Registration is now open for our February four-week live Zoom workshops. In keeping with our goal of helping you to raise confident-writing, avid-reading, word-loving kids, we’re offering writing, reading comprehension, and grammar workshops for grades 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Each workshop is designed to reinforce existing English Language Arts skills while developing the skills necessary for student success at the next level. In addition to our weekly interactive live Zoom, we provide each student with a PDF workbook, access to a classroom with additional materials, and a weekly assignment with feedback.
Our workshops …
Our writing workshops take grade 3-5 kids from prompt to paragraph, grade 6-8 kids from paragraph to three-paragraph middle school essay, and grade 9-12 teens from three paragraphs to the five-paragraph high school essay. Similarly, vocabulary for grades 3-5 starts with concepts, for grades 6-8 moves on to root words, and those in grades 9-12 tackle advanced vocabulary. We also offer workshops at each level for reading comprehension, grammar, and punctuation. Take a look at what’s offered in February.
February workshops
Writing: Mastering the Paragraph for grades 3-5 – This four-week interactive live Zoom workshop takes your child from prompt to topic sentence to detail sentences to the closing sentence. When we have that down, we’ll add a supporting sentence for each detail sentence, too. Offered in February on Mondays at times that work for our youngest learners from 4:00-4:45 PM PT and Wednesdays from 6:00-6:45 PM ET. Register for the workshop that fits your schedule.
Reading Comprehension: The Giver for grades 6-8 – This four-week interactive live Zoom workshop focuses on reading for understanding — a process that involves thinking about what you’ve just read and asking questions when you’re unsure of something. It takes practice, and it helps if you’re practicing with a good book. We’ll discuss the themes, character development, plot, and ways the characters work to make a positive change in The Giver, a dystopian novel by Lois Lowry. Offered in February on Wednesdays from 7:00-8:00 PM ET.
Tricky Grammar for grades 9-12 – It may seem unfair, but writing a terrific sentence or a fabulous paragraph isn’t enough. You need to use the proper punctuation, too. This tricky grammar workshop covers those things you know you shouldn’t do but aren’t sure how to avoid. We’ll figure it out once and for all in this four-week interactive live Zoom workshop. Offered in February on Wednesdays from 8:15-9:30 PM ET.
We hope to see your child in one of our workshops!
PS Registration for March Workshops opens on February 10th.