Welcome to an inclusive, loving, and FUN circle time class! This class is perfect for any learner who is ready to build foundational skills, or those who may benefit from a fun way to review and solidify skills they have already gained; great as a supplement or for homeschool families. Many different learning styles and modes will be incorporated in every class meeting. Weekly themes will be utilized to incorporate high-interest learning and keep learners excited for each and every week! Lessons will include music, movement, fingerplays, chants, rhymes, crafts, sharing, and more! Lessons will be taught using props, posters, visuals, and some (limited) slides so that students will get the most interaction with real-world people and learning possible. Videos will be posted each week, one each day Monday-Thursday. You will be able to access, watch, and learn along with these videos on your own schedule, making this a comprehensive, flexible option for even the busiest families!

This is a full curriculum class, so a wide variety of subjects and skills will be covered. Learners are welcome to join at any time, and do not have to be enrolled from the beginning of the course to join. Each video will begin with a greeting, then lead into our content and learning activities. Each child will be welcomed to participate and you may pause the video to have your child respond or call out if they'd like. Practice pages and extension ideas will be offered each week that correspond with that week's theme and learning, and I will provide feedback for any and all student work that is posted to the classroom page. 

 In addition to the academic skills detailed below, some of the other skills we will target include:
-Science topics (weather, seasons, sun/earth/moon, living and nonliving things)
-Fine motor
-Gross Motor
-Following directions
-Social skills 
-Oral communication
-Calendar skills

**Weekly Schedule is as follows:**
Monday: Reading / Phonics (a combo of any of the following)
-review of letter names, sounds, and formation
-Foundational reading skills
-Sight words (as ready)
-Cvc words
-Comprehension
-Sequencing
-Rhyming
-Syllables
-Word families
and more!

Tuesday: Math and Show and Tell  (a combo of any of the following)
-Number ID and formation
-Quantity discrimination
-Comparing
-Patterns
-Sorting
-Colors
-Shapes
-Simple addition and subtraction
and more!

Wednesday: Writing (including drawing and prewriting skills)  / Phonics  (a combo of any of the following)
-Early writing skills
-Directed drawing
-Sentence structure
and more!

Thursday: Science / Social-Emotional / Crafts
These will be based on each week's theme - see below for themes

Optional additional practice and activity ideas and book lists will be offered each week, for those parents and guardians wishing to extend learning outside of class time.

**Theme Schedule:**
Week 1: Snow/Winter
-Review letters S & W
-Sight words
-Numbers: 11, 12
-Seasons & weather: Winter

Week 2: Arctic
-Review letters A & I
-Sight words
-Vowels
-Numbers: 13, 14
-Science & Geography: Arctic Animals

Week 3: Community Helpers
-Review letters E & O
-Sight words 
-Vowels
-Numbers: 15, 16

Week 4: Feelings
-Review letters U & Y
-Sight words
-Syllables
-Numbers: 17 & 18

Week 5: Friends
-Review letters L & M
-Sight words
-Syllables
-Numbers: 19, 20

Week 6: Dental Health
-Review letters T & B
-Sight words
-Rhyming
-Math: review 11-20, intro simple subtraction

Week 7: Weather
-Review letters R & D
-Sight words
-Rhyming
-Math: review 11-20, intro simple subtraction

Week 8: Plants
-Review letters G & F
-Sight words
-Rhyming
-Math: shapes, skip counting

Week 9: Zoo
-Review letters Z & P
-Sight words
-CVC words
-Math: shapes, skip counting

Week 10: Spring
-Review letters C & N
-Sight words
-CVC words
-Math: measurement

Week 11: Transportation
-Review letters J & V
-Sight words
-Digraphs/Blends
-Math: measurement

Week 12: Baby Animals
-Review letters H & X
-Sight words
-Digraphs/Blends
-Math: basic word problems 

Week 13: Earth/Nature
-Review letters K & Q
-Sight words
-Digraphs/Blends
-Math: basic word problems