This one-on-one private tutoring course is for young learners who need help with Math related concepts in regard to adding and subtracting, using place values, column math and regrouping (carrying and borrowing), multiplication and division, telling time, fractions, inequalities, and more. All listed group courses are now offered privately for your convenience.

Classes will meet once a week for 30 minutes at a time.

At Shields Scholars, we have two Math courses for beginners.

For one-on-one tutoring, you and your learner choose which areas they need help with. See course lessons offered below and their summaries. The courses are listed in order starting with very beginner and slowly advancing from there. You can see how many lessons each course contains, but you are under no obligation to finish one course before moving onto the next one. Please be in communication with your teacher on if the lessons are too easy or too difficult and we will adjust your future lessons as need be as your child advances their skills. Your teacher will also give you feedback and help you determine which course would benefit your child the most based on their immediate needs.

Please see the course descriptions offered below and let your teacher know which one you'd prefer when you enroll!



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NEARPOD:
All courses use NearPod, which is an interactive resource for learners to use and participate in during the lessons. NearPod has games of all kinds relevant to the lesson at hand to help with engagement and retainment of information and lesson materials. 

If you are new to NearPod, below is a parent/guardian demo lesson for you to experiment with  and see first hand whether your child will enjoy it or not. **NearPod is COPPA compliant and an approved Outschool resource.**
You can access NearPod lessons from either the website or the app. 

For the parent demo lesson copy/paste this link to your browser: https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=w5knu
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Download the NearPod application on a tablet or smartphone and enter code: w5knu



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COURSES BY AGE:

Beginners: (3+ years old)

MATH CAN BE PUZZLING: ADDING AND SUBTRACTING NUMBERS 0-20 (20 Lessons)

Each lesson will begin with a counting warm-up by practicing counting in some form: By 1s, by 2s, by 5s, and by 10s
Then we will work on tracing numbers 0-20 and how to write them correctly. We briefly go over the concept of a "double digit".
Students will then work on reading math equations in a linear fashion (from left to right) and recognizing (+) signs, (-) signs, and equal (=) signs. Students get to use visuals and interactive features on NearPod, but we also work on using their fingers to count up and down depending on what the equation says. Students also learn how to use a number line and to "jump" up or down depending on the equation. 

Practice worksheets will be provided as PDF attachments based on the lesson and what we worked on together that day. You can print these out before or after class, but know that they are not necessary to bring to class as your learner will be working diligently on NearPod.



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1ST GRADE MATH: MISSING NUMBERS, PLACE VALUE, INEQUALITIES, TIME AND FRACTIONS (20 Lessons)

This course is a bit more difficult than the above course and is for learners who know how to add and subtract numbers 0-10 easily and independently.

This course focuses on the next steps of math that kids usually learn around first grade including missing numbers (1 + _ = 5), place values and how to add and subtract using column math and regrouping (carrying/borrowing), inequalities using the greater gator, time using both digital and analog clocks, and simple fractions such as halves, thirds, and fourths. All material is taught concretely so it makes sense in a child's mind. Math can be quite abstract and thus difficult to learn for a child since they think differently than adults do.

Each lesson will begin with a counting warm-up by practicing counting in some form: By 1s, by 2s, by 5s, and by 10s. Then we will go straight into "Time to Climb", an interactive NearPod game to do a quick adding/subtracting brain warm-up of single digits. The section teacher will introduce the math concept of the week, do some group work, and then student practice using NearPod games

Practice worksheets will be provided as PDF attachments based on the lesson and what we worked on together that day. You can print these out before or after class, but know that they are not necessary to bring to class as your learner will be working diligently on NearPod. 



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POLICIES

REFUNDS:
All Ongoing classes have a standard refund policy: "Cancel subscription at any point, no refund for past subscriptions. Payments can be refunded within 24 hours of purchase."

Refunds will not be issued for any case of a student no-show in which the student misses class. Our schedule holds a dedicated spot for your child each week. In the event that your child misses class, your payment is a reservation of that time that cannot otherwise be utilized by, scheduled for, or transferred to another student. Additionally; no refunds or makeup classes will be issued for class time lost due to students/parents being unprepared for class. Please read the full class description before enrolling to ensure you can be fully prepared come class start time. Upon enrollment, please be sure to turn on email notifications for messages and classroom post updates sent by your learner's teacher.

TRANSFERS:
Transfer requests will be accepted if the request is sent no less than 24 hours prior to the class start time and only for ongoing courses. If you have something come up and cannot make your section time, please send me a transfer request as soon as possible for another time during that same week. In the event of a one-time transfer and you would like your child moved back to their original section day/time, you need to send another transfer request or your child will stay in the current section. 

There will be no transfers for student no shows under any circumstances.

ABSENCES & STUDENT NO-SHOWS:
A student no-show is defined as a student absence with no prior arrangements made with the teacher.
There will be no refunds or transfers for student no-shows under any circumstances. 

In cases of no-shows for private classes or classes that happen to only have one learner, it is Outschool's policy that the class is automatically cancelled if no student shows up after 10 minutes have elapsed and you forfeit your payment for that class. If you have a private class, ALWAYS reach out before class starts if there is a reason you cannot make it.

Absentees are entitled to the class recorded as well as a student-paced NearPod lesson that parents can navigate with their student while watching the recording. Student-paced lessons are usually not put out publicly, so please message your teacher for access!

MAKEUP CLASSES:
Makeup classes are not offered at this time for group classes. Please message your teacher if you require a makeup time for a private class. We will reschedule a maximum of 3 times. All makeup requests need to be scheduled within 24 hours of the original class cancelation and cancelations need to be communicated no less than 24 hours before the originally scheduled lesson. 

OUTSCHOOL POLICIES:
Only the enrolled student is admitted into the classroom and allowed to be on screen and participating in the class. Students may share a screen if and only if they are both enrolled into the class and in that same section. Friends, cousins, parents, siblings, etc. are not permitted to be on screen at all.

When entering your Zoom meeting, please make sure that your screen name matches your learner's name on the roster OR the enrolling parent's name on their profile. Any other names will not be admitted into the classroom due to safety and privacy concerns. If we as teachers cannot verify who is entering, it is against Outschool's policy to admit them.

Every student must turn on their video for teachers to verify that there is, in fact, a child in the classroom due to privacy and safety concerns. If you prefer your child not be on camera, you need to contact Outschool prior to the class to be "verified" beforehand. Refusing to turn on your camera for teachers to verify a child will result in removal from the Zoom meeting immediately.

Only one Zoom account will be admitted into the classroom per student. All Zoom meetings are recorded. Parents and/or guardians are not authorized to watch the class from a second device, but all class recordings are available in the classroom page for your viewing after the class has concluded. Some recordings may be deleted if something inappropriate happens during the lesson i.e. nudity or offensive behavior.

Thank you for your understanding!