What's included
2 live meetings
1 hrs 10 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade Pre-Kindergarten - 2
During each class, I'll read 2-3 children's books (depending on the length of the books). Some of those books that we'll be reading together will be: The Princess and the Pig (by Jonathan Emmett) I Need My Monster (by Amanda Noll) Stop That Pickle! (by Peter Armour) Burger Boy (by Alan Durant) Snow Pony and the Seven Miniature Ponies (Christian Trimmer) Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies (by Carolyn Crimi) Henry and the Crazed Chicken Pirates (by Carolyn Crimi) Little Red Gliding Hood (by Tara Lazar) Turkey Trouble (by Wendi Silvano) Turkey Claus (by Wendi Silvano) Pirate Pete (by Kim Kennedy) Pirate Pete's Giant Adventure (by Kim Kennedy) Pirate Pete's Talk Like a Pirate (by Kim Kennedy) The Gruffalo (by Julia Donaldson) The Gruffalo's Child (by Julia Donaldson) Room on the Broom (by Julia Donaldson) The Twin Princes (by Tedd Arnold) Parts (by Tedd Arnold) Princess Hyacinth: The Surprising Tale of a Girl Who Floated (by Florence Parry Heide) One Potato, Two Potato (by Cynthia DeFelice) Bubble Trouble (by Margaret Mahy) Oh, The Places You'll Go (by Dr. Seuss) Horton Hears a Who (Dr. Seuss) Naughty Mabel (by Nathan Lane and Devlin Elliott) Naughty Mabel Sees It All (by Nathan Lane and Devlin Elliott) The Night I Followed the Dog (by Nina Laden) Chester (by Mélanie Watt) Chester's Back (by Mélanie Watt) Chester's Masterpiece (by Mélanie Watt) The Pirate Cruncher (by Johnny Duddle) The Pirates Next Door (by Johnny Duddle) Dog vs. Cat (by Chris Gall) Bedhead (by Margie Palatini) Oink? (by Margie Palatini) Piggie Pie (by Margie Palatini) Bad Boys (by Margie Palatini) Naughty Kitty (by Adam Stower) The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs (by Jon Scieszka) The Pout-Pout Fish (by Deborah Diesen) The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark (by Deborah Diesen) Unicorns Are the Worst! (by Alex Willan) Company's Coming (by Arthur Yorinks) Clancy the Courageous Cow (by Lachie Hume) The Giant of Jum (by Ellie Woolard) The Story Book Knight (by Helen Docherty and Thomas Docherty) Unicorn Day (by Diana Murray) Sticks (by Diane Alber) The Most Magnificent Thing (by Ashley Spires) The Monster on the Block (by Sue Ganz-Schmitt) Creepy Carrots (by Aaron Reynolds) Creepy Underwear (by Aaron Reynolds) Bone Soup (by Cambria Evans) Pete the Cat (several books by Kimberly Dean and James Dean) As learners show interest, we'll spend a little time talking about the stories and things that interest us. I will often read a few minutes past the scheduled end of class, as I don't want to abruptly stop if we're in the middle of reading a book. Note: I have about a 10-week "rotation," which means that I will start re-reading some of the same stories in my personal library about every 10 weeks or so. I do periodically add new books to my library and I also take requests.
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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello! My name is Karyn O'Connor. I'm a freelance editor and copywriter as well as a professional voice teacher and acting coach. Here on Outschool, I teach group classes and tutor in English Language Arts and French grammar and vocabulary building . . . plus a few other classes on subjects of personal interest to me.
I was born and raised in Canada, where I was educated bilingually (English and French) all the way through university. I earned an Honours double Major BA in Psychology and French Studies from a bilingual university (York University/Université York) in Toronto. In case you're wondering: nearly all my teachers and professors were from France, so my accent is more French than Québécois.
I have a Master's in Publishing degree, I'm a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association, and I'm an American Writers & Artists, Inc. trained copywriter with professional freelance experience in copywriting and editing website content, sales copy, and nonfiction and fiction book manuscripts. in addition to owning Karyn O'Connor Voice & Acting Studios, I own an editing and copywriting business - Creative Copy & Editing - which is based in the United States. My clients consist of businesses, individual brands, and publishing houses.
As a former home schooling mother of four children for eight years, I've taught a wide variety of subjects to my own children, as well as to middle-school and high-school students at a large homeschool co-op. I've been teaching on Outschool for five years, and I hope to help support your learner's academic needs. My passion for language and writing inspires my small group classes and private tutoring in English Language Arts (grammar, spelling, literary analysis, writing, reading, etc.). I also teach a Story Time class in which I read my favorite children's books to young learners. I'll be adding my own children's fiction book to my library soon!
I'm really looking forward to getting to know you and your student and to helping him/her/them along his/her/their path to learning!
Best,
Karyn
Reviews
Live Group Class
$16
weekly ($8 per class)2x per week
35 min
Completed by 149 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 4-8
3-6 learners per class