Virtual Kindergarten Reading Language Arts Class: - Part 1 Of 4
Students will build their literacy, comprehension, writing, vocabulary, conversation and citizenship skills as they engage in a study
of Toys and Play!
Anne Ladd Welch, M.Ed.
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4.5
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What's included
2 live meetings
50 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
Part 1: Building Literacy and Citizenship in a Collaborative Virtual Classroom; as they engage in a study of Toys and Play . Toys and Play is an interactive ELA class. We will dive into complex text to enrich student vocabulary, knowledge, and comprehension. Dates – August 17th - October 15th • Unit 1: August 10th – August 20th • Unit 2: August 24th - September 8th • Unit 3: September 9th – October 1st In Unit 1, Students consider norms and behaviors for sharing toys and interacting with peers through structured conversations, learning experiences such as roleplay and guided discovery of toys, and an analysis of the text Llama Llama Time to Share by Anna Dewdney. In Unit 2, students learn more about toys as they consider what makes something a toy and what makes toys fun. They learn to sort and describe toys by specific attributes. They also begin to think about perspective as they discuss and write about their own toy preferences, using language and ideas from the text Toys Galore by Peter Stein. In Unit 3, students deepen their understanding of perspective as they read the text Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell. Students also learn about toys from a historical perspective using the text Playing with Friends: Comparing Past and Present by Rebecca Rissman. As a culmination of the unit, students interview a classmate about his or her preferred classroom toy. They use the information from the interview to create their performance task: an informational piece of writing and drawing about their classmate’s preferred toy and how the classmate likes to play with it. Next Classes: Enrollment Opening Soon Part 2 of 4 - October 19th Learning Through Science and Story; Weather Wonders In this module, students build their literacy and science skills as they engage in a study of the weather. The module begins with a story about a young girl named Sofia who is curious about the weather. Sofia wants to learn more about how she can be prepared for any type of weather, and she asks the kindergarten students to help her in this quest. Part 3 of 4 - January 4th Researching to Build Knowledge and Teach Others; Trees are Alive In this module, students build their literacy and science skills as they engage in a study of the weather. The module begins with a story about a young girl named Sofia who is curious about the weather. Sofia wants to learn more about how she can be prepared for any type of weather, and she asks the kindergarten students to help her in this quest. Part 4 of 4 - March 15th Contributing to the Community; Enjoying and Appreciating Trees In this module, students continue to build on their scientific knowledge of trees from Module 3 by exploring the importance of trees to people and their communities. Students learn how different people, both real and imaginary, enjoy and appreciate trees, and they consider how real people and characters have used trees to fill a need in their community
Learning Goals
Unit 1: Engaging in Close Read-Aloud: Learning to Play with Others
Instructional Focus
■ Building background knowledge: What can we do to make playing together fun?
■ Closely reading Llama Llama Time to Share
■ Developing language by exploring classroom toys
■ Developing classroom commitments for playing together
■ Shared Writing: Letter Back to the Principal
■ Individual Writing and Drawing: Commitments for playing together
Social Emotional: The students work to become ethical people by treating others well.
Unit 2: Developing language by sorting and exploring attributes of classroom toys
■ Focused reading of informational text Attributes of Toys
■ Shared Writing: Toy riddles
■ Focused reading of Toys Galore
■ Individual Writing and Drawing: Classroom Toys
■ Structured Discussion: What classroom toy do I prefer? Why do I prefer that classroom toy?
■ Individual Writing: Classroom toy preferences
Unit 3: Writing to Show Our Learning: Toys Our Classmates Prefer
■ Closely reading Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon
■ Closely reading Playing with Friends
■ Creating and writing about a handmade toy
■ Interviewing a classmate about a preferred classroom toy
■ Individual Writing and Drawing: Classmate’s preferred toy
■ Performance task and celebration
Other Details
Supply List
Student materials will be emailed to learners on Sunday of each week. Some materials will need to be printed and cut out before class. Students will need paper, pencil, crayons, markers, scissors and glue stick. Additional materials may be added. Unit 1 Materials Lesson 1: Word Wall words: play, toy (teacher will send) ■ Lesson 2: Play-dough ■ Lesson 3: Pattern blocks ■ Lesson 4: Dramatic play toys; Word Wall word: include ■ Lesson 5: Class set of whiteboards and whiteboard markers ■ Lesson 6: Photographs of students showing commitments; class set of whiteboards and whiteboard markers ■ Lesson 7: N/A ■ Index cards for Toys and Play Word Wall Unit 2: LEGO® bricks (or similar), K’NEX® (or similar), dramatic play items (e.g., puppets, play food, dolls), pattern blocks, stuffed animals, wooden blocks, puzzles, play-dough, magnifying glasses; Word Wall words: blocks, cars, dolls, puppets, LEGO® bricks, pattern blocks, play-dough, puzzles ■ Lesson 2: See Lesson 1 above. ■ Lesson 3: See Lesson 1 above. ■ Lesson 4: See Lesson 1 above. ■ Lesson 5: Word Wall words: bounce (Teacher Provided) ■ Lesson 6: See Lesson 1 above; Word Wall words: stretch, stack, build, sculpt, squeeze, squish (Teacher Provided) ■ Lesson 7: See Lesson 1 above; Word Wall words: whirl, twirl, roll, push, spin, race, dribble (Teacher Provided) ■ Lesson 8: See Lesson 1 above; Word Wall words: hug, snuggle, cuddle (Teacher Provided) Unit 3 Materials: Lesson 1: Word Wall word: imagination (teacher provided) ■ Lesson 2: Word Wall words: N/A ■ Lesson 3: Words Wall words: N/A ■ Lesson 4: Word Wall words: N/A ■ Lesson 5: Recycled materials for handmade toys ■ Lesson 6: Recycled materials for handmade toys ■ Lesson 7: N/A ■ Lesson 8: Llama Llama puppet ■ Lesson 9: Toy baskets ■ Lesson 10: Toy baskets ■ Lesson 11: N/A ■ Lesson 12: N/A ■ Lesson 13: name tags for students and visitors; toy baskets
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
EL Education
1. Dewdney, Anna. Llama Llama Time to Share. New York: Penguin Young Readers Group, 2012
2. Lovell, Patty. Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon. New York: Penguin Young Readers Group, 2012
3. Stein, Peter. Toys Galore. Somerville: Candlewick Press, 2013
4. Rissman, Rebecca. Playing with Friends. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2014
Joined June, 2020
4.5
15reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello! I am Mrs. Anne Ladd Welch,
I am a licensed and highly qualified Kindergarten - 8th grade English Language Arts and Math teacher. I have 23 years’ experience in the classroom. My first 14 years were spent in kindergarten, and for the last 9 years, I have been a K-2nd grade looping teacher. I start a class in Kindergarten and I am their teacher through 2nd grade. These experiences allow me to have an in depth understanding of the K, 1st, and 2nd ELA and Math standards.
I am thrilled to share with you and your child the many advancements in the cognitive science of reading. NOW, more than any time ever before, we know more about how to teach children to read. There is a clear science to teaching reading.
Children must be explicitly and systematically taught Reading Foundational Skills along with Knowledge Based Social Studies and Science lessons.
Reading Foundational Skills classes could include concepts of print, phonemic awareness, phonological awareness, phonics, spelling, and fluency.
I am offering a private assessment session where I will administer a foundational skill assessment. This will allow me to structure lessons around your child’s individual needs.
Along with Foundational skills, I will also offer knowledge-based lessons that are based on Next Generation Science Standards and C3 Framework for Social Studies. These lessons will help students create meaning from text. Students will gain language comprehension by focusing on vocabulary, gaining background knowledge, oral language, and reading comprehension skills.
My knowledge, training, and experience working with these advancements in the science of reading in the public-school setting will allow me to help your student using the most recent research-based strategies.
These are exciting times in education. Online classrooms and implementing the scientific advancements in reading instruction while getting rid of the "old" methods and misconceptions that have held students back for decades.
This is a very personal endeavor for me. My child struggled with reading during his early years in school. He has eventually enrolled in an online format to complete high school. It was one of the best decisions our family has made for him. His struggles in the traditional school setting give me my drive and passion to help you.
I am embarking on day 1 of online teaching. Whether you are looking for on grade level instruction, enrichment, or remediation. I want to work with you. I hope you will join me.
Please message me if you have any questions about how I can meet your child’s needs.
I look forward to working with you and your child.
Anne Ladd Welch
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Live Group Class
$25
weekly ($13 per class)2x per week
25 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-7
2-6 learners per class
