Minimum Class Size: 10

Maximum Class Size: 16

Class Time:  1st hour (8:30-9:25)

Prerequisite: Must be able to cut and paste.

Required Materials or Books:

• Safety scissors
• Glue sticks
• Crayons
• Colored pencils
• Pencil sharpener
• Washable markers
• Pencils

Join us this year as we explore Seasons and Holidays.  We'll use wonderful children's literature, hands-on activities, crafts, poetry, music, drama, games, science experiments, graphing, history, geography and more!  Our desire is to provide a topical, hands-on, multi-disciplinary approach to learning designed with 5-to 7-year-olds in mind.  The order and flow of the activities will be customized and tailored to the attention span of this age group.

 Some of the topics we will cover will be:  fall, apples, pumpkins, scarecrows, leaves, harvest, turkeys, Thanksgiving, Christmas, winter, snow and ice, mittens, quilts, hearts, Valentine's Day, love, spring, wind, kites, weather, plants, flowers and Easter.

 An example of how we would cover the topic of apples:  read about apple trees in every season, make apple prints using paint, taste a variety of apple slices, vote and graph favorite kinds of apples, explore the inside of an apple and its seeds and learn about how Johnny Appleseed pushed the frontier westward.

 This class is taught in conjunction with Unit Studies Literature and children will benefit the most from taking both classes; but, it is NOT a requirement to take both.  We understand that schedules and needs will vary.

Teacher Information:

Dawn Holmes graduated from Baylor University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education with certifications in Elementary and Special Education.  Dawn has post-graduate hours in Christian Education from Dallas Theological Seminary and in Early Childhood Education from Texas State .  Dawn taught in public schools for three years and taught and directed preschool for three years.  Dawn has spent the last several years homeschooling her four children, teaching junior kindergarten at Live Oak Classical School and teaching at Brazos Valley Co-op.

Rhonda Bunce graduated from Baylor University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education with specializations in Early Childhood and Speech Communications.  Rhonda taught second grade in public schools and is returning for her 4th year at the Brazos Valley Co-op. She is active in children's ministries at her church and currently serves as a drama director, Sunday School teacher and GAs Missions Director. Rhonda is a homeschooling mom of 3. She really enjoys the primary grades and loves picture books, crafts, hands-on activities and anything dramatic.