***this is a FLEX course*** In this 4-week course students will be introduced to rhyming with the use of teaching videos by myself, other fun videos, crafts, games, activities, books, and interactive Google slides. Students will be asked to participate in discussion questions and review activities using Nearpod and Kahoot.

Students will learn about rhymes and work on successfully recognizing and sorting rhyming words! They will be introduced to the Funny Bunny as the rhyming mascot! Fun animations and activities will incorporate Funny Bunny into the lesson. 

Week #1 - students will watch a Jack Hartmann video that introduces rhyming in a fun and interactive way! We will discuss what rhymes they heard in the video. Students will comment what rhymes they heard on the post and get to hear from their classmates! We will use a variety of videos throughout this course in a similar fashion. Videos will be used to provide instructional support and examples. 

Each week, we will read a new book and use the classroom wall to discuss the rhymes we heard in the books and what makes them rhyming words. "Who's Making That Mess?" by Jenny Tyler and Philip Hawthorn is one example. 

Weeks #2 & #3 - I will present students with a sorting card activity. I will post a card and students will name the object in the picture. I will post several other cards and students will then name the other picture cards that match from the group! In the last week, students will use interactive google slides presentations to interact with their peers and complete a memory match game using the object sort cards from previous weeks. 

Book List (rhyming):
The Bug on the Rug By: Marv Alinas Illustrated by: Kathleen Petelinsek
The Best Log in the Bog By: Marv Alinas  Illustrated by: 
My Big Wig By: Marv Alinas  Illustrated by: Kathleen Petelinsek
Ben's Hen By: Marv Alinas  Illustrated by: Kathleen Petelinsek
Ned, Ted, and the Red Shed By: Marv Alinas Illustrated by: Kathleen Petelinsek
Fun in the Sun By: Marv Alinas  Illustrated by: Kathleen Petelinsek

Standards: 1.3.5.C.1 - sound techniques (eg., rhyme, alliteration) CC.1.1.K.C - recognize and produce rhyming words.

- Throughout this class, students will engage with their peers through the use of Kahoots! and class wide games like Jeopardy! and BINGO. Nearpod will also be utilized to demonstrate what students have learned, engage in virtual field trips, and allow for classmate interaction. 

- Students will also post their completed crafts and assignments for their classmates to comment on. Students will follow along with various crafts such as coloring pages, multimedia crafts, informative diagrams, cut and paste crafts, and so much more! We will engage in activities such as interactive google presentations, mini info books, and super exciting experiments! 

- I will have a few practice worksheets students can print out to practice at home. Students will take a picture and post their completed worksheets to the classroom as proof of their work and as a way for me to assess them. Students will also have an independent interactive google slides they will be working on throughout the week. 

- Also shared in the classroom will be exciting videos for students to watch and learn from, guided questions will be attached to each video. 

- Anchor charts will be used as visuals.