What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekAssessment
There will be no formal assessment for this class.Class Experience
US Grade Kindergarten - 1
This class will be very laid back. We will start each class by greeting one another and talking a little bit. I will encourage students to grab a snack and get in their comfy spot as I get ready to read to them. I have a fun opening song/chant that we will do each class to get us ready to listen. Then I will share the book that I will be reading to them. We will discuss it a bit and then dive in to reading it. Throughout the book I will give students a chance to interact with the story and with me. After we finish the book we will have a bit more discussion about the story and then move into the activity that goes along with it. As we wrap up the class we will share what we have done with the activity and say goodbye to each other until next time. 📗 Week of June 5th Welcome and Greeting Book: "Giggle Giggle Quack" by Doreen Cronin Discussion: Relating the book to our own lives.... Activity: Printable Character Puppets so children can retell the story on their own all summer! Supplies Needed: Printed Character Pages/Popsicle Sticks/Scissors/Glue Stick or Tape/Crayons,Markers or Colored Pencils 📕 Week of June 12th Welcome and Greeting Book: "Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day" by Judith Viorst Discussion: Sequence of Events in the Story Activity: Draw a picture of a very bad day that you had. Write a sentence to go with it. Supplies: Plain White Paper/Crayons,Markers or Colored Pencils/Pencil 📘 Week of June 19th Welcome and Greeting Book: "Who Wants A Cheap Rhinoceros?" by Shel Silverstein Discussion: Talk about all the reasons why a rhinoceros would make a good pet? Activity: Draw a Picture of Your Favorite Pet? Write a sentence about why you would chose it? Supplies: Plain White Paper/Crayon, Markers or Colored Pencils/Pencil 📙 Week of June 26th Welcome and Greeting Book: "Enemy Pie" by Derek Munson Discussion: What Makes a Good Friend? We will brainstorm some ideas together. Activity: Vocabulary Game Show Supplies: None-This will be a virtual game played with me as the host. 📗 Week of July 3rd Welcome and Greeting Book: "A Bad Case of the Stripes" by David Shannon Discussion: What are some of the problems that Camilla faces in the story. Activity: Uniquely You- Students cut out and color Camilla's head and face. They will draw stripes on her face and write something special about them in each stripe. Then they can color the stripes and add their name. Supplies: Printed off page with Camilla's face/scissors/crayons, markers or colored pencils, regular pencil 📕 Week of July 10th Welcome and Greeting Book: "The Day the Crayons Quit" by Drew Daywalt Discussion: Comprehension questions about the different crayons and what was happening to them in the story. Activity: Colors and Feelings Activity- We will look at different colors and talk about how we will feel when we see them. Supplies: Plain white paper/crayons, markers or colored pencils/ regular pencil 📘 Week of July 17th Welcome and Greeting Book: "You Are Special" By Max Lucado Discussion: The Power of the Words We Speak- Real Life Connections Activity: Play the "I Am Special" Game together as a class. Supplies: None this is a game that I the teacher will lead. Students will listen and follow the directions. 📙 Week of July 24th Welcome and Greeting Book: "The Library Fish Learns To Read" by Alyssa Satin Capucilli Discussion: The different parts of the library. How did fish learn to read words? Activity: Reading Words Phonics Game Supplies: None this will be a virtual game led by me. 📗 Week of July 31st Welcome and Greeting Book: " I Have A Question" by Andrew Arnold Discussion: Why was it so scary for Stevie to speak up in class? Activity: Draw a picture of a time you were afraid to ask a question..... Supplies: Paper/crayons, markers or colored pencils 📕 Week of August 7th Welcome and Greeting Book: "Two Bad Ants" by Chris Van Allsburg Discussion: How Everything we do has consequences. Some may be good some may be bad. Activity: Action Word Charades- We will play a game where students have to act out the action words/verbs that we found in the story, "Two Bad Ants" 📘 Week of August 14th Welcome and Greeting Book: "My Lucky Day" by Keiko Kasza Discussion: Talk about the characters and how they were feeling at the beginning, middle and ending of the story. Activity: What Do You Think Is Happening Now? Students will use the printed sheet with pictures from the story to make guesses about what they think is going on in the story as we read it. 📙 Week of August 21st Welcome and Greeting Book:"Anansi The Spider" by Gerald McDermott Discussion: What were the important events that happened in the story? Activity: Talent Nicknames- Each student will give themselves a nickname based on something they are good at. They will personalize the spider drawing to look like them and their special nickname. Supplies: Printed spider drawing/pencil/crayons, markers or colored pencils 📗 Week of August 28th Welcome and Greeting Book: "Dragons Love Tacos" by Adam Rubin Activity:
Learning Goals
Students will interact with peers and teacher to practice good social skills.
Students will listen to engaging read alouds to practice listening skills.
Students will participate in class discussions about the books to practice oral language and comprehension skills.
Students will participate in hands on activities to make connections about the books they are listening to with real life situations.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
In the class description for each week there is a list of supplies that will be needed for that week's storytime class.
If students have a copy of the book we are reading they are welcome to bring it to class.
Students may bring a snack to class each week.
Students may find a cozy spot for storytime each week.
Supply List
See the description for each week for a list of supplies that will be needed. Any printables that they need will be uploaded into the classroom on the Sunday before the week of class.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Kentucky Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Storytelling is one of my very favorite things to do with children. In my 25 years as a classroom teacher and reading specialist, I have collected and shared quite a few of my favorite read aloud books with my students. I love to make the stories come alive and engage the children as we read. I always like to do a follow-up activity that goes along with the story as well.
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Live Group Class
$10
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-7
1-9 learners per class