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Writing and Drawing~ How to Stories~Develop Writing Confidence~Ages 5-7

Early Childhood Education classroom with an experienced, licensed educator. HOW TO stories starting with pictures using first, next, then, last.
Betty Nilssen
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5.0
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16 live meetings
8 in-class hours
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1 hour per week. Each week the students will write a HOW TO story together using pictures and words.
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Class Experience

US Grade Kindergarten - 2
Beginner Level
In this ongoing class, the students will work on writing during each class.  At the beginning of class the students will get a new topic and we will discuss the steps needed to do that activity using first, next, then, last.  How would you teach someone else to do that task?  The students will then write one or two sentences for each step. 
When the writing is complete, the students will share their stories, if they feel comfortable doing so. I will give the students a choice of topics to write about.  Depending on the class and the seasons, some topics we may choose to write about are:

How to make lemonade
How to jump into the water
How to eat watermelon
How to plant a seed
How to eat ice cream
How to throw a water balloon
How to hopscotch
How to make a hotdog
How to rake leaves
How to wrap a package
How to swim underwater
How to make a S'more
How to fly a kite
How to read a book
How to throw a football
How to be a good friend





Other possible topics:

How to make a snowman
How to get ready for bed
How to cut out snowflakes
How to make a paper airplane
How to eat an Oreo
How to make a snow angel
How to blow up a balloon
How to cut paper hearts 
How to ride a bike
How to make a pizza
How to ice skate
How to tie your shoe
How to brush your teeth
Learning Goals
~Students will use social skills in a pre-writing discussion by taking turns while sharing ideas. 
~Students will use creative skills to draw illustrations to match their story.
~Students will use handwriting skills to write sentences.
~Students will use spelling strategies to write words and sentences.
~Students will use communication skills by sharing their finished piece of writing, if they feel comfortable doing so.
learning goal

Syllabus

16 Lessons
over 16 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Create a HOW TO story with pictures and words
 How to make lemonade~Step by step drawing of this activity using key words: first, next, then, last.  Then adding words, labels or sentences to the pictures. 
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Create a HOW TO story with pictures and words
 How to jump in the water~Step by step drawing of this activity using key words: first, next, then, last.  Then adding words, labels or sentences to the pictures. 
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Create a HOW TO story with pictures and words
 How to eat a piece of watermelon~Step by step drawing of this activity using key words: first, next, then, last.  Then adding words, labels or sentences to the pictures. 
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Create a HOW TO story with pictures and words
 How to plant a seed~Step by step drawing of this activity using key words: first, next, then, last.  Then adding words, labels or sentences to the pictures. 
30 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Supply List
Students will need the printed out attachment,
a pencil,
crayons or colored pencils
 1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined May, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Hi!  Welcome to my Outschool classroom.  My name is Betty Nilssen.  I have a BS in Elementary Education with a minor in Spanish from UW-Milwaukee.  I am a first grade teacher, but I have also taught second, third and fourth grade.  My passion for teaching reading while incorporating phonics, phonemic awareness, rhyming, comprehension, fluency, science, social studies, math, drawing and writing helps children strengthen their academic skills while they gain academic confidence and a love of learning.  Teaching reading is my super power.  
However, I incorporate math, writing, social studies and science into all of my lessons, as well.  
I have three adult daughters and two of them are teachers, as well.  
There are so many books to read, words and sentences to write, math equations to solve and fiction and non fiction pictures to draw. Let's get started! Use code:  BettyNi2020 at checkout to try your first class and get $20 off.  Enroll your Early Childhood Education student and your child will further develop their academic skills and gain academic confidence.  Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or if you are looking for different times or dates for classes.  
I can't wait to work with you and your child!  Mrs. Nilssen

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$18

weekly or $288 for 16 classes
1x per week, 16 weeks
30 min

Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-8
1-4 learners per class

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