LEAP CO-OP

Take Me on a Journey Through Learning -

with Pokemon

Instructor: Mrs. Bishop

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Class Description:

“Gotta Catch ‘Em All”...all the subjects that is. With Pokemon as our common theme, we will spend each week learning a different aspect of the ever popular phenomenon.

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Special Notes:

• This class may require a bit of homework…not weekly.

• ***Students do not need any cards or prior knowledge of Pokemon to participate in this class.  If your student has Pokemon cards of their own, they will not be able to use them in this class.  All students will be given a set of cards to use (and keep).***

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Syllabus:

Week 1: Probability - We will unveil our packs of cards and calculate probability based on what we find.

Week 2: Quality vs. Quantity…the art of trading - We will discuss quality vs quantity when it comes to trading Pokemon cards but also as it applies to many situations in daily life.

Week 3: History/Geography - We will discuss the history of Pokemon but also the history/geography/culture of its birthplace…Japan.

Week 4: Art - We will learn about the ancient art of Origami and create Origami Pokemon characters.

Week 5: Science - We will classify Pokemon as we do animals.

Week 6: Writing - We will create a Pokemon card for a real animal and talk about the amazing “powers” God gives them.

Week 7: Math - We will learn how to play the game making calculated decisions regarding metrics listed on our cards.

Week 8: Battle Royale - We will spend this week putting our learning to the test to trade cards and “battle” using the skills that we have learned.

 

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Paper Bag Engineering

Instructor: Mrs. Yeh​

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Class Description:

In this class, students will learn the engineering and design process through various STEM challenges. Each week, they will be tasked with a new engineering challenge and given a specific set of materials and supplies to meet it.

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Special Notes:

• This class requires a $5 student materials fee. There will be light homework, 10-15 minutes/week.

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Syllabus:

Week 1: Marshmallow Tower
Week 2: Slow Ball Roll
Week 3: Heart Tower Challenge
Week 4: Pom Pom Launcher
Week 5: Build a Pulley or a Winch
Week 6: Paper Chain Challenge
Week 7: Sink The Bottle
Week 8: Mystery Challenge

 

 

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Mythological Creatures

Instructor: Mrs. Hawes

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Class Description:

We're going to learn all about mythological creatures in this fun class! We'll study many different creatures, what country they originated, the myths about them, and where people got the idea for the creatures. Can you figure out what real animals inspired certain mythological creatures? Which ones have the coolest powers, and most interesting purposes? We'll discuss it all, and even spend some time creating our own creatures with our imaginations!

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Special Notes:

• This class will include history, literature, and art.

• This class will not have any homework.

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – Dragons
Week 2 – Phoenix and Thunderbird
Week 3 – Kraken and Loch Ness
Week 4 – Unicorn and Pegasus
Week 5 – Sasquatch and Yeti 
Week 6 – Merpeople
Week 7 – Gryphon and Hypogriff
Week 8 – Create your own mythological creature!

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Dive into Nature: Elements of Art 

Instructor: Mrs. Salebe

 

 

 

Class Description:

This course will use everyday examples to make physics concepts easy to understand. Over the eight week course we will explore measurement, motion, force, pressure, energy & momentum, waves, light, and electromagnetism.

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Special Notes:

• Parents need to send a portrait style picture (before the first class)

• Class will include homework

• Class fee: $10.00 (will buy soft pastels and oil pastels, that the students will keep after the class)

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – Line Art with Turtles
Week 2 – Color Artwork with Butterfly silhouette
Week 3 – Value Dragonfly
Week 4 – Shaping Clownfish
Week 5 – Form with Octopuses
Week 6 – Space with Overlapping Fish
Week 7 – Textured Marlins
Week 8 – Elements Explosion: In our last class we will finish our portfolios, and will do a fun game review of all the fun things we learn during the semester.

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A Sip Around the World: Tea Traditions

Instructor: Mrs. Courtis​

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Class Description

Tea is the second most consumed beverage next to water. We will learn (and taste) how different countries and cultures add their own influence to this beverage.

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Special Notes:

• None

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Syllabus

Week 1: Japan
Week 2: Tibet
Week 3: The United Kingdom
Week 4: Morocco
Week 5: China
Week 6: South Africa
Week 7: India
Week 8: Taiwan

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ASL II

Instructor: Mrs. Waldron

 

Class Description: 

Have you had fun learning some ASL? Learn some more! For this class, we will take a deeper dive into time signs, learn some verbs, seasons and animals in ASL, putting together more complex sentences. You will even learn how to interact with people who are deaf in a more culturally appropriate way.

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Special Notes:

• IMPORTANT: anyone (any grade level) who has taken ASL 1 with Mrs. Waldron in the past, is welcome to join this class

• Class will include weekly videos for homework. It will be imperative that the students watch the videos and learn the signs from the videos before they come to class. Class time will be used for application and communicating with each other in sign language. If the students do not know the signs before coming to class, it will put them at a disadvantage and slow down the rest of the class.

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – Review ASL I 

Week 2 – Time signs - Temporal, clock

Week 3 – Verbs

Week 4 – Weather, Seasons, & Holidays

Week 5 – Senses & Nature

Week 6 – Animals

Week 7 – Deaf people/culture - Dos and Don'ts

Week 8 – Put it all together