Squish-Mania: Write It. Write It. Write It. - A Flex Writing Class

In this 6-week FLEX class, learners will use their love of Squishmallows, combined with their imaginations, to practice their writing skills. We will do a different activity each week, accessing different skills and different types of writing. This class is meant to motivate students to practice writing throughout the summer, about a topic that they love - Squishmallows! 

This class does not meet live. Students interact with myself and each other through postings in the platform classroom. As a Squish-fan myself, I am very much looking forward to taking your learners' love of these adorable squishies and turning it into increased writing confidence. 

Each week will provide a lesson video (accompanied by any notes that are necessary) so that students can both see and hear an explanation of the assignment that week. Upon request, I am happy to provide subtitles and/or a transcript of each video to assist learners who process information visually. 

Each week, the expectation will be: 
-Students will watch the short video provided.
-Students will complete that week's writing assignment.

Please see the outline below for details about what we will work on. 

Week 1: The squishiest award goes to... - Write about your favorite Squishmallow
Week 2: Expand your imagination - Let's create/describe our own Squishmallow
Week 3: Where'd you come from? - Write an origin story for your Squishmallow
Week 4: A Mysterious Encounter - Write about an encounter with a Squishmallow "in the wild"
Week 5: Yes and...? - Write the ending to the given story.
Week 6: Help I'm trapped! - Write about what it would be like to be a Squishmallow trapped inside a claw machine.

Each week I will provide personalized feedback to the students on their progress with that week's work. 

If students have questions or need extra assistance, they are encouraged to contact me through the classroom. I will provide a written or video response depending on the question at hand.

I feel that children should be encouraged to follow their passions. Children need to know that they can have what they want for their lives if they have the correct tools and motivation to get there. I hope to help build confidence in my students and to give them some of those tools. I also believe that not every child learns the same way. Education is not a one-size-fits-all experience. I look forward to helping your child learn how they learn.

While I offer an extensive collection of class content choices, my specialty is meeting students where they’re at and making the course material accessible to all students, regardless of the topic. I love to be silly with my students and encourage interaction in all of my classes. I want learners to feel at ease and safe to be themselves in my classroom. My small class sizes and relaxed, encouraging teaching style allow me to tailor my classes to each student’s needs and learning style, resulting in learners walking away from class confident and smiling.