Lit for Littles (Grades 1-2)
Teacher : Janiene Bishop
Wednesdays 9:00 - 10:00 or 10:15 - 11:15
$365 per semester (2 semester course)*
*There is an annual student fee for all students taking classes at Pacific Coast Learning Center. Some charter schools allow for this fee to be added to the cost of classes rather than being paid out-of-pocket by parents. If your charters agrees, you may add the cost of the student fee to your first PO.
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:
Classic Children’s Literature
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
How To Make An Apple Pie And See The World by Marjorie Priceman
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende Devlin
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
Chapter Books
The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends) by George Selden
McBroom’s Wonderful One-Acre Farm: Three Tall Tales
Historical Fiction & Biographies
The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh
The Pilgrims’ First Thanksgiving by Ann McGovern
The Snow Walker by Margaret K and Charles M. Wetterer
Happy Birthday Martin Luther King by Jean Marzollo
Poetry
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Robert Frost: Poetry for Young People
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poetry for Young People
A Child’s Garden of Verses: Robert Lewis Stevenson
Tall Tales
The Story of Johnny Appleseed by Aliki
Paul Bunyan (On My Own Folklore) by Stephen Krensky
Pecos Bill (On My Own Folklore) by Stephen Krensky
*These books are in no particular order.
**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.
Teacher : Janiene Bishop
Wednesdays 9:00 - 10:00 or 10:15 - 11:15
$365 per semester (2 semester course)*
*There is an annual student fee for all students taking classes at Pacific Coast Learning Center. Some charter schools allow for this fee to be added to the cost of classes rather than being paid out-of-pocket by parents. If your charters agrees, you may add the cost of the student fee to your first PO.
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:
Classic Children’s Literature
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
How To Make An Apple Pie And See The World by Marjorie Priceman
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende Devlin
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
Chapter Books
The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends) by George Selden
McBroom’s Wonderful One-Acre Farm: Three Tall Tales
Historical Fiction & Biographies
The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh
The Pilgrims’ First Thanksgiving by Ann McGovern
The Snow Walker by Margaret K and Charles M. Wetterer
Happy Birthday Martin Luther King by Jean Marzollo
Poetry
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Robert Frost: Poetry for Young People
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Poetry for Young People
A Child’s Garden of Verses: Robert Lewis Stevenson
Tall Tales
The Story of Johnny Appleseed by Aliki
Paul Bunyan (On My Own Folklore) by Stephen Krensky
Pecos Bill (On My Own Folklore) by Stephen Krensky
*These books are in no particular order.
**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.