What's included
40 live meetings
30 in-class hoursMastery Evaluation
1 hour per week. Classical game of Kahoot is used to evaluate progress and set personal goals. Other game of Kahoot is used for extra practice and reward for meeting class goal.Assessment
Vocabulary exercises in class Comprehension questions after reading passage KahootClass Experience
US Grade 3 - 4
Intermediate Level
Do you want your learner to develop their vocabulary skills and improve their reading fluency? In this ongoing class, your child will learn word attack skills (phonics) and boost their vocabulary skills using a top-rated vocabulary curriculum. They will learn to sound out words and determine their level of understanding of that word. (don't know the word, heard the word but don't know meaning, or can define the word) Then they will be exposed to the word in context to help determine the meaning of the word. Other clues to the word meaning such as affixes, word roots, part of speech and language of origin will be used to help learners discover the meaning. Dictionary skills will then be used to confirm and/or clarify the meaning/s of the word. Each lesson will consist of 15 words that students will discuss and practice spelling. Reading fluency will be developed as students read a passage that focuses on the vocabulary words for that week. Following the passage the students will have opportunity to check their comprehension of the passage. The students will also play Kahoot to check understanding of these vocabulary words. STUDENTS are REQUIRED to purchase Book 4 Wordly Wise 3000 Fourth Edition for this class. ISBN 978 0 8388 7704 3 Week 1 Day 1: Word Study benefit, complete, develop, dismay, ease, hail, lack, master, patriot, project, recommend, remark, represent, sufficient, utter Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot Sequoya's Gift Week 2 Day 1: Word Study affect, calculate, climate, column, decay, eceed, forbid, grove, limb, mammoth, mature, permit, resist, scorch, tower Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot California's Forest Giants Week 3 Day 1: Word Study approach, burrow, cease, destructive, drowsy, famished, forecast, hibernate, migrate, nestle, observe, prepare, reduce, severe, venture Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot A Long Winter Nap Week 4 Day 1: Word Study active, astound, attend, cherish, contract, eager, expose, grace, impose, modest, parallel, paralyze, pessimist, recite, respond Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot One Step at a Time Week 5 Day 1: Word Study abrupt, achieve, attempt, contempt, entertain, glimpse, mock, persist, persuade, phase, quaint, recall, reject, revise, sensitive Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot A Life That Changed Week 6 Day 1: Word Study applaud, crafty, disclose, drab, entire, exclaim, exquisite, intend, jeer, peer, progress, refine, scoundrel, uneasy, vain Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot The Emperor's New Clothes Week 7 Day 1: Word Study alter, confuse, distribute, eject, embrace, equip, flexible, instant, keen, limp, scurry, seize, shallow, surround, victim Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot Armed But Not Dangerous Week 8 Day 1: Word Study ancient, centruy, chamber, descend, entry, interior, intrude, locate, passage, portion, precious, quarry, ramp, spacious, surface Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot The Great Pyramid Week 9 Day 1: Word Study advantage, astonish, confirm, distant, founder, hamlet, host, misgiving, parch, prospect, scarce, shrewd, sole, torment, typical Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot The Forty-Niners Week 10 Day 1: Word Study ail, banish, communicate, console, cower, deliberate, depth, desire, livelihood, misfortune, orphan, precipice, regain, slay, symptom Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot Toykoyo and the Sea Monster Week 11 Day 1: Word Study annual, arificial, blend, bore, considerable, crude, evaporate, foliage, gash, hue, increase, nourish, vary, vision, yield Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot Maple Sugaring Week 12 Day 1: Word Study ability, amiable, bliss, caress, clutch, coax, furious, gesture, mope, prefer, recover, replace, request, separate, shun Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot Communicating with Koko Week 13 Day 1: Word Study appall, dejected, depend, dreary, fanatic, impact, invade, isolate, occupy, reveal, rout, suspect, temporary, terror, tragic Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot Ann Frank's Diary Week 14 Day 1: Word Study afford, boast, chord, eceptional, fortunate, fringe, humble, meadow, melancholly, obstinate, plead, plunge, relent, submit, trudge Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot How the Water Lilies Began Week 15 Day 1: Word Study apparent, ban, concentrate, concern, consider, contrast, fragile, menace, pounce, prompt, recent, symbol, talon, trophy, widespread Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot The Fall and Rise of the Bald Eagle Week 16 Day 1: Word Study apt, blossom, bough, content, detest, dusk, extinguish, familiar, obtain, orchard, practice, prune, stout, threadbare, wander Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot The Story of Johnny Appleseed Week 17 Day 1: Word Study address, approve, conclude, deprive, elder, escort, fare, forlorn, hearty, inhale,merit, stingy, summon, valiant, waft Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot An African Folk Tale Week 18 Day 1: Word Study abreast, barrier, breadth, capital, ensure, external, feud, fortress, frequent, frontier, peasant, petty, threat, utilize, vast Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot The Great Wall of China Week 19 Day 1: Word Study audition, create, elevate, eliminate, engage, entrance, essential, foremost, forsake, recognize, sentimental, source, tour, tradition, trio Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot Martha Graham: Artist and Teacher Week 20 Day 1: Word Study arrest, capable, congratulate, despise, dispute, eventual, helm, humiliate, implore, insert, outrage, pierce, quiver, release, sullen Day 2: Fluency Passage and Kahoot The Story of William Tell
Learning Goals
Student will gain better understanding of word meaning and develop ways to help them determine meanings of unfamiliar words.
Student will increase reading fluency and comprehension.
Syllabus
Standards
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)40 Lessons
over 20 WeeksLesson 1:
Word Study
benefit, complete, develop, dismay, ease, hail, lack, master, patriot, project, recommend, remark, represent, sufficient, utter
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Fluency Passage and Kahoot
Sequoya's Gift
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Word Study
affect, calculate, climate, column, decay, eceed, forbid, grove, limb, mammoth, mature, permit, resist, scorch, tower
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Fluency Passage and Kahoot
California's Forest Giants
45 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
This class utilizes a third-party tool, Wordly Wise 3000/third edition. Students must purchase this book and bring it to class each time we meet. It will be used to discuss the meanings of words and practice word skills. It also contains the reading passages used for each fluency reading exercise.
ISBN 978 0 8388 7704 3
Supply List
Students will be required to purchase their own copy of Wordly Wise to be used in class and as some homework practice pages. ISBN 978 0 8388 7704 3
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Bowling Green State University/ Ohio
I am Teacher Colleen and am a retired teacher with Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and Deaf Education. I was certified to teach in the states of Ohio and Florida. During my 40 years in education I had the opportunity to teach in public and private schools, homeschool some of my own children as well as teach American Sign Language at the college leveI. Most recently, I taught ESL through an online platform and worked as an intervention tutor at our local elementary school. My experience in the classroom and with my own children has taught me that all children learn differently. I will provide a classroom where all children can learn in a safe, friendly environment. You will find my classrooms to be very hands-on and child oriented. It is rewarding to see a child's face light up as they understand something new or see them glow with pride when they realize that they CAN do something that they didn't think they could do. I will be offering classes in Phonics/Reading for Levels 1-3, Math for Levels 1-3, Cursive writing, Science camps, Writing workshops, Math Facts Practice and ASL. I do offer a limited number of 1-1 tutoring slots, but try to focus on students that really need intervention to bring them up to grade level. I am the mom of 7 children and 8 wonderful grandchildren (with the 9th one arriving in March!). When I am not in the classroom you will find me spending time with my family and my German shepherd, Ellie.
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Live Group Course
$30
weekly2x per week, 20 weeks
45 min
Completed by 40 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-10
3-6 learners per class