Lit for Littles (Grades 1-2)
Teacher : Janiene Bishop
Wednesdays 9:00 - 10:00 or 11:30-12:30 - $325 per semester (2 semester course)
CLASSES CLOSED - WAITLIST AVAILABLE
To be added to the waitlist for a closed class, begin the registration process and use the code 8884747 to access the registration form, selecting the waitlisted class in the dropdown menu. If a spot opens up in this class, you will be notified by the instructor.
This dynamic class is designed to encourage beginning readers and writers to love great books and enjoy the writing process. Throughout the course, students will learn how to write complete sentences, whole paragraphs, and their own creative stories. Games, art projects, and group work will help lay a foundation for a lifelong love of literature!
Students will average reading one book per week and complete simple homework assignments. The work load is entirely flexible, based on each student’s ability, and the teacher will work closely with parents to provide a personalized program that is challenging, but never overwhelming.
Some of the books and activities we will enjoy together are:
The Apple Doll by Elisa Kleven
Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak
Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkinson
Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise by Kate DiCamillo
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin by Margaret McNamara
Sharing the Bread: An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving Story by Pat Zietlow Miller
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Brave Irene by William Steig
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Abraham Lincoln by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Cranberry Valentine by Wendy and Henry Devlin
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: retold by Verna Aardema
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
Saint George and the Dragon illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman; text: retold by Margaret Hodges
The Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Polacco
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
A Pair of Red Clogs by Masako Matsuno
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White
**Students will need to obtain copies of the books listed above. All other books, fairy tales, and poetry that are not listed here will be provided by the teacher or read aloud in class.