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Book Club: Reading the I Survived Book Series! **POPULAR CLASS!**

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Ages 7-12
Live Group Class
In this ongoing class, students will read books from the "I Survived" book series by Lauren Tarshis while having an open discussion of the historical events.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(92 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week
3-10 learners per class
30 min

What's included

1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

US Grade 2 - 5
Students will be reading and discussing one book per week of the "I Survived" series by Lauren Tarshis.   We will discuss different topics based on each of the historical events as well as choosing which parts of the book we see as factual and which parts we believe are exaggerated.  This class will help students with reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.  We will also take the time to go over any difficult or uncommon words or phrases to find their meaning.  This series is typically for grades 2-7th or ages 8-12, it is up to parents if you want to try a class if your child falls outside this range.

*Please note there are now 23 books within this series, but you can attend as many classes as you want!

Discussion questions and topics will be posted in the classroom board for the upcoming week so that students have an idea of what to look for while they are reading.  Either a hard copy or a digital copy of each book will be required.  During class, we will discuss the events that took place in each book.  Students will read the last 2 chapters of each book during class to practice their reading skills.   

Since we will be reading 1 book per week, students can sign up for any week they choose (the schedule is listed below). There will be 2 alternative days/times to help accommodate different schedules. These books are generally recommended for students in third through fifth grade.

**Please note that class may either run a few minutes over or end up to 5 minutes early depending on the number of readers and their reading levels. 

Here is the schedule based on the day of the week you sign up for.

Saturday 8am PST Class:

11/30:  I Survived: The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
12/7:  I Survived: The American Revolution, 1776
12/14:  I Survived: The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
12/21:  I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire 1871
12/28:  I Survived: The Children's Blizzard, 1888

TIME CHANGED TO 8:30AM PST FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:

1/4/25:  I Survived:  The Galveston Hurricane, 1900
1/11:  I Survived: The San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
1/18:  I Survived: The Wellington Avalanche, 1910
1/25:  I Survived: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
2/1:  I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916
2/8: I Survived:  The Great Molasses Flood, 1919
2/15:   I Survived: The Hindenburg Disaster, 1937
2/22:  I Survived: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
3/1:  I Survived: The Battle of D-Day, 1944
3/8:  I Survived: The Nazi Invasion, 1944
3/15:  I Survived: The Great Alaskan Earthquake, 1964
3/22:  I Survived: The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
3/29: I Survived: The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980
4/5:  I Survived: The Attacks of September 11, 2001
4/12:  I Survived: Hurricane Katrina, 2005
4/19:  I Survived: The Japanese Tsunami, 2011
4/26:  I Survived: The Joplin Tornado, 2011 
5/3:   I Survived: The California Wildfires, 2018
****************************************************************************************************
5/10: I Survived: The Black Death, 1348 (this is newly added as the author just released it last year)
5/17 & 24: I Survived True Stories  This book has true stories of 5 different disasters that we will take an additional 3 weeks to go over:
     5/17: The Children's Blizzard of 1888, The Titanic Disaster of 1912, The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
      5/24: The Japanese Tsunami of 2011 & The Henryville Tornado of 2012.

Monday 11am PST class:

12/2: I Survived: The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
12/9:  I Survived: The American Revolution, 1776
12/16:  I Survived: The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
12/23 NO CLASS
12/30:  I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire 1871
1/6/25:  I Survived: The Children's Blizzard, 1888
1/13:  I Survived:  The Galveston Hurricane, 1900
1/20:  I Survived: The San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
1/27:  I Survived: The Wellington Avalanche, 1910
2/3:  I Survived: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
2/10:  I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916
2/17: I Survived:  The Great Molasses Flood, 1919
2/24:   I Survived: The Hindenburg Disaster, 1937
3/3:  I Survived: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
3/10:  I Survived: The Battle of D-Day, 1944
3/17:  I Survived: The Nazi Invasion, 1944
3/24:  I Survived: The Great Alaskan Earthquake, 1964
3/31:  I Survived: The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
4/7: I Survived: The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980
4/14:  I Survived: The Attacks of September 11, 2001
4/21:  I Survived: Hurricane Katrina, 2005
4/28:  I Survived: The Japanese Tsunami, 2011
5/5:  I Survived: The Joplin Tornado, 2011 
5/12:   I Survived: The California Wildfires, 2018
****************************************************************************************************
5/19: I Survived: The Black Death, 1348 (this is newly added as the author just released it last year)
5/26 & 6/2: I Survived True Stories  This book has true stories of 5 different disasters that we will take an additional 3 weeks to go over:
     5/26: The Children's Blizzard of 1888, The Titanic Disaster of 1912, The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
      6/2: The Japanese Tsunami of 2011 & The Henryville Tornado of 2012.


For Mondays at 8am PST beginning 2/10:

2/10: I Survived: The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
2/17:  I Survived: The American Revolution, 1776
2/24:  I Survived: The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
3/3:  I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire 1871
3/10:  I Survived: The Children's Blizzard, 1888
3/17:  I Survived:  The Galveston Hurricane, 1900
3/24:  I Survived: The San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
3/31:  I Survived: The Wellington Avalanche, 1910
4/7:  I Survived: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
4/14:  I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916
4/21: I Survived:  The Great Molasses Flood, 1919
4/28:   I Survived: The Hindenburg Disaster, 1937
5/5:  I Survived: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
5/12:  I Survived: The Battle of D-Day, 1944
5/19:  I Survived: The Nazi Invasion, 1944
5/26:  I Survived: The Great Alaskan Earthquake, 1964
NO CLASS 6/2
6/9:  I Survived: The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
6/16: I Survived: The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980
6/23:  I Survived: The Attacks of September 11, 2001
6/30:  I Survived: Hurricane Katrina, 2005
7/7:  I Survived: The Japanese Tsunami, 2011
7/14:  I Survived: The Joplin Tornado, 2011 
7/21:   I Survived: The California Wildfires, 2018
****************************************************************************************************
7/28: I Survived: The Black Death, 1348 (this is newly added as the author just released it last year)
8/4 & 8/18: I Survived True Stories  This book has true stories of 5 different disasters that we will take an additional 3 weeks to go over:
     8/4: The Children's Blizzard of 1888, The Titanic Disaster of 1912, The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
NO CLASS 8/11
      8/18: The Japanese Tsunami of 2011 & The Henryville Tornado of 2012.

Learning Goals

I believe reading a book on historical events from the eyes of a child can really captivate and motivate children to read.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Reading homework time will depend on the student's reading level and speed.
Supply List
Each book that is listed below will be required depending on if you take all the classes, or just certain weeks.

Here is the schedule based on the day of the week you sign up for.

Saturday 8am PST Class:

11/30:  I Survived: The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
12/7:  I Survived: The American Revolution, 1776
12/14:  I Survived: The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
12/21:  I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire 1871
12/28:  I Survived: The Children's Blizzard, 1888

TIME CHANGED TO 8:30AM PST FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
1/4/25:  I Survived:  The Galveston Hurricane, 1900
1/11:  I Survived: The San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
1/18:  I Survived: The Wellington Avalanche, 1910
1/25:  I Survived: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
2/1:  I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916
2/8: I Survived:  The Great Molasses Flood, 1919
2/15:   I Survived: The Hindenburg Disaster, 1937
2/22:  I Survived: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
3/1:  I Survived: The Battle of D-Day, 1944
3/8:  I Survived: The Nazi Invasion, 1944
3/15:  I Survived: The Great Alaskan Earthquake, 1964
3/22:  I Survived: The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
3/29: I Survived: The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980
4/5:  I Survived: The Attacks of September 11, 2001
4/12:  I Survived: Hurricane Katrina, 2005
4/19:  I Survived: The Japanese Tsunami, 2011
4/26:  I Survived: The Joplin Tornado, 2011 
5/3:   I Survived: The California Wildfires, 2018
****************************************************************************************************
5/10: I Survived: The Black Death, 1348 (this is newly added as the author just released it last year)
5/17 & 24: I Survived True Stories  This book has true stories of 5 different disasters that we will take an additional 3 weeks to go over:
     5/17: The Children's Blizzard of 1888, The Titanic Disaster of 1912, The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
      5/24: The Japanese Tsuanmi of 2011 & The Henryville Tornado of 2012.

Monday 11am PST class:

12/2: I Survived: The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
12/9:  I Survived: The American Revolution, 1776
12/16:  I Survived: The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
12/23 NO CLASS
12/30:  I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire 1871
1/6/25:  I Survived: The Children's Blizzard, 1888
1/13:  I Survived:  The Galveston Hurricane, 1900
1/20:  I Survived: The San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
1/27:  I Survived: The Wellington Avalanche, 1910
2/3:  I Survived: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
2/10:  I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916
2/17: I Survived:  The Great Molasses Flood, 1919
2/24:   I Survived: The Hindenburg Disaster, 1937
3/3:  I Survived: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
3/10:  I Survived: The Battle of D-Day, 1944
3/17:  I Survived: The Nazi Invasion, 1944
3/24:  I Survived: The Great Alaskan Earthquake, 1964
3/31:  I Survived: The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
4/7: I Survived: The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980
4/14:  I Survived: The Attacks of September 11, 2001
4/21:  I Survived: Hurricane Katrina, 2005
4/28:  I Survived: The Japanese Tsunami, 2011
5/5:  I Survived: The Joplin Tornado, 2011 
5/12:   I Survived: The California Wildfires, 2018
****************************************************************************************************
5/19: I Survived: The Black Death, 1348 (this is newly added as the author just released it last year)
5/26 & 6/2: I Survived True Stories  This book has true stories of 5 different disasters that we will take an additional 3 weeks to go over:
     5/26: The Children's Blizzard of 1888, The Titanic Disaster of 1912, The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
      6/2: The Japanese Tsuanmi of 2011 & The Henryville Tornado of 2012.


For Mondays at 8am PST beginning 2/10:

2/10: I Survived: The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
2/17:  I Survived: The American Revolution, 1776
2/24:  I Survived: The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
3/3:  I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire 1871
3/10:  I Survived: The Children's Blizzard, 1888
3/17:  I Survived:  The Galveston Hurricane, 1900
3/24:  I Survived: The San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
3/31:  I Survived: The Wellington Avalanche, 1910
4/7:  I Survived: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
4/14:  I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916
4/21: I Survived:  The Great Molasses Flood, 1919
4/28:   I Survived: The Hindenburg Disaster, 1937
5/5:  I Survived: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
5/12:  I Survived: The Battle of D-Day, 1944
5/19:  I Survived: The Nazi Invasion, 1944
5/26:  I Survived: The Great Alaskan Earthquake, 1964
NO CLASS 6/2
6/9:  I Survived: The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
6/16: I Survived: The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980
6/23:  I Survived: The Attacks of September 11, 2001
6/30:  I Survived: Hurricane Katrina, 2005
7/7:  I Survived: The Japanese Tsunami, 2011
7/14:  I Survived: The Joplin Tornado, 2011 
7/21:   I Survived: The California Wildfires, 2018
****************************************************************************************************
7/28: I Survived: The Black Death, 1348 (this is newly added as the author just released it last year)
8/4 & 8/18: I Survived True Stories  This book has true stories of 5 different disasters that we will take an additional 3 weeks to go over:
     8/4: The Children's Blizzard of 1888, The Titanic Disaster of 1912, The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
NO CLASS 8/11
      8/18: The Japanese Tsunami of 2011 & The Henryville Tornado of 2012.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
You can purchase either a physical version or digital version of each book, or check your local library!

Meet the teacher

Joined May, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Psychology from Walden University
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from University of Phoenix
Hello! My name is Monika Souder.  I have a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology as well as my Master’s degree in Child & Adolescent Development.  I am certified in ESL (English as a second langue) for students K-12.

I am a mom and stepmom to 6 amazing kids! Four of them are amazing young adults, which leaves 2 15 year old's at home.  After homeschooling for two years our teens are back in public school for high school!  I previously coached youth softball for 3 years (ages 3-7) and was an assistant coach for youth soccer for 2 seasons (ages 4-6).  Thanks to our amazing kids I am a baseball/soccer/volleyball/archery/softball and ARMY mom!  

I previously taught ESL online for the 3 years and have been with Outschool for 4 years!  I have worked with students ages 3 to 15 years old in varying subjects with different levels of proficiency.  This has given me the experience to work with students who have different learning styles and academic needs. 

I believe children learn best when they are in a fun, patient, and engaging environment.  There is truly nothing better than seeing the moment when the class objective clicks for the student!  

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS:
I love to encourage participation from students in my classes.  I prefer to leave learners unmuted, but there may be moments where I will need to utilize the mute function (background noises).  If this happens, I always let the student know they are being muted.  

It makes class run smoothly if students raise their hand and wait for their name to be called before speaking. This way all students are respected when they are speaking.  

SIBLINGS:
Siblings are always welcome in class, but they each must be signed up for the class. 

PRIOR TO CLASS:
Please test your internet connection ahead of time.  I cannot hold class up for the other students if your student is having internet connection issues. Please also make sure that you have printed any materials that I have listed in the classroom.  I like to be fully present with students as soon as we begin class, and do not access my conversations or classroom comments on Outschool after the class has started.

CLASS TIME:
I build a two-minute buffer into my lesson plans for introductions and for any students that may be running a little late.  However, once that time is up, class will start.  If your student arrives late, please know that I do my best to let them know where we are so they can join right into the lesson.  

CLASS CANCELLATIONS:
If a class has not met the minimum number of enrollments, it is subject to being canceled. I will send a message asking if you'd like a transfer to another date & time or full refund if the class is canceled. Automatic refunds are issued for no responses after original class start time.

REFUNDS & TRANSFERS:
Per Outschool's limited refund policy: "Full refund within 24 hours of purchase or up to a week in advance of the class." 

For one-time classes:

If within the week, you realize you won't be able to make class, please submit a transfer request from the classroom at least 24 hours in advance. This ensures another student who would like to take the class has enough time to see the opening and enroll. If you contact me after class, I cannot refund or transfer. 

If there are NO students in class by 10 minutes, the class session is closed. No refunds are given for missed classes, unless I know ahead of time. If you know that your student will not be able to attend class, please send me a message through Outschool asap so that arrangements can be made if possible.

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