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Montessori Reading & Writing: Phonics Fun - Blends for Beginners Camp

Improve reading, handwriting, vocabulary and pronunciation. Learn phonics (CVC, CCVC & CVCC words) with the Montessori movable alphabet; short vowel sounds & blends. Homeschool, preschool, kindergarten, ELL & neurodiverse learners welcome!
Rachael Gerhard - Montessori Specialist
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What's included

2 live meetings
1 hrs 30 mins in-class hours per week
Homework
1 hour per week. ❤️ In-class writing is optional 🖨️ I provide PDF dotted-font word lists for guided writing and visual copying on the Monday before each session. Each session the two lists are identical, in extra-large and medium font. 📝Complete the lists on an iPad with a stylus pencil, or print the PDFs and complete with a marker, pen or pencil. ✍🏽Enrolled learners receive my brief video about how to achieve a comfortable and efficient pencil grip.

Class Experience

US Grade Preschool - Kindergarten
Beginner Level
❤️ Level 2 Phonics Fun - Blends for Beginners is designed for young learners who already know one sound for each letter and need guidance as they practice 1-word phonetic reading with short vowel sounds and blends. This class includes guided handwriting practice and a sound-song slideshow with autoharp accompaniment!

❤️ CLASS CONTENT: Each 45-minute session has individual attention, using the mute/unmute button to help learners focus and enjoy full participation! 
Via screen-sharing: 
1️⃣🎶 with an original slideshow we sing a letter-sound song for the entire alphabet, then sing the ABC Song!

2️⃣ 🖼️ I introduce eight colorful photos, focusing on names and descriptions.

3️⃣ 🔡 I engage each learner in turn while demonstrating the Montessori color-coded alphabet with phonetic letter sounds and photos. We sound out and discuss phonetic words such as "dig," "frogs" and "sunset." 

4️⃣ 📝 Using the dotted-font word list provided, I demonstrate writing each word twice while saying the letter sounds.

5️⃣ 📖 Learners take turns to read a label, use their word in a sentence, and observe as I match each label with a picture. Fun discussion is included!

6️⃣ 🎉 I guide a fun cooperative BINGO game, emphasizing picture description, conversation and letter sounds.

😊 My teaching style is warm, attentive and patient. This class is similar to a Montessori classroom experience; a small group of mixed-age learners with a shared enthusiasm for vocabulary, letter sounds, conversation, and learning to read! 

📅 Lessons in 2024 
Week of: 
06/10: 29) toss, tip, tags, blond, muffs, hogs, last, zigzag 30) vest, cats, wilt, dull, kiss, sun, fix, napkins 
06/17: 31) buns, mask, dress, tent, sled, velvet, stand, jump 32) trust, twins, spots, frost, trim, pat, flex, windmills
06/24: 33) cat, pond, dad, frog, sunset, swim, bask, dog 34) mug, pens, fan, bat, ten, sit, run, melt 
07/01: 35) mix, mom, sink, grass, magnet, eggs, sip, bunk beds 36) cup, hen, kids, grip, dolls, insect, zip, plant 
07/08: 37) hug, yak, pen, stag, fluff, moss, vest, picnic 38) tin, pots, plums, blimp, loft, slug, yams, fabric 
07/15: 39) fox, stilts, scrub, red, milk, nap, stump, oxen 40) box, crab, gum, van, dogs, nest, flags, dentist
07/22: 17) ten, mugs, cat, fan, frog, swim, run, pens 18) dog, pond, dad, bat, sunset, sit, bask, melt
07/29: 19) mom, cups, sip, kids, grass, mix, eggs, insect 20) zip, dolls, hen, bunk, grip, sink, plant, magnet
08/05: 21) hug, tin, pen, stag, fluff, loft, yams, picnic 22) yak, pots, plums, blimp, moss, slug, vest, fabric
08/12: 23)  box, stilts, scrub, red, milk, van, stump, oxen 24) nap, dogs, nest, fox, crab, gum, flags, dentist 
08/19: 25) map, fins, pigpen, hut, pump, mist, plant, robin 26) mop, belt, wax, wig, squint, web, ants, pom-pom
08/26: 27) mud, hills, rods, floss, twist, smell, tap, grandpa 28) tub, wet, sand, buzz, frogs, hats, pots, grandma

❤️ Enroll any time - the content is not cumulative. 
📝 For learners who already write in cursive, I offer word list PDFs in cursive font

🧑🏽‍💻MONTESSORI READ & WRITE CLASSES:
🤍 Intro Level "Montessori Phonics: Letter Sounds & Easy Handwriting" (self-paced)
🩷 Level 1 "Phonics - CVC Words for Beginners" (group or 1:1) Ages 3 - 6 
❤️ Level 2 "Phonics Fun - Blends for Beginners" (group or 1:1) Ages 3 - 6 
🧡 Level 3 "Phonics & Intro to Digraphs" (group or 1:1) Ages 4 - 6 
💛 Read Books Aloud & Memorize Sight Words (1:1 only) Ages 5 - 7
💚 Level 4 "Mastering Digraphs for Emerging Readers" (group or 1:1) Ages 5 - 7 
💙 Level 5 "Word Study for Emerging Readers" (group or 1:1) Ages 5 - 7 
💜 Level 6 "Vocabulary Enrichment for Emerging Writers" (group or 1:1) Ages 5 - 7
Learning Goals
❤️ Learners will: 
🏅 be able to correctly identify one phonetic sound for each letter of the alphabet 
🏅 master phonemic awareness, segmenting and blending skills necessary for confident phonetic reading 
🏅 improve lowercase print handwriting skills through guided writing projects in class
learning goal

Other Details

Supply List
❤️For each session, learners receive: 
🥇 PDFs of dotted-font handwriting lists in extra-large and medium font. No printer? Use a wipe-off board or notebook
🥈 A colorful BINGO game with photos that match the word lists, plus 8 additional photos. Printing is optional
🔡 If you would like to have a movable alphabet of your own, I recommend going to alisonsmontessori.com and purchasing "small movable alphabet with box, red and blue" item number L07
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA
📜 Certified Early Childhood Educator, Lead Montessori Teacher and Music Specialist for 28 years
📜 Bachelor of Music Education
📜 Certified by the most rigorous Montessori training program in North America (Association Montessori Internationale) 
📜 TESOL certified

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weekly ($17 per class)
2x per week
45 min

Completed by 422 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 3-6
2-4 learners per class

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