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East Side Homeschool Cooperative Session 4 Schedule of Classes with Class Descriptions Session 4 Dates: Friday, March 7 Friday, April 11

Period

Time

Preschool (2-4 yrs.) Free Play/ Storytime

5-6 yrs.

5-6 yrs.

7-9 yrs.

7-9 yrs.

10 yrs. and up

9:159:55 a.m. 10:0010:40

Art

Fun with Science

Junior Chorus

Science Experiments

Activities/ Music RECESS

Training Choir

Math Club

Fine Arts

Arts and Crafts

Recess 10:4011:00 3

RECESS

RECESS

RECESS

11:05- Game/Journa 11:45 l/ Show and Tell 11:50Free Play 12:30 p.m.

Fun with Science

Art

Science Experiments

Lapbooking

Senior Chorus

Indoor/Outdoor Games

Arts and Crafts

Science Experiments

History of Film/ Animation

Chess

Class Descriptions:

Preschool (ages 2-4): For preschool children who are not yet old enough to take co-op classes, we have an fantastic preschool program filled with games, storytime, movement and sensory activities, music, free play, and other fun activities throughout the morning. A snack will be provided.

Art (ages 5-6) The goal of this class is to enjoy creating art, and at the same time learn about artists throughout the ages. We'll do some drawing, some experiments with color, create some prints, and we'll throw in some crafts to round out the class. Art at any age should be creative & fun. We want every child to leave this class having more knowledge of famous artists and also looking forward to their next art adventure. Instructor: Janie Stvan

Fun with Science (ages 5-6) We will explore our five senses through fun hands on approach to science. We'll explore how each sense works and how we use them, as young scientists, to explore our world! Some weeks we might get messy exploring, if you want to bring in an extra bigger shirt/smock to put over their clothes. Instructors: Melanie Dempster and Lilli Komurek

Indoor/Outdoor Games (ages 5-6) Come play classic indoor games such as musical chairs, heads up 7-up, four corners, as well as board games with your friends! When weather permits we will be playing lots of fun games outdoors! Tag games, Kickball, Tball, Fitness stations, relay races and much more. Instructors: Corinne Covino & Melanie Dempster

Training choir (ages 5-6): This choir will be an easy transition for kids coming up from the preschool class (and will include the preschool class children for the first 20 minutes) with a lot of songs with hand movements and easy lyrics. They will learn their scales and hand signs and also join the other choirs singing in the concert on June 7th. We will not use music, but learn all our songs by ear and repetition, sometimes using pictures and sign language. Instructors: Sabine Krantz and Rachel Casey

Math Club (7-9) This will be a fun, active class where children will explore different math concepts through games and group activities. Whether the kids are building symmetrical snowflakes, exploring secret codes, using marshmallows to explore fractions and decimals, or measuring such things as paper chains and circles the children will be up and about exploring math! Each week, we'll complete an activity that focuses on one of the following math disciplines: Geometry, Number Sense, Measurement, Algebra, Probability, and Data Analysis. Instructor: Anne DeCampo

3 Science Experiments 7-9: Every week we will focus on applying the scientific method, conducting experiments and drawing conclusions. Children will get some background information about the concepts being explored for that week, and then they will conduct an experiment related to those concepts and record their results. Experiments will give students a chance to explore the different fields of science, including physics, chemistry and the life sciences. Building and measuring simple pendulums, experimenting with magnets, creating Cartesian divers, and camouflaging paper moths are just some of the possibilities for this class. Instructors: Anne De Campo and Shay Frankel

Junior choir (ages 7-9) We will start using music folders to learn our music, and learn to follow the melody line we're singing. Children don't have to be great readers to do this, and can still learn the music by ear. This choir will keep learning scales and other warm-up songs, learn about how to use their voices properly for singing, and prepare several songs to sing for the concert on June 7th. There will be a variety of music, including funny songs, songs from Disney movies, songs based on famous poetry and songs in other languages. Instructors: Sabine Krantz and Rachel Casey

Lapbooking (ages 7-9) Lapbooking can be done by any learner. It is an educational method composed of mini-books, maps, graphs, pictures etc., covering the details of a variety of topics. These items are put together in a large folder or lapbook. This fun approach allows children to learn with ease and the finished project serves as a great review of the material. In this session we will complete a literature, science, and history lapbook. The literature series will explore the book If the World Were a Village by David J. Smith. The author discusses the languages, customs, education, and culture of the world by presenting the whole world as a village of just 100 people. It provides a global perspective in a simple yet fascinating way. The science lapbook will be on animal classifications with the last two weeks focusing on a history lapbook of the Oregon Trail. All the work will be completed in class. Instructor: Claudine Lujan

Fine Arts (ages 7-9) Explore drawing and painting with various medium including chalk and oil pastel, charcoal, watercolor, and acrylic painting. Each week will include drawing from life with nature studies, animals, landscape, abstract design and more. Color mixing will be taught, paint technique and brush care, and other drawing and painting techniques. Please bring a smock or old t-shirt. Instructor: Michaeline Gleasman

Arts and Crafts (ages 7-9) In this class we'll be upcycling household items into fun and practical objects of art. Instructor: Caroline Brazeau

4 Science Experiments (ages 10 and up) The goal of this class is to complete interesting and educational hands on science projects that are not practical to do at home. We will focus on applying the scientific method, conducting experiments and drawing conclusions. Instructor: Thad Lunceford Arts and Crafts (ages 10 and up) In this class we'll be upcycling household items into fun and practical objects of art. Instructor: Caroline Brazeau

Senior choir (ages 10 and up) This choir will prepare mostly its own selections for the concert on June 7th, and join the other choirs for 1 or 2 songs. We will learn basic music theory and voice production and sing songs from Les Miserables, from show choir repertoire and in other languages. We will also sing in 2 and 3 parts to work on ear training. Instructors: Sabine Krantz and Rachel Casey

History of Film and Animation (ages 10 and up) In this class, my students will learn about the pioneers of film, the evolution of projectors, the beginning of motion pictures/animation and how movies affect our culture. We will make a variety of optical toys including a flip book and a phenokistascope. One class will be a Q&A with a real, live filmmaker! Sarah Sellman will visit and talk about her documentary film and what the film industry is like today. Her website is: http://www.americanbearfilm.com. There will be an optional field trip to the Kodak Eastman House (in Rochester) planned for after the session ends. Instructor: Dara Harper

Chess (ages 10 and up) Come learn new chess strategies and practice you moves with your friends! Instructor: Thad Lunceford