In this ongoing course, we will adventure together to learn and practice ELA (English Language Arts) skills that include: reading, answering questions about reading passages for greater comprehension, writing sentences and paragraphs about our theme for the week, and punctuation, capitalization, and grammar rules. 

This course is designed with a flexible format for my learners on the move, and students are welcome to join and leave the class as needed.

Knowing that each student has a different schedule and comes from a unique background -- that includes schooling history, regional standards, personality, online engagement, individual talents, (among other things) -- I will especially strive to connect with each learner in a personal way. 

I will also help each learner to connect with our classroom of peers in the way that feels comfortable. I do this by creating an open, attentive, and supportive classroom environment where each learner is welcome to choose to share and collaborate in his or her own way. 

Each class will cover the following:
-- Parts of Speech Warmup (5 min.): We will practice the parts of speech in a game as both an icebreaker and a skills review.
-- Reading (10 min.): Each week, learners will practice reading a short passage related to the theme of the day. Learners will be able to read aloud in class with guidance, and will be prompted to analyze the text with reading comprehension activities. 
-- Writing (10 min.): Learners will practice writing in every class with a prompt related to the theme. 
-- Grammar, Punctuation, Capitalization (10 min.): Each week will focus on learning or reviewing different language arts rules -- including grammar, punctuation and capitalization -- and practice through group editorial exercises.

Class topics by week:
Week 1: Nouns; Paragraph Structure and Writing Paragraphs; Capitalization and Punctuation in Sentences.
Week 2: Verbs; Reading: Story Setting; Writing: Answering Questions with Complete Sentences; Ordering Words: Alphabetical Order, Sequencing.
Week 3: Adjectives; Reading: Story Characters and Conflict; Writing: Problem and Solution; Punctuation: Quotations.
Week 4: Adverbs; Reading: Story Theme, Topic, and Main Idea; Writing: Main Ideas; Capitalization and Punctuation: Abbreviations and Dates.
Week 5: Nouns; Reading: Story Prediction; Writing: Creative Endings for Stories; Spelling and Punctuation: Contractions.
Week 6: Verbs; Reading: Facts vs. Opinions; Writing: Opinion Piece; Spelling: Homophones