This is a Self Paced class, No live meetings. What this means is that the materials needed for class are posted to the classroom once a week. (videos, worksheets).

A fun way to help your kids learn to read and comprehend what they read, is to give them interesting subjects to read about at every level. In this class, students will read 3 fun short stories that have different topics from science and history topics. This provides students a subject matter that keeps their interest and helps them learn to love reading, all the while they are practicing their reading. The student will read each story and then answer 5 comprehension questions on kahoot.com in an activity the teacher will provide a link to in the classroom. 

Each week the teacher will post a video giving instructions and a brief summary of the weeks story topics. Then a PDF copy of each story will be provided as well for the student to read. Then the worksheet/digital document will be provided for the student to use for the writing portion of the class. This students can either print out the PDF and write out the writing, then submit with either a scan or or picture of the writing for feedback from the teacher.
A video will be posted with description of how to do this as well.

*Weekly videos plus worksheets and stories posted weekly to the classroom.
*No live classes on Self Paced version outschool classes.

After the story is read and questions answered, the students will pick one of the three stories read that was their favorite and write one-2 paragraphs answering the essay question at the end of the story they picked. Students can either write this answer out on paper with pencil, or they can type up their answer. If students choose to write with pencil and paper, they can take a picture of their writing, and load it into the classroom using the paperclip icon for the teacher to give feedback. If students choose to type up the answer, they can use the provided google document link to type up their answer. This option is preferred so the teacher can offer real time feedback on their writing with grammar, punctuation, and spelling corrections. 
There are 15 weeks of stories at this level, every 15 weeks we will repeat the stories. Students will be provided a copy of the story and questions in class to print out if they wish to practice this story on their own after class. Different topics to be offered in the stories are: 

Week 1: 
How did the Olympic Games begin?
How do crocodiles clean their teeth? 
What is the Statue of Liberty? 
Week 2: 
Why do leaves change color in the fall? 
Where did the ideas for our government come from? 
Why does a jumping bean jump?
Week 3: 
What is Earth Day? 
What is a mongoose? 
How do people know what time it is? 
Week 4: 
What is the praying mantis? 
Who was Anne Frank? 
How is paper made? 
Week 5: 
What was the Titanic? 
What is the powder on a butterfly’s wings? 
Why is Mt. Rushmore famous? 
Week 6: 
What plant eats meat?
What was a victory garden? 
Where does chocolate come from? 
Week 7: 
What tea party became part of history? 
Where does the trap-door spider live? 
What is recycling? 
Week 8: 
What is a shooting star? 
Where was the first subway started? 
Why is the lionfish left alone? 

Week 9: 
How has the potato changed history? 
How do dolphins sleep without drowning? 
What is the birthday of the United States of America? 
Week 10: 
How does gravity affect the tides? 
Where do people pray to mountains? 
What bugs us every 17 years? 

Week 11: 
What can be learned from ancient graves? 
Why did the dinosaurs die out? 
Week 12: 
What happens underground during winter? 
How did Maggie and Lillian Rogers learn so much about the White House? 
Why don’t people ride zebras? 
Week 13
Who holds the record for staying alive at sea the longest? 
Why do you look upside down in a spoon? 
What is Carnegie Hall? 
Week 14
What is ball lightning? 
Who was Calbraith Rodgers? 
Where did the first magnets come from?
Week 15
What animal makes bubbles on leaves? 
What was so special about climbing Half Dome? 
What unique things do bowerbirds do? 


Kahoot.com is a free site that does not require an email address. The teacher will provide a link to join the online game to answer the comprehension questions.
Parents need to ensure their students complete both the comprehension questions and writing assignments each week.