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Vocabulary Boost Summer Camp

Strengthen and expand your child's reading, writing and speaking vocabulary as we study higher level words found within children's chapter books. Students will also master prefixes, roots and suffixes as they build word analysis skills!

Rachel Fahrner

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(24)

What's included

4 live meetings

2 hrs 20 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Join me to boost and strengthen your child's reading, writing and speaking vocabulary! Students will be introduced to new vocabulary words found within children's chapter books. Words will be found and read briefly in text and then pulled OUT and APART! We will discuss and journal the part of speech, definition, synonyms, antonyms, draw a quick sketch to show understanding and use in in our own words, speaking and writing. 

Instruction will also include a basic introduction to Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes which are the building blocks of higher level vocabulary in the upper elementary grades. 

I will model how to fill out our vocabulary diagram along with students as they share their input and ideas. Students should expect to discuss new vocabulary words each class as well as make connections between words and show their understanding through class conversation, drawing and writing. The whole class will be focus around student input and sharing their connections between words. Because of the small group setting, students are encouraged to share and comment often!

Students will have the opportunity to present their own vocabulary word from an independent reading text to the class.  

Students "word banks" will grow as their own personal vocabulary grows and they build word analysis skills to use during independent reading.

Learning Goals

Students will learn new vocabulary words as they focus on word attributes: part of speech, definitions, synonyms, antonyms. Also, we will break apart words by their prefixes, roots and suffixes so students can begin to determine meaning from higher level words using word analysis skills.

Other Details

Supply List

Index cards or a small notebook
Pencil
Highlighter
Colored Pencils or Markers

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Sources

Each "summer camp" session a new children's novel and author will be shared to encourage diverse and board reading options.

Rachel Fahrner

Joined January, 2021

5.0

24reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Hello Families! I am joining Outschool as an elementary and special education teacher who loves the sciences, reading and writing! I have my Master's degree in Literacy as well as my Bachelor's degree in Childhood and Special Education. I taught 4th and 5th grade classroom and special education for 5 years. After having children of my own, I began working as a one-on-one tutor to students in 4th and 5th grade. 

I'm thrilled to be offering classes of my own, which were engaging and effective in the public school setting, and now can we shared with more students! My first and foremost consideration as a virtual teacher is to compliment and deliver skills, strategies and content which can carry over to a student's classroom. My goal is to prepare students to be an independent thinkers and problem solvers. The skills I teach will do just that. They will be introduced in a small group classroom where students can share and expand on each other's ideas. Furthermore, students will hone their skills and be supported as they work toward using the skills and strategies on their own. 

I believe all students can and will learn when they are supported, taught a variety of strategies, interested and challenged by what they are learning. I can't wait to learn with you and from you!