Be Vocabulary Wise With Wordly Wise Grade Four Part One
In this multi-day course for grade four, students will learn new vocabulary words by explanation, discussion, word puzzles and reading comprehension. The class meets once a week . We will play Kahoot every other week.
Paula Wolf, M.Ed. Ed.S.
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What's included
20 live meetings
15 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. For the multi-day course, students will be required to purchase a workbook: Wordly Wise 3000 Grade Four. Edition Three or Edition Four These are available on Amazon new or used- usually like new for around $20 Be sure lesson one starts with these words: benefit, complete, develop, dismay, ease, hail, and lack.Class Experience
US Grade 4 - 5
The students will greatly improve their vocabulary base by learning the vocabulary words from Wordly Wise Book One- Grade Four. There are fifteen words in each of the twenty lessons in the book. This class will last twenty weeks. We will cover half of the book in this twenty-week course. The words will be explained by the teacher, using colorful and interesting slides with an example sentence. Each word has a colorful slide to help students understand the meaning of the word. A discussion of each word will be given, including for the different parts of speech. Practice will be provided by using five approaches: finding the meaning using whatever part of speech, using context clues to find just the right word in the sentence, applying the meaning of the word, using the correct form of the word, then reading a narrative using the twenty words in the lesson. Each lesson includes a nonfiction narrative of high interest. My learning style is informal with lots of student interaction.
Multi-day course: Weekly class routine: Two days per week
Day One of each week:
* Discuss each of the 15 vocabulary words using the colorful accompanying slide.
* Practice saying the word together. The teacher will show a picture of the word and discuss its part of speech and usage.
* Modeling the word in several sentences so students can hear the word using in context
* Complete activities A and B in the workbook together in class
* Outside of class before day two of the week, students will
1. Complete activities C and D
2. Read the weekly story and be prepared to complete the comprehension questions together on day two of the week.
Second Day of the lesson:
* The correct answers for activities A and B will be given, along with a discussion of the correct answers.
* The reading passage for the week will be read. The topic for the weekly stories are listed below. Students are invited to read aloud or the teacher will read the passage.
* The comprehension questions will be completed as a group activity each week.
* As time permits, a Kahoot quiz will be given to check the students' understanding of the words
Each week will follow the same schedule.
There are 20 lessons in the book. This multi-day course will cover half of the book and last for twenty weeks.
The reading passages include the following subject matter for the twenty weeks:
Week one: Sequoya's Gift of a written language (The Cherokee people)
Week two: California's Forest Giants (Redwood and sequoia trees)
Week three: A Long Winter Nap (Hibernation of the groundhog)
Week four: One Step at a Time (The story of Sucheng Chan)
Week five: A Life that Changed ( The story of Hans Christian Anderson)
Week six: The Emperor's New Clothes
Week seven: Armed but not Dangerous (The octopus)
Week eight: The Great Pyramid
Week nine: The Forty-Niners (California Gold Rush)
Week ten: Tokyo and the Sea Monster (Japanese folk tale)Learning Goals
Students will learn vocabulary words vital to increased growth in their word base. The goal is to internalize these words. Students will be made more aware of the words in their world and be able to add them to their normal spoken and written vocabulary.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
There is nothing inappropriate in this study, but parents will need to make sure their child is doing the outside the class work and reading the weekly story. Doing so will make a WORLD of difference in the success of this class!
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Students will need to purchase Wordly Wise 3000 Third Edition or Fourh Edition
This is available on Amazon for as little as $20. This workbook will be used every class.
Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from West Georgia College/University System of Georgia
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Tennessee Temple College
As a retired teacher of 33 years, I have taught this same Wordly Wise curriculum for grades four and five in a public classroom for many years. I feel excited and comfortable to be sharing this knowledge with students. I truly feel if the student is interested, and will complete the work, this class will make a huge difference in the life of the student! It just may be a game changer! Reviews
Live Group Class
$34
weekly or $335 for 20 classes2x per week, 10 weeks
45 min
Completed by 54 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-10
3-6 learners per class
