This twenty-four-week multi-day course will provide direct instruction in vocabulary, which is the cornerstone of reading comprehension. I plan to make this class experience a great one by developing a relationship with each child. The students will be learning the words orally.  Children can listen and learn far more than they can actually read themselves.  The students will greatly improve their vocabulary base by learning the vocabulary words from Wordly Wise Vocabulary for Kindergarten.  (Book K) There are ten words in each of the twelve lessons in the book.  This class will last twenty-four weeks. We will cover twelve lessons in the book, having twelve lessons, in this twenty-four-week course.   The words will be explained by the teacher, using colorful picture cards for each of the ten words. Each word has a colorful picture card to help students understand the meaning of the word.   The teacher and the learners will discuss what the word means and how it relates to them.  Practice will be provided by using five approaches: finding the meaning using whatever part of speech, using context clues to find just the right word in the sentence, applying the meaning of the word, using the correct form of the word, then reading a narrative using the ten words in the lesson.  Each lesson includes a fiction narrative of high interest.  My learning style is informal with lots of smiles and student interaction. I want to have an fun and enriched classroom environment.  I hope to get many eager learners!

Multi-day course: Weekly class routine: One day per week

Day One of each lesson:
* Discuss each of the first five vocabulary words using the colorful accompanying picture card.  
* Practice saying the word together.  The teacher will show a picture of the word and discuss its part of speech and usage. 
* Modeling the word in several sentences so students can hear the word using in context.  The sentences that use each definition are on a slide. 
* Complete exercises in the workbook together in class, as directed by the teacher.  Students will show understanding by circling the correct picture. 

Day Two of the Lesson, the next week.
Discuss each of the next five vocabulary words using the colorful accompanying picture card.   
* The reading passage for the week will be reread. Students will listen to the story.  The topic for the weekly stories is listed below. Students are invited to read and spell the words in our slide show.
Each week will follow the same schedule.  
There are four units in the book.  This multi-day course will cover all twelve lessons in the book and last for twenty-four weeks.

The reading passages include the following subject matter for the twenty-four weeks:

Lesson one:              Dandelion Wishes
Lesson two:               Ladybugs for the Community Garden 
Lesson three:            Sy Slider's Great Adventure
Lesson four:              Nana's Poem
Lesson five:               A Good Catch
Lesson six:                A Family Celebration 
Lesson seven:           Caroline Whistles
Lesson eight:             I Spy
Lesson nine:              Touch Blue        
Lesson ten:                How the Bee Got Its Stinger 
Lesson eleven:           Making Tracks
Lesson twelve:           Time to Say Goodbye