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Journal Like a Spider and Other Grammar Lessons: Intensive Edition!
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In this three-week enrichment class, students will read from the picture book Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin. Guided discussion about the reading excerpt will provide context for daily Grammar lessons, writing tips, and journal prompts.
Class experience
US Grade 3 - 4
In this three-week enrichment class, students will begin each class by taking turns reading aloud from the picture book Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin. Guided discussion about the reading excerpt will provide an in-context opportunity to focus on a particular Grammar or Language Arts lesson. Our visiting instructor, a puppet named Florence the Flamingo, will share writing inspiration during each class, reinforcing the lesson taught that day. The last 10 minutes of each class will be...
6 lessons//3 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Setting Up Your JournalWe will set up the Table of Contents and make our first entry. We will review capitalization of titles. Students will create a handwriting sample. The writing lesson will focus on using a web as a way to generate topics.Lesson 2Punctuation PalsWe will review capitalization of proper nouns and at the beginning of sentences. Students will learn about four types of punctuation and practice placing them in sentences. Students will learn a journaling Spelling strategy.Week 2Lesson 3Can You Name That Idiom?Students will discuss common idioms and play an idiom-matching game. The writing lesson will reinforce writing stories with a beginning, middle, and end.Lesson 4"It's Mine" - Possession PowerStudents will discuss possessive pronouns and learn how to use apostrophes to make possessive nouns. The writing lesson will remind students to consider their five senses when writing descriptions.Week 3Lesson 5Synonym StrategyStudents will play a game to identify synonyms of words found in the reading and learn how to use synonyms for excellent word choice in writing. The writing lesson will focus on tips for writing lists.Lesson 6ReviewAs a review, students will identify punctuation, possessive words, and synonyms in the final pages of the book. Students will also share their favorite idioms and read aloud their favorite journal entry written for this class. It will also be an opportunity to discuss handwriting improvement.
Students will review focused Grammar and English Language Arts skills and apply these skills to their journal writing in each class session. Writing prompts will allow students to develop ideas and create journal entries using different formats. This class provides a fun way for students to maintain writing skills.
Carla Bratland earned her Masters in Elementary Education from Lesley University and has taught 4th and 5th Grade English Language Arts in many setting for over 15 years. Mrs. Bratland has also been a Professional Development Presenter at The PD Collab, Salem, MA with Language Arts and Social Studies topics including the workshop titles: Poetry for Every Classroom, 30 Book Challenge, and Reading & Writing Skills for Social Studies in Grades 4-8.
Learners should be comfortable reading picture book sentences aloud. This book is AR Level 2.5, Lexile 510. Students will also need to be able to write in print. Cursive is optional.
Students will need a wide-ruled 9 3/4" x 7 1/2" composition notebook or similar for journaling and notetaking. Students will also need pencils and an eraser for this class. Color pencils are suggested, but optional.
Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin with pictures by Harry Bliss will be read aloud in class. The book is also available in a flipbook form: https://fliphtml5.com/zcjyw/jexi/basic
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Learning should be fun and experiential so you will find that my classes are learner centered and include discussion. As a former English Language Arts & Reading (ELAR) teacher, most of my lessons focus on building reading and language skills with...
Group Class
$30
weekly or $90 for 6 classes2x per week, 3 weeks
55 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-9
2-6 learners per class
