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Storyline Online – Listen to books read aloud by famous actors/actresses.
ABCYA– math and literacy activities and games
Starfall – math and literacy activities and games

Kindergarten

Kindergarten: If you need logins or have any questions reach out to your students teachers via Class Dojo

Dear Kaiser Families,

You can support your child’s learning at home using a variety of online programs and tools that our students currently use during a regular school day. All DPS resources are accessed with your student’s ID # and birth date (for example if the birthdate is March 16, 2012, it should be typed as 03162012). Teachers have shared unique student login information but if you need to get it please reach out to your student’s teacher by class dojo. We hope these sites are helpful.

For grades K-5, these are our recommendations: pick one activity a day per academic subject

Reading

20 minutes per day on Lexia 5 (DPS on-line reading program)
20 minutes per day on a different reading platform – Raz-Kids.com
15 minutes (or more!) per day of reading a real book to self, siblings, or pets

Writing

15 minutes per day – Encourage your student to practice their letters and first and last name, as well as write stories, letters, journal entries, and/or a play. These are all great ways to get their brains thinking about putting their thoughts down on paper.

Mathematics

20 minutes per day on online platform – ABCya.com
20 minutes per day practicing writing numbers 0-100, drawing shapes, solving addition and subtraction problems and working inside their Bridge Math Workbook.

Other Real-life Learning – The rest of the day!

Do a puzzle together, the harder the better
Play board games and card games together
Cook meals and measure ingredients together
Go for a walk in your neighborhood and draw, read, write, make observations, count, make predictions, etc.
Create a scavenger hunt, say tongue twisters, write riddles, make an obstacle course around your house, play Minute to Win It challenges, make slime — anything to get them thinking critically and moving their bodies!

Online Resources:

Lexia 5-DPS K-5 online reading platform. Log in with ID # and Birthday.
Storyline Online – Listen to books read aloud by famous actors/actresses.
ABCYA– math and literacy activities and games
Starfall – math and literacy activities and games
Raz-Kids- literacy reading practice.

1st Grade

1st Grade: If you need logins or have any questions please reach out to your students’ teachers via Class Dojo or email.

Dear Kaiser Families,

You can support your child’s learning at home using a variety of online programs and tools that our students currently use during a regular school day, or that are recommended by your student’s teacher. All DPS resources are accessed with your student’s ID # and birth date (for example if the birthdate is March 16, 2012, it should be typed as 03162012). Teachers have shared unique student login information but if you need to get it please reach out to your student’s teacher by class dojo. We hope these resources are helpful.

For First Graders these are our recommendations:

Reading

To support your student with reading, consider having them read 30 minutes per day, or if this is frustrational, having an adult read to the student is great too! Consider taking turns reading or reading to a pet to make it more fun and less frustrating. Practicing phonemic awareness (sounds in words), phonics (spelling patterns), and other reading skills will set your student up for success in reading.

Lexia Core 5 (Lexia gives students opportunities to practice phonics skills at their current level) DPS Login
Epic Class Code: jji9096 (Epic has online books for students to read or listen to)
Consider joining your local library to access books and participate in their summer reading activities.
Reading can take place anywhere, not just in a book! Consider reading signs, mail, and anywhere your student can find words.
Ask your first grader questions when you read to them, or when they read! Use the Family Reading Support document for ideas on how to help them learn to read without telling them the word, and questions you can ask about the text.
Ask students to clap out syllables in a word, tell you the beginning or ending sound in a word, or produce words that rhyme with a word you have provided.

Writing

To support your student with writing, consider having them practice letter formation, finger spaces between words, sight words, and writing complete sentences in response to a text or writing their own story. In first grade we support students with writing phonetically (writing a letter(s) for each sound they hear in a word).

Example Writing Prompts that you can print or read to your student
First Grade Sight Word List. First graders should be able to read and write these words accurately by the end of their first grade year.
Support your student with using their fingers to stretch out the sounds in a word, then write a letter(s) for each sound they hear
Creative ways to write with your student include: sidewalk chalk, painting, shaving cream, sand, playdoh, special writing tools (gel pens etc.)
DPS Literacy Practice These lessons were created to support at-home learning. They can be used now as extra practice at home!

Mathematics

To support your student with math, consider having them practice adding and subtracting within 20, and counting by 1s and 10s forwards and backwards from any number within 120. Below are some online games and math activities to explore!

The Math Learning Center Grade 1 Games (Select K or Grade 1)
- Math Lines – Addition
- Marble Math – Addition
- Balloon Pop – Subtraction
- Clock Matching – Telling Time
- *Please have adult supervision on this site as adds may appear*
The Math Learning Center Apps
- Geoboard App With this virtual geoboard, students stretch bands around pegs to make discoveries about shapes.
- Number Rack Count and compare movable, colored beads.
- Number Frames Use frames to count, represent, compare, and compute.
- Pattern Shapes Use Pattern Shapes to explore geometry and fractions, create designs, or fill in outlines with shapes.
DPS Math Practice These lessons were created to support with at-home learning. They can be used now as extra practice at home!

Other Learning Opportunities:

Science, Social Studies, PE, Music, and Art Activities Looking for a fun learning activity that is not math or literacy? This page has all kinds of arts and science lessons that are easy to do at home.
Extra Math and Literacy Activities These lessons were created by DPS to support online learning, they can now be used as extra practice!
Summer Learning information
Do a puzzle together, play board games or card games together
Cook meals and measure ingredients together
Practice asking questions using the question words who, what, where, when, why, how, and answering questions using a complete sentence.
Go for a walk in your neighborhood and draw, read, write, make observations, count, make predictions, etc.
Create a scavenger hunt, say tongue twisters, write riddles, make an obstacle course around your house, play Minute to Win It challenges, make slime — anything to get them thinking critically and moving their bodies!

Happy Learning!

2nd Grade

2nd Grade: If you need logins or have any questions reach out to your students teachers via Class Dojo

Dear Kaiser Families,

You can support your child’s learning at home using a variety of online programs and tools that our students currently use during a regular school day. All DPS resources are accessed with your student’s ID # and birth date (for example if the birthdate is March 16, 2012, it should be typed as 03162012). Teachers have shared unique student login information but if you need to get it please reach out to your student’s teacher by class dojo. We hope these sites are helpful.

For grades K-5, these are our recommendations:

Reading

30 minutes per day on Lexia (DPS on-line reading program)
30 minutes per day on a different reading platform – see options below
30 minutes (or more!) per day of reading a real book to self, siblings, or pets

Writing

15-60 minutes per day depending on grade – think about a variety of types of writing (write stories, write lists, write about informational topics.) Make a newspaper or come up with another fun way to write together. Several idea-generator websites are listed below.

Mathematics

30 – 60 minutes per day on online platform – see options below, and in your grade level at bottom
30 minutes per day practicing in your child’s Bridges workbook (should be at home, or in Friday folder)

Other Real-life Learning – The rest of the day!

Do a puzzle together, the harder the better
Play board games and card games together
Cook meals and measure ingredients together
Go for a walk in your neighborhood and draw, read, write, make observations, count, make predictions, etc.
Listen to a podcast! Keep their minds working, but eyes off the screens! Three Geerdes Family Favorites!
Brains On! – a science podcast for curious kids and adults from American Public Media. Co-hosted each week by kid scientists and reporters from public radio, they ask big questions and keep you entertained!
Smash Boom Best – Every episode takes two cool things, smashes them together and lets the kid judge decide which is better: Cats vs. Dogs? Pizza vs. Tacos? Super Speed vs. Super Strength?
Forever Ago – A history show for the whole family! Every episode explores the origin of just one thing — like sandwiches or video games — while teaching listeners to think critically about history.
Create a scavenger hunt, say tongue twisters, write riddles, make an obstacle course around your house, play Minute to Win It challenges, make slime — anything to get them thinking critically and moving their bodies!
I-Station – DPS K-5 online reading platform. Log in with ID # and Birthday.
Splash Learn – Online Math Practice
XtraMath – Math Fact Practice
Google Classroom Sign In –https://googlesupport.dpsk12.net/home/students
Writing Prompt Ideas – Students can write on paper or type them in GoogleDocs or make a GoogleSlides to present their thinking on a topic
Scholastic Learning – fiction and non-fiction books that students can read and listen to
Digital access to our Scholastic News Subscription– Log in as student –
SpellingCity – Phonics Practice –
Epic – e-books, learning videos, and quizzes –
www.kidsa-z.com Read books and take comprehension quizzes aboyce22
www.soraapp.com Download up to 5 library ebooks at a time! Username: Lunch # Password:Birthday Ex: 08122011

3rd Grade

3rd Grade: If you need logins or have any questions, please reach out to your students’ teacher via email.

Dear Kaiser Families,

You can support your child’s learning at home using a variety of online programs and tools that our students currently use during a regular school day. All DPS resources are accessed with your student’s ID # and birth date (for example if the birthdate is March 16, 2012, it should be typed as 03162012). Teachers have shared unique student login information but if you need to get it please reach out to your student’s teacher by email. We hope these sites are helpful!

For grades K-5, these are our recommendations:

Reading

30 minutes per day on Lexia (DPS on-line reading program)
30 minutes per day on a different reading platform – see options below
30 minutes (or more!) per day of reading a real book to self, siblings, or pets

Writing

15-60 minutes per day depending on grade – think about a variety of types of writing (write stories, write lists, write about informational topics.) Make a newspaper or come up with another fun way to write together. Several idea-generator websites are listed below.

Mathematics

30 to 60 minutes per day on online platform – see options below, and in your grade level at bottom
30 minutes per day practicing in your child’s Bridges workbook (should be at home)

Other Real-life Learning – The rest of the day!

Do a puzzle together, the harder the better
Play board games and card games together
Cook meals and measure ingredients together
Go for a walk in your neighborhood and draw, read, write, make observations, count, make predictions, etc.
Listen to a podcast! Keep their minds working, but eyes off the screens! Three Geerdes Family Favorites!
Brains On! – a science podcast for curious kids and adults from American Public Media. Co-hosted each week by kid scientists and reporters from public radio, they ask big questions and keep you entertained!
Smash Boom Best – Every episode takes two cool things, smashes them together and lets the kid judge decide which is better: Cats vs. Dogs? Pizza vs. Tacos? Super Speed vs. Super Strength?
Forever Ago – A history show for the whole family! Every episode explores the origin of just one thing — like sandwiches or video games — while teaching listeners to think critically about history.
Create a scavenger hunt, say tongue twisters, write riddles, make an obstacle course around your house, play Minute to Win It challenges, make slime — anything to get them thinking critically and moving their bodies!
I-Station–DPS K-5 online reading platform. Log in with ID # and Birthday.
Lexia DPS K-5 online reading platform. Log in with ID # and Birthday.
Google Classroom Sign In –https://googlesupport.dpsk12.net/home/students
Freckle–Practice math facts and concepts we are learning in class. Read an ELA article or practice word work.
Prodigy – a fun, game based learning platform that students use in class.
Read, read, read! DPS Online libraries(Overdrive sign in) for text and audio books.
Epic – lots of great books for students to enjoy!
Use links to Newsela, Lion, and Istation, above!

4th Grade

4th Grade: If you need logins or have any questions reach out to your students teachers via Class Dojo

Dear Kaiser Families,

You can support your child’s learning at home using a variety of online programs and tools that our students currently use during a regular school day. All DPS resources are accessed with your student’s ID # and birth date (for example if the birthdate is March 16, 2012, it should be typed as 03162012). Teachers have shared unique student login information but if you need to get it please reach out to your student’s teacher by Class Dojo. We hope these sites are helpful.

Subject	Activity/Platform with Description	Access
Communication	Class Dojo – online platform used to post to all families or message privately to a specific family	QR Code or invitation from teacher
Literacy	Lexia – online literacy program that guides students at their level	teacher emailstudent username (ID)student password (birthdate)
Literacy	Sora or books at home – read out loud or read to self using Sora or books students have at home	student username (ID)student password (birthdate)
Literacy	Freckle ELA – online literacy program that guides students at their level	Class codeFirst and last name
Math	Freckle Math – online math program that guides students at their level	Class codeFirst and last name
Math	Prodigy – online math games	Class codeUser name and password
Math	Xtra Math – online facts fluency practice	teacher emailstudent namestudent PIN
Math	cook – cook a meal together and measure ingredients (use the Food for Thought bags)	n/a
All	walk – go on a walk and draw, read, write, make observations, count, make predictions, etc.	n/a
All	puzzle – do a puzzle and have some fun!	n/a
All	board game – play a board game and have some fun!	n/a
All	podcast – keep their minds working, but eyes off the screen!Brains On! – a science podcast for curious kids and adults from American Public Media. Co-hosted each week by kid scientists and reporters from public radio, they ask big questions and keep you entertained!Smash Boom Best – Every episode takes two cool things, smashes them together and lets the kid judge decide which is better: Cats vs. Dogs? Pizza vs. Tacos? Super Speed vs. Super Strength?Forever Ago – A history show for the whole family! Every episode explores the origin of just one thing — like sandwiches or video games — while teaching listeners to think critically about history	n/a
All	scavenger hunt/obstacle course – get moving and have fun!	n/a

5th Grade

5th Grade: If you need logins or have any questions reach out to your students teachers via Class Dojo

Dear Kaiser Families,

You can support your child’s learning at home using a variety of online programs and tools that our students currently use during a regular school day. All DPS resources are accessed with your student’s ID # and birth date (for example if the birthdate is March 16, 2012, it should be typed as 03162012). Teachers have shared unique student login information but if you need to get it please reach out to your student’s teacher by class dojo. We hope these sites are helpful.