Online First Grade (Self-Paced)
In This 10-Lesson Self-Paced Course Learners Will Practice Reading, Math and Science.
Course Summary
Read word families, digraphs and blends, solve math problems to find our "sentence of the week" and participate in one science experiment per week.
This is a Flex course meaning that it is flexible for any schedule or time zone. There are no live classes, instead, each week there will be interactive games and quizzes where learners can complete with each other to get the best or fastest score. There are also a series of video lessons that can be viewed, paused or studied over and over again. We will be sharing our worksheets, science journals, homework, MadLib stories, pictures and videos in our interactive online classroom. All of the science lessons come with a science journal, supply list and step-by-step instructions to follow along with us at home. Every week learners will practice adding and subtracting our puzzles to decode our "sentence of the week". This also encourages handwriting, spelling and reading with the fun of trying to solve the puzzle. We will be practicing different word families each week that can be two to six letter words. Students will naturally learn about rhyming with our word families. I will also share optional homework worksheets that correspond with our lessons.
WEEK 1: Phases of the Moon with Oreos science lesson, "en" words where students must solve math problems to decode our sentence of the week, math and reading games, sight word Wordwall team quiz, MadLibs parts of speech, addition and subtraction worksheets for homework.
WEEK 2: 3-in-1 "Magic Water" 3-in-1 science experiment, "at" words where students must solve math problems to decode our sentence of the week, math and reading games, MadLibs and math worksheets for homework.
WEEK 3: "Grow a Rainbow" science experiment, "it" words where students must solve math problems to decode our sentence of the week, math and reading games, MadLibs, math, handwriting worksheets for homework.
WEEK 4: Learn about the three main states of matter during our "Ice Cream in a Bag" science project, "un" words where students must solve math problems to decode our sentence of the week, sight word Wordwall puzzle and MadLibs parts of speech homework.
WEEK 5: 2-in-1 Static Electricity science experiments, "ug" words where students must solve math problems to decode our sentence of the week, math and reading games, MadLibs parts of speech homework.
WEEK 6: "Lemon Volcano" science experiment. Play switch it while we create words with our "sh" digraph sound. Play Kahoot group puzzle and maze chase games with our "sh" words, MadLibs, math and handwriting worksheets for homework.
WEEK 7: , "Dancing Raisins" science experiment. Play switch it while we create words with our "ch" digraph sound. Play Kahoot group puzzle and maze chase games with our "ch" words and MadLibs parts of speech homework.
WEEK 8: "Balloon and a Bottle" 3-in-1 science experiment. Play switch it while we create words with our "ar" and "or" sounds. Play Kahoot group puzzle and maze chase games with our "ar" and "or" words, MadLibs, handwriting and math worksheets for homework.
WEEK 9: Buoyancy science experiment with a Cartesian Diver Bottle. Play switch it while we create words with our "th" and "wh" digraph sounds. Play Kahoot group puzzle and maze chase games with our "th" and "wh" words, MadLibs, handwriting and math worksheets for homework.
WEEK 10: Learning about the different types of clouds by making cloud dough with only 2 ingredients. Play switch it while we create words with our "er, ur, ir" sound. Play Kahoot group puzzle and maze chase games with our "er, ur, ir" words, learn the difference between "their, there and they're".
Lastly, MadLibs, handwriting and math worksheets for homework. My teaching style is often fun, lively and entertaining as possible. I use props, my whiteboard, puppets, magnets and silly voices. I have four children myself and realize that online learning needs to be extra lively to gain young learners attention. That being said, if you are new to online learning, be patient and give it some time for learners to get into the swing of things. I also recommend sitting with them for at least the first couple lessons to help them become engaged. I love hearing from and responding to learners all throughout the course.
Course Curriculum
Elizabeth McMann
Hello parents and students,
I started Teach Me Truth Christian School because of the need for families to have a safe space for learning. After reading, "Mama Bear Apologetics", I recognized the call for a Christian education platform. Not only teaching children about the Bible, but also teaching apologetics that back up the Bible with science, logic, facts, history and intellectual reasoning. I am passionate about homesteading, homeschooling and working on becoming more independent from the world and government. Most schools in person and online censor Christianity and promote everything else - and I mean everything else! As parents, our jobs are becoming more difficult to protect our children from the evils of this world while at the same time educating them about the truth. Soon after starting the online platform, God called me to start an in-person school as well.
My Teaching Style: I encourage learning through enthusiastic engagement. I believe children learn best through curiosity or play. Teaching online has been my passion for six years. I was an online English teacher with VIPKID for over three years and an Outschool teacher since 2020. VIPKID taught me how to engage with students in a virtual setting. They taught me how to use props, singing and demonstrations to increase learning. I encourage student output and participation during class.
About Me: I have a bachelor's degree in marketing and science. I am an entrepreneur and business owner. I have also been in the beauty industry for over 15 years. I am a homeschooling mom of five. I am constantly seeking creative ways for my children and students to learn new things.
My Homeschooling Style: As a homeschooling mom of 4, my favorite part of teaching is sort of "tricking" them into learning. What I mean by this is, we often play learning games and sing songs. In addition to this, my children have learning games on their devices and we listen to learning songs in the car. Some of our favorite online resources include: Easy Peasy Homeschool, Education.com and Miacademy and Flock School. Some of our favorite learning games are: ABC and sight word bingo, memory match, shout-and-grab, ABC caterpillar board game, dinosaur nest game, Uno, chess, checkers, matching, fill in the blank phonics sounds and more. We love arts and craft time as well as create weekly science projects. My kiddos enjoy both live and self-paced online classes. Our kids participate in chores, taking care of our chickens, ducks, dog and cat. We love projects and currently are building a chicken coop. Lastly, our book work is a small part of learning each day.
