What's included
1 live meeting
35 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade Kindergarten - 1
Beginner Level
Writing can often seem daunting and so often an entire writing piece or story is the major outcome of a writing lesson. This is where I believe a change needs to happen. In order for students to feel confident in their writing they need to feel equipped with techniques, tools and ideas to create a successful sentence. Writing is made up of many sentences. Once a learner is confident in various writing techniques, they can apply this to any story or writing piece. In each class we will use a method called sentence stacking. This method of writing is used in many successful schools throughout the United Kingdom. An idea or writing extract is looked at and modelled. The techniques used in the model is discussed and students brainstorm various ways to use this technique in different ways and in their own words. Ideas are gathered between all the students and then a sentence is built. Together and independently we will then create effective and engaging sentences. This class is open to students who are at a beginner level of writing. We will be looking at capital letters, punctuation, basic sentence structure as well as using verbs and adjectives in our writing. Students will be guided in their sentence creation and this is a good place for them to gain some confidence in their ideas and abilities. We will also look at creating sentences to fit with different types of writing- such as fairytales, fables, narratives as well as non-fiction writing such as a persuasive essays, information texts and recounts. Here is a guideline of each class - Looking at a writing prompt. Discussing it and coming up with our own ideas. -Look at a teachers model and discuss important things such as capital letters and full stops. - Brainstorm some vocabulary we could use - Give it a try - Share our sentences and see where we can improve. Each lesson will focus on building the skill of writing sentences that make sense and use correct punctuation. Each class there will be a new focus and topic which means that each class an be joined at any time.
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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello, my name is Carlin King. I am a Year 1 teacher living and working in the United Kingdom. I have been a primary school teacher for more than ten years and love being part of the formative years. I have been trained in a number of different phonetic programmes including RWInc (Read, Write Inc).
My greatest passion is teaching children to read and write. As a child, I loved to write stories. I found it came naturally to me as I was a total book worm. However, as a teacher, I have seen that many children struggle with creativity, vocabulary and sentence structure when it comes to their writing. When children have both a writing model and an interest in the subject matter - that is when creative writing takes shape. Engaging and exciting themes, fun and well-written books and fascinating historical events and characters are just some of the subjects I like to use in my writing lessons. These classes will be for primary school children roughly between the ages of 5-8. Basic phonetic knowledge needs to be there as we can then sound out and build sentences together.
I am a firm believer in teaching phonics when it comes to fluent and confident reading. I have been teaching children to read throughout my teaching career and have had many experiences in different phonetic programmes. I decided to create my own phonic reading scheme, using what I know works, and make it engaging and exciting for children.
I believe teaching is about having fun and allowing children to get emersed in a subject. As a teacher, I strive to be a guide - allowing children to let their interest and curiosity drive their learning. As a child, I loved school and was privileged to go to more than one school as I spent my childhood living in different parts of Africa. I was born in Nambia and then moved to Ghana when I was nine years old. As a teenager, I attended a wonderful boarding school in South Africa. I now live in England with my husband and two gorgeous babies.
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Live Group Class
$12
weekly1x per week
35 min
Completed by 153 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-9
3-8 learners per class