FLEX-English Language Arts (ELA) for 3rd-5th Grade (Level 2) (Semester Length)
Continuation of FLEX ELA for 3rd - 5th. There is a Prerequisite to this class. If you haven't taken Level 1 click here: https://bit.ly/FELA-135 - Includes 4 classes per week, plus keys and tests for accountability and assessment.
Ms. Stacey Hamlin
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(148)
What's included
Homework
2-4 hours per week. There is a lot of homework in this class. Each lesson day will have independent work that takes between 10-30 minutes, with some of the writing assignments taking longer.Assessment
Through independent assignments and tests, your student will have a final grade assessed. A spreadsheet will be provided so that you can tell how they are doing.Grading
includedClass Experience
US Grade 3 - 5
English, Language Arts, Full Curriculum, Level 2, 12 weeks #academic PREREQUISITE CLASS: https://bit.ly/FELA-135 CLASS HOLIDAY POLICY FOR MS. STACEY’S FLEX CLASSES Holidays are very personal to each person. Sometimes a student will not take a class that crosses a holiday. Please touch base. I am VERY flexible with dates. If your family celebrates a holiday that a FLEX class ‘meets’, let me know and I’ll extend the class on the week that you need to be out, your materials will be posted the week you return. As we walk into the end of the year Holidays, know that I will be adding a week to each session that crosses Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. I will NOT add those dates until we cross the Holiday, all work that would have been due the holiday week, will not be due until that make-up week. In this Level 2 of the Full English Language Arts Curriculum, a 12-week 5-day class - we will cover all the Language Arts bases. This class will cover Spelling, Reading, Grammar, and Writing, and will include weekly assignments that can be turned in on the computer and Self-Grading Tests. While asynchronous with no LIVE classes, this class is very interactive. Each week there will be videos and quizzes, games, or inspirational lessons to play with. I am very active in the classroom with comments and personalized videos to help your student on their path. Every family will work a little differently with the material, however, the structure of the class follows a certain organization. All videos and materials to be printed will be uploaded by midnight on the day of the Lesson. On Friday, all keys for the lessons will be uploaded, and so will the tests. Our days will be organized like this: Monday: Spelling - spelling will include a video lesson and a personalized spelling list to study independently. Tuesday: Reading. In this 12-Week course, your student will explore 4 great books with me through discussion questions in the classroom posts and classroom videos. Wednesday: Grammar. Grammar will include a video lesson, independent work, a key to the independent work, and an online test. Thursday: Writing. Every week your student will produce some writing; everything from journals and creative writing to more formal essays. We will post these in the classroom and in google form submissions. Friday: Round-Up. On Fridays, there will be no NEW lessons. There will be keys so that your student can check their work. Deadlines to help them learn to schedule their time and online tests to help track their progress. Please expect to watch a 10-30 minute Lesson video and complete an assignment that takes between 10-30 minutes each day, Monday through Thursday. Expect your Friday homework checks and tests to take between 30-45 minutes. Please find our complete syllabus below: Week 1 Monday: Spelling - Review 43 Sounds and Multi-Letter Phonograms Tuesday: Literature - No assignments Due - Overview - The Great Mouse Detective Basil of Baker Street, by Eve Titus - Homework for week 2 Read Chapters 1-15 Wednesday: Grammar - Review Capitalization and Punctuation Thursday: Writing - Welcome Back - What’d ya do? Friday: Roundup: Spelling Test, Grammar Key, Grammar Test Week 2 Monday: Spelling - Words - Colors Tuesday: Literature - Class Discussion Video - The Great Mouse Detective - Overview - Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White - Homework for week 3 Read Chapters 1-6 and do the discussion questions. Wednesday: Grammar - Nouns and Pronouns - Pattern 4 Thursday: Writing - Story Starters Friday: Roundup - Spelling Test, Grammar Key, Grammar Test Week 3 Monday: Spelling - Single Long Vowels Tuesday: Literature -Class Discussion Video - Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White - Homework for week 4 read chapters 7-12 and do discussion questions. Wednesday: Grammar - Adjective and Adverb Review - Pattern 5 Thursday: Writing - Adventure Story - World Building Friday: Roundup - Spelling Test, Grammar Key, Grammar Test Week 4 Monday: Spelling - Words - Compound Words Tuesday: Literature - Class Discussion Video - Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White - Homework for week 5 read chapters 13-17 and do discussion questions. Wednesday: Grammar - Conjunctions in Phrases and Clauses Thursday: Writing - Adventure Story - Character Building Friday: Roundup - Spelling Test, Grammar Key, Grammar Test Week 5 Monday: Spelling - Doubling letters Tuesday: Literature - Class Discussion Video - Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White - Homework for week 6 read chapters 18-22 and do discussion questions. Wednesday: Grammar - Diagramming Thursday: Writing - Adventure Story - Story Arc Friday: Roundup - Spelling Test, Grammar Key, Grammar Test Week 6 Monday: Spelling - Words - Prefixes Tuesday: Class Discussion Video - Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White - Overview - Mouse and the Motorcycle, by Beverly Cleary - Homework for week 7 read chapters 1-5 and do discussion questions. Wednesday: Grammar - Verb Types Thursday: Writing - Adventure Story - Scenes Friday: Roundup - Spelling Test, Grammar Key, Grammar Test Week 7 Monday: Spelling - Rules to Plurals Tuesday: Literature - Class Discussion Video - Mouse and the Motorcycle, by Beverly Cleary - Homework for week 8 read chapters 6-9 and do discussion questions. Wednesday: Grammar - Verbs - Principal Parts, Verbal Forms, and Tenses Thursday: Writing - Adventure Story - Finishing the Story Friday: Roundup - Spelling Test, Grammar Key, Grammar Test Week 8 Monday: Spelling - Words - Suffixes Tuesday: Literature - Class Discussion Video - Mouse and the Motorcycle, by Beverly Cleary - Homework for week 9 read chapters 10-13 and do discussion questions. Wednesday: Grammar - Pattern 6 and Pattern 7 Sentences Thursday: Writing - Adventure Story - Final Edits Friday-Roundup Spelling Test, Grammar Key, Grammar Test Week 9 Monday: Spelling - I before E etc. Tuesday: Literature -Class Discussion Video - Mouse and the Motorcycle, by Beverly Cleary - Overview Nurk - The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shew, by Ursula Vernon - Homework for week 10 read chapters 1-5 and do discussion questions. Wednesday: Grammar - Participle Adjectives, Gerunds, Infinitives Thursday: Writing - Comic Relief Friday: Roundup - Spelling Test, Grammar Key, Grammar Test Week 10 Monday: Spelling - Words - Greek Roots Tuesday: Literature - Class Discussion Video - Nurk - The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shew, by Ursula Vernon - Homework for week 11 read chapters 6-9 and do discussion questions. Wednesday: Grammar - Compound and Complex Sentence Review Thursday: Writing - Mini-Research Paper Part 1 Friday: Roundup - Spelling Test, Grammar Key, Grammar Test Week 11 Monday: Spelling - Words Latin Roots Tuesday: Literature - Class Discussion Video - Nurk - The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shew, by Ursula Vernon - Homework for week 12 read chapters 10-13 and do discussion questions. Wednesday: Grammar - Classification and Diagramming Thursday: Writing - Mini-Research Paper Part 2 Friday: Roundup - Spelling Test, Grammar Key, Grammar Test Week 12 Monday: Spelling - Review and Final Kahoot! Tuesday: Literature - Final Class Wrap - up Wednesday: Grammar - Review and Final Kahoot! Thursday: Writing - Final Class Wrap - up Friday: Roundup - Fun Kahoot that talks about all the things.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
While there is nothing scary here, this is a printed materials heavy class. I've done my best to make most of the tests available in a digital format, however, in both grammar and spelling, there is a packet for each week. Many of my students need help with the printing of these materials.
We will also use the website Kahoot.it periodically. Mostly for practice for spelling and grammar. This is used as a game that links off-site to Kahoot. Students will be able to see names in the final count down if two students are playing at the same time. I suggest using nicknames or first names only.
Links to Google Docs MAY be used to turn in Writing Assignments at the discretion of the parent. There will be a video in our classroom about several ways to turn in assignments.
I use Google Forms for tests and quizzes that need to be submitted. There will be a link to an off-site form that is submitted privately to me. Students will not be able to see each other in any way.
Due to file size, all FLEX classroom videos are posted on YouTube and embedded into the Outschool Classroom. Your student need never leave the classroom, although I do suggest showing your student how to expand the video screen.
Supply List
Most material will be printable and provided with the cost of the class. Please make sure that you have paper and ink ready. Many lessons require 3-5 sheets of paper. I have tried to make as much of the material available digitally as possible. The reference material does not need to be printed, but your student will need to be able to access the online book. (You can print it, but it is over 30 pages at the writing of this class.) Your student will need a binder to organize their paperwork. Your learner will need their own copy of the books below. Please feel free to use the library or digital editions of the books. I do not recommend audiobooks for this class simply because we are building reading fluency and seeing the words really helps with solidifying the words in the memory. I am including Amazon Links merely for reference. These are not affiliate links. The Great Mouse Detective - Basil of Baker Street, by Eve Titus: https://www.amazon.com/Basil-of-Baker-Street-audiobook/dp/B01N9TL2ID/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3AGGMWU2F3P3A&keywords=The+Great+Mouse+Detective+-+Basil+of+Baker+Street%2C+by+Eve+Titus%3A&qid=1659236427&sprefix=the+great+mouse+detective+-+basil+of+baker+street%2C+by+eve+titus+%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-1 Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White: https://www.amazon.com/CHARLOTTES-WEB-60TH-ANNIVERSARY-ED/dp/B007C1RE3G/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=charlotte%27s+web+book&qid=1659236515&sprefix=charlotte%27s+%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-5 The Mouse and The Motorcycle, by Beverly Cleary: https://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Motorcycle-Paperback-Common/dp/B00JN8C440/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1WGZQVJO3MUVQ&keywords=the+mouse+and+the+motorcycle&qid=1659236580&sprefix=the+mouse+and+the+motorcycle%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-4 Nurk - The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew, by Ursula Vernon: https://www.amazon.com/Nurk-Ursula-Vernon-audiobook/dp/B002DGZCUM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2A7BR1KMCEV8C&keywords=nurk&qid=1659236654&sprefix=nurk%2Caps%2C136&sr=8-1
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined May, 2020
4.9
148reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have taught for over 30 years at this point. I started as a corporate trainer training, at the time, high-end IT classes. I went on to homeschool my children through high school, an endeavor that took 16 years. During those years I ran several Co-op classes for junior high and high school Language Arts, Public Speaking, and Drama. I also created Scene and Heard Performing Arts, a live homeschool Drama Club for ages 5-18. I am very familiar with upper elementary, middle school, high school, and adult learning.Reviews
Live Group Class
$40
weekly or $480 for 12 weeks12 weeks
Completed by 3 learners
No live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
