One Day Academy

This two-hour class will introduce five- and six-year-old children to beginning phonics, handwriting, literacy, and number skills through a variety of hands-on activities, puzzles, and games.  Picture books, Dr. Seuss stories, Bible verses and poems will be incorporated into literacy skills.  The ODA kindergarten teacher will provide mini-lessons, hands-on learning, and structured playtime.   At-home activities will guide parents in reinforcing concepts and practicing skills that were introduced in class.  Parents should plan to spend approximately two hours at home sprinkled throughout each day, following through with the recommended learning activities.

Purpose:

Students will continue to learn the basic rules of grammar through color-coding parts of speech. Students will learn to write with a purpose, as well as read, spell, and use meaningful vocabulary words.

Process

Grammar

• Easy Grammar Grade 3 Student Workbook 

• Color-coding parts of speech

• Punctuation

• Capitalization

Writing

• One-paragraph composition

• Creative poetry

• Letter writing

Spelling/Vocabulary

• Basic rules

• Syllabication

• Meaningful vocabulary

Handwriting

• Scripture

• Dictation

Responsibilities

*Parents grade spelling, vocabulary, and grammar as well as oversee the completion of writing assignments.

*Teachers grade and record writing assignments.

*Students should set aside approximately 20 minutes four days/week for completing coursework assignments.

Purpose:

Students will build confidence in the writing process by using their creativity. They will work on developing ideas, organization, details, and voice. Students will craft their own writing inspired by other children’s literature. The desire is not to overwhelm students but for them to walk away from this class with a joy and love of writing.

Process:

Students will learn how to gather, collect, build, and expand ideas. They will use weekly quick writes to practice the skill of getting ideas on paper without the focus of perfection. Throughout the year, the students will be guided through the steps of the writing process. While expressing ideas with vivid details that paint a picture will be a primary focus throughout the class,they will also use short picture books as stepping off points for their writing. Types of writing that will be completed are comic strips, fictional narratives, fictional biographies, poetry, creating endings for stories, and writing from different points of view. Through enjoying quality literature, students will see examples of well-crafted creative writing and apply this to their own writing. By the end of the year, students will be able to use these writing skills not only to build confidence in their creative writing but also to apply the skill set to other, more structured forms of writing.

Parental Responsibilities:

Parents are responsible for helping their child complete weekly writing assignments. Students will spend approximately 20 minutes each non class day (4 days) on course work.

This interactive phonics and language-rich course is designed to come alongside, guide, and support parents in teaching their child to read and write.  Children will grow in literacy as they achieve success with single-letter sounds, consonant blends, phonograms, basic sight words, picture books, and manuscript handwriting.  Daily oral reading practice, written assignments, weekly spelling tests, scriptures, and poems will strengthen their enjoyment and success in learning to read and write.

Parent Responsibilities:  Guided practice with phonics flashcards, handwriting, oral reading, listening to stories, spelling words, and memory verses.  Help with completing written assignments.  Check out recommended library books to read to and with your child.

Purpose

Students will continue to learn the rules of grammar through color-coding of the eight parts of speech. Students will learn to write five-paragraph compositions as well as spell and use meaningful vocabulary words.

Process

Grammar

• Easy Grammar Grade 5 Student Workbook 

• Color-coding parts of speech

• Punctuation

• Capitalization

Writing

• Introduced to the writing process

• Five-paragraph compositions

• Poetry analysis & writing

• Letter writing

Spelling/Vocabulary

• Banned Words

• Syllabication

• Meaningful vocabulary

Handwriting

• Scripture

• Dictation

Responsibilities

*Parents grade spelling, vocabulary, and grammar as well as oversee the completion of writing assignments.

*Teachers grade and record writing assignments.

*Students should set aside approximately 20 minutes four days/week for completing coursework assignments.

Building on skills acquired in beginning reading, this course will go broader and deeper into the English language.  Your child will learn more advanced phonograms, roots, prefixes, and suffixes, which will help them decode longer words, and add to the enjoyment and comprehension of what they read. There will be weekly spelling tests, poems, and memory verses. Early chapter books will introduce more complex plots, sentence writing will lengthen to paragraphs, and manuscript review will lead to introductory cursive in the spring.

Parent Responsibilities:

Practice phonics flashcards, handwriting, oral reading, listening to stories, spelling words, and memory verses.  Help your child complete daily assignments.  Obtain and read recommended library books with and to your child.

Purpose

• Develop a love for literature

• Master common literary terms

• Explore various genres

Process

• Read 20 minutes a day, five days per week for a total of 100 minutes

• Complete weekly reading assignments and discussion questions

• Write a weekly reading summary

• Create a foldable resource book of literary terms

Novels listed in Curriculum/Matrials will be read at home in that order.

Audio versions are always an option.

Parental Responsibilities

• Student attendance is mandatory

• Check for understanding

• To help with reading fluency: Read with your student & listen to your student read.