Little Gardeners

Instructor: Mrs. Scott

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Class Description:

Children will explore the wonders of planting, growing, and harvesting through fun, hands-on activities. Each week, we'll dive into a new garden theme with exciting crafts, engaging stories, and colorful lessons. From planting sunflower seeds to discovering helpful garden bugs, your little one will learn the basics of gardening while enjoying creative projects and delicious garden-themed snacks.

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Special Notes:

• None

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Syllabus:

Week 1: Introduction to Gardening

• Lesson: What is gardening? Introduction to seeds, soil, and plants. "The Tiny Seed" by Eric Carle 

• Craft: Decorate small pots with paints and stickers.

Week 2: Planting Seeds

• Lesson: How do seeds grow? Plant sunflower seeds in the decorated pots."Planting a Rainbow" by Lois Ehlert

• Craft: Make seed markers with popsicle sticks and markers.

Week 3: Watering and Caring for Plants

• Lesson: Importance of water for plants. "The Watermelon Seed" by Greg Pizzoli

• Craft: Create a rain cloud mobile with cotton balls and paper raindrops.

Week 4: Learning About Soil

• Lesson: Different types of soil and why soil is important. "Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt" by Kate Messner

• Craft: Make a soil layers jar with sand, soil, pebbles, and small plants.

Week 5: Understanding Sunshine

• Lesson: How sunshine helps plants grow. "Sunflower House" by Eve Bunting

• Craft: Create sun prints using construction paper and objects like leaves and flowers.

Week 6: Exploring Bugs in the Garden

• Lesson: Beneficial bugs and their role in the garden.  "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle

• Craft: Make bug jars and catch (and release) garden bugs.

Week 7: Harvesting Vegetables

• Lesson: When and how to harvest vegetables. "Growing Vegetable Soup" by Lois Ehlert

• Craft: Paint with vegetable stamps (cut veggies into stamps and use paint).

Week 8: Garden Party and Recap

• Lesson: Review of everything learned. "Flower Garden" by Eve Bunting

• Craft: Create a garden collage with drawings, stickers, and real leaves/flowers.

• Snack: Fruit salad and veggie platters

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Free Play

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Class Description:

Students will enjoy a time of free play and a gluten free snack provided by LEAP.

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Read Alouds + Crafts

Instructor: Mrs. Esbrandt

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Class Description:

Each week we will read aloud a wonderful book as a class, and then each preschooler will complete a corresponding craft or two!

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Special Notes:

• None

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – “A Visitor for Bear” by Bonny Becker
Week 2 – “Little by Little” by Amber Stewart
Week 3 – “Please, Mr. Panda” by Steve Antony
Week 4 – “Evergreen” by Matthew Cordell
Week 5 – “The Day the Crayons Quit” by Oliver Jeffers
Week 6 – “Nibbles the Book Monster” by Emma Yarlett
Week 7 – “What Does it Mean to be Kind?” by Rana DiOrro
Week 8 – “Wild Feelings” by David Milgrim

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Eric Carle Books and Crafts

Instructor: Mrs. Little

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Class Description:

Each week our class will read an Eric Carle book, and do a craft based off of each book. We will also incorporate scripture into every week's lesson.

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Special Notes:

• None

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Syllabus:

Week 1 - Explore "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. Create caterpillar crafts and learn counting, days of the week, and healthy eating. Discover the butterfly life cycle. Scripture: Matthew 6:11.

Week 2 - Dive into "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle. Practice color matching and go on a color hunt. Learn colors and animal names. Scripture: Genesis 1:31.

Week 3 - Join "The Mixed-Up Chameleon" by Eric Carle. Create colorful chameleons and experiment with color mixing. Learn about color blending and adaptation. Scripture: Psalm 139:14.

Week 4 - Discover "The Grouchy Ladybug" by Eric Carle. Make ladybug clocks and an emotion chart. Learn about time-telling and emotions. Scripture: Proverbs 17:22.

Week 5 - Plant seeds with "The Tiny Seed" by Eric Carle. Track plant growth and learn about plant life cycles. Discover responsibility in gardening. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:6.

Week 6 - Spin webs with "The Very Busy Spider" by Eric Carle. Make glittery spider webs and learn about spiders. Discover persistence and nature. Scripture: Colossians 3:23.

Week 7 - Explore "A House for Hermit Crab" by Eric Carle. Decorate hermit crab shells and create dioramas. Learn about sea creatures and their homes. Scripture: Isaiah 32:18.

Week 8 - Celebrate friendship with "Do You Want to Be My Friend?" by Eric Carle. Make friendship bracelets and discuss being a good friend. Learn about social skills. Scripture: Proverbs 17:17.

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​​​​The Universe and You! Space

Instructor: Mrs. Carr

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Class Description:

Pre-K and Kindergarten students will have fun learning about the universe and solar system. We’ll learn about where we are in it, the planets, and how God made our own Earth special for us. We will learn scientific facts and I will aim to have a few papers to help show science instruction, but my goal is to focus more on demonstrations and activities that allow plenty of movement.

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Special Notes:

• Class will include… possibly an occasional take-home sheet such as a moon observation sheet

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – How big is the universe?
- Creation account
- Map the location of the planets
Week 2 – The planets
- Memorize the order
- Revolution vs rotation- days and years
Week 3 – The Sun and Earth
- Why is earth just right for us?
- Solar Eclipse- demonstrate with students
Week 4 – Earth and Moon-
- Phases of the moon
- Gravity

Week 5 – Inner planets- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Week 6 – Outer planets- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Week 7 – Stars and galaxies-
- Name the constellations
- Marshmallow constellations?
Week 8 – Space travel- Review and wrap-up

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Free Play

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Class Description:

Students will enjoy a time of free play and a gluten free snack provided by LEAP. 

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Christmas Around the World

Instructor: Mrs. Strickland

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Class Description: 

Each week we will explore the Christmas customs of other countries and what they do to celebrate. Classes will include a read aloud (or two) and either a handicraft or a food item from that country.

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Special notes:

• No homework or special skills required. 

• Countries are subject to change.

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – The Philippians

Week 2 – India

Week 3 – Nigeria 

Week 4 – Great Britain

Week 5 – Italy 

Week 6 – Iceland

Week 7 – Mexico

Week 8 – Central America

 

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Volcano Adventures

Instructor: Mrs. Salebe

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Class Description:

Welcome to Fun Volcano Adventures, an exciting 8-week class designed for curious 1st and 2nd graders! Get ready to explore the fiery world of volcanoes through science, geography, history, Bible and even art. Each week, we'll dive into new topics and engage in fun activities that will make learning about volcanoes an unforgettable experience.

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Special notes:

• None

 

Syllabus:

Week 1 - What is a Volcano?
Get ready to dive into the explosive world of volcanoes! We'll start our journey by learning what a volcano is, the different types, and how they are formed. ​

Week 2 - Volcanoes Here, There, and Everywhere! This week, we’ll travel the globe and discover the most famous volcanoes! From Mount Vesuvius in Italy to Mount Fuji in Japan, we'll learn where these volcanoes are located and what makes them special. ​

Week 3 - My Mouth is a Volcano Let’s take a break from the heat and explore our emotions with the picture book "My Mouth is a Volcano" by Julia Cook. We'll learn about self-control and how to handle our feelings just like a volcano handles its pressure. ​

Week 4 - Living with Volcanoes Step back in time and learn about the history, myths, and legends of volcanoes! We'll hear exciting stories from different cultures and discover how people have lived with volcanoes throughout history. ​

Week 5 - Active Volcano This week, let's get moving with a volcano-themed P.E. session and some creative drawing! ​

Week 6 - Is that Lava?
Time to put on our scientist hats and conduct a cool science experiment! We'll create our own "lava" and learn about the science behind lava flows and eruptions. ​

Week 7 - Volcanologist – What a Hot Science!
What does it take to study volcanoes? This week, we'll discover the exciting job of a volcanologist. We'll learn about the tools they use and the amazing discoveries they make. ​

Week 8 - Let's Erupt!
For our grand finale, we’ll combine science and food for a fun, hands-on experience. 

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Author Animal Science

Instructor: Mrs. Smith

 

Class description:

Using James Herriot’s beloved children’s stories, we will learn about animals and how to care for them through art and science!

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Special notes:

• Class will include no homework. Parents may want to pick up a copy of the books to have at home, but not required. Please also note that some of the stories have sad parts and animal medicine can potentially be scary to some. Our family fosters cats and dogs and I worked in an animal hospital through college, so we will discuss animal safety and proper care.

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – Author intro, Moses the Kitten, cat study

Week 2 – Moses the Kitten, cat study

Week 3 – The Market Square Dog, dog study

Week 4 – The Market Square Dog, dog study

Week 5 – Bonny’s Big Day, horse study

Week 6 – Bonny’s Big Day, horse study

Week 7 – Smudge the Little Lost Lamb, lamb study

Week 8 – Smudge the Little Lost Lamb, lamb study

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O'Canada

Instructor: Mrs. Crary

 

Class Description:

Class is designed to acquaint students with the basic geography, history, government, culture, language and regional differences of our nearest and largest neighbor.

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Special notes:

• Class will include no or minimal homework. Review of some material might be helpful so we can play some games in later weeks testing retention. No additional fees or materials are planned. Maps and other materials will be printed and provided.

• Grade level (1st) reading and writing will be helpful but not absolutely required.

• We will be learning Canadian geography, labeling maps (but can cut and paste labels, handwriting not required. We may be listening to history stories, learning songs, learning about Canadian traditions and holidays. We will do some crafts and coloring. Likely some documentary or other video material will be included.

• Final presentation will be a group presentation on stage about what we’ve learned. Hopefully each class member will have a part.

• Food can be a helpful way of exposing students to different cultures as well. So, I’m hoping to offer at least a few culinary experiences, but parent/student preference or allergies will be taken into account.

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Syllabus:

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Week 1 – Intro to Canada
Week 3 – Provinces, Capitals, lakes, rivers
Week 4 – Holidays and traditions
Week 5 – Language and English/French culture
Week 6 – Confederation & Commonwealth
Week 7 – National Anthem and other songs, Art
Week 8 – Prep for final presentation
 

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Basketball Skills

Instructor: Mrs. Hawes

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Class Description:

We will spend the semester working on conditioning our bodies, and developing basketball skills. Skills we will work on are dribbling, passing, lay-ups, and shooting. We will be doing lots of hand eye coordination practice. Please come prepared to exercise, that means running, jumping and sweating! Each child will have to bring a basketball with them every class, wear athletic clothes/shoes, and outdoor appropriate clothes. 

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Special notes:

• All skill levels welcome!

• Wear running clothes, sneakers, and pull hair back.

• As long as it's dry, we'll be outside, so dress appropriately for outside. 

• The class will require a basketball for each student, and the teacher will purchase the basketballs in advance. There might be a small fee to purchase one, and the teacher will contact you if there is a fee. Students will be able to keep their basketballs after the semester.

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – Stretch. Run. Dribble. Chest Pass. Shoot in bucket.

Week 2 – Stretch. Sprints. Dribble. Bounce Pass. Shoot in bucket.

Week 3 – Stretch. Run. Dribble crossover. Defensive slide. Shoot in bucket. 

Week 4 – Stretch. Sprints. Dribble game. Figure 8 passing drill. Catch, pivot, shoot.

Week 5 – Stretch. Run. Lay up drill. Play knock out. 

Week 6 – Stretch. Sprints. Figure 8 passing drill. Catch, pivot, shoot. 

Week 7 – Stretch. Run. Lay up drill. Scrimmage. 

Week 8 – Stretch. Sprints. Scrimmage.

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Happy Habitats

Instructor: Mrs. Peterson

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Class Description:

Welcome to Happy Habitats! In this fun class, kids will explore different places where plants and animals live, like forests, deserts, oceans, and ponds.. They’ll learn about the amazing creatures that live in each habitat and how they survive. Through fun activities, stories, crafts and projects, students will discover why it's important to take care of these habitats.

 

Special notes:​

• A lapbook that students will be able to bring home at the end of the semester

• Some Homework (mainly finishing up projects if needed)

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – What is a habitat? What is MY Habitat?

Week 2 -  Forest

Week 3 – Ocean

Week 4 – Pond

Week 5 – Savannah

Week 6 – Desert

Week 7 – Tundra

Week 8 – Class Review- Completion of favorite habitat dioramas.

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American Elections

Instructor: Mrs. Davis

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Class Description:

It's a presidential election year! This engaging class will introduce 3rd-5th graders to the basics of American government and elections in an age-appropriate, non-partisan way. Class will include activities such as: creating a campaign slogan and materials, mock debates, Election Day coverage from a historical election, and famous inaugural addresses. Depending upon the number of students that enroll, there may be a small fee to offset printing and material costs. Students will need to work at home to complete some activities.

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Syllabus:

​Week 1: Forms of Government and the American Experiment
Week 2: Branches of Government
Week 3: The Electoral College
Week 4: Political Parties
Week 5: Campaigns and Debates
Week 6: Election Day
Week 7: Inauguration Day
Week 8: Student Projects

 

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Worship Hula

Instructor: Mrs. Cho​

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Class Description:

We will learn how to worship God, our creator, through the graceful dance of hula. Every week, we will primarily learn and practice different steps and hand movements. We will eventually put it all together into a hula dance presentation to a praise song for our friends and family on week 8. Additionally, kids will learn a brief overview and history of hula along with a few Hawaiian phrases during class. The kids will also memorize Psalm 149:3a - “Let them praise his name with dance!”

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Special Notes:

• There will be no homework but the hula routine will be shared via email to parents so that kids have the option of practicing what they’ve learned.

• There will also be an extra $10 fee/child to help cover costs for attire and accessories (it will be modest =D) for the week 8 performance. Children may also need a solid color T-shirt but more details will be shared once attire plans are finalized.

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – Introduction, overview/history, start to learn hula basic steps (KĀ‘O, KĀHOLO, HELA, ‘UWEHE, LELE ‘UWEHE) and hula hands
Week 2 – Review hula basics and hula hands, learn hula intermediate steps (KALĀKAUA, ‘AMI), learn part 1 of praise song
Week 3 – Warm up, review part 1, learn part 2
Week 4 – Warm up, review parts 1 & 2, learn part 3
Week 5 – Warm up, review parts 1, 2 & 3, learn part 4
Week 6 – Warm up, review all 4 parts, run through and practice
Week 7 – Warm up, practice through the whole song, hand out attire and accessories
Week 8 – Dress rehearsal, practice whole song

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Rockin' Recorders

Instructor: Mrs. Bishop

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Class Description:

Let’s learn to play an instrument…the Recorder! In this class we will use a classroom method book to learn to play while also learning many “essentials” of music.

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Special Notes:

Class will include a supply fee (~$10-15) to cover a book and instrument for each student to keep. Students will be highly encouraged to practice at home between classes.

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – We will spend this week getting acquainted with our instruments, learning music class etiquette, practicing proper breathing before making our first tones, and learning several necessary musical terms.
Week 2 – We will begin playing music and will work through the book week by week at an appropriate pace for the class.
Week 3 – Continue working through the book.
Week 4 – Continue working through the book.
Week 5 – Continue working through the book, and decide what we will perform for our final concert during the closing ceremony.
Week 6 – Continue working through the book and practicing for our performance.
Week 7 – Continue working through the book and practicing for our performance.
Week 8 – Dress rehearsal for final performance.

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Hands-On Physics 

Instructor: Mrs. Yeh

 

 

 

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:

• Class will include mandatory pre-class assignments that will consist of some light reading and/or a video introducing the subject that will be covered in class.

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – Introduction & Measurement
              Pre-class assignment: Read article about measurement
Week 2 – Motion
Week 3 – Force
Week 4 – Pressure
Week 5 – Energy & Momentum
Week 6 – Waves
Week 7 – Light
Week 8 – Electromagnetism

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ASL 1

Instructor: Mrs. Waldron​

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Class Description

Open yourself to a new world of communication- silent communication. Learn some basic American Sign Language and you will be able to talk to people who can’t hear and use visual communication. Tell them a little about yourself and ask them some questions too!

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Special Notes:

• 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.

• ASL 2 will be offered in the Spring

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Syllabus

Week 1 – ABCs and 1,2,3s - spell name and sign age
Week 2 – Questions - How to ask questions in ASL
Week 3 – Days and Months - sign your birth date
Week 4 – Colors - sign your favorite color
Week 5 – Family Members - sign your favorite family member
Week 6 – Emotions - sign how you feel
Week 7 – Introductions - How to introduce yourself in ASL
Week 8 – Review - Put it all together

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Learning Through Games

Instructor: Mrs. Tiffany

 

Class Description: 

We will be learning through different games weekly. Focusing on strategic thinking, math, numbers, art and spelling.

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Special Notes:

• Certain games will require some spelling and math skills.

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Syllabus:

Week 1 – Icebreaker Games (Signs and Word in Word)
Week 2 – Monopoly
Week 3 – Names in a bowl
Week 4 – Bananagrams
Week 5 – Pictionary
Week 6 – Math games
Week 7 – Rummikub
Week 8 – Spoons and card games

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Amigurumi 101: Crafting Cute Creations for Beginners

 Instructor: Mrs. Davidson

 

Class Description:

What is Amigurumi? Amigurumi is a Japanese art form that involves crocheting (or knitting) small, stuffed animals, plants, or objects. In this class, students will learn the art of amigurumi to create adorable stuffed animals using basic crochet stitches and techniques, which also makes it the perfect introduction to crocheting for beginners. From lessons covering how to hold a crochet hook to learning crochet stitches and shaping techniques, young crafters will gain a solid foundation to create their own unique amigurumi creations. Join us for a fun and creative class into the world of crochet! **While this class will primarily focus its lessons for beginners, all skill levels are welcome!**

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Special Notes:

• Tools and yarn will be provided, however students are welcome to bring their own to use and/or to share if they’d like. Please label their items properly if needed.

• Syllabus is subject to change based on students' progress.

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Syllabus:

Week 1: Crochet fundamentals: yarn types best for amigurumi, hook sizes, how to hold a crochet hook and understanding tension, slip knot and starting a magic ring
Week 2: Continue practicing magic ring and move on to single crochet stitches
Week 3: Increasing and decreasing stitches (double crochet stitches)
Week 4: Learning to read a pattern. Students will pick a simple amigurumi pattern to work on for the remainder of the course. These patterns will be provided.
Week 5: How to change color in a pattern; continue working on amigurumi creations
Week 6: Add stuffing and facial features/details to amigurumi creations
Week 7: Continue working on amigurumi creations
Week 8: Finalize and display completed amigurumi creations

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Cardiovascular System

Instructor: Mrs. Wright

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Class Description:

Join us as we dive into the details of our hearts and vascular systems! We’ll study blood, blood vessels and how blood travels through our hearts and bodies. We also plan to dissect a sheep heart.

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Special Notes:

• An additional supply fee of $8

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Syllabus:

Week 1 –Blood cell types
Week 2 –Hemostasis
Week 3 –Anatomy of the heart
Week 4 –Physiology of the heart
Week 5 –Sheep heart dissection
Week 6 –Blood vessels
Week 7 –Pathology
Week 8 –Review

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Soccer Skills

Instructor: Mrs. Rucker

 

Class Description:

Let's have fun playing soccer! Whether you're a seasoned soccer player, or never touched a soccer ball in your life, this is the class for you! There's always something to learn. We'll start with the basics and go from there.

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Special Notes:

• Please have a soccer ball for each person for this class. I have a few, but not enough for a whole class. No cleats will be needed for this class, but a good pair of sneakers is a must!

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Syllabus:

Week 1 –Let's go over the basics!
Week 2 –Basics plus a little bit more!
Week 3 –Keep practicing those skills!
Week 4 –Skills, skills, skills!
Week 5 –Dribble, dribble, dribble!
Week 6 –Let's keep practicing what we learned!
Week 7 –You pass to me, I'll pass to you!
Week 8 –One last time!

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O'Canada

Instructor: Mrs. Crary

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Class Description

Class is designed to acquaint students with the  geography, history, government, culture, language and regional differences of our nearest and largest neighbor.

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Special Notes:

• Class will include minimal homework. Review of some material might be helpful so we can play some games in later weeks testing retention. There may be some preparation time needed at home for the final project.

• No additional fees or materials are planned. Maps and other materials will be printed and provided.

• Grade level (5th) reading and writing will be helpful but not absolutely required.

• We will be learning Canadian geography. That will require the ability to label maps legibly. An accommodation of providing the labels so they can be cut and pasted is possible, just let me know if that’s needed.

• Depending on class composition and interest, written responses to prompts or other responsive writing can be an option. This can be as a class or available for individual enrichment. We will also be discussing French language and culture so grade level English is helpful, but again not required.

• Reading of some history or other cultural summary materials will likely be a part of class. But, that can be read aloud.  And, there are some quiz games to reinforce history and geography learning that would require reading and information retention. But, depending on class size, we could do that in teams for support.

• I expect to incorporate some video materials as well, and may have some artistic endeavors available. We may be listening to history stories, learning the Canadian National Anthem, or other songs.

• We will look at the Canadian government structure/ political system, so a basic understanding of the American government is helpful, but that can be reviewed briefly if needed. 

• Final presentation will have options and can be developed based on class preferences. It can be one of or a combination of: a skit, an onstage presentation, a partnership with the younger class on stage, bulletin board and map presentation, written responses. The class may have some other ideas, too.

• Food can be a helpful way of exposing students to different cultures as well.  So, I’m hoping to offer at least one or two culinary experiences, but parent/student preference or allergies will be taken into account.

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Syllabus

Week 1 – Intro to Canada, Geography

Week 2 - Geography continued and Early Explorers

Week 3 – England & France, Confederation, Commonwealth

Week 4 –  Canadian Government.  First Nations, Métis,, etc

Week 5 –  En Français! Vive les Québécois!

Week 6 – Modern History, Canadian Inventors, other contributions

Week 7 – National Anthem, final project decision, review/ complete topics

Week 8 – Prep for final presentation

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Nutrition by Choice

Instructor: Mrs. Strickland

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Class Description

Students will learn about the fundamentals of nutrition. Each week they will listen to a lesson and then interact. We will have fun learning the principles and skills to help us stay on track to healthy nutrition habits.

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Special Notes:

• This class will include some homework or online research.

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Syllabus

Week 1 – Protein, it’s what’s for dinner. Plus, personal body scans
Week 2 – Learn How to Plan for what your body needs daily
Week 3 – No Carb left behind
Week 4 – Decode Nutrition Labels & Portions
Week 5 – Sugar, sugar sugar…Sugar
Week 6 – Digestive Health matters
Week 7 – A secret weapon…Fiber
Week 8 – Exercise- why bother