Almost 70% of the English Language is derived from Greek and Latin languages. When students learn these "building blocks," it becomes easy for them to recognize and decode unfamiliar words that are related to a known root. Learners need to be explicitly taught the meanings of Greek and Latin roots so they can comprehend texts and technical vocabulary found in science and other content areas.

Having solid knowledge of Greek and Latin roots will support learners in scoring high on standardized tests, including the vocabulary and reading sections of the ACT and SAT.

Additional Resources!
📃Learners will be given a unique code after class to the Kahoot we use in class so they can choose to play again at home to reinforce the skills we practiced in class.

📃A printable list of the roots, words, and definitions will be posted in the Outschool classroom each week for further study and future reference.  


Structure of Class:
📝Welcome/Build Community
📝Introduce the 3 Roots for the Lesson
📝Study Words With Those Roots in Engaging, Interactive Lesson
      - During the lessons, we also study synonyms, antonyms, prefixes, & suffixes with the 
         words
      -We also deeply study the meaning of the words to related words through analogies
📝Online Gimkit Game

*This is an ongoing class. You can jump in at any time. Each week's lesson is independent of the prior lessons.*

Feb. 11: "Just Add Water" hydr, aqua, mar
Feb. 18: "Just Add Water" hydr, aqua, mar
Feb. 25: "All Eyes and Ears" vis, aud, phon
March 3: "All Eyes and Ears" vis, aud, phon
March 10: "I Just Gottal Know!" mem, ology, sci
March 17: "I Just Gottal Know!" mem, ology, sci
March 24: "Around We Go" cycl, circum, centr
March 31: "Around We Go" cycl, circum, centr
April 7: "Express Yourself" dict, scrib, graph
April 14: "Express Yourself" dict, scrib, graph
April 21: "A Time and a Place" chron, temp, loc
April 28: "A Time and a Place" chron, temp, loc
May 5: "I Like to Move It" Mob, tract, tend/tens/
May 12: "I Like to Move It" Mob, tract, tend/tens/tent
May 19: "And Your Name Is" hosp, onym, host
May 26:  "And Your Name Is" hosp, onym, host
June 2: "Life, Light, & Love" bio, photo, phil
June 9: "Life, Light, & Love" bio, photo, phil
June 16: "The More the Merrier" plur, multi/poly, mega
June 23: "The More the Merrier" plur, multi/poly, mega
June 30: "1 is the Loneliest Number" mono, uni, sol
July 7: "1 is the Loneliest Number" mono, uni, sol
July 14: "It Takes Two" bi, du, ambi/amphi
July 21: "It Takes Two" bi, du, ambi/amphi
July 28: "Three, Four, Five" tri, quad/quar, penta/quint
August 4: "Three, Four, Five" tri, quad/quar, penta/quint
August 11: "Six, Seven, Eight" hex, sept, oct
August 18: "Six, Seven, Eight" hex, sept, oct
August 25: "Nine, Ten, Hundred" non/nov, deci/deca, cent
September 1: "Nine, Ten, Hundred" non/nov, deci/deca, cent
September 8: "The Nature of the Beast" anim, carn, 
September 15: "The Nature of the Beast" anim, carn, phys
September 22: "Can I Trust You?" fals/fali, cert/cred, phob
September 29: "Can I Trust You?" fals/fali, cert/cred, phob
October 6: "Can't We Just Get Along?" arm, fen, cid/cis
October 13: "Can't We Just Get Along?" arm, fen, cid/cis
October 20: "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" vi, urb, terr
October 27: "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" vi, urb, terr
November 3: "Meet Me in the Middle" med, semi/hemi/equ
November 10: "Meet Me in the Middle" med, semi/hemi/equ

Class content will repeat after November 10.

🌟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.