ELA

Class Description: Kevin Henkes is a popular children’s author who introduces various topics and themes through his fun and cute characters of mice. This is part of a four week author study in which we will read a book each week and explore various themes, such as friendship, while engaging in a variety of activities. The books in the selection include Chrysanthemum, Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse, Julius Baby of the World, and Chester’s Way. The objective is for students to gain a growth mind set as they begin to understand the author’s unique characters and realize how the characters grow and develop throughout each story. Students will enjoy meeting new characters, making real life connections, and engaging in extension activities.

Materials Needed: paper, pencil, glue, scissors, Google Classroom

Platform: Assignments will be posted Friday afternoons for the upcoming week on Google Classroom

Class Description: Story time with a craft. Have fun listening to some of the favorite Dr. Seuss stories and complete a fun craft that you can keep forever.

Materials Needed: Scissors, Coloring tools (crayons, markers, paint or pencils) paper (copy, yardstick or construction) toilet or paper towel roll, downloaded Zoom app, device with camera and microphone

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Mondays from 10 am - 11 am

Class Description: Come join me as we build with LEGOs and develop our writing skills along the way! During the course of each week a LEGO challenge will be presented along with video slide shows including an inspiring read aloud and instructional mini-lessons. At the end of each week, every student will have created an amazing LEGO build and an incredible descriptive paragraph with a chance to share with others through FlipGrid!

Materials Needed: pencil, crayons/markers, writing paper, LEGO bricks, FlipGrid app

Platform: Video and directions will be sent weekly on Mondays, weekly email correspondence available if needed

Class Description: Each week we will listen to a great children's story read aloud, then participate in a fun, active sing-along with songs related to the story. We will then respond to the story with our own writing and illustrations!

Supplies Needed: Writing paper (or a printer to print out provided primary paper with room for illustrations in a PDF), pencil, crayons or markers

Platform: Video will be emailed on Tuesdays at 10 am - approximately 30 minute video with another 20-30 minutes of student writing/illustrating response time

Class Description: Join me in studying some of my favorite Eric Carle books! We will read a new story live each week and talk about the books by looking for patterns, labeling characters, and having students help me put the story back in order. Each week I will send resources before class for you to help your student prepare and activities for you to complete after class if you would like!

Supplies Needed: For these classes you will need access to a device/tablet/computer with a microphone and camera, Zoom app downloaded, a printer, scissors, and basic coloring supplies. I will provide all of the PDFs and resources for extension activities that you can complete at home with your student.

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Fridays from 10 am - 10:30 am

Class Description: Calling all Kindergarten and 1st graders! Join us on Zoom as we work on our writing skills. You will learn how to draw a simple picture. Then, together we will come up with a fun sentence to write about the picture.

Supplies Needed: Paper and pencil, downloaded Zoom app, access to device with camera and microphone

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Wednesdays from 10:30 am - 11:00 am

Class Description: In this course, students will participate in a pre-recorded interactive read alouds. Each week will begin with a short lesson to target different comprehension skills. Then, the students will listen to a picture book read aloud where they will be prompted to participate through differentiated worksheets which target the comprehension skill being practiced. Students will have opportunities to share their work and optional follow-up activities to do at home.

Supplies Needed: Google Classroom, printer for worksheets that go with each read aloud

Platform: New videos will be released on Google Classroom on Fridays at 8:00 am with correspondence throughout the week. The videos are pre-recorded so they can be self-paced throughout the week at your convenience.

Class Description: Story hour for the little ones! Each week I will read a book to the class, discuss a different story part, and do a fun art activity related to our story for the week.

Supplies Needed: Device with access to camera and microphone, downloaded Zoom app

• Class #1: Toilet paper or paper towel tube, yellow and orange paint, paintbrushes, glue stick, dried beans (or any small object that would make noise if you shake it), duct tape (or other strong tape), giraffe head template that I will send

• Class #2: Construction paper, white paper, glue stick, crayons, markers

• Class #3: White construction paper, pencil, black crayon, colorful paint, celery

• Class #4: White paper for drawing, pencil, Black marker, Crayons Books we will read, but are not required for the class: In My Heart by Jo Witek, Look at Me! Look at Me! by Rose Williamson, Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae, The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Fridays from 1 pm - 2 pm

Class Description: This class will teach you how to do some fun and engaging hands on activities that will help you practice correctly writing letters and saying letter sounds. Each class, we will begin with a song that includes hand movements to help you memorize letter sounds. Then, we will learn how to complete a hands on sensory activity about letters and their sounds. Follow up activities about letter recognition and letter sounds will be uploaded to complete for you to complete during the week.

Supplies Needed: Device with access to camera and microphone, downloaded Seesaw app, shaving cream, letter magnets or wooden letters, cookie tray, rice or kinetic sand, shoe box, ingredients to make play-dough (flour, salt, cream of tartar, water, vegetable oil, food coloring) or store bought play-dough

Platform: Video and follow up activities will be emailed by Mondays at 10 am

Class Description: Each week we will read and enjoy a humorous and imaginative book by Robert Munsch! We will participate in discussion questions and engaging activities relating to the books.

Supplies Needed: None

Platform: Recorded video and assignments will be emailed Fridays at 10 am

Class Description: Do you love listening to stories? Do you enjoy being creative and making crafts? Then this is the class for you. Join us for weekly stories being read to you. Sit back and relax as I make the story come alive. After the book is finished, be prepared to make an original masterpiece with common supplies found around the house. I am encouraging students to share their artwork via Padlet. This class is a no brainer for a parent looking to buy themselves a few extra minutes while their child is engaged in educational and fun activities.

Supplies Needed: Padlet app, other materials needed will be emailed out weekly

Platform: Recorded video and assignments will be emailed Tuesdays at 10 am

Class Description: Kevin Henkes is a popular children’s author who introduces various topics and themes through his fun and cute characters of mice. This is part of a four week author study in which we will read a book each week and explore various themes, such as friendship, while engaging in a variety of activities. The books in the selection include Chrysanthemum, Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse, Julius Baby of the World, and Chester’s Way. The objective is for students to gain a growth mind set as they begin to understand the author’s unique characters and realize how the characters grow and develop throughout each story. Students will enjoy meeting new characters, making real life connections, and engaging in extension activities.

Materials Needed: paper, pencil, glue, scissors, Google Classroom

Platform: Assignments will be posted Friday afternoons for the upcoming week on Google Classroom

Class Description: Charlotte's Web is the timeless children's novel by E.B. White. During this enrichment class, you will read the story as a family and connect with others in the group via fun, online, interactive sites. You will learn about true friendship, watch a video about spiders and insects, and even write your own newspaper! So many fun and engaging learning opportunities await while reading this amazing novel.

Materials Needed: Device (iPhone, iPad, tablet, computer, etc.), Charlotte's Web the book (I have a link for a free online version if you don't have the book), paper, pencil, and crayons or colored pencils, FlipGrid, Padlet

Platform: Video and directions will be emailed Tuesdays at 10 am. The length will be anywhere from 5-15 minutes of instructions for that week.

Class Description: Come join me as we build with LEGOs and develop our writing skills along the way! During the course of each week a LEGO challenge will be presented along with video slide shows including an inspiring read aloud and instructional mini-lessons. At the end of each week, every student will have created an amazing LEGO build and an incredible descriptive paragraph with a chance to share with others through FlipGrid!

Materials Needed: pencil, crayons/markers, writing paper, LEGO bricks, FlipGrid app

Platform: Video and directions will be sent weekly on Mondays, weekly email correspondence available if needed.

Class Description: In this class, students will learn the correct construction of a paragraph and practice writing four different kinds of paragraphs.

Materials Needed: paper, pencils crayons, SeeSaw app downloaded

Platform: Recorded video will be posted on Seesaw on Mondays at 10 am with Seesaw correspondence throughout the week.

Class Description: Make something special for Mom and Dad for Mother's Day and Father's Day! We'll incorporate Art Hub videos, writing a letter, and an acrostic poem. Have fun and make something special for your parents this year! This will cover standards in language arts (and art along the way).

Supplies Needed: Two pieces of cardstock or construction paper, two pieces of plain white paper, scratch or lined paper, glue stick, sharpie, pencil, colors of your choice (markers, colored pencils, crayons, etc.)

Platform: Recorded video instructions will be emailed Mondays at 8 am, email correspondence available throughout the week if needed

Class Description: Students will embark on seven cooking adventures after reading picture books related to their edible creations. Students will measure, mix, create, and cook various dishes. During each class session, a picture book will be read aloud and connected to the food item which will be cooked. Then there will be a cooking tutorial. Students will connect literature to their lives in a yummy way. Optional educational extension activities will be posted for each book. After each class students can post a video to show off their creations to other students in their class! Classes can be viewed at your own pace which allows for the ability to pause while cooking. There will be an optional live class where students can show off an edible creation of their own that is connected to literature. Let's encourage a passion for reading while enjoying tasty treats with friends!

Materials Needed: Device with camera and microphone, Downloaded Zoom app, Downloaded FlipGrid app, Recipe ingredients, Pre-reading of the selected book is optional.

Platform: Classes will be posted on Flipgrid for students to watch and participate at their own pace. There will be an optional live Zoom class on Wednesday May 20th at noon.

Class Description: All children have opinions, let's teach them how to put them into a well-crafted paragraph! Each week we will enjoy a popular children’s literature book and write an opinion paragraph based on the book. I will read the book to the class, discuss the opinion writing prompt, give direction on the “Oreo” writing approach, and students will then share their opinion paragraph with each other on Flipgrid!

Materials Needed: Device with camera and microphone, Printed Graphic Organizers (PDFs provided), pencil, crayons, downloaded FlipGrid App

Platform: Weekly recorded videos will be uploaded Mondays at 10 am to Flipgrid, e-mail correspondence throughout the week will be available and students' responses should be submitted on Fridays by 3 pm to Flipgrid

Class Description: Ready, set, let's have some fun reading! Each week we will explore different reading strategies in a fun and engaging way. The teacher will read a book to the class while students listen and enjoy the story. Student will participate in a live lesson as we explore a reading strategy each week. A fun follow up activity will be provided for each child to complete after each class session.

Materials Needed: Device with camera and microphone, downloaded Zoom app, printer (optional), pencil, paper, and crayons/colored pencils or markers

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Thursdays from 1 pm - 2 pm

Class Description: Do you enjoy writing and finding creative ways to publish and present your ideas? Interested in creating a digital journal of your writing? Each week you will find creative writing activities in your Seesaw classroom where you can create & share your writings and post them to your classroom.

Materials Needed: Device with camera and microphone, downloaded Seesaw app, pencil, paper, and crayons/colored pencils

Platform: Activities will be posted on Seesaw on Mondays at 10 am and email correspondence throughout the week.

Class Description: Each week we will explore and learn how to write two different types of poems! During each class we will read example poems, brainstorm ideas for shared group poems, and then write poems on our own! Over the course of 4 weeks, we will learn how to write a Diamante Poem, Haiku, Cinquain, Acrostic Poem, Clerihew, Five Senses Poem, Shape Poem and Color Poem.

Materials Needed: Device with a camera and microphone, downloaded Zoom app, paper and pencils.

Platform: Live Zoom meetings Thursdays from 10 am - 11 am

Class Description: Explore different elements in strengthening reading comprehension. Skills included are: Context Clues, Inferences, Main Idea, Author’s Purpose. For each skill you will be able to listen to an instructional video, play a game, and complete a worksheet to be sent back for grading/feedback. Also included are several Fiction and Non-Fiction stories along with comprehension worksheets. These also may be submitted for grading/feedback.

Materials Needed: Google Classroom, paper, pencil, printer, camera (or CamScanner app for work submission)

Platform: Google Classroom assignments will be posted the first week and students can work at their own pace

Class Description: Mrs. Piggle Wiggle knows everything there is to know about children. When a distraught parent calls her because her daughter Mary has turned into an answer-backer, or Dick has become selfish, or Allen has decided to become a slow-eater-tiny-bite-taker, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has the cure. Her solutions always work, and have plenty of laughs along the way. This is a 4-week novel study on "Mrs. Piggle Wiggle" in a live class format using Zoom. Students will receive assignments and assigned chapters before the live meeting using Google Classroom. The live zoom classes should run about 30 minutes long on average, but may be slightly shorter or longer depending on the week. Assigned chapters must be read prior to the live Zoom meeting each week.

Materials Needed: The book Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, Google Classroom, Zoom app downloaded, device with microphone and camera, printer for worksheets, Coloring tools (crayons, markers, etc.), Drawing paper and construction paper, Glue sticks and scissors, manila folder for making a lap book, paper plate for an art project, planting container, soil, and radish seed (or other seed), a straw, watercolors, and sharpie for an art project

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Fridays from 10 am - 11 am, Google Classroom for assignments

Class Description: For kids who love to read, join me in reading Mr. Popper's Penguins. We will read 5 chapters at a time and meet to engage in discussions. We will also do some fun activities together.

Materials Needed: Mr. Popper's Penguins book, pencil, paper, downloaded Zoom app, device with camera and microphone

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Mondays from 10 am - 11 am

Class Description: Let's go down the rabbit hole and follow Alice on her imaginative adventures in Wonderland! We will listen to this classic read aloud, then prepare for participation in a weekly group discussion of this engaging story! Here's an opportunity for an adventure without leaving home!

Materials Needed: Access to a free Audible recording of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland on a smart device and a device with audio and video capabilities to participate in the weekly Zoom literature circles, downloaded Zoom app

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Tuesdays from 11 am - 11:40 am

Class Description: Students will embark on seven cooking adventures after reading picture books related to their edible creations. Students will measure, mix, create, and cook various dishes. During each class session, a picture book will be read aloud and connected to the food item which will be cooked. Then there will be a cooking tutorial. Students will connect literature to their lives in a yummy way. Optional educational extension activities will be posted for each book. After each class students can post a video to show off their creations to other students in their class! Classes can be viewed at your own pace which allows for the ability to pause while cooking. There will be an optional live class where students can show off an edible creation of their own that is connected to literature. Let's encourage a passion for reading while enjoying tasty treats with friends!

Materials Needed: Device with camera and microphone, Downloaded Zoom app, Downloaded FlipGrid app, Recipe ingredients, Pre-reading of the selected book is optional.

Platform: Classes will be posted on Flipgrid for students to watch and participate at their own pace. There will be an optional live Zoom class on Wednesday May 20th at noon.

Class Description: Join us for an overview of poetry. We'll learn about 4 different types of poetry; Limerick, Haiku, Acrostic, and Concrete. We'll read examples of these works of poetry, create our own poems and share your poem using FlipGrid.

Materials Needed: Paper, Pencil, FlipGrid app

Platform: Classes will be emailed on Mondays at 10 am with email correspondence available throughout the week

Class Description: In this class students will read the novel, Danny the Champion of the World, by Roald Dahl. The focus will be to enjoy literature by reading, and engaging in discussions with peers. We will learn the various components of literature, including: characters, plot, and setting. Students will learn how to make inferences, predictions and connections with the text.

Materials Needed: Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl book, device with camera and microphone, downloaded Zoom app, printer, paper, pencils, crayons, markers

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Mondays from 1 pm - 2 pm

Class Description: By the Great Horn Spoon is a classic American novel about a twelve-year-old boy named Jack, who heads to California to search for gold to recoup the loss of his family's fortune. Joined by his trusty butler, Praiseworthy, Jack finds adventure and trouble at every turn. This story is the perfect combination of laugh-out-loud moments mixed with important insights into one of the most famous points in California's history.

Over 4 weeks students will read/listen to the book and complete activities for each day including vocabulary, comprehension questions, and a few social studies activities based on the Gold Rush period.

Materials Needed: By the Great Horn Spoon (optional), materials to print out worksheets, and paper/pen options, Google Classroom

Platform: Recordings and assignments will be posted weekly on Google Classroom. You can complete the assignments any day of the week.

Class Description: This class includes four video sessions covering the usage of commas, capitalization, quotation marks, and how to avoid run-on sentences. The sessions will include a short animated video, a read-along activity from a Grammar Tales story book, a demonstration of how to apply the grammar rules, and an optional worksheet, which can be printed and completed after the class. A foldable mini-book may also be printed and assembled which includes extended activities.

Materials Needed: The worksheet and mini-book may be printed to use with the class (optional).

Platform: Recorded video will be emailed out Tuesdays at 10 am. Email correspondence available throughout the week.

Class Description: In this 4-week study, we will read and immerse ourselves in the award-winning novel, The Sign of the Beaver. As we journey through the wilderness with Matt and Attean, we will learn more about the relationships built between white settlers and Indians in the 1700s. Each week, we will independently read the assigned chapters. Then, we will complete engaging activities that focus on comprehension, vocabulary, and reflective skills. These activities will be posted using the interactive platform, Seesaw, in which the teacher will be able to provide feedback and share student work. I hope you will join us on this special adventure!

Supplies Needed: The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare, device with camera and microphone, downloaded Seesaw app, paper, pencils, coloring supplies (markers, crayons, or colored pencils)

Platform: Seesaw, reading assignments and corresponding response activities for the week will be posted Mondays at 10 am

Class Description: Are you a book lover? Do you love animals? Then this is the place for you! Each week, you will read and/or listen to the book, The One and Only Ivan and complete interactive Google Slide activities assigned via Google Classroom. You will also participate in a live book club style discussion of the reading using the Zoom platform once a week. Our culminating activity will include the making of a movie poster highlighting all of the major parts of this award winning book. The One and Only Ivan was made into a movie and will release on April 14th. What a great way to spark a compare and contrast activity once our enrichment class concludes. I can't wait to "see" you all soon!

Supplies Needed: The One and Only Ivan Book (can also listen to or follow along with the audio version on YouTube), colored pencils or markers, paper, device with camera and microphone, downloaded Zoom app, Google Classroom

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Fridays from 1 pm - 2 pm, Google Classroom

Class Description: The students will explore four different patterns to poetry: Haiku, Diamante Antonyms, Acrostic and Portrait Poems and then create their own poems using these patterns. They will have an opportunity to share their poems with their classmates.

Supplies Needed: Device with camera and microphone, downloaded Zoom app, paper, pencil and colored pencils/crayons

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Tuesdays from 9 am - 10 am

Class Description: Explore the world of figurative language using a digital interactive hyperdoc and a digital breakout. Learn what figurative language is, why writers use figurative language, and explore and analyze different types of figurative language: idioms, personification, hyperboles, similes and metaphors, allusions, and more!

Supplies Needed: Google Classroom, FlipGrid app, Padlet app

Platform: Videos will be posted on Google Classroom Thursdays at 10 am

Class Description: Looking for a FUN way to get together and discuss a great book about friendship and adventure. Join our Bridge to Terabithia BOOK CLUB where we will meet to discuss the book and do some extension activities together and at home. Bridge to Terabithia is about Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke, two fifth-graders who become friends and create an imaginary land called Terabithia, where they can go to forget about their problems.

Supplies Needed: Book: Bridge to Terabithia (actual book or audiobook), pencils, crayons, paper, construction paper, downloaded Zoom app, device with access to camera and microphone

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Fridays from 1 pm - 2 pm

Class Description: Each week we will explore the life of a famous poet which will include looking at what inspired them to write. We will dive deeper into one of their famous poems and learn about the various techniques that they used. Students will be inspired by these studies and will be able to creative and write their own poem and record it each week.

Supplies Needed: Device with camera and microphone, paper, pencils, FlipGrid

Platform: Each new lesson will be available on Wednesdays at 11 am on FlipGrid

Class Description: This class covers the whole novel, Esperanza Rising, by Pam Muñoz Ryan. In this riches to rags story, your student will explore an infamous time in history, the Great Depression, through the eyes of Esperanza Ortega, daughter of a wealthy rancher whose life is turned upside down when she is forced to move to California and become a farm worker. Esperanza means hope and hope is what Esperanza needs to find a way to rise above her difficult circumstances. This book has it all, and through it, we will discuss theme, character, and vocabulary through the context of historical fiction.

Supplies Needed: Esperanza Rising novel, notebook, writing utensils, downloaded Zoom app, device with camera and microphone

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Thursdays from 11 am - 12 pm

Class Description: Do you love to read stories? Do you feel like you have a story inside your mind or heart that you want to tell? I hope to be able to help you get your thoughts down on paper. Creative writing is fun and does not have to be perfect, just interesting. Let's work together to get one or more of your stories written!

Supplies Needed: Lined paper, copy paper, pencils, an eraser, downloaded Zoom app, device with access to camera and microphone

Platform: Live Zoom meetings on Wednesdays from 1 pm - 2 pm