Students will learn proven reading comprehension strategies in this club as we read fun stories together on a 1st-2nd grade level about Pete the Cat and his friends. Students do not need copies of the books. They may read along as I display the pages on my screen using my Wacom digital tablet and Kindle. Learners will love learning via funny stories and questions about characters, setting, problem and solution while making inferences in new and engaging ways. I am a certified elementary school teacher with eleven years of experience teaching reading grades 1-5.  

I love Pete the Cat stories and creating lessons/activities around characters students love, and I know the students will learn better when they are engaged. This club meets once a week. I have experience teaching students with degrees of disabilities and am very good at modifying lessons and activities as need be. 

Week 1: Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses 
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Week 2: Pete the Cat and The New Guy
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Week 3: Pete the Cat: Robo-Pete
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Week 4: Pete the Cat: Construction Destruction
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Week 5: Pete the Cat and The Bedtime Blues
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Week 6: Pete the Cat and The Missing Cupcakes 
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Week 7: Pete the Cat: The Perfect Pizza Party
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We will answer questions before, during, and after each story, and I will demonstrate how to solve each reading problem step by step using my Wacom digital tablet and SmartBoard program. These professional tools allow me to highlight, underline, and annotate with the students, giving a perfect example of problem-solving. I will model how to work through each comprehension question using the I do, we do, you do strategy.

I have used engaging stories to teach story elements and reading comprehension skills to students worldwide, whether native English speakers or those learning English as a second language. Students learn better when they are engaged and have fun!