me a picture of your writing on Seesaw if you'd like!
Spelling at Home
Students can practice their spelling words for this week on Spelling City. Their username and password are the same as their Google username and password (such as caitb1234 and red.bike). Students have accessed this website before to find the games for this week, but feel free to comment if you need help finding the games. They should be able to log on, go to Lists & Games, find the list from the group "All This Week" and then select Games.
I've also attached a document when you click here with some offline ways to practice spelling words if that's preferable for you.
I've also attached a document when you click here with some offline ways to practice spelling words if that's preferable for you.
March Book Madness Voting
You may have heard of March Madness, but prior to this pause on classes, 2B was taking part in a book tournament called March Book Madness. There is a bracket of 16 entertaining and interesting picture books, and we have enjoyed reading the selections and voting. The tournament is now down to 8 books, and students are invited to vote for their favourites by clicking here by March 31! We had hard-copies of the books in the classroom, but I've posted videos of the books below to refresh the students' memories if they'd like (you can click on the button at the bottom to enlarge the video).
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