What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 4 - 7
Looking for a fun way to practice reading comprehension skills this summer? Strengthen reading comprehension skills while playing the games Don't Look Down, Fishtopia, Snowbrawl, Knockback, or Capture the Flag in Gimkit. Before we play, we will review a comprehension skill with a short mini-lesson. Then I will share the GimKit link and class code, as well as explain how to play each game. Students will answer questions about the skill in order to earn money that will aide them in playing the game. We will play as many rounds of each game as time permits. It is helpful if students have prior knowledge of making inferences and using context clues, as this will help them be successful in the games. ** I will rotate the comprehension skill each class so students are able to take the class multiple times without repeating content.** Class Comprehension Skill Topics: July 30: Inferencing Aug 1: Context Clues Aug 3: Character Traits Aug 6: Denotation (Word Choice) Aug 10: Figurative Language Aug 20: Tone and Mood My goal as a teacher is to make learning fun, relevant, and engaging for students! It is important for students to make personal connections to content, so they can take ownership in their learning. Knowing that children learn in many different ways, I incorporate a variety of learning strategies and activities to reach all learners.
Learning Goals
Students will improve reading comprehension skills and use context clues to decode unknown words while playing Gimkit games.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
I will supply link and code for Gimkit game. While students are welcome to have a Gimkit account, it is not necessary to have one to play the game.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Teaching Certificates
North Carolina Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
North Carolina Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reading Education Experience:
24 years teaching experience (Grades 2-8)
Elementary Literacy Coach
Middle School Reading Interventionist
Master's Degree in K-12 Reading Education
Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$10
per classMeets once
30 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
2-10 learners per class