Games & Hobbies
Chess for Sparrows | Beginner Crash Course
Average rating: 5.0Number of reviews: (398)
Completed by 1375 learners
Quick intro and review for chess beginners (or close) in very small drop in classes for younger students.
CarreiraChess
Average rating: 5.0Number of reviews: (1,544)
4-8
year old learners
Beginner
Level
1-5
learners per class
$13
Charged upfront
Meets once
30 minute class
Available times
Pacific
Description
Class Experience
This is a short and sweet intro to chess for younger students. I believe in getting students started fast so they can start playing right away. In each half hour session we will introduce and review only 5 ideas: the names of the pieces and how they move, basic captures, the simplest checkmates, the names of the squares, and how to practice by playing vs the computer. We solve problems together in a fast paced question and answer format. Students will be presented with material carefully...
Students will absorb just enough of the game to begin playing real games of chess.
Each week students will be encouraged to play many games against the computer.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
30 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.
Meet the teacher
CarreiraChess
Average rating: 5.0Number of reviews: (1,544)
When school went remote in March of 2020 my chess club (where I taught full time) thrived. This led to curriculum development, program development, and coaching work at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, SciGenius, Fenworks, BudBe,...
