Rapping the Vowels: A, E, I, O, U....and Silly Letter Y
What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1 hour per week. There will be no official homework, however, if your child wants to write a rap with their new rhyming sounds, with or without illustrations, they can always post it for the class to read/see.Assessment
As a teacher, I'm used to informally assessing students every day, as they learn, so I will be checking/observing for understanding as we go along. Informal assessment is usually done through things like asking questions and also seeing what they choose and do in class, as they pick words for rhymes, say the vowel sounds, etc... Please let me know if you have an educational requirement for a more formal assessment.Class Experience
US Grade Kindergarten - 2
In this ongoing class, students will learn and practice the different vowel sounds, including the long i and e for the letter Y, while having fun using them in rhymes, raps, and songs! Along the way, they should be able to learn a lot of CVC, CVCe, and CCVC words with rhyming endings. One of the main reading challenges I have seen as a former K-3rd classroom teacher is that students learn the sounds briefly, in lessons at school, but then don't remember and apply them when reading and figuring out new words later on, even in the upper grades. This course is designed to not only help them learn the sounds in a fun way but to give them that ongoing practice with many words with rhyming ending sounds, so they build up the number of words they can read, while also making sure those vowels are strongly ingrained in their memories. 1/9-1/15/23: Students will learn the short letter A/a sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "ab." 1/16-1/22: Students will learn the short A/a sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "ad." 1/23-1/29: Students will learn the short A/a sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "ag." 1/30-2/6: Students will learn the short A/a sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "am." 2/7-2/12: Students will learn the short A/a sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "an." 2/13-2/19: Students will learn the short A/a sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "at." 2/20-2/26: Students will learn the long A/a sound and some rhyming words with the long a. 2/27-3/5: Students will learn the short E/e sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "ed." 3/6-3/12: Students will learn the short E/e sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "eg/egg." 3/13-3/19: Students will learn the short E/e sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "el/ell." 3/20-3/26: Students will learn the short E/e sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "en." 3/27-4/2: Students will learn the short E/e sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "et." 4/3-4/9: Students will learn the long E/e sound and some words with the long e. 4/10-4/16: Students will learn the short I/i sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "id." 4/17-4/23: Students will learn the short I/i sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "ig." 4/24-4/30: Students will learn the short I/i sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "ill." 5/1-5/7: Students will learn the short I/i sound and some rhyming words with the ending sounds "im/is." 5/8-5/14: Students will learn the short I/i sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "it." 5/15-5/21: Students will learn the long I/i sound and some words with the long i. 5/22-5/28: Students will learn the short O/o sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "ob." 5/29-6/4: Students will learn the short O/o sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "od/odd." 6/5-6/11: Students will learn the short O/o sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "og." 6/12-6/18: Students will learn the short O/o sound and some rhyming words with the ending sounds "om/on." 6/19-6/25: Students will learn the short O/o sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "oss." 6/26-7/2: Students will learn the short O/o sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "ot." 7/3-7/9: Students will learn the long O/o sound and some long o words. 7/10-7/16: Students will learn the short U/u sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "ub/ud." 7/17-7/23: Students will learn the short U/u sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "ug." 7/24-7/30: Students will learn the short U/u sound and some rhyming words with the ending sounds "ull/um." 7/31-8/6: Students will learn the short U/u sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "un." 8/7-8/13: Students will learn the short U/u sound and some rhyming words with the ending sounds "us/uss." 8/14-8/20: Students will learn the short U/u sound and some rhyming words with the ending sound "ut." 8/21-8/27: Students will learn the long U/u sound and some words with the long u. 8/28-9/3: Students will learn the consonant Y sound and some words with consonant Y. 9/4-9/10: Students will learn the long E/e sound for the Letter Y and some long E/e sound words spelled with Y. 9/11-9/17: Students will learn the long I/i sound for the Letter Y and some long I/i sound words spelled with Y. This class can start again when we make it to this point. Students are free to come and go as they want since each lesson is independent of the others.
Learning Goals
Students will learn the sounds of the short and long vowels for A, E, I, O, U.....and three sounds for the letter Y (consonant Y/long E and I). They will also learn about rhyming endings (ex. at, et, it, ot, ut, etc...) as they are exposed to many CVC, CVCe, and CCVC words along the way.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
n/a
Supply List
n/a
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Washington Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
I'm a certified K-8th teacher with decades of experience teaching children, most often in K-3rd grades. I have subbed all grades, though, from Preschool-12th grade, and have regularly taught ages 3-18, online, for over four years now.....over 20,000 classes.....in multiple subjects. I was also a director of a daycare center before going back to school to do a Master's in Teaching Program (Summa Cum Laude). I have a bachelor's degree in Business Administration: Accounting.....and even went to law school! Teaching is my passion, though!
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Live Group Class
$10
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 7 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-8
2-6 learners per class