Flexible Schedule: Stories and Step-By-Step Drawing for Preschool & Kindergarten

*Please note that as a Flexible Schedule Course, there will be no live meetings.

Each week, learners will have three different stories read to them. 
Listening to stories has many benefits, including developing focus, patience, and literacy skills. 
Stories are a great way for children to learn life lessons in a fun way.

 For each story, there will be four videos- a video of the story being read, a step-by-step drawing tutorial (featuring a character, theme, or animal from the story), a coloring/background drawing tutorial, and discussion questions. Each video will be 3-5 minutes long, designed for short attention spans and busy learners! In other words, each week, learners will have access to 12 videos! 
The drawings will be simple; designed for learners to further develop their fine-motor skills / shape recognition / and artistic expression. 
These skills will also assist learners as they begin perfecting their writing. 

Videos will be available for the duration of the FLEX course, so learners can listen to the stories and follow along with the drawing tutorials as much as they'd like! 

There will be a post created after each story and drawing tutorial for learners to share their work (either by submitting a photo of their drawing or a video). Learners are to comment on the work of others in the class (encouraged to comment with something they liked about another learner's drawing). Learners should submit 3 photos each week and answer the 3 discussion questions to gain the most from this class. Learners can answer discussion questions by responding with a video, picture, and/or comment. 

Each story contains a valuable life lesson (it may be about friendship, kindness, sharing, bullying, having confidence in being yourself, etc.), and each week learners will be asked to record themselves stating what they enjoyed about the story, and answer a few questions about the story (such as questions about the characters, what the characters in the story learned, and how they can apply those lessons in their own life). Each post is designed to be a class discussion, for learners to come together to share their thoughts. 

Week One 
Videos:
Welcome Video (Class format, expectations, how to positively comment on the drawings of others) 
Teacher Monica reads: Terrible, Awful, Horrible Manners (Written by Beth Bracken)
Directed Drawing Tutorial (Monkey)
Directed Drawing Coloring and Details (This is the post where learners are also encouraged to submit a photo of their completed drawing) 
Post and Story Response: What did you learn from Pete the monkey? How can you show great manners? What did he do in the story that was wrong? What did he learn? 

Teacher Monica reads: The Icky Sticky Anteater (Written by Dawn Bentley) 
Directed Drawing Tutorial (Ants)
Directed Drawing Coloring and Details / What lessons can we learn from the story?
Post and Story Response: The anteater in this story was different from the other anteaters. What did the anteater in this story learn? What is something special that you love or enjoy doing? How should we treat others who enjoy things that are different than what we enjoy? 

Teacher Monica reads: Be Brave, Little Penguin (Written by Giles Andreae) 
Directed Drawing Tutorial: Baby Penguin 
Directed Drawing Coloring and Details / What lessons can we learn from the story? 
Post and Story Response: How did the penguin overcome his fears? What is something you are afraid of? How can you show bravery? 

Week Two
Videos:
Teacher Monica reads: The Pout-Pout Fish and the Bully-Bully Shark (Written by Deborah Diesen)
Directed Drawing Tutorial (Shark) 
Directed Drawing Coloring and Details / What lessons can we learn from the story? 
Post and Story Response: How can you show kindness to others? 

Teacher Monica reads: The Fish Who Could Wish (Written by John Bush & Korky Paul) 
Directed Drawing Tutorial (Fish) 
Directed Drawing Coloring and Details / What lessons can we learn from the story? 
Post and Story Response: What is something you wish for? 

Teacher Monica reads: Clark the Shark (Written by Bruce Hale) 
Directed Drawing Tutorial (Shark - *a different type of shark than the previous one) 
Directed Drawing Coloring and Details / What lessons can we learn from the story? 
Post and Story Response: Clark had trouble listening to others. What did Clark do that was wrong? What lesson did he learn? How can you be a good listener? 

Week Three
Videos:
Teacher Monica reads: Please, Mr. Panda (Written by Steve Antony)  
Directed Drawing Tutorial: Panda 
Directed Drawing Coloring and Details / What lessons can we learn from the story? 
Post and Story Response: What was Mr. Panda waiting for in the story? How can you show good manners? 

Teacher Monica reads: I'll Wait, Mr. Panda (Written by Steve Antony)  
Directed Drawing Tutorial: Penguin 
Directed Drawing Coloring and Details / What lessons can we learn from the story? 
Post and Story Response: What did you learn from the story? How can you show patience at home? 

Teacher Monica reads: Pig the Fibber (Written by Aaron Blabey) 
Directed Drawing Tutorial (Pug) 
Directed Drawing Coloring and Details / What lessons can we learn from the story? 
Post and Story Response: Uh-oh... Pig the Pug did some things that weren't so nice. How do you think Trevor felt in the story? What did Pig the Pug learn? 

Week Four
Videos:
Teacher Monica reads: A Cat and a Dog (Written by Claire Masurel and Bob Kolar)
Directed Drawing Tutorial: Cat and Dog 
Directed Drawing Coloring and Details / What lessons can we learn from the story? 
Post and Story Response: What did the cat and dog learn? How did they change from the beginning of the story? 

Teacher Monica reads: The World Needs More Purple People (Written by Kristin Bell and Benjamin Hart) 
Directed Drawing Tutorial: Purple Person 
Directed Drawing Coloring and Details / What lessons can we learn from the story? 
Post and Story Response: How can you be a purple person? (Video Response: Sharing illustration/listening examples) 

Teacher Monica reads: If You Give a Pig a Pancake (Written by Laura Joffe Numeroff) 
Directed Drawing Tutorial: Pig 
Directed Drawing Coloring and Details / What lessons can we learn from the story? 
Post and Story Response: What did you enjoy about the story? What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?