Social Story Time: Let's Listen to a Story, Talk with Friends, & Love Reading!
What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade Kindergarten - 1
Welcome to Story Time! ➼ Teacher Read Aloud (This is a "Listening" class; children do not read aloud in this class) ➼ Vocabulary Word Mat Provided ➼ 27 Stories Total in the Series! + Bonus Holiday Specials! ➼ ESL Welcome! In this ongoing class, children will enjoy listening to a fun story! We will chat about the story characters, events, and illustrations. All children will be encouraged to participate and talk throughout class. Before class, children will receive a Vocabulary Word Mat to support language development. In class, stories will be displayed in class through PowerPoint slides so that children can enjoy the beautiful illustrations. At the end of each class, we will do a multiple-choice Quiz Game as a team to answer questions about the story. After class, children will receive fun colouring pages from the story to complete at home. "If you are going to get anywhere in life, you have to read a lot of books." --Roald Dahl LET'S START A STORY! JUNE Week of June 1 & 2: "The Messy Magpie" #8 Week of June 8 & 9: "The Cautious Caterpillar" #9 Week of June 15 & 16: “Jake’s First Day” #10 Week of June 22 & 23: “Carrot Club” #11 Week of June 29 & 30: "Charlie the Firefighter" #12 JULY Weeks of July 3 - 14: TEACHER HOLIDAY, no classes Week of July 20 & 21: "The Old Toy Room" #13 Week of July 27 & 28: "A Monster Surprise" #14 AUGUST Week of August 3 & 4: "Formidable Sid" #15 Week of August 10 & 11: "The Runaway Iceberg" #16 Week of August 17 & 18: "Patcho and Pigeon: Dynamic Duo!" #17 Week of August 24 & 25: "Around the World with Max and Lemon" #18 Week of August 28 - September 1: TEACHER HOLIDAY, no classes SEPTEMBER Week of September 7 & 8: "The Boy and the Rainbow" #19 Week of September 14 & 15: "The Bear Who Came to Babysit" #20 Week of September 21 & 22: "Knights and Dragons Unite!" #21 Week of September 28 & 29: "Wake Up Time on Bumble Farm" #22 OCTOBER Week of October 5 & 6: "Doris the Loris" #23 Week of October 12 & 13: "Don't Hog The Hedge" #24 Week of October 19 & 20: "Undersea Cleaning Spree" #25 Week of October 26 & 27: "A Magical Muddle" 🎃 Halloween Special! 🎃 October 29th - * Autumn Time Change - End of Daylight Savings * NOVEMBER Week of November 2 & 3: "The Perfect Ribbit" #26 Week of November 9 & 10: "Seren's Seasons" #27 Week of November 16 & 17: No Class Week of November 23 & 24: No Class Week of November 30 & December 1: No Class DECEMBER Week of December 7 & 8: "Ten Little Lights" 🎄 Christmas Special #1! 🎄 Week of December 14 & 15: "A Christmas Collar" 🎄 Christmas Special #2! 🎄 Week of December 21 & 22: "Cookie's Christmas Invention" 🎄 Christmas Special #3! 🎄 END of 2023! See you in May 2024! CLASS POLICIES ⫸ I offer several dates/times for this ongoing class each week. Each class section taught in a single week will be based on the same material. ⫸ Class will begin on time and I respectfully ask that children arrive on time as well. ⫸ Class may run 2-5 minutes longer than scheduled, depending on class participation level and student engagement. If your child needs to leave class at the scheduled end-time, please let me know. ⫸ Mute Button: Children will be unmuted during class and will be able to ask questions and share their opinions. I only use the Mute Button in the event of excessive background noise or excessive distraction. Please ensure that your child knows how to mute and unmute their microphone. ⫸ Chat Box: The Chat Box will not be open during class in order to limit distractions. ⫸ Class recordings are available for 7 days after each completed class. ⫸ Cancellations: All Ongoing classes have a standard refund policy: "Cancel subscription at any point, no refund for past subscriptions. Payments can be refunded within 24 hours of purchase."
Learning Goals
This is a "listening" class. Children will listen to the story read aloud. Children will participate in class by answering questions about the story and sharing their ideas.
Other Details
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
All stories are published by Twinkl (unauthored)
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Teaching Certificates
California Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from University of Strathclyde
Bachelor's Degree in Science from California Polytechnic State University
⭐️ 4 years on Outschool! ⭐️
⭐️ 1,350 students taught on Outschool! ⭐️
Hello! My name is Megan and I am originally from San Francisco, California. I now live in Scotland, UK! I have a Masters Degree in Education with Honours (MSc) from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. I began my teaching career in 2006 and I have taught both in California, USA and in Scotland, UK. I was also a Summer Camp Counsellor for 3 years during my Undergraduate studies at University and I love being outdoors exploring nature!
As an elementary/primary school teacher for Grades K-6/Primary 1-7, my specialties include phonics and grammar, reading comprehension, math, and interdisciplinary topic exploration (the FUN learning!) I have also taught as an online ESL teacher (TEFL and TESOL Certified) and I ensure my classes are friendly, supportive, and engaging.
My home base is in Scotland, but I also travel to amazing places all over Europe and the Americas in my campervan as my "travelling classroom"! In my classes, we will laugh and learn together. I hope to see you soon!
Megan's Class Policies:
⪼ I live in the UK and so I use British English for my lessons and reading materials. The majority of my resources are written in British English. There is very little difference between American and British English. For example, in American: color, in British English: colour / in American: organize, in British English: organise.
⪼ I enter the classroom 4-6 minutes before class start time. This is to allow me to set up for the class. I admit learners from the waiting room at the start time of the class. If you arrive early, please wait in the waiting room until class start time.
⪼ I live in the London Time Zone and it may be that you live in a different time zone. This may mean that I cannot reply immediately to emails or messages. I will do my absolute best to reply to messages as quickly as possible within the daytime hours of the London Time Zone.
⪼ For the purposes of consistency and fairness, all standard Outschool refund policies will be followed.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$12
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 154 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-7
2-4 learners per class
This class is no longer offered
Financial Assistance
Tutoring
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