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Sharks~Mini Book Club~Early Childhood ~Strengthening Reading Comprehension

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Ages 4-7
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Listen to a story and participate in book talks with an experienced, licensed educator. We will discuss the author, the author's purpose, the illustrator, sequence the story with a retelling and make predictions.
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(310 reviews)
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Live video meetings
1x per week, 4 weeks
1-6 learners per class
30 min

What's included

4 live meetings
2 in-class hours
Homework
Read a good book before bed! :)
Grading
personalized feedback

Class Experience

US Grade Pre-Kindergarten - 1
Beginner Level
These classes do not build on each other, so feel free to join this class at any time.  In this 4 time class, the students will listen to a fiction story about a shark during the first three classes. The last class will be a non-fiction shark book that will deliver shark information in a fun way.  The stories will be read with fluency and expression with chances for the students to interact with the text and make predictions about what will happen next.  The students will learn about the author and illustrator. The students will learn why it is important to retell a story in the correct order.  They will be encouraged to sequence the story using the words:  first, next, then, last.  The students will discuss characters and the settings of the stories. The students will learn to tell the author's purpose for writing the story.  The students will be engaged in a book talk that will keep them engaged and interacting.  AND most importantly, the students will laugh and enjoy a good story!  Books are fun! 

Class 1~Shark Trouble by Sam Lloyd
Class 2~Don't Eat The Teacher by Nick Ward
Class 3~Commotion In The Ocean by Giles Andreae
Class 4~Fly Guy Presents Sharks by Tedd Arnold

Learning Goals

~Students will strengthen listening skills while having a story read to them.
~Students will practice using active listening skills. 
~Students will use language skills when retelling the sequence of the story and using first, next, then, and last
~Students will strengthen reading skills to actively predict what events will happen next. 
~Students will hear stories read with fluency and expression.
~Students will demonstrate a love of non-fiction stories.

Other Details

Supply List
Grab a comfy chair to listen to a fun SHARK story!
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined May, 2020
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Hi!  Welcome to my Outschool classroom. 

My name is Betty Nilssen.  💕

I have a BS in Elementary Education with a minor in Spanish from UW-Milwaukee.  I am a first grade teacher, but I have also taught second, third and fourth grade, full inclusive classrooms.  My teaching license certifies me to teach grades 1~6. My passion for teaching reading while incorporating phonics, phonemic awareness, rhyming, comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, science, social studies, math, drawing and writing helps children strengthen their academic skills while they gain academic confidence and a love of learning.  Teaching reading is my super power.  I can support your young learner. 

I have three adult daughters and two of them are teachers.  My mom was also an educator.

There are so many books to read, words and sentences to write, math equations to solve and fiction and non fiction pictures to draw and label. Let's get started!  

Enroll your Early Childhood Education student and your child will further develop an academic foundation and gain academic confidence with a love of learning. Your child will be a life long reader! 

Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or if you are looking for different times or dates for classes.  
I can't wait to work with you and your child and further a passion for learning!  
Betty Nilssen

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