Let's Read Together: Unicorn Diaries Book Club- Short Word, Multisyllabic and Story Decoding
An on-going reading club designed to promote fluency and reading comprehension. Learners will read aloud from the sparkle filled pages of Unicorn Diaries, a new series by the creator of the Owl Diaries built to help kids shift from leveled readers to chapter books.
Miss Robin
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5.0
Number of reviews:(88)
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What's included
1 live meeting
1 in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade Kindergarten - 3
Next up: Bo's Magical new Friend It's time to read! Get ready to shine. In this class learners will take turns reading aloud from the Unicorn Diaries series, the sparkle-filled cousin to the feather-iffic Owl Diaries books. Learners will read to a special feathered guest. I have parrots and will rotate through which bird is joining us. I have a BA in English and Early Childhood development, and have been teaching and tutoring reading for over 20 years. While learners are reading, I will help them with pronunciation and decoding, punctuation rules, and word meanings. As learners move upward in reading levels, they shift away from learning to read and begin reading to learn. In this class we will focus on building reading comprehension by pausing to discuss what is happening in the story. We will also talk about key elements of the story, such as friendship, respect, or community. Have your learner bring pencil and paper to draw their favorite moment, or simply write down their favorite words. This is an on-going class. Your learner can subscribe and join us every week, or decide when to attend on a week by week basis. A huge thanks to Rebecca Elliott for creating these wonderful bridge books. Unicorn Diaries are part of the branches series designed by Scholastic to fill the gap between early readers and chapter books. They have a Guided Reading Levels of L, an AR Score of 2.8-3.0 and a Lexile Level range of 510L to 570L. There are seven books in the series and they can be read in any order. Your learner should be stepping into or already within one of these reading ranges. If this range is too high for your learner, check out my Let's Practice Reading: Fly Guy class If this range is too low, check out my Let's Read Together: Dragon Masters class. You do not need to own the book in order to participate in the class. Bo's Magical new Friend Bo and the Dragon Pup, Bo the Brave The Goblin Princess Bo and the Merbaby Storm on Snowbelle Mountain The Missing Magic Welcome to Sparklegrove The Glitter Bug Bo and the Witch
Learning Goals
Students will gain confidence in their reading ability, while strengthening their reading comprehension and fluency. They will also practicing taking turns and listening.
Other Details
Supply List
Paper and pencil for drawing; crayons, colored pencils, or markers for coloring.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined April, 2022
5.0
88reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello, Outschool families. I'm Miss Robin, The Bird Lady. All of my classes, for ages 3 through 12, focus on promoting literacy, creativity, and social skills. As an an avid reader, I'm passionate about instilling a lifelong love of reading. As a children's book writer, I love exploring stories and creating with kids.
I believe that learning is driven by curiosity and wonder. As a teacher, I take a wholistic approach, using the materials present to introduce and reinforce literacy, science, mathematics and social science. My classes are set up to encourage participation through listening and sharing. And, of course, they all include something birdy-ful.
I have a B.A. in English and Sociology, with an emphasis on early childhood development, from St. Olaf College. Over the years, I've written five middle-grade novels while also working as a nanny, a pre-school teacher, an after-school daycare provider, or an elementary school reading tutor. I am currently the nursery coordinator for a local non-profit, an Outschool mom of four, and a bird caretaker. My house holds a pandemonium of parrots. My backyard is home to a flock of chickens. I also spend time at a local parrot sanctuary, and bird-sit for neighbors and friends.
When I'm not spending time with a good book, I'm enjoying a board game with friends, whistling along with birds, making a mess in my kitchen, coaxing new growth in my garden plots, singing loudly in my shower, or catching up on the latest Disney/Pixar/Marvel stories with my kids.
Thank you for spending some time with me today. I look forward to meeting your wonder-filled learners!Reviews
Live Group Class
$17
weekly1x per week
60 min
Completed by 27 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-9
3-6 learners per class
