What's included
16 live meetings
8 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Read a good book, just for fun! :)Grading
Personalized feedbackClass Experience
US Grade Pre-Kindergarten - 1
Beginner Level
In this ongoing class, the students will listen to a fiction story. The stories will be read with fluency and expression with chances for the students to interact with the text and make predictions about what will happen next. We will talk about the author and illustrator. The students will be encouraged to discuss characters and identify the problem in the story. We will discuss reading the words as well as reading the pictures to gain a better understanding. The students will learn why it is important to retell a story in the correct order. They will sequence the story using the words: first, next, then, last/finally to strengthen comprehension skills. The students will be encouraged to make text to self connections. *Each class will feature a new fiction story so students are welcome to join the class at any time~the lessons do not build on each other. Class Syllabus: Meeting 1: No Jumping On The Bed by Tedd Arnold Meeting 2: Two Of Everything By Lily Toy Young Meeting 3: Life On Mars By Jon Agee Meeting 4: The Adventures of Taxi Dog by Debra and Sal Barracca Meeting 5: Joe On Sunday By Tony Blundell Meeting 6: The Merry Chase By Clement Hurd Meeting 7: Don't Be Silly, Mrs. Millie! By Judy Cox Meeting 8: Ruby The Copycat By Peggy Rathmann Meeting 9: How Joe The Bear and Sam The Mouse Got Together by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers Meeting 10: The Very Sleepy Sloth By Andrew Murray Meeting 11: Mr. Grumpy's Outing by John Burningham Meeting 12: Eggbert The Slightly Cracked Egg by Tom Ross Meeting 13: What If? By A.H. Benjamin Meeting 14: The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn Meeting 15: I've Got Music By Cathy Molitoris Meeting 16: Who Sank The Boat? By Pamela Allen Meeting 17: If You Find A Rock by Peggy Christian Meeting 18: Who's Got The Apple by Jan Loof Meeting 19: Sassafras by Audrey Penn Meeting 20: Show and Tell by Robert Munsch Reading is fun! Have you read a good book today?
Learning Goals
~Students will use listening skills while having a story fluently read to them.
~Students will further develop a reading/speaking vocabulary.
~Students will use language skills when retelling the sequence of the story.
~Students will practice using the pictures to tell more about the story.
~Students will learn to tell the author's purpose.
~Students will make predictions while listening to a story.
~Students will learn parts of a book.
~Students will make text to self connections.
Syllabus
16 Lessons
over 16 WeeksLesson 1:
Reading words and pictures for better understanding
No Jumping On The Bed by Tedd Arnold
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Making Text to Self Connections
Two Of Everything By Lily Toy Young
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Reading the words as well as the pictures to gain more information
Life On Mars By Jon Agee
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Retelling events in a story in order
The Adventures of Taxi Dog by Debra and Sal Barracca
30 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Supply List
none
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
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Hi! Welcome to my Outschool classroom.
My name is Betty Nilssen. 💕
I have a BS in Elementary Education with a minor in Spanish from UW-Milwaukee. I am a first grade teacher, but I have also taught second, third and fourth grade, full inclusive classrooms. My passion for teaching reading while incorporating phonics, phonemic awareness, rhyming, comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, science, social studies, math, drawing and writing helps children strengthen their academic skills while they gain academic confidence and a love of learning. Teaching reading is my super power.
However, I always incorporate math, writing, drawing, social studies and science into all of my lessons, as well.
I have three adult daughters and two of them are teachers. My mom was also an educator.
There are so many books to read, words and sentences to write, math equations to solve and fiction and non fiction pictures to draw. Let's get started!
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I can't wait to work with you and your child and further a passion for learning!
Betty Nilssen
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Live Group Course
$18
weekly or $288 for 16 classes1x per week, 16 weeks
30 min
Completed by 33 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 4-7
1-6 learners per class