🎉Come see why this is Leaves of Learning's MOST POPULAR class with over 20 sections each week! 🎉

This class is SUCCESSFUL at teaching learners NEW vocabulary because it is: 
✅ Engaging 
✅ Participatory 
✅ Multi-Sensory 
✅ Addresses Different Learning Styles 
✅ Employs the Use of TEN Learning Modalities
✅ Is FUN! 
When kids are engaged and having fun, they are learning without even knowing it! 

An Outschool parent had this to say about this class: 
💬"He’s been enjoying the class very much. His school gave him a gifted evaluation at the beginning of the semester and he was at the 99th percentile in reading. This class has been a great enrichment for him."

Another parent said: 
💬"My son has been taking this vocabulary class since last November. He always looks forward to learning new words and utilizing them in the games during and after the class. This makes repeating seeing a word in different sentences fun. Also, visualizing the words by drawing them out helps with learning retention. This is a brilliant way to learn new words!"

Another parent said:
💬"It is the best class. I believe that my son, who lives in France, significantly expanded his English vocabulary in this class, and he enjoyed it as well. The program is designed to engage even children with concentration issues, allowing them to stay focused until the end. I confidently recommend this class to everyone."

Expanding vocabulary through explicit, multifaceted vocabulary instruction strengthens reading comprehension, oral conversational fluency, and improves performance on classroom and standardized tests. Many learners need explicit vocabulary instruction to learn and master new vocabulary words and to connect those words to their prior knowledge.  

The interactive, structured format of the lessons help students build their vocabulary and retain their learning. 
👀Each word is presented on a Kahoot slide to help learners visualize the word
🗣️We discuss each word in the context of a sentence  
🌟We answer a few questions with Kahoot trivia-style questions
🕹️We play Blooket at the end of the lesson to engage learners and help them master each word
📃A printout is provided after each class with all 6 words, the definitions, and a picture to represent each word.

My effective teaching method, CARD (Connect-Apply-Repeat-Draw) engages learners and activates their brains. My TEN learning modalities used when teaching each new word are listed below. 

Learners will:
👀 look at a visual representation of the word and discuss how that picture image accurately represents the definition
💬 verbally read each word aloud
✍ write each new word (in their notebook and/or by annotating directly on the screen)
🔨 break words down into prefixes, suffixes, root words, and syllables 
📚 identify synonyms and antonyms of each word
🎯 make connections to the words and themselves and their experiences
👓 identify critical attributes of each word
📝 make up sentences using the words 
🎨 draw a sketch to represent the words 
🎬 connect the word to real life scenarios
 

⭐BONUS: ⭐
👩🏻‍💻After each class, I will post a link in the Outschool classroom for learners to access the Blooket game we played during class so they can continue practicing with the words!
📃A printout is provided after each class with all 6 words, the definitions, and a picture to represent each word.

I'd like each learner to have a notebook or sheet of paper to record the words and drawings for the week.

Here is a glimpse of some of the vocabulary words we study in this class: immaculate, junction, yearn, collate, flourish, stupefy, tuition, tamper, vigorous, abandon,  outlandish, hoax, indication, blotch, congested, horde, tattered, glutton, implore, deplete, harmonious, hoist, jostling 

**Your learner will need to be able to open a separate tab on their computer to play the Blooket game and access the Kahoot slides. Or, they can access the game from a second device, like a phone or a tablet.**


🌟Leaves of Learning Academy is rated "Popular" by Outschool because we are in the top 10% of all teachers on Outschool. This means we offer classes that are in high demand that fill up quickly! 🌟

*Leaves of Learning Academy is an organization on Outschool with about 18 teachers. Occasionally, the teacher for this class may not be able to teach and a substitute teacher from the organization will take her place. Only teachers trained to teach this class will serve as a possible substitute for the class. A message will be posted in the Outschool classroom before the class takes place in the event a substitute will be teaching. I am happy to offer a refund to any learner who prefers not to attend the class with a substitute. Please send a message through Outschool in that event and I will issue a refund. Thank you!



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Outschool policies regarding refunds for classes:

✅If your learner misses a class meeting, you are not entitled to a refund. Your teacher may, however, transfer your learner to another available section, or provide a class recording, at their discretion.
✅If your learner has not joined the meeting 10 minutes after the class’s start time, the meeting may be cancelled, at the teacher’s discretion. This is considered a missed meeting and you are not entitled to a refund.
✅Refunds are not guaranteed in the event that your learner misses a past or future class meeting due to a schedule conflict, and will depend on the class-specific refund policy.
✅If your learner’s meeting time changes because of daylight saving time starting or ending for several world regions, you are not entitled to a refund if they’re unable to attend. Please review your learner’s schedule ahead of time to ensure you know when classes are meeting.