Storytime Adventures! Stories, Songs, and Crafts for 3 - 6 Year Old's.
Join us for adventures through stories! In this ongoing class, students will listen as Teacher Melody reads popular children's books followed by story themed songs, audiovisual, movements, or art project.
Teacher Melody, (MBA Human Resource, BA Education)
Average rating:
4.7
Number of reviews:(56)
What's included
1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
As part of my commitment to inspire children to love reading, I would like to invite students to join me, Teacher Melody, for adventures through stories! In this ongoing class, students will listen as I read popular interactive children's stories followed by themed songs, role playing, audiovisual, movement, or art project. One of my favorite childhood activities was storytime. Stories have so much to offer: they develop listening and communication skills, improve concentration and memory, bring experiences alive, create a sense of wonder and help sequence events. These weekly ongoing sessions meet on the same day and time once a week. I will choose picture books with beautiful illustrations from my personal children's library. Selections will include some of my personal favorites such as, Harold and the Purple Crayon, by Crockett Johnson. The students and I will go on a fantastic journey with Harold and his purple crayon! In future lessons, we will meet such character's as Corduroy, a little bear who once lived in the toy department of a big store, and the girl who took him home. We will travel to Spain where a little bull named Ferdinand rather sit and smell the flowers than fight in the bullring. We will learn about Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good very bad day he had! Oh the adventures we will have through the magic of storytelling! Each child should come to class with something to draw on and something to draw with for impromptu drawings or class activities. If other supplies are needed for a schedule craft project, I will post a list in the classroom on Mondays. Each class will include a coloring page to be downloaded. My teaching style is interactive, casual, fun, and engaging for the child. Typically I start a class with introductions and rapport building questions leading into the topic of the story for the day. I will read the story, stopping to ask questions to engage the students with the text. After reading the story we will discuss the story allowing the students to express their thoughts and use their imagination. We will complete a story themed activity and/or create an art project. Class with last 40-45 minutes depending on the number of students and abilities. Each class will include one or more of the following: songs, role playing, audiovisual, movement, or easy to create art project. Class will meet every Wednesday at 10:00 am (CST). Students can attend week to week or drop into a class whenever your schedule allows. The class will always be a new experience! FALL SESSION (September 1 - November 3, 2021) Week One, September 1, 2021 Harold and the Purple Crayon, by Crockett Johnson Week Two, September 8, 2021 Corduroy, by Don Freeman Week Three, September 15, 2021 Harry the Dirty Dog, by Gene Zion Week Four, September 22, 2021 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, by Judith Viorst Week Five September 29, 2021 The Most Magnificent Thing, by Ashley Spires Week Six October 6, 2021 Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch, by Alyssa Satin Capucilli My Pumpkin, by Lily Karr Week Seven October 13, 2021 The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle Week Eight October 20, 2021 Grumpy Monkey, by Suzanne Lang Week Nine October 27, 2021 Spooky Friends, illistrated by Dawn Machell Halloween Party, illistrated by Dawn Machell Week Ten November 3, 2021 Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak This is a continuing class, which means that parents are charged weekly on Sundays for the upcoming week's camp. The Sunday charge "reserves" your child's spot for the week and is therefore nonrefundable; however, you are free to unsubscribe or re-enroll at any time with no additional fees. For more information about ongoing classes on Outschool, please see this page: https://support.outschool.com/en/articles/2272596-ongoing-classes-for-learners
Learning Goals
Students will work on listening skills, practice virtual classroom etiquette, and use their creativity and imagination! They will improve their fine motor skills through coloring, drawing, and art projects.
Other Details
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
List of books and authors are included in the class description.
Joined September, 2020
4.7
56reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello! My name is Teacher Melody. I live in beautiful St Louis, Missouri. I graduated from Webster University with a Masters Degree in Human Resources, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Education from Southern Illinois University. I am a certified ESL teacher with a TESOL certificate. I have over 25 years experience working with children, and over 5 years experience teaching remote learning classes to children. Learning with me is fun and exciting! I teach English to native speaking children ages 3 - 18 years old, as well as English as a second language to children to improve their English speaking skills. In addition to academic lessons, I offer a variety of lesson topics; lessons about animals, traveling, music, creative writing, holidays, and more! In my classroom we learn while playing fun games and learning new songs together. My classroom is both fun and educational. When I am not teaching, I enjoy spending time with my family, by having new adventures and experiences together. I share my home with my four dogs and three cats. In my spare time I enjoy volunteering at local animal shelter in my community. I can't wait to meet your child in the classroom! Reviews
Live Group Class
$12
weekly1x per week
40 min
Completed by 6 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 3-6
2-6 learners per class
