Looking for a Homeschool English Language Arts, Science, Geography, and More Course for your 4th and 5th grader?  This class is a great opportunity for growth in the domains of reading, writing, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, as well as science, geography, social living, and more.  This homeschool class is a fantastic option for young children because it nurtures creativity and self expression in a fun and engaging way.  

  In this course students will
* assess
* learn
* practice
* apply
* review/ post assess skills

  Through exploration of different short films, reading and writing activities, presentations and more, children discover their unique voice in writing while enhancing their reading skills. Students focus on all areas of the English Language Arts domains and develop skills and strategies that will assist in their ELA development.  Students also work in the areas of Science, Social living, and geogrphy.  This class encourages imagination and emotional awareness, helping kids connect to the world around them. Plus, it fosters a sense of community as students share and celebrate each other's work, making learning both enjoyable and collaborative.
  

WHY THIS CLASS:
  This course builds on comprehension and developing an understanding of literary elements and each literary domain.  BEST YET STUDENT WILL BE ENGAGED!!! Students watch short films and use graphic organizers such as venn diagrams and mind mapping to organize their thinking before writing task commend.  This course will enhance Reading and English Language Arts skills in many areas as well through other types of engaging activities such as short reads and presentations.   While this course is aligned with state specific and federal standards, it also helps students to gain ground quickly in 4th through 5th
 
 But that is not all.  This course is designed to meet the needs of various learners including adhd, autism, dyslexia, and other neurodivergent learning styles. For all fourth and fifth grade students, of any ability, this class will be the most effective course in English Language Arts.  

  Studies show all students benefit from short burst of information and retain it longer when applying what they learn to task which is exactly how this course is setup.  Studies show your child Will benefit from Chunking of information. 

Students can develop socially, emotionally, and cognitively in this course making it ideal place to be.  This course will enhance their overall learning experiences.  Chunking can enhance reading and ELA (English Language Arts) skills in several key areas to include:
🍏Vocabulary Development 
🍎Reading Comprehension 
🍏Phonemic Awareness
🍎Critical Thinking 
🍏Writing Skills 
🍎Cultural Awareness 

It can also address several important challenges for young children to include:
🍏Emotional Expression: 
🍎Identity and Belonging
🍏Understanding Diversity
🍎Creativity and imagination 
🍏Language and Literacy Skills
MUCH MORE

WHAT:
IN THIS COURSE STUDENTS WILL LEARN:

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS: In this course students will learn reading, writing, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, story reading comprehension, literary skills, and more.


TOPICS/ THEMES/ 
reading
grammar
opinion wrting
5th grade grammar
Synonyms 
Idioms
MUCH MORE

SCIENCE: Our Science Program will cover units virtually with take home practice and include topics such as volcanos, dino dig, storm chasing, ocean, the human body, rain forest, and more.

GEOGRAPHY & SOCIAL LIVING:  They will learn through unit studies with topics such a as the titanic, ancient Egypt, New York City, chocolate, Pilgrams, and more. These units align with Standards as well.

CURSIVE:  This is a beginner cursive curriculum. Students will begin with letters and progress to words.

ART: For visual art students will use crayons or markers and paper to make drawings and pictures within different curriculum.  for example students might make a picture of the poem we read or they might draw out the math word problem. 

STRUCTURE OF THE DAY: 
  This class is setup to be easy fun and exciting.  In 2 class we will 
⭐️Read Aloud
⭐️Review a Video
⭐️ Use Graphic Organizers
⭐️ Start Writing
⭐️ Edit Writing
⭐️ Writing Dress Ups
⭐️ Final Drafts.
 Students will also review grammar, spelling, and vocabulary in other manners outside of application, ensuring students are given numerous opportunities to successfully master these skills.

In 3rd class we will
🍃watch video
🍃or presentations
🍃model practice
🍃complete practice
🍃 apply skills


STUDENTS WILL NEED:
  Students will need a pencil and a notebook and printables from  this class. 
 if students do not want to print they may open these forms in a program called Kami or the like and edit online.  Students might want crayons or markers or colored pencils in order to illustrate these digital printables and completeart projects. .  Some students might benefit from having colored pens for final Drafts as these will assist students in retention of materials. 

HOW I TEACH:
  Students will interact with short films and peers.  They will be given the opportunity to discuss topics that align with the specific class.  Students will watch presentations and slides at times as well.  Students will be guided in topic discussions to create a writing piece of the film or reading in the course.  In some classes we extend the y film to performance exploration.  In this course I encourage students to connect to the world around them by asking questions that align with course objectives but want to ensure a love of reading and stories and aim to make this course fun and interactive.

IM AVAILABLE:
  I'm available for questions anytime and if you need, you may also message me.  

Here is our schedule-

2024/2025 Schedule

No School-
Veteran's Day 11/11, 
Thanksgiving Weekend 11/20-11/25
Winter Break 12/20- 01/08/25 
Mardi Gras 2/13
Teacher Trip 02/13-02/14, 
President's Day 02/17
Spring Break- 03/29- 04/5
No School- Memorial Day 05/26