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Young Journaler Club - Exploring Fun Ways to Keep a Memory Book/Journal

This five-session class helps learners master the art of keeping a journal, exploring writing and image prompts while participating in age-appropriate chat, fun and activities.
Mrs. Hilton
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5.0
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(207)
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What's included

5 live meetings
3 hrs 45 mins in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. Learners are encouraged to use the sessions to help them add entries to their own journals, as well as to continue to explore the themes and activities discussed in class. Additional resources to support their journey will be posted in the classroom.
Assessment
This is a class of self-exploration - learners are encouraged to review their journey at regular intervals.

Class Experience

This 5-session class encourages children to record their daily lives in a positive way, whilst being given the opportunity to socialize safely with other learners of their own age. Each session includes a range of activities, designed to stimulate creativity and to encourage self-expression and individual thought. We will explore different ways to create content for a journal, including scrap booking, digital planning, comic strips, and doodling. 

Each class will begin with a prompt that is aimed to provoke reflective and creative thought, including:
> A piece of music
> A painting or photograph
> Empowering quotes
> Puzzles and quizzes
> A short story or poem
> Age-appropriate news stories

In addition to the class format above, the following themes are explored each session:

Session 1: Theme: Getting to Know Me, Making Friends
The first class will be a hands-on activity, aimed at encouraging learners to interact with each other. We will enhance and personalize the covers of our chosen journal or diary. This may be done with pens, crayons, stick on gems, ribbons, photographs, or any other media that reflects the style and personality of the learner. 

Session 2: Theme: Hobbies and Skills – This class will reflect on what we are good at. We will think about how to set aspirational targets for growth. We will think about how we can record and celebrate our achievements in our journals. 

Session 3: Theme: Fashion and Style – what makes your style? We will examine our style influences, sharing our likes and dislikes. We look at how sketches, doodles and comic strip art can be used to express our individuality.

Session 4: Theme: Media Influences – we will share the types of media that we like to watch, listen to, or read. We will think about how television, film and music impact our daily lives and social time. We will look at how we can record sound to make podcast journals. 

Session 5: Theme: Inspirations and Dreams – this session will focus on where we want to be and what we want to achieve. We will look at how we can use digital planners to find and save resources and information that will help us on our journey to success. 

There are many positive benefits associated with regular journaling and this class aims to help young learners better understand and process their emotions in a calm and reflective way. Journaling builds writing and communication skills in a positive, non-judgmental way, encouraging self-belief and resilience.
Learning Goals
> Improved confidence and group communication skills
> Improved concentration and memory recall
> Real life literacy skills
> Art, media, digital - new skills and techniques
learning goal

Other Details

Parental Guidance
This class is designed to be a fun and uplifting experience, encouraging learners to look at the positive aspects of their life. Chat within the classroom will be guided and monitored to ensure that it is safe and appropriate for all learners. This lesson uses private link, onscreen clickable resources (content created by the teacher) via the Genial.ly web app (https://genial.ly/). Learners and parents do not require a log in to access the resource. The Privacy policy for the web app can be viewed at https://genial.ly/privacy/
Supply List
* Access to a printer - for weekly handouts and supporting resources. These will be posted in the classroom 24 hours before each session. 

Students should bring plain paper, crayons, pens/pencils, scissors and a gluestick to class. For safety, parents are advised to support students when cutting out the paper templates provided in the classroom. Learners are encouraged to bring atlases and globes to class if they have access to them. 

Learners should bring a suitable blank diary or journal to the first class. This can be any size, but A4 or A5 is recommended. We will decorate our journals during the first session. It is up to the learner what they would like to use to do this, but suggestions include:

> Stickers, stick on jewels, beads, photographs, coloured paper, beads, ribbons, washi-tape etc
They will also need:
> Glue Stick, Scotch Tape, Sellotape, Marker Pens, Colored Crayons, scissors etc 

Examples of suitable journals (these are only suggestions - learners may prefer to choose their own style or find cheaper versions)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Paperchase-Agenzio-Blush-Medium-Notebook/dp/B08WB29X63/ref=sr_1_14_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=paperchase+notebook&qid=1616415256&s=officeproduct&sr=1-14-spons&psc=1&smid=A25UKN2GV2CY2G&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyQUFQU1lPQ1QxV0IwJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzkzNDg2MVFZQ1FNMUdXN0VGVyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwOTk2MjU1TVZOU1dSQVNMV0xSJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfbXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

https://www.amazon.com/Notebook-Journal-Coofficer-Wirebound-Notepads/dp/B07CRF884D/ref=sr_1_36?dchild=1&keywords=blank+journal+kids&qid=1616414995&sr=8-36

https://www.amazon.com/Journal-Notebook-Colored-Leather-Softcover/dp/B071NDBZGX/ref=sr_1_56?dchild=1&keywords=a4%2Bnotebook&qid=1616415146&sr=8-56&th=1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Translucent-A4-10-subject-notebook/dp/B002ICSK1E/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=paperchase+notebook&qid=1616415236&s=officeproduct&sr=1-5
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Joined February, 2021
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207reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education
Bachelor's Degree from University of Surrey
I am a qualified teacher, with over 20 years of experience supporting young learners both academically and pastorally in the classroom and as a home tutor. I am a licensed chaperone and attend regular safeguarding training. I am mum to two school age children who both love to journal!

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$92

for 5 classes
1x per week, 5 weeks
45 min

Completed by 15 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-10
2-6 learners per class

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