Students will have two writing projects that will be broken down into manageable pieces throughout the course. The first piece will be a personal narrative (completed about mid-term) and the second piece will be a demonstration speech (the final project). The final class day will be an oral presentation of the written speech.
Students will learn how to include details, dialogue, and figurative language. In addition, they will learn strategies for writing effective introductions and satisfying conclusions, use proper conventions, and will learn to organize their papers well using paragraphing and transitional words/phrases in their writing.
Scoring: This course will use rubrics in order to score student writing and oral speech. There will be no letter grade, but rather a 1-4 score based on the rubric in addition to teacher comments. Students will also receive feedback from their peers.
Materials: Pencils, a highlighter of any color, notebook (spiral or composition is fine. College ruled preferred), lined 3x5 index cards, sticky notes, and folder or binder for carrying loose papers
Prerequisites: Students should have prior experience writing multi-paragraph essays/stories.
Homework: Students will need to complete much of the written work at home since class time will be used for lessons and practice. It will be broken down in to small chunks to be completed before the next class.
Come and learn history in an engaging and fun environment! This history class will explore medieval history through story telling, geography/cartography, and a weekly craft project. Crafted for 2-6th graders, this class will engage the auditory, tactile, and visual learners and will make history memorable and fun. Olivia has 4 kids, ages 3-11 and has had fun homeschooling for the last 6 years - The Story of the World is a family favorite!
Requirements:
Students should be able to listen to a 20 minute story while doing a tactile activity, have the dexterity to color and use scissors, be able to follow simple, step-by-step instructions, and be a participant in a group discussion by both listening and answering questions in turn. Reading is helpful but not an absolute requirement.
Come and learn history in an engaging and fun environment! This history class will explore medieval history through story telling, geography/cartography, and a weekly craft project. Crafted for 2-6th graders, this class will engage the auditory, tactile, and visual learners and will make history memorable and fun. Olivia has 4 kids, ages 3-11 and has had fun homeschooling for the last 6 years - The Story of the World is a family favorite!
Requirements:
Students should be able to listen to a 20 minute story while doing a tactile activity, have the dexterity to color and use scissors, be able to follow simple, step-by-step instructions, and be a participant in a group discussion by both listening and answering questions in turn. Reading is helpful but not an absolute requirement.
This class focuses on growing friendships, play, love of stories, and Biblical lessons we can learn through it all. For example: Baby Wren and the Great Gift will teach kids that God has a special purpose for each of their lives. Petunia Beware teaches us that the grass may not actually be greener on the other side and how we can be thankful for what we have. The Night Gardener shows us the blessing of doing kind and beautiful things for others. Some books will teach the months of the year, seasons, and counting as well. We'll throw in some fun ones too, Dragons Love Tacos, Where the Wild Things Are, We Were Tired of Living in a House, and more! We will sing songs, do crafts and play games related to the books we read.
This class focuses on growing friendships, play, love of stories, and Biblical lessons we can learn through it all. For example: Baby Wren and the Great Gift will teach kids that God has a special purpose for each of their lives. Petunia Beware teaches us that the grass may not actually be greener on the other side and how we can be thankful for what we have. The Night Gardener shows us the blessing of doing kind and beautiful things for others. Some books will teach the months of the year, seasons, and counting as well. We'll throw in some fun ones too, Dragons Love Tacos, Where the Wild Things Are, We Were Tired of Living in a House, and more! We will sing songs, do crafts and play games related to the books we read.
Equal parts science, history, math, and literature this class will use living books and hands-on projects to explore the famous scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians of the ancient world. The goal of this class is to foster a love for the STEM fields through outstanding storytelling. This year-long class covers ancient times and fall term includes discoveries from Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euclid, Archimedes, and more. Students need not have a love of math or science to succeed in this class, but they should be eager to learn and ready to follow directions.
Equal parts science, history, math, and literature this class will use living books and hands-on projects to explore the famous scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians of the ancient world. The goal of this class is to foster a love for the STEM fields through outstanding storytelling. This year-long class covers ancient times and spring term includes discoveries from Fibonacci, Galen, Gutenberg, da Vinci, and more. Students need not have a love of math or science to succeed in this class, but they should be eager to learn and ready to follow directions.
Equal parts science, history, math, and literature this class will use living books and hands-on projects to explore the famous scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians throughout the ages. The goal of this class is to foster a love for the STEM fields through outstanding storytelling. We will cover discoveries from da Vinci, Galileo, Copernicus, Newton and more. Students need not have a love of math or science to succeed in this class, but they should be eager to learn and ready to follow directions.
In this creative drama class, favorite children’s stories, fairytales, and folktales from around the world come to life through theatre games, creative movement, improvisation, and story play. Costumes, props, and music help encourage children’s imagination.
Fairytale Theatre is a non-performance focused program that introduces children to the magic of stories, movement and theatre. Each week a new story is presented as inspiration for creativity!
This is a year-long studio art class for children between the ages of 8 and 12. Students will meet weekly with Miss Lucinda during the Fall & Spring Semesters to learn basic skills and techniques in drawing, painting, collage, and mixed media. There will also be a fun Christmas project for gift-giving. Along with learning to develop creativity, students will be introduced to master artists from various historical periods and the Seven Elements of Art. This class is a good fit for children who love hands-on projects and can also listen well and follow instructions.