What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade Kindergarten - 2
Santa, reindeer, presents, snowmen... there are so many wonderful things about this holiday season and listening to Christmas stories is one of them. From Arthur to the Berenstain Bears, from Clifford to Winnie the Pooh your child will have a wonderful time listening to how these characters celebrate Christmas. Throughout this Christmas story time series I plan on reading books your child may be familiar with, like The Night Before Christmas, as well as others they may have never heard of, like The Biggest Most Beautiful Christmas Tree and The Happiest Christmas. I hope to see your child at one, or all, of my Christmas story times.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
*Important: When children comment or ask questions about a story, I stop reading to engage with the child, thereby prolonging the story. For this reason, I cannot know exactly how long it will take to read a book. It is quite possible that I may not get around to reading all the books I have listed.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Depending on time, a combination of the following books will be read:
Christmas Cricket by Eve Bunting
Oliver All Alone by Christine Harris
The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer adapted by Rick Bunsen
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have been an instructional aide in an all-day kindergarten class for the past 13 years and the best part of my job is reading to the students. Studies have shown reading aloud to children improves listening skills, helps in language development, expands vocabulary, increases attention span, inspires creativity, encourages a love of reading, teaches life lessons, helps with social and emotional development, and actually raises a child's I.Q. by over six points! It's also a fun way to introduce phonics and the alphabet to preschoolers.
With a background in theater, I don't just read words to children, I entertain them as well. Using different voices for characters, and facial expressions to emphasize points, I've often looked out over a sea of young faces to see them more engaged in watching me than they are in looking at the story's pictures.
I realize finding time to read to your child can be a challenge so why not let me read to them and keep them entertained as well? It is my hope that my story time will help you as much as it will your child.
I am the mother of three adult boys and the grandmother of one 10-year-old boy. To this day, my sons tell me some of their best growing-up memories are of me reading to them. How wonderful it would be to have your child think the same thing when they're grown. Imagine hearing them say, "I remember listening to stories a silly old lady would read to me over the computer. That was so fun!"
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Live One-Time Class
$5
per classMeets once
30 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-8
1-6 learners per class