Tag: children's books

Ms. Christina: ACE Educator

Ms. Christina achieves ACE Educator Status on Outschool!

In her third year of teaching early literacy and language on Outschool, Ms. Christina achieves ACE Educator status.

ACE stands for the three pillars of:

  • Agency
  • Community
  • Expertise

ACE is how Outschool defines outstanding learning experiences.

ACE Educators engage in professional learning opportunities, maintain a high star rating, and demonstrate excellent customer service. ACE Educators also have knowledge and expertise in creating empowering, inclusive online classes.

Let me be your ACE Educator!

Check out all of my classes for ages 3-8.

Find the one that’s right for you!

Dinosaur Circle Time

Happy DINOvember from Sing, Rhyme, and Play!

Join this dinosaur class in your dinosaur pajamas — for ages 3-5.

Put on your dinosaur pajamas and get ready for a:

  • Dinosaur action rhyme
  • Dinosaur song
  • Dinosaur book
  • Dinosaur game, and
  • Dinosaur show-and-tell!

Find the section that’s right for you.

View all my classes on Outschool — See what parents are saying!

Enjoy a free, sample class on YouTube.

Spooky Circle Time

Happy Halloween from Sing, Rhyme, and Play!

Join this spooky class in your costume — for ages 3-5.

Put on your costume and get ready to:

  • Clap along to a pumpkin rhyme
  • Find Halloween on the calendar
  • Sing along to “The Wheels on the ‘Spooky’ Bus”
  • Enjoy a Halloween book
  • Play a trick-or-treating game, and
  • Show off your costume!

Find the section that’s right for you.

View all my classes on Outschool — See what parents are saying!

Enjoy a free, sample class on YouTube.

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival for Kids

Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival 2022 from Sing, Rhyme, and Play! Enjoy this special educational program by Ms. Christina.

See Coloring Pages for a free, hand-drawn, printable MOONCAKE coloring page!

Note: This video features the book, ALL ABOUT CHINA: STORIES, SONGS, CRAFTS AND MORE FOR KIDS by Allison “Aixin” Branscombe and Lin Wang.

See Ms. Christina’s complete schedule of Fall 2022 Classes for ages 3-8. Circle Time, Sight Words, Book Club, German, Mandarin Chinese, Geography — find what’s best for you!

Labor Day for Kids

Happy Labor Day 2022 from Sing, Rhyme, and Play! Enjoy this special educational program about Labor Day for kids by Ms. Christina.

See Coloring Pages for a free, hand-drawn, printable WORK BOOT for you to color in!

Note: This video features the book, HELPERS IN MY COMMUNITY, by Bobbie Kalman.

See Ms. Christina’s complete schedule of Fall 2022 Classes for ages 3-8. Circle Time, Sight Words, Book Club, German, Mandarin Chinese, Geography — find what’s best for you!

Fall 2022 Classes

Take small group classes with Ms. Christina on Outschool!

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Find the classes that are best for you! Times listed in Eastern Time (ET).

ETMONTUEWEDTHUFRI
6:30amCircle Time
M/W		Sight Words
T/Th		Circle Time
M/W		Sight Words
T/Th		Countries
F
11amCircle Time
M/W		Sight Words
T/Th		Circle Time
M/W		Sight Words
T/Th		Countries
F
1pmCircle Time
M/W		Sight Words
T/Th		Circle Time
M/W		Sight Words
T/Th		Countries
F
2pmGerman
M/W		Mandarin
T		German
M/W
4:30pmBook Club
Fall 2022 Class Schedule
Sing, Rhyme, and Play on Outschool

Enroll below!

Circle Time | Meets 2 days per week

Mon / Wed

Ages 3-5

Sight Words | Meets 2 days per week

Tue / Thu

Ages 3-5

Learn Countries | Meets 1 day per week

Fridays

Ages 4-8

German – Learn Colors | Meets 2 days per week

Mon / Wed

Ages 4-8

Mandarin – Chinese Zodiac Animals | Meets 1 day per week

Tuesdays

Ages 4-8

Book Discussion Club | Meets 1 day per week

Thursdays

Ages 5-8

View all my classes on Outschool — See what parents are saying!

Enjoy a free, sample class on YouTube.

Parts of a Book Action Rhyme

A hands-on action rhyme for demonstrating how to handle a book and identify its parts.

Lyrics:

Here’s a lovely book of mine,
Here’s the cover, here’s the spine.
Here’s some info that is vital:
Author, illustrator, title.
Open it just like a door,
Turn the pages to explore.
When you’re finished, say, “The End,”
And then you close it up again.

Skills and Benefits:

Vocabulary, phonological awareness, handling a book, identifying parts of a book.

Note:

This video features the book, LOVES MAKES A FAMILY, by Sophie Beer.

Free Sample Class: Ocean Theme

Enjoy this summer reading program and sample class by Ms. Christina!

  • Librarians and teachers! This content is free for you to use for educational purposes.
  • Parents and caregivers! This is the kind of content you can expect in my online classes. See my current class schedule.

See Coloring Pages for a free, hand-drawn, printable SCHOOL OF FISH for you to color in!

This video features the book, FIRST BIG BOOK OF THE OCEAN, by Catherine D. Hughes.

Memorial Day for Kids

Happy Memorial Day 2022 from Sing, Rhyme, and Play! Enjoy this special educational program by Ms. Christina.

  • Librarians and teachers! This content is free for you to use for educational purposes.
  • Parents and caregivers! This is the kind of content you can expect in my online classes. See my current class schedule.

See Coloring Pages for a free, hand-drawn, printable flag of the United States of America for you to color in!

Note: This video features the book, ROLLING THUNDER, by Kate Messner and Greg Ruth.

Interview With Eoin McLaughlin Out Now On Storytime Solidarity

Hedgehog in the Age of the Narwhal: Q&A with Eoin McLaughlin, Author of THE HUG, WHILE WE CAN’T HUG, and THE ROAR

Among other things, Ms. Christina asks children’s book author Eoin McLaughlin what non-Irish authors often miss when writing about Ireland.

His answer: “[I]f you’re going to write an ‘Irish’ story, I suppose you just need to …”

Read the interview on Storytime Solidarity!