1st Grade: Learning with Storybooks (FLEX Class)
Make learning fit your schedule with this FLEX class. We will use storybooks to practice important reading skills such as book knowledge, sequencing, predicting, comparing and contrasting characters and also throw in some math and science!
Emily Ruth, Certified Teacher
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(283)
What's included
Class Experience
This class is on your schedule! Whether you are a home schooling mom who needs a little extra practice in reading and math or a new distance learner at a public school...this is the class for you. This class will supplement learning in 1st grade....but also may meet your needs in kindergarten. We will review the first week....then start moving quickly. All activities can be tweaked to meet your child’s needs. We will have a storybook of the week with activities to go along with the book focusing on the essential skills in 1st grade including book knowledge, sequencing, making predictions, retelling a story, identifying the characters, setting, problem and solution, and comparing and contrasting books. A reading time worksheet will also be provided for parents to work on letter identification, both uppercase and lowercase letters, letter sounds, sight words, blending sounds to read words, segmentation of words, initial sounds and basic reading. You will find activities for reading, literacy, a little math and science, some cooking and lots of fun! This is a FLEX class and will not have a live meeting, but children will need to post their activities on the classroom page to check in at least a few times a week. A video will be provided to listen to the book of the week. You will also find videos nearly every day to explain the daily activity. Children can interact by commenting on other people’s pictures and/or videos. There will also be an opportunity to interact with a Fall Leaf Scavenger Hunt. Students and parents can message me anytime with questions. This is the perfect class for those busy moms who are looking for a little learning, a lot of fun, and well organized activities that does not require a whole lot of prep time. I will give you a supply list weekly the weekend before on Friday or Saturday so you can add it to your grocery order and be ready to go. There will be a few printables each week to make learning easier. I’m looking forward to a fun six weeks of learning with your little one! Week One - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Reading: Parts of a Book, Identifying Letters and Letter Sounds Fine Motor Skills: Cutting and Glueing Cooking: Making Play Doh for Math - Following a Recipe Math: Matching Numbers and Objects up to Ten using a Ten Frame up to 20 Literacy - Vowel Stories to remember long and short vowels Craft: Making a Coconut Tree Reading Group: Ruth Reader Week Two - Tops and Bottoms Reading: Learning about Folktales and Morals - Identifying the Characters, Setting, Problem and Solution Math: Adding and Subtracting Vegetables Science: Determining Tops from Bottoms Cooking: Making a Dirt Cup/ Measuring “Mud” and “Dirt” Reading Group: Ruth Reader Sight Words - Picking Carrots Week Three - Owl Babies Reading: Story Retell and Making Predictions Craft: Story Spoons for Retell Science: Parts of the Owl Math: Identifying Shapes Reading Group: Ruth Reader Sight Words - Flipping Eggs Game Week Four - Going on a Bear Hunt Reading: Preposition (over, under, through)/ Story Retell/ Rhyming Song: Oh a Hunting We Will Go! (rhyming) Craft: Binoculars from Toilet Paper Rolls to Hunt for Letters Writing: Writing Sight Words in "Mud" Math: Counting Items to Make a S’mores Cone Reading Group: Ruth Reader Sight Words - Write in Mud! Week Five - The Three Little Pigs and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Reading - Compare and contrast stories using a Venn Diagram Writing - Write Aloud - Which is a true picture of the wolf? Science - Determining which item moves the farthest Math - Using non standard units of measurement Fine Motor - Cutting Practice Sight Words - Swatting Flies Game Week Six- Fall Leaf Project - Comparing a Fictional and Non Fictional Book Reading: Purposes for Reading/Writing, Responding to Questions Writing: Using a Model - Write a Letter to their Teacher Math: Nature Walk To Find Leaves - Placing Leaves in Order from Smallest to Biggest Sight Words -
Other Details
Supply List
Every Friday a weekly plan will be posted in the classroom for the following week. It will give parents an agenda, a list of supplies needed and a list of printables.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
4.9
283reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello! My name is Emily Ruth and my passion in life is teaching children of all different ages in all different settings. I began my teaching career in a 1st grade classroom in a public school. After 5 years, I went back to school and received a license to be a speech language pathologist assistant. I have taught English to children in China on the internet and I tutor children ages kindergarten through 4th grade. Using music and rhythm across different subjects makes learning more fun and engaging. I teach kids their multiplication facts through catchy songs that really “stick” since music is the easiest way to remember information! We learn tricky sight words to a beat to make them easier and much more fun. I look forward to teaching classes with a fun read aloud and an exciting craft to go along with our book. With my expereince in 1st grade, I feel confident reinforcing those phonological skills and teaching children to read. I can’t wait to see you in my classroom for some reading, singing, crafting, cooking and fun! Reviews
Live Group Class
$16
weekly6 weeks
Completed by 1 learner
No live video meetings
Ages: 5-8
