CURSIVE CRASH COURSE:
ONE semester course 20 minute session
Prerequisites: Handwriting assessment turned in before beginning classes.Students will need to successfully complete a handwriting assessment. Those with significant difficulties may need more intervention.
Time slots: Thursday 8:30 - 8:50, 8:55 - 9:15, 9:20 - 9:40
Groups will be formed according to age.
This is a skill that will benefit all ages. Students must willingly attend and complete the homework in
order for this class to be successful.
Contact Info:txwhitetami@gmail.com
Curriculum - Teacher will provide materials.
Tuition: $150 per semester. Payable by check, cash Venmo, or Zelle.
Supply Fee: $25 per semester which will include the handwriting book and materials.
Class Minimum: 2
Class Maximum: 4
Description: As an NILD therapist, handwriting is a critical component of your child’s confidence and ability to function in a classroom setting. Students will meet in a small group 20 minutes a week and be expected to practice during the week. Along the way, I’ll reinforce capitalization rules as I teach the capital letters.
When students do not adequately develop handwriting skills they can experience difficulty in the following:
Expected Workload: : 30 minutes outside of class weekly and once competent in lower case letters they will be expected to begin practicing cursive in one of their subjects.
Prerequisites: Math skills “build” upon previous skills. Teacher contact prior to registration to discuss student’s “math skills” will be required. Students must have completed Algebra ½ or Saxon 8/7 with C or above average. If Saxon math curriculum was not used previously, new students must take a placement test given by the teacher to determine if they are ready for Saxon Algebra I.
Time: Thursdays, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Contact Info: mcquary5@att.net
Curriculum: Saxon Algebra 1, 3rd edition
Purchased By Parents:
Tuition: $520/year or $50.00 per month (July - April). Payable by check, PayPal or cash.
Supply Fee:$20 (Due with Registration by July 1)
Drop Fee: If a student drops before September 30th, two additional months of tuition will be required.
If a student drops after September 30th, the full year’s tuition is required.
Class Minimum: 4
Class Maximum: 10
Details: Saxon Math is a “user friendly” math program that provides incremental learning as new concepts are continuously reviewed…this allows learning to “sink in” through practice and concepts are not forgotten. The Algebra I curriculum covers signed numbers, exponents, solving equations, two equations with unknowns, graphing equations, scientific notation, ratio, percent, variation, unit conversions, geometry, perimeter, area, volume, English to metric conversion, and surface area.
Algebraic concepts are developed with the fundamental aspects of problem solving and through reinforcement of these skills, students successfully learn.
Each week the student will turn in the following 2 items:
The teacher will provide instruction “in advance” for lessons that students will work through following the class meeting. At home during the week for each day - the students watch the lessons taught by one of the resources listed above. The student will then complete the “daily” homework lessons, which the parent will check and the student will correct. The student will then bring the assignments to class each week. At home, the parent will administer the weekly test. Students are NOT allowed to use their textbooks, notes, etc.and this ungraded test will be brought to class. These tests will be graded in
class & students will work through corrections. For the remainder of the class, the teacher will introduce the concepts for the next week of lessons.
Time: Thursdays either 1-2:30 or 2:45-4:15
Contact: jen@thecreels.net
Purchased by Parents (or borrowed from library, or ordered on audible):
Freedom Train by Dorothy Sterling
13 Days by Robert Kennedy
The Vietnam War: An Interactive Modern History Adventure by Michael Burgan
Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Liang
83 Days in Mariupol by Don Brown
Excerpts from The Bible (regarding the current war in Israel)
***Expect a full list of books and media with syllabus upon registration.***
Tuition: $450./year or $45/month (July – April) payable via paypal, venmo, zelle, or check. The first month’s tuition is due at registration.
Supply Fee: $15 supply fee is due at registration.
Drop Fee: If student drops before September 30, two months tuition will be required. If student drops after September 30, the full year’s tuition is required.
Class Minimum: 5 students, by August 1
Class Maximum: 10 students
Details:
This class will cover the American Civil War through present day, including the war in Israel happening now. We will read informative and enjoyable literature as homework, and in class, we will work on group activities and watch movies related to the time periods being studied.
Each of the reading choices is meant to expand the student’s understanding of not only our country’s history but also the world around us regarding socioeconomics, political policies, military campaigns and environmental concerns.
Books are expected to be read before the assigned date and will be discussed in class. Books are not difficult and should be easily read. If a student is not able to finish assigned reading (and has not asked special permission before hand), the student will receive 75% participation grade for that reading assignment.
Two Jeopardy questions will be thought up in class by each student for each book that we have read, and a Jeopardy game will be played in class at the end of each semester.
Essays are in the syllabus, but will be written/typed on the following topics as we get to these time periods:
Grading will be as follows:
40% - Reading assigned books and discussion/participation in class
20% - Watching and discussing movies`
20% - Creating Jeopardy questions
20% - Writing of essays
Thursdays 1:30-3:30
30 minute sessions for $20 or 1 hour for $35
Andrea Criswell is a veteran homeschool mom of 20 years. She passionately believes parents
must think differently if they want their children “to be in the world, but not of the world”. Her
consulting and counseling reflect this mindset. As a graduate of Texas Tech University and
Asbury Theological Seminary, a homeschool mom of 4 kids and a wife of 30 years, she has
walked the advice she gives and longs to see homeschool mothers empowered to finish the job
well . In 2015 she started homeschool consulting to help young mothers with their homeschool
journey. In 2018 she added planning and preparing for high school and higher education. The
main reason for starting her consultation services was to encourage homeschool mom’s and
help teenagers see the value of homeschooling through high school. “The different life” comes
from a holistic approach to education. Rather than compartmentalizing “school”, life becomes a
learning opportunity including how a student manages their week, how they prepare their
assignments, how they communicate with teachers and peers. Learning to manage their own
education is a gift that will serve them well.
An advisory period each Thursday will be offered for parents and students who need help with
the following services.
The following link will allow you to sign up online. Sign Up- Parent/Student Advising
I. High School credits
1. Understanding Credits and how to plan
2. Provide a TCH template to plan high school
I. Transcript for college or Dual Credit
1. Weighted and Unweighted
III. Tests (college bound)
1. TSI- purpose and prep
2. PSAT/SAT/ACT, CLT- purpose and prep
II. Prepping your high school student to launch
1. Setting goals
2. Transferring responsibility
EDUCATIONAL ADVISING
BY appointment only: Thursdays: 10:00am - 12:00pm
What is NILD Educational Therapy?
The main goal of NILD Educational Therapy® is the development of clear, efficient thinking. Students are given tools to enable them to overcome their learning deficits. While tutoring typically focuses on content, educational therapy builds efficient learning processes. NILD Educational Therapy® teaches students how to think rather than what to think.
An advisory period each Thursday will be offered for parents and students who need to discuss getting
educational insight into a student’s difficulties. Many parents are unsure of how to get their child
adequate help. In fact, most students who have a learning difficulty are exceptionally bright. They learn
to compensate in other ways to make up for their deficiencies. For that reason, many students are under
the radar until they are unable to keep up with increasingly higher expectations.
Please indicate in the subject line: appointment requested and the area listed below.
You can email me personally at txwhitetami@gmail.com