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Elephants: Endangered Animals 5-Day Nonfiction Reading Bootcamp Series

In this 5 day camp, students will interact with nonfiction texts and text features about elephants and how we can protect these endangered animals! Students will gain knowledge while while learning early research skills!
Lindi Metcalf
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(169)
Class

What's included

5 live meetings
3 hrs 45 mins in-class hours
Homework
Students are asked to complete their assignment if they do not finish before class is over. Students/parents are welcome and encouraged to send me the student's work through Outschool if they would like it proofread and/or would like some additional feedback on the student's writing. Parents can also practice reading comprehension strategies at home: 1. Be sure you have your child's attention. 2. Minimize distractions. 3. As you read, have students repeat phrases back to you. 4. Ask yourself questions while you read…”I wonder why…” 5. Use “wait time.” Give students a minute to think before repeating your question. 6. Check for understanding. Ask them to repeat the question back to you. 7. Help students make connections between the book and their own experiences! 8. For emergent writers, always pair writing and drawing together! Draw and write with the story in mind!
Assessment
Students will be assessed informally through participation, questioning, and by completing a written response and drawing based on the book we read. (Note: We will review pre-writing strategies for young writers who do not yet write words.) Students are asked to complete their assignment if they do not finish before class is over. Students/parents are welcome and encouraged to send the student's work to me through Outschool if they would like it proofread and/or would like some additional feedback on the student's writing.

Class Experience

US Grade 1 - 4
Intermediate Level
In "Elephants:  Endangered Animals 5-Day Nonfiction Reading Camp Series," students will interact with nonfiction texts and text features about elephants, utilizing colorful, informative books by National Geographic Kids.  Students will gain knowledge while while learning early research skills!

Students at this age are learning to be good readers.  They are curious about the world around them, but nonfiction text can seem overwhelming with big words, pictures, and a different visual format than literary texts.  It is important for children to be able to comprehend facts they read as young researchers--but HOW does that happen?  Students must apply literal, inferential, and evaluative skills to answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions based on the text.  In this camp, we will practice answering comprehension questions based on nonfiction texts. 

During the 45 minute class:
• Students will be welcomed to class.  We will quickly review the class rules and our learning goals.  
• We will go over a short 5-minute mini lesson on story structure and plot elements.  Emphasis will be placed on building the literary vocabulary (diagram, caption, bold words, index, table of contents, headings, time line, photographs v. illustrations) Students will then read text and pictures to apply their skills.  
• Students will then spend approximately 20 minutes with teacher guidance, learning to use text features, scan texts, and ask important questions to guide their research. 
Teacher support will be available to all students during this time. Students should raise their hand if they have a question.
• As a class, we will review the material covered in the mini lesson and I will answer any questions prior to dismissing the class.  

Day 1: What is the difference between fiction and nonfiction?  What are nonfiction text features?
Day 2: We will read "Little Bull" by Ellen James.  (We will also practice notetaking skills.  Young children who do not yet have formal writing skills will be directed to make pictorial representations such as drawing pictures and making diagrams and charts.)
Day 3: We will read National Geographic "Great Migrations: Elephants" and apply our knowledge of text features and text structure to comprehend the nonfiction text.  We will also practice note taking skills.
Day 4: We will read National Geographic "Mission: Elephant Rescue." (Students will ask questions and take notes about specific content in the texts).
Day 5: Students will listen to Little Bull again, noticing new information now that they have studied more facts about elephants.  They  will share facts about and watch a National Geographic video on how to save endangered elephants!  

(NOTE:  Children learn reading skills through repetition of stories.  If you feel your child would benefit from hearing the stories again, I would love to have him/her join me in additional sections of the class!)
Learning Goals
Students will improve their understanding of nonfiction texts and text features to improve their skills as researchers!  They will gain an appreciation for elephants and the importance of protecting the endangered animals!

We will focus on:
-reading comprehension
-writing
-speaking
-fluency
-listening
learning goal

Other Details

Supply List
The following books will be read aloud and displayed through a document camera for the duration of the camp.  Because texts are shared by camera, there is no need to purchase copies of the book.   Students will need paper, pencils, and crayons/colored pencils. 

Little Bull by Ellen James
Great Migrations: Elephants by Laura Marsh (published by National Geographic Kids)
Mission: Rescue Pan(published by National Geographic Kids)
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2021
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Teacher expertise and credentials
South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
I have enjoyed over 25 years in the public school system and have the following experience:

Middle school English Language Arts
Elementary Education--certified (with preschool, elementary, and middle school teaching experience)
Preschool Special Education--certified
Gifted and Talented Endorsement
Reading Endorsement
Education Administration

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$125

for 5 classes
5x per week, 1 week
45 min

Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-10
1-10 learners per class

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