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 8-12reading
Book Builders: Alcatraz Vs. the Evil Librarians - The Scrivener's Bones
$12/class
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Oct 19
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MONDAYS AT 11:45 AM EDT
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Course Description
Get ready to read, discuss, create, and build your way through Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener’s Bones, the second book in Brandon Sanderson’s Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians series! Alcatraz’s adventure continues as he travels deeper into the strange world of the Free Kingdoms. When his grandfather disappears, Alcatraz and his companions head toward the legendary Library of Alexandria—a place the Hushlands believe was destroyed long ago. Instead, they discover that the library still exists and is guarded by mysterious Curators who make obtaining a book much more dangerous than simply checking one out. Each week, learners will read the assigned chapters before class. During our meeting, we will discuss important events, character decisions, clues, surprising moments, humor, and predictions. Rather than focusing only on recalling facts, learners will be encouraged to explain their ideas, support their answers with details from the story, and consider how characters grow and change. Then we’ll turn the story into a Book Builders challenge! Learners will design and build something connected to that week’s reading. Challenges may involve unusual transportation, the Library of Alexandria, lenses, inventions, escape routes, or structures inspired by Alcatraz’s world. Students may use building bricks, magnetic tiles, blocks, cardboard, paper, craft supplies, or other materials they already have available. There is no single correct way to complete the challenges. Learners will be encouraged to experiment, problem-solve, make changes when a design does not work, and explain how their finished creation connects to the book. This class combines literature with hands-on learning for students who enjoy discussing books but also love to make, build, and create.
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!