Preschool With Ms. Elizabeth! Circle Time, Storytime, Music, & Art Pre K
What's included
48 live meetings
20 in-class hoursHomework
There won't be any required homework, but I will always encourage learners (and parents) to continue learning and exploring class themes outside of class. For instance, during our fall theme, learners can take a nature walk and collect colorful leaves and pinecones! They can go to the library and find a book that digs deeper into a topic we're learning about in class. There are so many educational opportunities that take place outside of the classroom, and I love to encourage and inspire learners and their families to continue those learning experiences together.Class Experience
US Grade Preschool - Pre-Kindergarten
✨Theme for the upcoming week:✨ ⛄Starting in January: 🗓Jan 6-10 🧒 Theme: All About Me! Learning About Myself and Others Me, My Body, and My Emotions 🎨 Art: Self-Portrait You will need: a paper plate or circle cut out of cardstock Yarn (color of your hair) Googly eyes Markers or Crayons Liquid glue Welcome to Preschool with Ms. Elizabeth! 🙂 ✨In this ongoing course, learners will meet once a week for 30 minutes to learn about a different theme through songs, movement, stories & rhymes, and hands-on art and sensory activities. ✨We will practice pre-literacy skills, such as letter recognition, phonemic awareness, phonics, numbers and basic math, colors, shapes, and more. ✨Each class will begin with a circle time style intro, where we'll sing our Hello Song, go over classroom expectations, do calendar and weather, and then introduce our theme of the week. ✨ We will learn about seasons, weather, animals, family, friends, and even about ourselves and what we can do! ✨Learners will develop their fine motor skills and creativity through arts and crafts and hands-on activities. They will be able to practice thinking and social skills in a safe, comfortable environment with lots of encouragement and praise. ✨I will send the PDF files for the week on the Sunday evening before the beginning of the new week so that you know what to expect and what to bring to class. ✨Since this is an ongoing class, your learner can jump in at any time! 🕚 Note about the time: Each class will run for an average of 30 minutes, but depending on how many learners are enrolled, this class may last a little over or under 30 minutes. 🕐 We will have a variety of interactive activities to do during class, with fun transitions to encourage movement, so your learner will be engaged the entire time. If an activity is not working for your learner, we can always modify and change things up to suit your learner's needs. 🌞OUR DAILY SCHEDULE: Welcome/Hello Song Weather and Calendar Time Fun Movement Song or Finger Play Story Time Arts and Crafts Time OR Hands-On Learning Activity Goodbye Song 🌟Here is a breakdown of what we will be doing each week (subject to change at teacher's discretion): ⬇️ 🗓 Week 1 Jan 6-10 Theme: Me, Myself, and Others DAY 1: 🧒All About Me! Me, My Body, and My Emotions 🎨 Art: Self-Portrait You will need: a paper plate or circle cut out of cardstock Yarn (color of your hair) Googly eyes Markers or Crayons Liquid glue DAY 2: 🧒🧒Learning About Myself and Others 🎨 Art: My Friend and Me Cut Out Art You will need: My Friend and Me Cut Out PDF (I will send you) 🗓 Week 2 Jan 13-17 Theme: Season of Winter DAY 1: ❄️Winter Snow 🎨 Art: Winter Snow Scene You will need: dark blue construction paper white paper (to cut out snowflakes) white crayons, white paint snowmen cut-outs stickers, buttons, cotton balls, etc. DAY 2: ☃️Let's Make Snowpeople! 🎨 Art: Snowpeople Sensory Activity You will need: Play-Doh (white and/or any other colors you have) *You can also make your own snow playdough if you want to! I will send you a recipe for snow dough that you can make ahead of time for class if you'd like.* small objects, such as beads, buttons, googly eyes, gems, pom poms scraps of yarn or ribbon pipe cleaners (for arms) 🗓 Week 3 Jan 20-24 Theme: Bears, Bears, and More Bears! DAY 1: 👱♀️🧸Goldilocks and the Three Bears 🎨 Art: Baby Bear Paper Bag Puppet brown and black construction paper 1 brown paper lunch bag scissors, glue markers, crayons googly eyes small decorations, like stickers or ribbon (optional) DAY 2: 🐻Bears and Hibernation 🎨 Art: Bear Cave Sensory Activity You will need: A paper or styrofoam bowl Safety scissors Small toy bears Small parts such as wood blocks, small trees, pom poms, buttons, small erasers A storage container filled with a filler of your choice (such as, kinetic sand or regular sand, dry beans, rice, or small pebbles) 🗓 Week 4 Jan 27-31 Theme: Let's Blast Off to Outer Space! DAY 1: 🌍The Planets in Our Solar System 🎨 Art: Coffee Filter Planet Suncatcher You will need: coffee filters paper plates markers scissors spray bottle tape or contact paper (to hang in the window, optional) DAY 2: 🚀Astronauts: 3, 2, 1... Blast Off! 🎨 Art: Rocket Ship Space Craft You will need: A cardboard toilet paper tube Washable paint Small pieces of contruction paper, cut out into different shapes Liquid glue Pom poms, buttons, beads, stickers, glitter glue Crayons or Markers Tiny clothespins (for the bottom, to make it stand up) 🗓 Week 5 Feb 3-7 Theme: Groundhog Day DAY 1: 😠Grumpy Groundhog 🎨Art: Groundhog Stencil Shadow Art You Will Need: Black tempera paint Scissors and glue Groundhog cut-out page and shadow stencil (I will send you) Heavy paper (painting paper or cardstock) DAY 2: ⛅Light and Shadows 🎨Art: Find the Shadow Art You will need: A flashlight (or another really good source of light, such as bright sunshine from a window) Small toys such as plastic animals Blocks A piece of white paper Crayons or Markers 🗓 Week 6 Feb 10-14 Theme: It's Valentine's Day! DAY 1: ❤️Valentine Hearts 🎨 Art: Watercolor Paper Plate Heart Craft You will need: a paper plate watercolors heart shaped cut-out (I will send you) scissors, glue markers, crayons any decorations you'd like to use (gems, stickers, buttons, glitter, glitter glue, etc.) DAY 2: 🧁Valentine Cupcakes 🎨Art: Valentine Cupcake Playdough You will need: Playdough Muffin cups and/or a muffin tin (that can be used with playdough) Small decorations to add to playdough cupcakes, such as buttons, beads, gems, pipe cleaners (cut into small pieces to look like candles), pom poms, etc. 🗓 Week 7 Feb 17-21 Theme: Community Helpers DAY 1: DAY 2: 🗓 Week 8 Feb 24-28 Theme: Pets DAY 1: 🐶 Puppies at the Pet Shop 🎨 Art: Paper Bag Puppy Puppet You will need: Paper lunch bag construction paper (for the pet's ears, tail, and/or markings) googly eyes pom poms markers, crayons scissors, glue DAY 2: 🐱Caring for Kittens (and Other Pets, Too!) 🎨Art: Sleepy Kitten Craft You will need: 🗓 Week 9 March 3-7 Theme: Who Lives In the Pond? DAY 1: 🦆Five Little Ducks 🎨 Art: You will need: DAY 2: 🐸Frogs 🎨 Art: Frog Life Cycle Art Project You will need: Paper Plate Google Eyes Construction Paper (Green and Red) Crayons, markers Scissors, glue Frog Life Cycle Cut-Out Page (I will send you) 🗓 Week 10 Mar 10-14 🐷The Three Little Pigs 🎨 Art: Build a House for the Three Little Pigs You will need: Painting paper or construction paper Toothpicks or sticks Bits of paper or grass (for straw) A sponge stamp and red paint (to make bricks) 🗓 Week 11 March 17-21 🌈 Theme: Rainbow of Colors 🎨 Art: Paint a Rainbow You will need: a paper plate, cut in half washable paints or watercolors (colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet) cotton balls (for clouds, optional) hole punch, yarn (to hang in window, optional) 🗓 Week 12 March 24-28 🌦Theme: Weather: The Wind Blows! 🎨 Art: Stormy Weather Process Art You will need: White cardstock Washable finger paints (white, black, blue) Paper plates and paint brushes (for mixing paint) Construction paper: cut out blue raindrops and yellow lightning bolts scissors, glue Optional: cotton balls (for clouds) 🗓 Week 13 March 31-April 4 🦋Theme: Bugs and Butterflies 🎨 Art: Handprint Butterfly You will need: popsicle sticks pom poms pipe cleaners googly eyes construction paper markers, crayons scissors, glue, tape small items to decorate butterfly wings 🗓 Week 14 April 7-11 💐Theme: Garden 🎨 Art: Garden Flower Art You will need: a paper plate washable paint a cupcake liner popsicle sticks or green construction paper brown yarn or pipe cleaners scissors and glue and/or tape any other small items you'd like to use to decorate your flower (I will send you a cut-out page of butterflies as well!) 🗓 Week 15 April 14-18 🐰Theme: Springtime Bunnies 🎨 Art: Easter Egg Q-Tip Painting You will need: Easter Egg Cut-Out Page (I will send you) Paper plates Scissors Glue Q-tips Washable paints, various colors Small items for decorating, such as stickers, gems, beads, or pom poms 🗓Week 16 April 21-25 🌏Theme: Earth Day 🎨 Art: Recycled Process Art You will need: Recycled items you already have, such as: cardboard pieces or boxes, bottle caps, toilet or paper towel rolls, cans, plastic containers or bottles, fabric scraps, egg cartons, etc. Scissors & Glue Assorted art supplies to add to your creation, such as: buttons, cotton balls, ribbon, yarn, pom poms, pipe cleaners, etc. 🗓Week 17 April 28-May 2 🏰Theme: Fairy Tales 🎨 Art: Shape Castle Collage You will need: Shapes Cut-Out Page (I will send you) construction paper markers or crayons any other decorations you'd like to use for your castle 🗓Week 18 May 5-9 👒Theme: Mother's Day 🎨 Art: Mother's Day Fancy Hat Craft You will need: a paper plate scissors & glue washable paint, different colors of tissue paper, and/or construction paper decorations, such as: flowers (real or fake), ribbon, fabric scraps, gems, stickers, pom poms, pipe cleaners, etc. Fancy Hat Mother's Day Craft Let's decorate a paper plate to look like a fancy hat for Mother's Day! We'll paint the hat or glue on different colors of tissue paper or construction paper, and then we'll decorate the hat with flowers, ribbon, and any other decorations we have. 🗓Week 19 May 12-16 🏢Theme: The City is Bustling 🎨 Art: Build a City You will need: Let's build a city! We can use anything we have at home, such as blocks, Legos, boxes, cartons, and/or other building materials. You can add cars and people to your city as well! What else does your city have? 🗓Week 20 May 19-23 😊Theme: Keeping My Body Healthy 🎨 Art: X-Ray Art You will need: black construction paper cotton swabs or a paintbrush white paint glitter glue (optional) 🗓Week 21 May 26-30 🐳Theme: Ocean Animals 🎨 Art: Paper Plate Ocean Aquarium You will need: a paper plate ocean animal cut-outs washable paint/watercolors dry beans, small stones, or shells green pipe cleaners scissors & glue Paint the paper plate blue. Cut out the fish and ocean animals. Glue on the ocean animals, beans/stones, and pipe cleaners to make an aquarium scene. 🗓Week 22: 🌞June 2-6: Summer Break (No class) 🗓Week 23 June 9-13 🦁Theme: Let's Go to the Zoo! 🎨 Art: Zoo Animal Art You will need: Zoo Animal Cut-Out Page (I will send you) construction paper paper plates paper lunch bags scissors & glue markers & crayons washable paint wiggly eyes yarn buttons pom poms pipe cleaners any other art supplies you want to use! 🗓Week 24 June 16-20 ⛺Theme: Camp Out 🎨 Art: Handprint Campfire Craft You will need: Heavy painting paper Tempera paint (red, orange, yellow) Popsicle sticks Cotton balls Brown construction paper No class: Have a wonderful summer! 🌞 🎨 For Arts and Crafts Time AND Hands-On Learning Activities, you can have the following materials on hand or nearby: ✅Crayons, markers, colored pencils ✅Washable tempera paint, watercolors ✅Play-Doh ✅White drawing/printer paper ✅Construction paper ✅Painting paper (for painting projects) ✅Glue ✅Scissors ✅Paperplates ✅Popsicle sticks ✅Cupcake liners ✅Paper lunch bags ✅Yarn ✅Glitter/glitter glue ✅Pom poms, pipecleaners, googly eyes, gems, stickers, beads ✅Counting cubes or counting bears 🔈 Note about the mute/unmute settings: Since this is a class for young learners, I will be using the mute/unmute button during class so that everyone can hear me and so that everyone gets a chance to speak in class. Before class, it would be helpful to either teach your child how to mute/unmute, have an adult nearby to mute/unmute for your child, or to change the settings so that the teacher can control the mute/unmute settings for your child. I can give directions for how to unmute, but I cannot change the unmute setting for your child on my end.
Learning Goals
Students will learn:
✨about a different theme each week
✨ pre-literacy and prewriting skills, such as letters, numbers, shapes, and colors
✨ fine motor skills through arts and crafts and sensory activities
✨academic concepts in science and social studies through exploration and discovery
✨ social skills
✨ listening and thinking skills
✨skills for kindergarten, such as following classroom expectations and problem solving
Other Details
Parental Guidance
We will be using arts and crafts supplies, including safety scissors, so parents are highly encouraged to be nearby to help with the hands-on activity or craft we will make at the end of each class.
Note about the mute/unmute settings:
Since this is a class for young learners, I will be using the mute/unmute button during class so that everyone can hear me and so that everyone gets a chance to speak in class. Before class, it would be helpful to either teach your child how to mute/unmute, have an adult nearby to mute/unmute for your child, or to change the settings so that the teacher can control the mute/unmute settings for your child. I can give directions for how to unmute, but I cannot change the unmute setting for your child on my end.
Supply List
I will send printable PDF materials for the upcoming week on Sunday evenings. You should get an email with a link to a learner message with all the information and attached files for that week. Please bring arts and crafts supplies with you to each class as well!
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hi there! 😊
I'm Ms. Elizabeth, an early literacy and reading tutor for grades Pre-K through 2nd Grade. I also teach online preschool for ages 3-5 as well as art and reading/writing classes for ages 6-9.
My classes are fun, interactive, and highly engaging for young learners. I incorporate music, movement, stories, art, and hands-on learning activities for a holistic learning experience. I believe that a child-centric, play-based approach is best for young children as they learn.
I strive to create classes that spark my students' interests, engage with their curiosity, and inspire them to go even further in their learning. I love seeing my students get excited about reading, writing, creating, and exploring.
For my early reading tutoring classes, I follow the research-based science of reading principles, including teaching oral language, phonological awareness and phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, reading/language comprehension, and writing. I'm committed to helping your child learn the basic literacy skills they need to succeed in their reading journey. I use high-quality materials and individualize each tutoring lesson to fit your child's specific learning needs.
I've been teaching online for over 4 years. I began my teaching journey as an online ESL teacher, and then transitioned into teaching online preschool and early reading/writing classes.
I've been working with children for over 10 years as a babysitter, nanny, and tutor.
I have a Bachelor's degree in English/Creative Writing. Currently, I'm working on getting an associate's degree in early childhood care and education.
In addition to teaching, I also write fiction for young adults.
I love spending time at home with my husband and our two kitty babies, Kiki and Teddy. Once in a while, you may get to see a kitty in class too!
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Live Group Course
$28
weekly or $672 for 48 classes2x per week, 24 weeks
25 min
Completed by 32 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 3-5
2-4 learners per class