Welcome to an inclusive, loving, and FUN circle time class! This class is perfect for any learner who is ready to build foundational skills, or those who may benefit from a fun way to review and solidify skills they have already gained; great as a supplement or for homeschool families. Many different learning styles and modes will be incorporated in every class meeting. Weekly themes will be utilized to incorporate high-interest learning and keep learners excited for each and every week! Lessons will include music, movement, fingerplays, chants, rhymes, crafts, sharing, and more! Lessons will be taught using props, posters, visuals, and some (limited) slides so that students will get the most interaction with real-world people and learning possible.

This is a full curriculum class, so a wide variety of subjects and skills will be covered. Learners are welcome to join at any time, and do not have to be enrolled from the beginning of the course to join. We will begin each class with a greeting or share, then dive into our learning activities. Each child will be welcomed to participate in many ways throughout the meeting.

 Some of the skills we will target include:
-Letter names, sounds, and formation
-Foundational reading skills
-Sight words (as ready)
-Comprehension
-Sequencing
-Early writing skills
-Numbers
-Patterns
-Sorting
-Colors
-Shapes
-Science topics (weather, seasons, sun/earth/moon, living and nonliving things)
-Fine motor
-Gross Motor
-Following directions
-Social skills 
-Oral communication

**Weekly Schedule is as follows:**
Day 1: Reading / Prewriting skills and Writing / Phonics
-review of letter names, sounds, and formation
-Foundational reading skills
-Sight words (as ready)
-Cvc words
-Comprehension
-Sequencing
-Rhyming
-Syllables
-Word families
-Early writing skills
-Directed drawing
-Sentence structure
and more!

Day 2: Math / Science 
-Number ID and formation
-Quantity discrimination
-Comparing
-Patterns
-Sorting
-Colors
-Shapes
-Simple addition and subtraction
-Science/SS concepts based on each week's theme - see below
and more!

Optional worksheets and activity ideas will be offered each week, for those parents and guardians wishing to continue practice outside of class.

Skills addressed subject to change slightly as the learners prgress. We will move at the speed of the class, as assessed each week during live meetings. Below is an overview of some of the skills we will cover each week.

**Theme Schedule:**
Week of January 8: Snow/Winter
-Review letters S & W
-Sight words
-Numbers: 11, 12
-Seasons & weather: Winter

Week of January 15: Arctic
-Review letters A & I
-Sight words
-Vowels
-Numbers: 13, 14
-Science & Geography: Arctic Animals

Week of January 22: Community Helpers
-Review letters E & O
-Sight words 
-Vowels
-Numbers: 15, 16

Week of January 29: Feelings
-Review letters U & Y
-Sight words
-Syllables
-Numbers: 17 & 18

Week of February 5: Friends
-Review letters L & M
-Sight words
-Syllables
-Numbers: 19, 20

Week of February 12: no class - you will not be charged for this week.

Week of February 19: Dental Health
-Review letters T & B
-Sight words
-Rhyming
-Math: review 11-20, intro simple subtraction

Week of February 26: Weather
-Review letters R & D
-Sight words
-Rhyming
-Math: review 11-20, intro simple subtraction

Week of March 4: Plants
-Review letters G & F
-Sight words
-Rhyming
-Math: shapes, skip counting

Week of March 11: no class - you will not be charged for this week.

Week of March 18: Zoo
-Review letters Z & P
-Sight words
-CVC words
-Math: shapes, skip counting

Week 1of March 25: Spring
-Review letters C & N
-Sight words
-CVC words
-Math: measurement

Week of April 1: no class - you will not be charged for this week.

Week of April 8: Transportation
-Review letters J & V
-Sight words
-Digraphs/Blends 
-Math: measurement

Week of April 15: Baby Animals
-Review letters H & X
-Sight words
-Digraphs/Blends
-Math: basic word problems 

Week of April 22: Earth/Nature
-Review letters K & Q
-Sight words
-Digraphs/Blends
-Math: basic word problems