Landing Santa's Sleigh on Any Kind of Landform
Christmas Stem! Engineer modifications for Santa's sleigh to deliver gifts to volcanos, islands, caves, mountains, and more! Along the way, we will learn about the letter 'L' for landform, learn, land, love, list, letters, and lights.
Donnell Owen
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(168)
What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
*If you are in my Monday preschool class, this is the class that we will be doing on Dec. 6th.* When Santa and his reindeer fly around the world delivering presents, he encounters many different types of terrain and landforms. His sleigh is designed ideally to be used in the snow. Can your little engineer help our team design modifications for a sleigh that could enable Santa to visit mountains, caves, volcanoes, or islands? First, we will take a look at the runners on Santa's sleigh and talk about sliding and sledding on snow and ice. Then I will introduce the letter 'L' for landform, learn, land, love, list, letters, and lights. We will practice writing our names and uppercase/lowercase L's. We will talk about the definition of a landform. When we are all prepared for our field work, we will head out to a volcano, see what a volcano is, and talk about the dangers and problems that Santa might face if he needed to land his sleigh to deliver near a volcano. We will brainstorm ideas to help keep Santa safe but still be able to accomplish the task. We will also go through this same process at a plain, mountain, island, cave, and glacier. Along the way, we will be reinforcing learning of the letter 'L' by using lights to see in the cave, checking Santa's list, reading his letters, landing the sleigh, and gaining a love for learning!
Learning Goals
Engineering - Inspiring little learners to think like an engineer to solve problems for Santa.
Science - learn about landforms: mountain, island, cave, glacier, plain, and volcano
Reading - learning the letter 'L' name and sound and working with words with the beginning 'L' sound.
Writing - writing our names and uppercase/lowercase 'Ll'
Other Details
Supply List
- (optional) make and bring a sleigh prototype (meaning a sleigh designed by your learner) to share with the class. -(optional) use the sleigh outline to make a drawing of your design for Santa's sleigh to share with the class. -printed "Beginning L Sound" activity sheet -pencil
6 files available upon enrollment
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2020
4.9
168reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hi there! I am Teacher Donnell and I LOVE teaching on Outschool!
Classes I teach:
Preschool - I offer private preschool tutoring!
ESL / EFL – English language learning for beginners, intermediate/advanced conversational skills, and private tutoring! I am a native English speaker from the United States.
Professional Background:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education with a fine arts emphasis
• ESL Endorsement
• 4 years teaching 5th grade
• 7 years teaching kindergarten
• 3 years teaching with VIPKID
• 2 years teaching ESL and Preschool on Outschool
Teaching Philosophy: I enjoy encouraging learners to be involved and engaged through a computer screen with hands-on activities, sharing, getting to know each other, and discussing topics of interest to the learners. I always work to inspire learners to continue their learning after class and to look forward to their next class.
Something Fun About Me:
I love camping, traveling, and the great outdoors. I have been to 41 of the 50 states and visited 37 of our inspiring national parks with a goal to visit all 63 of them someday. My 4 children, ages 9, 7, 4 and a baby, have accompanied my husband and I on many of our adventures. My oldest has Down syndrome, and she brings great joy and purpose to my life in raising awareness and teaching others about Down syndrome, diversity, and differences. I love my chocolate goldendoodle dog, my saltwater fish tank, and fuzzy sea otters!Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$8
per classMeets once
30 min
Completed by 10 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 3-5
1-6 learners per class
