Come join this interactive, fun class to brush up on your reading and word work skills for third and fourth grade! 

Class Content:
  Each week we will meet to review third and fourth skills. During class we will use a variety of methods and learning styles including hands-on projects, paper assignments, sorts, visuals, books, and other activities to help all learners engage and make the most of this class and reinforce skills. We will play games, complete projects and work on listening skills. 

Why This Class:
I have been a brick and mortar teacher for ten years working with all elementary levels. I have seen through experience that school breaks are a critical time to keep those skills sharp and prevent the slide which can set a learner back in their education. 

Class Materials:
Each week learners will be sent all print outs prior to class. These print outs will include a variety of activities for class including a book that all learners can print and keep. Learners will also need basic supplies available for class. These will include pencils, coloring materials, scissors, and glue. 

Special Considerations:
Class dynamics may adjust time requirements up to 5 minutes.  

Tech usage:
During class we may play online games utilizing kahoot. Please ensure you’re student either knows how to split their screen or is fine with pairing up with someone or with me depending on class dynamics. 

Class Schedule:
5 minutes: Introduction activity
10 minutes: phonics activity
10 minutes: introduction of comprehension skill and lesson
20 minutes: Reading Passage
10  minutes: Reading skill activity
**Books and passages will come from reading A-Z.  Learners will be able to pick from a selection of grade level reading materials each day for the following day.

Class Schedule:
Week 1: Fiction
Day 1 
short and long vowels
theme
Day 2 
r controlled vowels
silent e
plot
Day 3 
point of view
silent consonants
Day 4 
schwa sounds
character traits
**Day 5 
various word patterns: vcv, cvvc, cvc, vcccv, vv
myths compare and contrast

Week 2: Nonfiction
Day 1 
prefixes and suffixes
main idea, key details, text evidence
Day 2
syllables
inferencing
Day 3
synonyms and antonyms
summarizing
Day 4 
context clues
connections (text to text, text to self, text to world)
**Day 5 
figurative language (similes, metaphors, figure of speech)
poetry