Amelia age 11
Number the Stars: Craft & STEM Book Club (3 Weeks)I love this book and always well. It is a historical fiction book where the German army is trying to take over Denmark. Anybody and everybody should take this class
Ages 9-12reading
Book Builders: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - The Knights of Crystallia
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Nov 2
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MONDAYS AT 11:00 AM EST
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Course Description
Get ready to return to the strange, hilarious, and adventure-filled world of Alcatraz Smedry! In this five-week Book Builders class, learners will read Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia by Brandon Sanderson while exploring the story through engaging discussions and creative, hands-on projects. Alcatraz has finally reached the Free Kingdoms, but things aren't quite as simple as he expected! As he learns more about his family, the Knights of Crystallia, and his own growing reputation, he quickly discovers that new dangers are waiting for him. Learners will follow Alcatraz and his friends as they uncover secrets, face the Librarians, and discover that knowing who to trust isn't always easy. Each week, learners will read assigned chapters at home and come to class ready to discuss important events, characters, clues, surprising moments, and predictions. Rather than simply answering comprehension questions, learners will be encouraged to think about why characters make certain choices, notice important details, and share their own ideas about the story. Then it's time to build and create! Our weekly Book Builders challenges are inspired by the world of the story. Learners may design Free Kingdom creations, imagine incredible places in Crystallia, create defenses for important information, or invent their own Knight of Crystallia. Projects encourage creativity and give learners another way to connect with what they are reading. During our final class, we will finish the adventure together and discuss the biggest surprises, character growth, and our predictions for what might happen next. This class combines reading, discussion, imagination, and hands-on creativity to make book club feel like an adventure rather than an assignment. Learners are welcome to draw, design, build, and create in whatever way works best for them!
Meet Your Teacher
Kristen Freeman
Elementary Teacher | Orton Gillingham Trained | Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Phonics | Bachelor's in Education | Passionate Teacher for Fun Interactive Learning
Reviews
Amelia age 11
Book Builders: The HobbitSuch a fun book! Has so much fun and funny parts in it. Very in encouraging story to it anybody and everybody should take this class!
Amelia Age 11
Anne of Avonlea Novel StudyThis book club is AMAZING!!! I love Anne's enthusiasm toward her students. ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY SHOULD TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!
Amelia Age 11
Anne of Green Gables Novel StudyI love this class it was so awesome and fun! The projects were also awesome. The story is so much fun and encouraging, and the moral of the story is great. Anybody and everybody should take this class!!
Candice
Master Speller Academy: Word Patterns, Strategy & ConfidenceI feel like this class really was a game changer for my daughter with spelling! Spelling is not my favorite thing to teach, and my daughter just is not into it and has low motivation to learn about it. Putting her into this class helped so much. I think having Ms. Kristin teach her helped my daughter to know that spelling is important and not just because I say it is! Her classes always have hands on and visual activities that are so much fun, so I feel like it helps when you have learners that need a bit more hands on approaches to things like this. She also learned more about word patterns, and is recognizing those patterns more frequently now! It's nice having some other kids in the class, too. She is pretty social, so enjoys learning about this with Ms. Kristin and other students! She feels safe to make mistakes and learn from them in Ms. Kristin's class, which is huge!
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Spell & Play: A Game-Based Spelling Adventure Part 1Spelling is not my favorite subject to teach! It is not my kids favorite subject to learn about either. Ms. Kristin made this into a fun gamified class, which I kind of feel like can be hard with spelling (at least for me). It was really nice to be able to have someone else teach this class and give me a bit of a break to work on other subjects with my other kids! I can tell they are recognizing more spelling patterns now, which is awesome! They really learned a lot!
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Grammar, Writing & Reading Mastery: Comprehensive 4th–5th Grade Language ArtsThis is such a great class! This was such a great help in getting some deep LA lessons in for my oldest daughter, and she really does better in a class because she likes bouncing ideas off of others in subjects like this. It really made Language Arts a lot more fun and engaging, and it took something off of my plate which was a huge help!
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History Builders: Famous Americans Brick BuildingMy girls look forward to this class every single week. It's such a fun way to learn history, getting to build what they're learning so the historical figures actually stick. They come running out after class every week to show me what they've built and tell me all about the history behind it.
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Customized Tutoring for Reading, Writing, and more!Mrs. Kristen manages to make reading tutoring fun and engaging for my (very) ADHD daughter! She's grown in ability and confidence and always looks forward to her time with Mrs. Kristen.
Jennifer
God’s Amazing Animals: Ocean Wonders – Crafts, Facts & Fun for Kids!Such a fun class! I loved seeing what my daughter created each week and how much she learned!