Upper Elementary Mornings

Description

For elementary homeschool students who are preparing to move up to middle school work, spend Thursday mornings with a morning gathering to get ourselves settled and organized, followed by integrated projects that build core academic skills in engaging, creative ways.  For students ages 9-11 who can read, write and conceptually understand addition and subtraction.

Upper Elementary Mornings

TUESDAYS 9:30am – Noon Registration is for Spring 2024 semester-long course (12 weeks) [rara_toggle title=”Required Materials” status=”close”]

• pencils
• pencil sharpener with covered blade (you should not be able to touch the blade unless you remove a covering)
• pencil bag to contain items
• pocket folder

All other materials are supplied.  Student textbooks for literature are BORROWED for the semester and expected to be returned near the end of the semester. Students who are staying for afternoon Artistic Adventures should bring a nut-free lunch to eat.  Lunch is supervised.[/rara_toggle] [rara_toggle title=”Topics Covered” status=”close”]

• English Language Arts via Great Books
• Social Studies focuses on human issues more than history, but often includes historical content as related to other areas or where it is connected and easily incorporated
• Math by way of creative problem solving and math-supporting skills that help build higher-level problem solving
• Science foundation skills and vocabulary
• Arts, critical thinking and creativity are woven through the entire program

[/rara_toggle] [rara_toggle title=”Time Required Outside of Class” status=”close”] Students will generally have approximately one to 1-1/2 hours of “homework”.  This often includes reading. [/rara_toggle] [rara_toggle title=”Required Reading & Writing Level” status=”close”] For literature, please go to:  https://fab.lexile.com and look up the books your child reads with ease.  If they are at 770 level or higher, your child is ready to handle the content in this class.  Students should be able to read and write with relative ease and speed.  Spelling is less of an issue as long as 1) the instructor can at least phonetically decipher the child’s writing; and 2) spelling is not going to cause a child to write much slower because they are wondering about the correct spelling. There is also scissor use in our classes.  Students who struggle using scissors may not be ready for some of the tasks they will be presented with in class that must be completed IN class.[/rara_toggle] [rara_toggle title=”Is This Level a Good Fit for My Child?” status=”close”]Students in this level should be ready to ask questions about everything–and grow in depth along the way.  They should be starting to think of the world around them and others, but they will also be looking at themselves.  Students who struggle with looking into themselves may struggle with some of the literature class.  A student who is not able to accept that they can be wrong will find the literature class difficult. Students who are unable to keep from calling out their ideas in a group setting or engage in negative attention-seeking would not be well-suited to this course.  Fidgeters or students that need to stand rather than sit may be able to be accommodated.  Please contact us to see how we can work together with these needs. [/rara_toggle]