Harold and His Purple Crayon, Retelling Stories: Prek Learning With Ms. Liz
In this one-time class we will read "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and other C. Johnson favorites, engage in story retelling creating our own shapes, lines and letters (like Harold) and engage in themed letter, number and color activities.
Ms. Liz
Average rating:
5.0
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What's included
1 live meeting
35 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade Preschool - Kindergarten
Beginner Level
In this one-time class we will read "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and other C. Johnson favorites, engage in story retelling creating our own shapes, lines and letters (like Harold) and engage in themed letter, number and color activities. Retelling is an excellent way to ensure children have properly comprehended what they have read. Asking children about the setting, main characters, and plot of the story, can help ensure that they have adequately comprehended the story. Plus, story recounting is a great way to foster imagination (Red Apple Reading)! Little learners can build great listening, observation and creative thinking skills during storytime, asking questions and using their imagination. In fact, did you know that reading aloud to kids has clear cognitive benefits? For example, brain scans show that hearing stories strengthens the part of the brain associated with visual imagery, story comprehension, and word meaning. One 2019 study from the National Library of Medicine estimated that children who are regularly read to in the 5 years leading up to kindergarten are exposed to 1.4 million more words than children who aren’t read to during those years. We will meet and greet the first few minutes of class so everyone gets comfortable, talk a bit about our stories, make predictions about what might happen before we read each story and use our listening and observation skills as we read together. Learners will use their own "purple crayon", their imagination and the provided drawing sheet to create their own illustrations just like Harold does in the story! Learners who are excited to share their observations and creations are encouraged to do so, but it is not required.
Learning Goals
Students will practice story retelling and work on creating lines, shapes and pictures inspired by the drawings we see in our Harold stories.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Because of the age of the class, parents are encouraged to remain within "ear-shot" of their little one to help with unexpected audio and/or video hiccups.
Supply List
Welcome! I'm excited that you joined this class. Please bring a purple crayon to class...or a crayon that is your child's favorite color for line and shape drawing practice and print out a few copies of the attached drawing page if you have a printer available.
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in English from University of Wisconsin- Madison
Hello Outschool Families!
My name is Liz Stone, better known as Ms. Liz, to my 3, 4 and 5 year old friends. Did you know that reading aloud to kids has clear cognitive benefits? For example, brain scans show that hearing stories strengthens the part of the brain associated with visual imagery, story comprehension, and word meaning.
Experts from the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning also explain that reading books to kids helps expand the number and variety of words they use. Think about it: The books you read often contain words you might not otherwise use in your everyday communications.
While reading a book, you might end up using more specific names for different plants or animals or use more adjectives altogether. And this adds up.
One 2019 study from the National Library of Medicine estimated that children who are regularly read to in the 5 years leading up to kindergarten are exposed to 1.4 million more words than children who aren’t read to during those years.
Another study found that kindergarten children who were read to at least three times a week had a “significantly greater phonemic awareness than did children who were read to less often.”
I created The Pebble Academy, an online learning and play experience for 3-5 year olds, after I fell in love with teaching and learning with Pre-K kiddos as I watched my own kids grow-up. I'm the mom of three and an early childhood educator who wants to help make reading togther and creative learning for 3-5 year olds more accessible! I've observed the confidence my students gain when I encourage them to participate in an online learning and play experience that is welcoming, comfortable and tailored to them.
In my 30-40 minute interactive classes, I will introduce your children to new ideas with activities like picture book reading, songs, show and share and themed activity pages and projects we work on together. Most of my classes include in class activities or ideas for post class at home activities and all my classes incorporate ideas that promote pre-reading skills, early math strategies, nature, community, family, arts and crafts, music and physical activity.
Over the past 12 years, I have worked as a teacher and Site Coordinator for Northwestern University’s Weekend Enrichment Program, I’ve taught in my community's Early Childhood Program, I’ve been a lead teacher for 3 year olds at a local early childhood center and I created The Pebble Academy!
Incorporating fun into reading and learning is what it's all about! For me, nothing compares to sharing an “Aha!” moment with a student. I hope we have the chance to learn together soon and I look forward to meeting you in one of my classes!
**If my posted class schedules don't work for you, I'm happy to try and schedule a class that is more convenient for your learner!Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$15
per classMeets once
35 min
Completed by 13 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 3-5
1-5 learners per class
