What's included
Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed20 mins
per sessionTeacher support
Assessment
There will be informal assessments throughout the lessons.Class Experience
US Grade Preschool
In this ongoing class, we will go over each letter of the alphabet and it’s sound as well as learn the numbers 0-5, 2D shapes, and colors. We will have a focused letter for the week, a focused number, color, and 2D shape. The topics covered will be Reading, Math, and Handwriting. In Reading, we will go over one letter and its sound each week. In Math, we will go over one color, one shape, and one number (0-5) each week. Students will have practice in handwriting, as we practice writing the letter of the week, the number of the week, and practice drawing the shape of the week. In this class, a letter of the week will be introduced. For example, when the letter Aa is introduced, we will go over it’s sound and look at objects that begin with the “a” sound. Then the student will listen to a fun, phonics song about letter Aa. Next, we will practice writing the letter Aa together, as well as draw something that makes the sound of that letter. Teacher made games will also be utilized to reinforce these skills as we play together to make these lessons more interactive. One example would be to match the letter with pictures of objects that make the “a” sound such as “A” with Apple and Alligator. For our Math skill, we will practice writing the focused number for that week and looking for that many objects in a set . We will also practice drawing the shape of the week such as the circle, and look at objects that are that same shape in a group of shapes. The student can also bring things to class that are the same color of the focused color for that week. At the end of class, the student gets to share something that begins with the letter of the week and/ or things that are the same color/shape that we are going over. Depending on the student's attention that day, this class can be stopped a little earlier if needed. Here is a schedule for the first few weeks: Week of March 27: Activities to teach letter/sound A, the circle, the number 0, and the color blue Week of April 3: Activities to teach letter/ sound M, the square, the number 1, and the color green Week of April 10: Activities to teach letter/sound E, the triangle, the number 2, and the color orange Week of April 17: Review A, M, E, numbers 0, 1, 2, blue, green, orange, circle, square, and triangle Week of April 24: Activities to teach letter/sound Ss, the rectangle, number 3, and the color purple Week of May 1: Activities to teach letter/sound Oo, review square, number 4, and the color red Week of May 8: Activities to teach letter/sound Uu, review triangle, number 5, and color yellow Week of May 15: Activities to teach letter/sound Tt, review circle, counting objects to 5, color pink Week of May 22: Review letters that we have gone over. Review shapes and writing/counting 1-5. Week of May 29: Activities to teach letter Pp. Review all other letter/sounds. Review shapes and counting 1-5. Week of June 5: Activities to teach letter Bb. Review all other letter/sounds. Review shapes and writing 1-5. Week of June 12: Review all letters/sounds, Counting to 5, Review shapes Week of June 19: Activities to teach letter Ii, Review all other letters/sounds. Review shapes and writing numbers to 5. Week of June 26: Activities to teach letter Cc. Review all other letters/sounds. Review shapes and introduce how to write # 6. Week of July 3 : Activities to teach letter Dd. Review all other letters/sounds. Review shapes. Practice writing 0-6. Week of July 10 : Activities to teach letter Nn. Review all other letters/sounds. Review shapes. Practice counting 6 objects.
Learning Goals
The students will learn that each letter has a sound by listening to and singing along with a phonics song. The student will learn the name of the letter/sound and number of the week. The student will also learn to recognize a shape and color for that week. We will have handwriting practice as we work on writing the focused letter, number, and shape of the week
Other Details
Supply List
small white board, expo marker, eraser
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
Alabama Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from Troy University
Hello! My name is Mrs. Kay and I have been enjoying teaching online with Outschool since the Fall of 2021!! I have a Masters degree in Elementary Education and a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education. I have been a Kindergarten teacher for many years and the last couple of years teaching, I was also teaching ESL students online early in the mornings. I retired in 2021 from the public school system but wanted to continue to use my teaching skills. I was fortunate to find Out School and be able to continue teaching children in a less restrictive way. In the below video, I demonstrate how I would teach reading online to young children.
As far as my teaching philosophy, I believe that all children can learn but they learn in a variety of ways. I like to address each type of learner by using a variety of teaching methods. For example using tactile/hands on objects helps the kinesthetic learner and using lots of pictures to teach with helps the visual learner. Young children especially benefit from
using a variety of teaching methods. In my years of teaching, I have taught many children how to read but one of my greatest loves has been working with children in the early stages of the writing process. If you are interested in me helping your young learner with the early stages of writing, please check out my “Little Writers Workshop “ class where I teach young children how to use a picture that they draw to make a story.
A little bit about me:
I was raised a farm/country girl and enjoy being around nature. My home that my husband built is surrounded by lots of woods and wildlife. The hobbies that I enjoy include cooking, baking, and gardening. In the summer, I enjoy canning fresh vegetables from our garden and going on fun trips with my family. This year, I will be the Art teacher for the school that I recently retired at so I am looking forward to this new adventure. I also hope to see your child on Out School!
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Live 1-on-1 Lessons
$52
per sessionMeets on demand
20 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 3-7