Alphabet Adventures: Phonics & Writing Games for Beginner Readers!
This is the perfect class for beginner readers! We will use music, games, and stimulating learning tools to become comfortable with sounding out letters, building them into words, and reading them aloud.
Ms Cubby
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(22)
What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
Has your little one mastered the alphabet song and the sounds our letters make? Does your child enjoy coloring, music, and interactive games? Is your learner ready for a challenge that will help them transition through those first steps of reading? This engaging class is the perfect combination of energetic and educational! Your young reader will be excited to jump into this new learning adventure and make new friends who are just starting out with reading and writing. We will explore the basics of phonemic and phonological awareness, using stimulating learning tools and resources to become comfortable with sounding out letters and building them into words. Ms. Cubby will lead the class, beginning with a get-to-know-you question that usually focuses on a topic that will establish our word themes for the day (e.g., "What is your favorite animal/food/song/color?"). Then, we will play some fun games to warm up our minds and bodies. These games, such as "What Animal Am I?" and "Alphabet Ball" will provide opportunities to sound out and visualize our letters so we can begin the word-building process. After shaking out some energy, we will sit down and practice writing a letter (worksheets will be provided), Ms. Cubby carefully explaining the rules and spacing on our special writing paper. After writing, we will play a speed drawing game where students will draw an object or animal associated with the letter we wrote. After taking turns showing our creations, we will then spell and write a three- or four-letter word associated with the letter we just illustrated (e.g, ant, ball, cake). Vowel digraphs and "silent e" will be lightly introduced in some instances. Interactive spelling and word-building songs will be sprinkled throughout the class, changing up from time to time to keep learners engaged and in good spirits! Week of 7/12: Animal words like cat, dog, rat, bug Week of 7/19: Food words like bun, ham, pie Week of 7/26: Outside words like car, bus, road Week of 8/2: Play words like ball, run, play
Other Details
Supply List
Learners should be prepared to print the writing sheet (provided weekly in the classroom) and bring a writing utensil(s) for in-class drawing activities.
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Ms. Cubby is a lively and experienced teacher with eight years' experience working with children of all ages. She specializes in music education in-person at her self-owned business of performing arts (ages 3-18) and substitute teaches at Lifespan Montessori of Athens (ages 0-6), in addition to having many years of experience as a nanny/individual childcare specialist. She holds her professional development certification from Penn State BKC Program, 2020.Reviews
Live Group Class
$10
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 7 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 3-6
3-6 learners per class
