Sentence Writing for Advanced Beginning Writers Using the Science of Reading

In this SMALL ongoing class, students will improve their sentence writing by learning sentence structure and spelling concepts. Depending on age or grade level, students may be working on spelling phonetically correct only. I am an experienced teacher and will continue to look for signs of students being ready to learn correct spelling concepts, such as -ea, -ee, -ing endings, etc. 

We will begin class with a writing and spelling warm-up. We will work on word segmentation. Students will practice hearing and writing the sounds they hear to form a complete word. I use the Science of Reading research in all my academic classes. I use orthographic mapping and sound tiles to break down words for easy spelling. This strategy is from the Science of Reading, which is proven to be THE way learners learn to read. We are using the strategies to build strong writers as well.

Next, the class will write a sentence together focusing on capitalization, small and tall letters, spacing, and punctuation. 

Finally, we will finish the class by hearing a short introduction to a fun scenario we will be writing about. Students will have some time to brainstorm and discuss how they will respond in writing. I will assist students as needed during this time. Students may not finish the final writing during class, but are encouraged to continue working on it after class. Of course, finishing outside of class is always optional and never mandatory.

**Please note that this class is NOT for learning letter sounds and letter formation. Students coming to this class should have a solid foundation of letter sounds and how to write them. We may review how to write lowercase letters as needed, but overall this class will be for the students who may already know how to write CVC and other small words. 

Our writing schedule will be as follows:

1. Week of June 3 (skipped)
Under the Sea-sharks

2. Week of June 10
Under the Sea-creatures

3. Week of June 17
Bubble Land

4. Week of June 24
Swimming

5. Week of July 1
Into the Woods-animal

6. Week of July 8
Into the Woods-camping

7. Week of July 15
Dinosaurs

8. Week of July 22
Wild Zoo

9. Week of July 29
Candy Land

10. Week of August 5
Space- Inner Planets

***Schedule may move to evening times due to school starting back.
***No class from Weeks of August 12- September 9

11. Week of September 18
Space- Outer Planets

12. Week of September 25
Wacky Birthday Party

***TBA October 2

13. Week of October 9
Pumpkin Patch

14. Week of October 16
Hibernation Station

15. Week of October 23
Spooky Forest

16. Week of October 30
Halloween Costume Party

17. Week of November 6
The Farm in Fall

18. Week of November 13
Hiding Turkey

19. Week of November 20
Thanksgiving Chaos

20. Week of November 27
Gingerbread Mystery

21. Week of December 4 
Christmas!

22. Week of December 11 
Christmas Time Travel

***TBA week of December 18

*****No class the weeks of December 25- January 1

23. Week of January 8 
Arctic Commotion

24. Week of January 15
Snowman in trouble

25. Week of January 22
Snowflake magic

26. Week of January 29
Hot Cocoa for...

27. Week of February 5
A Disaster for Punxsutawney Phil

28. Week of February 12 
The Worst Dentist Visit

29. Week of February 19
Funny Valentine

30. Week of February 26 
Duck for President

31. Week of March 4
Read Across America

32. Week of March 11
The Other Side of the Rainbow

33. Week of March 18 
Spring is Here!

34. Week of March 25
Spring Stinks

35. Week of April 1 
Easter Egg Hunt Mystery

36. Week of April 8
Who ate all the Easter Candy?

37. Week of April 15
Life Cycle of a...

38. Week of April 22
Extreme Weather

39. Week of April 29
Ice Cream Sunday

40. Week of May 6
Franken-Pizza

41. Week of May 13
Garden of Unexpected Foods

42. Week of May 20
Robot Racket

***Repeat from the top.




👉🏼CLASSROOM POLICIES:
-Please try to be on time. In the case of a screen sharing class, it may be difficult to help late students if they need.
-Be sure students have on shirts and bottoms (if it is a dancing/moving class).
-I don’t always mute students, but I will if the background is too noisy. Please be sure your student knows how to unmute when it is time. 

👉🏼PARENTS/CARETAKERS: 
Please be sure to stay off camera as much as possible for the comfort and safety of all learners. 

👉🏼SIBLINGS:
I can accommodate for siblings if the class is age appropriate by opening another slot, upon request. If the sibling is not enrolled in the class, please be sure they are not seen on camera. If more than one sibling is enrolled, they may share 1 device. 

👉🏼REFUNDS:
I do not often offer refunds for missed classes (unless I miss). Outschool uploads our class video after every class and students will be able to view the class later. If you must miss an ongoing class you can choose to unenroll by Sunday morning to avoid payment, but the spot may or may not be filled when ready to re-enroll. Otherwise, you can refer to the video. 

👉🏼FEEDBACK:
I am working on building a set of classes that are fun, engaging, and meaningful. Please message me with how I can make my classes better if you are willing. I ask that problems come to me first to see if I can solve them. I am a very caring and passionate teacher and I just ask for a chance to offer satisfaction.

HAVE FUN!