First and Second Grade Reading and Writing Skills--Great for Summer or All Year
Strengthen reading and writing skills by practicing reading and reading comprehension exercises, as well as writing sentences and full paragraphs. This curriculum works as a good bridge between First and Second Grade or a boost for either.
Sheila Weems, EdD
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(12)
What's included
2 live meetings
1 hrs 10 mins in-class hours per weekAssignments
1 hour per week. 1-2 throughout the classProgress Report
includedClass Experience
US Grade 1 - 2
Beginner - Advanced Level
Start at any time! Second Graders Welcomed! This class covers Reading and Writing at an upper First to lower Second Grade level. Reading topics will include asking and answering questions, inferencing, context clues, main ideas and details. Writing topics covered will include prefixes and suffixes, complete sentences, parts of speech, capitalization, punctuation, and beginning paragraph writing. Class begins with a discussion and examples of the writing skill being taught. Guided lessons take your learner through the process of creating solid sentences and relating them to one another in a paragraph. Week of April 28: Reading: Ask and Answer Questions /Writing: Adjectives Week of May 5: Reading: Main Idea /Writing: Adding detail with adjectives Week of May 12: Reading: Main Idea and describing topics in a story with adjectives /Writing: Opinion Writing Week of May 19: Reading: Rhyming Words /Writing: Parts of Speech: Nouns and Verbs Week of May 26: Reading: Making Inferences /Writing: Complete Sentences Week of June 2: Reading: Synonyms (working with context clues) /Writing: Prefix "pre" and Past Tense Verbs. Week of June 9th: Reading: Identifying Details /Writing: Synonyms Week of June 16th: Reading: Main Idea and Details in Informational Text /Writing: Prefix re- and Writing Complete Sentences Week of June 23rd: Reading: Context Clues /Writing: Fact or Opinion Week of June 30th: Reading: Making Inferences /Writing: Writing an Opinion Paragraph Week of July 7th: Reading: Central Message or Moral /Writing: Proper Nouns Week of July 14th: Reading: Connecting historical events/Expressing an opinion connected to text. /Writing: Regular Plurals/Writing a Letter Week of July 21st: Reading: Sequencing Events/Identifying Adjectives /Writing: Using Adjectives Week of July 28th: Reading: Key Details /Writing: Using Adjectives Week of July 28th: Reading: Compare and Contrast/Setting and Characters /Writing: Using Adverbs Week of August 4th: Reading: Key Details/Antonyms /Writing: Antonyms/Prefix: un- Week of August 11th: Reading: Key Details (Informational Text on Plants) /Writing: Informational writing. Write about the parts of a plant and their functions. Week of August 18th: Reading: Supporting answers with text evidence. /Writing: Irregular plurals MORE to COME! This class will meet year-round and currently contains 36 lessons.
Learning Goals
Increase Reading SkillsIncrease Writing Skills
Other Details
Pre-Requisites
Learners should be above the emergent reader level.
Supply List
Several sheets of paper, a pencil, and an eraser. Colored pencils are encouraged.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2024
5.0
12reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Arkansas Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
3 Degrees
Doctoral Degree from Capella University
Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education from Harding University
Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Liberty University
I've been teaching for 20 years at various levels. My teaching license covers PK to 4 and K to 6. I hold a master's degree in Early Childhood Education which covers birth to age eight.Reviews
Live Group Class
$34
weekly ($17 per class)2x per week
35 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-9
1-4 learners per class
