Preschool Circle Time with Teacher Melissa (4 Days a Week)
In this ongoing preschool circle time that meets four days a week, students will explore a full curriculum of early literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies through engaging songs and play.
Melissa Rodriguez
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(42)
What's included
4 live meetings
1 hrs 40 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade Preschool
Circle time provides students an opportunity to learn in a fun, engaging manner while also encouraging socialization skills. Having circle time online can open up a whole new world for students by allowing them to learn next to other children from various places all over the world. Each time we meet, we will explore these subjects: 1. Welcome and introduction song - Your child will be warmly greeted and welcomed as a part of our group. This is a great time for your child to learn how to meet and interact with other learners. One of the biggest skills we work on at the beginning of each meeting time is being a good friend who listens to others in the group. 2. Date and weather - Through songs and chants, your child will learn the seasons, today's date, the days of the week, and the months of the year. 3. Phonics - We will focus our learning on individual letter sounds. We will gradually begin to blend the consonant and vowel sounds. This builds a solid foundation for independent reading. 4. Language enrichment - Your child will explore rhyme and rhythm while singing and chanting their favorite nursery rhymes, finger plays, and songs. This will enrich your child's vocabulary while giving an opportunity to wiggle and have fun. 5. Number skills - We will focus on number recognition, counting, number order, before/after, shapes, colors, sizes, patterns, and addition. 6. Science - Your child will explore topics such as plants, animals and their habitats, our bodies, space, and more! 7. Social studies - Your child will learn various community helpers in their communities and tour the world while learning mapping skills. We will learn the continents and oceans and what animals live in various habitats around the world. Here is a month-by-month plan for our year. Your child is always more than welcome to join us mid-year as we consistently review previously learned topics to build confidence. Children at this age benefit so much from review and enjoy the repetition especially when presented in a fun way through games and songs. Also, while this is a rough plan for what I present to the students each month, I do take into account the individual abilities of the group, offering an extra challenge for those needing it and scaling down for those who may need extra support. We celebrate every child trying their best realizing that sometimes making mistakes and being willing to learn can show more courage than always having the right answers. September Phonics: Letters and sounds A, E, I, O, rhymes Numbers: Count 1-10, identify 1-4, circle, square, red, orange Poetry/Music: The Apple Tree, Apples and Bananas, The Wheels on the Bus Science: Plants - parts of a plant, what a plant needs, life cycle of a plant, eating plants Social Studies: community helpers - teacher, school bus driver, continent: North America September 5th Weekly Plan: Phonics: Letters and Sounds A, rhymes Numbers: Count 1-10, identify 1, circle, red Poetry/Music: The Apple Tree Science: Plants - parts of a plant Social Studies: community helpers - teacher, continent: North America September 12th Weekly Plan: Phonics: Letters and Sounds E, rhymes Numbers: Count 1-10, identify 2, square, orange Poetry/Music: Apples and Bananas Science: Plants - what a plant needs Social Studies: community helpers - school bus driver, continent: North America September 19th Weekly Plan: Phonics: Letters and Sounds I, rhymes Numbers: Count 1-10, identify 3, circle, red Poetry/Music: The Wheels on the Bus Science: Plants - life cycle of a plant Social Studies: community helpers - teacher, continent: North America September 26th Weekly Plan: Phonics: Letters and Sounds O, rhymes Numbers: Count 1-10, identify 4, square, orange Poetry/Music: The Apple Tree, Apples and Bananas, The Wheels on the Bus Science: Plants - eating plants Social Studies: community helpers - school bus driver, continent: North America October Phonics: Letters and sounds U, B, C, D, rhymes Numbers: Count 1-10, identify 5-8, triangle, rectangle, yellow, green, sorting by size and color Poetry/Music: Purple Cow, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Humpty Dumpty, Old MacDonald Science: Human body - parts of the body, bones and muscles, skin and hair, organs Social Studies: police officer, pilot, continent: South America November Phonics: Letters and sounds F, G, H, J, rhymes Numbers: Count 1-20, identify 9-12, oval, star, blue, violet, sorting and comparing, patterning ABAB Poetry/Music: Who Has Seen the Wind?, Twinkle Little Star, Hey Diddle Diddle Science: Five senses, primary and secondary colors Social Studies: doctor, baker, continent: Europe December Phonics: Letters and sounds K, L, M, N Numbers: Count 1-20, identify 13-16, heart, hexagon, pink, purple, patterning AABAAB Poetry/Music: Mix a Pancake, Baa Black Sheep, Jack and Jill Science: Arctic habitat, living and non-living things Social Studies: farmer, veterinarian, continent: Africa January Phonics: Letters and sounds P, Q, R, S Numbers: Count 1-20, identify 17-20, sphere, brown, black, patterning ABBABB Poetry/Music: Chubby Little Snowman, Hickory Dickory Dock, This Little Girl is Ready for Bed Science: Mountain habitat, insects and arachnids Social Studies: construction worker, mail carrier, continent: Asia February Phonics: Letters and sounds T, V, W, X Numbers: Count 1-20, identify 1-4, Number words 1-4, cube, white, gray, after numbers 1-10, patterning AAABAAAB Poetry/Music: North Wind, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Up the Tall White Candlestick, Sally the Camel Science: Desert habitat, reptiles Social Studies: dentist, judge, continent: Australia March Phonics: Letters and sounds Y, Z, A, E, I, O, blends with l Numbers: Count 1-20, identify 5-8, number words 5-8, rectangular prism, after numbers 1-10, before numbers 1-10, patterning ABBBABBB Poetry/Music: I’m a Little Teapot, Jack be Nimble, If You’re Happy and You Know It Science: Rainforest/Jungle habitat, birds Social Studies: trash collector, soldier, continent: Antarctica April Phonics: Letters and sounds U, B, C, D, F, G, H, J, blends with t Numbers: Count by 10s, identify 9-12, number words 9-12, triangular prism, after numbers 1-20, before numbers 1-10 Poetry/Music: The Secret, Little Miss Muffet, The Bear Went Over the Mountain, Buckle My Shoe Science: Mountain habitat, mammals Social Studies: nurse, cashier, ocean: Pacific May Phonics: Letters and sounds K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, blends with b Numbers: Count by 10s, identify 13-16, number words 13-16 Poetry/Music: There’s a Worm in the Bottom of My Garden, Row Your Boat, Five Little Speckled Frogs Science: Savannah habitat, amphibians Social Studies: bank teller, carpenter, ocean: Atlantic June Phonics: Letters and sounds T, V, W, X, Y, Z, blends with m Numbers: Count by 10s, identify 17-20, number words 17-20 Poetry/Music: There was a Little Turtle, Once I Caught a Fish Alive Science: Ocean habitat, fish Social Studies: firefighter, highway worker, ocean: Indian July Phonics: Letters Review, blends with d Numbers: Numbers Review, adding one, shapes and color review, sorting and comparison Poetry/Music: Five Fat Sausages, Five Little Ducks Science: Classifying Animals Social Studies: mechanic, hairstylist, ocean: Arctic August Phonics: Letters Review, blends with g Numbers: Numbers Review, addition family 1 and 2, shapes and color review, sorting and comparison Poetry/Music: Five Little Monkeys, There Were Ten in the Bed Science: Space - planets, sun/stars, moon, astronauts Social Studies: chef, librarian, ocean: Southern This 25-minute circle time class, while still providing ample opportunities for learning, is less intensive in its approach. I am also offering a similar class that meets for a longer length of time for those learners who are ready for a 45-minute class. You can choose which class is the best fit for your child.
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Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Melissa Rodriguez
5.0
42reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Welcome to my classroom! I enjoy using songs, finger plays, rhythm, and movement to help younger learners explore their world. I will help your child become a confident reader through a traditional, phonetic approach that has helped so many other children achieve success.
In my classroom, your child will first build a foundation by learning the letter sounds. This is a fun time of learning with hands-on projects, songs, finger plays, and rhymes to help your child connect the letters to sounds. We are also working to enrich your child’s vocabulary. Your child will progress to reading blends. This fairly short process is made more enjoyable with songs and games. Then the magic happens! We will begin to connect blends with ending consonants. Your child will suddenly have the “light-bulb moment” as he or she realizes that letters can connect to make real words not just sounds and blends. From that point, we will continue to add additional sounds of letters (eg. short versus long vowels) and special sounds as your child builds confidence and fluency as an early reader. This process is so rewarding, and I would love to help your child find success!
Of course you are always welcome to have your child join us wherever he or she is in the learning process. And if you are unsure, we can work together to find the best class for your child to feel confident and challenged.
My experience as a teacher has been fairly diverse. Even as a teenager, I was always busy teaching, either through my church or as a tutor at the elementary school. My official teaching path began after college in a private school where I taught kindergarten and third grade, as well as after school and summer programs. Throughout the years, I have also done private tutoring, particularly in reading. I then shifted my focus to home educating my three children. I am so grateful to have been present for so many of the “Aha!” moments. I have also had the privilege of teaching in small groups as a homeschooling mom as well. This past year I had the opportunity to begin teaching English online through a private company. It has rejuvenated my desire to teach the early years again. Now that my own children are teenagers and more independent, I am able to turn my attention back to working with other families.
In my limited free time, I enjoy gardening, reading, crafts, music, international cooking, and taking our dog for walks as a family.
I believe that every child has the ability to learn and that it is our job as adults to help each child find the right keys to successful learning. Young children are so curious and absorb learning like sponges. Why not take advantage and give them the best start possible?Reviews
Live Group Class
$36
weekly ($9 per class)4x per week
25 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 3-6
2-6 learners per class
