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Learning Sight Words With Sharks: The Great White Shark!

In this one-time class, students will practice reading and writing the sight words "I, see, the" through writing a mini-book about the great white shark.
Jenny Barr, M.Ed.
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1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Does your budding little reader love sharks?  In this one-time class your child will write a mini-book (with the copy provided and the teacher's help) about the great white shark.  We will first learn about and discuss great white sharks through reading a few pages of the picture book "Sharks: And Other Dangers of the Deep" by Simon Mugford.  Then we will talk about some of the exciting facts we learned.  We will discuss the sight words we will use for the book and how to write them (I, see, the).  I will walk them page by page through a mini-book that we will all author together.  Along the way, students will also learn many concepts about print such as capital letters, punctuation, letter formation, spaces between words, the concept of sentences vs. words vs. letters, letter sounds, and left-to-right movement across print.  At the end of this class, students will have a book they can read independently!   

**In order for your child to get the most out of this class, he/she should know most of their letters, be able to write letters (not perfectly), and know some letter sounds.**  

Format of the class:
-Introduction
-Learn and discuss:  What do you already know about sharks?  Teacher will read about new shark facts and we will discuss information together.
-Sight word practice: Teacher will guide students in chanting, spelling, and writing the sight words (I, see, the). 
-Writing the book: Teacher will guide students through writing simple sentences on each page of the book discussing the shark information we learned as well as using the sight words learned (ex: "I see the teeth."  "I see the gills.").  Some of the harder/longer words are already printed for students in the book.  
-We will read our book together!  Students will be able to color/add picture details to the book if time.

Learning Goals

Sight word practice: reading and writing the sight words (I, see, the)
Vocabulary: "jagged"
Facts about great white sharks: dorsal fin, gills, all about teeth, senses
Literacy skills learned throughout the lesson: capital letters, punctuation, letter formation, spaces between words, left-to-right movement across print
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Other Details

Supply List
-print out, cut, and staple book before class
-pencil
 1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a former first grade teacher and Literacy Coach with extensive training in Reading Recovery intervention methods, as well as years of one-on-one tutoring and small group instruction.

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$10

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Meets once
40 min
Completed by 22 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-7
1-6 learners per class

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