2026 Spring K-3 Lower Elementary

phone/text: 916.833.1124

Phonics Fun & Word Games

Grades 2-3

$185 per semester (1 voucher)

Learning to read has never been more exciting! This playful and interactive class helps young readers strengthen their phonics and literacy skills through engaging games, movement activities, and hands-on word challenges. Students will build confidence in reading, spelling, and word recognition while having fun with rhyming, storytelling, and creative language play. Perfect for
kids who love to learn through action and exploration. The spring class offers new content and activities that differ from the fall semester, and students are welcome to enroll for multiple years for an expanded learning experience.

Teacher: Amanda Kennedy

phone: 916-799-2315

Literature and Writing Through Alliteration

Grades 2-3

$190 per semester (1 voucher)

Learning through books is one of the best ways to help kids understand the world around us including the English language. Each week will be a different letter as the topic of our conversations. We will read books that encompass the letter noted, do a writing activity that involves the English concept of the week, practice spelling elements within words, plus learn new words through vocabulary along the way of this letter journey. This is a great class for practice in reading and writing concepts, no pressure, just fun and learning together.

Teacher: Leslie Johnson, Rock on Little Birdie

phone/text: 707.301.9983

Literature: Once Upon A Snack Time

Grades 2-3

$190 per semester (1 voucher)

Teacher: Dawn Setters

email: mycurriculumconnections@gmail.com

phone/text: 916.730.8057

Stories Come to Life

Grades K-3

$195 per semester

Book club meets drama! Improve your English language arts and flex your creative muscles in this class. We will read stories together then bring your favorite characters to life through create writing and dramatic play.

Teacher: Create Circle

Taught by: Create Circle
Email: CreateCircleInfo@gmail.com
Phone/text: 323.637.1597
Website: CreateCircle.com

MATH

Fun with Math

Grades K-1

$185 per semester (1 voucher)

Students will engage in activities that develop, enrich, and expand their foundational math skills, including beginning math facts, measurement, geometry, patterns, graphing, and problem-solving. Each class features activities like Number of the Day, Calendar, and hands-on practice with the math skills listed above. My curriculum changes every semester, allowing students to take this class up to two years without repetition.

Teacher: Christina (Cris) Bollengier

phone/text: 916.833.1124

Math Mania: Games & Puzzles

Grades K-1, 2-3

$185 per semester (1 voucher)

Get ready for a math adventure full of fun and excitement! This interactive class turns learning into play with hands-on activities, engaging games, and brain-teasing puzzles that build key math skills. From counting and patterns to basic addition, subtraction, and problem-solving, students will develop confidence in math through creative and playful challenges. Perfect for young
learners who love to explore, think, and have fun with numbers. The spring class offers new content and activities that differ from the fall semester, and students are welcome to enroll for multiple years for an expanded learning experience.

Teacher: Amanda Kennedy

phone: 916-799-2315

Mightily Math Masters

Grades 2-3

$185 per semester (1 voucher)

Math is sometimes tricky and hard to understand. Using many types of manipulatives and hands on activities this class hopes to
make it a little easier to comprehend. We’ll spend 3 weeks on each topic beginning from the basics and working our way up to more complicated concepts.

Teacher: Leslie Johnson (Timm), Rock on Little Birdie

phone/text: 707.301.9983

SCIENCE

K-1 Science
Grades K-1

$185 per semester (1 voucher)

Young minds thrive on active learning. This spring students will learn all about weather as we create our Weather Book Project. It will include the water cycle, clouds, states of matter, and recording and graphing of the temperature. We will also be exploring our 5 senses, including a lesson on braille with a real braille machine. Classes will be taught with a hands-on approach consisting of different activities and experiments that illustrate the lesson.

Teacher: Christina (Cris) Bollengier

phone/text: 916.833.1124

Science: Animal Adaptations

Grades K-3

$195 per semester (1 voucher)

In this engaging, hands-on class, young scientists will explore the amazing ways animals survive and thrive in their habitats. Through stories and interactive activities, students will discover how creatures use their bodies and behaviors—like camouflage, unique body parts, hibernation, migration—to find food and stay safe.

Teacher: Lisa Hindmarsh

email: lisahandsonscience@gmail.com

phone/text: 530.313.3789

website: www.handsonsciencefun.com

Science: Dinosaur Discoverers

Grades K-1, 2-3

$185 per semester (1 voucher)

Step back in time for a prehistoric adventure! In this exciting, hands-on class, young paleontologists will dig into the world of dinosaurs through fossil excavations, dino-themed crafts, and interactive science activities. Students will explore different dinosaur species, their habitats, and the work of real-life paleontologists while developing creativity, fine motor skills,
and a love for history and science. Perfect for any child who loves dinosaurs and discovery. The spring class offers new content and activities that differ from the fall semester, and students are welcome to enroll for multiple years for an expanded learning experience.

Teacher: Amanda Kennedy

phone: 916-799-2315

Science: Wonders of Wildlife

Grades K-1

$195 per semester (1 voucher)

Wonders of Wildlife is an exciting, hands-on learning experience that brings the wild world of animals to life! This spring we’ll explore some of our favorite animals that fly or swim. Students will learn about their habitats, life cycles, and unique characteristics while creating fun animal-themed crafts. Through a blend of animal science, geography, art, and environmental awareness, students will dive deep into the wonders of wildlife. Join me as we embark on an unforgettable adventure into the wild world of animals!

Teacher: Christina (Cris) Bollengier

phone/text: 916.833.1124

Sciene: Zoomin' Through Zoology
Grades 2-3

$195 per semester (1 voucher)

Zoomin’ into Zoology is a fun, hands-on class where students will learn about animals, their habitat, life cycles, and fascinating facts while creating animal-themed crafts. This class integrates animal science, geography, art, and global preservation and
awareness. Throughout the year, we’ll explore fish, reptiles, and amphibians in the fall, followed by mammals, birds, and insects/spiders in the spring. Get ready for an exciting adventure into the wild world of animals.

Teacher: Christina (Cris) Bollengier

phone/text: 916.833.1124

S.T.E.M. Curious Creations

Grades K-3

$195 per semester

It’s all about being creative and inventive with the material provided to achieve the goal. In this class students will be tasked
with a problem or idea that requires a solution. There are countless ways to achieve a final product. We’ll go through the process of the idea, to the creation, to finally seeing if there are ways to improve or make it more efficient. Problem-solving fun is the goal in this class.

Teacher: Leslie Johnson (Timm), Rock on Little Birdie

phone/text: 707.301.9983

S.T.E.M. Fairy Tale Engineers
Grades 2-3

$185 per semester (1 voucher)

In this magical blend of storytelling and STEM, students will bring classic fairy tales to life through hands-on engineering challenges. From building a sturdy bridge for the Three Billy Goats Gruff to designing a house that can withstand the Big Bad Wolf's huff and puff, kids will use creativity, problem-solving, and engineering skills to rethink and reimagine beloved stories. Through teamwork and hands-on exploration, young engineers will strengthen their understanding of science, technology, engineering, and literacy in a fun and engaging way. The spring class offers new content and activities that differ from the fall semester, and students are welcome to enroll for multiple years for an expanded learning experience.

Teacher: Amanda Kennedy

phone: 916-799-2315

To Infinity and Beyond, Space Exploration
Grades 2-3, 4-8

$195 per semester (1 voucher)

Come learn all about to vastness and expanse of space. Discover special qualities about the planets, other space objects, and even about some astronauts and space missions. We’ll dive a bit deeper into the moon, stars, and black holes.

Teacher: Leslie Johnson (Timm), Rock on Little Birdie

phone/text: 707.301.9983

SOCIAL SCIENCE

History: Pioneer Living

Grades K-1, 2-3

$190 per semester (1 voucher)

There are so many wonderful and interesting people who helped to discover and establish settlements in our country. To truly appreciate their stories we will learn about their adventures and what life was like for them. We will not only read fun anecdotes but reenact some of those ways of living ourselves. Students will learn what it was like to be in a classroom and practice writing their name on a slate just like Laura Ingalls, to plant appleseeds like Johnny, pan for gold like the minors, churn butter, make wooden toys, learn about the different rules and chores children their own age had to follow like darning socks and much more.

Teacher: Dawn Setters

email: mycurriculumconnections@gmail.com

phone/text: 916.730.8057

Time Travelers: Exploring History Through Timelines

Grades K-1, 2-3, K-3

$195 per semester

We will travel through History with a Read-a-Loud “living picture book” that I will read. We'll discuss the person(s) and events in the book, and look behind and ahead in the Timeline of History. We will make visual, ongoing Timeline pictures each week with stand out quotes and drawings. This Spring will be studying 1787- 1829 Early American History: The Writing of the Constitution, the War of 1812, Erie Canal, Gold Rush, Pony Express, Civil War and SO much more!

Teacher: Jaime Layton

email: philandjaime@gmail.com

phone/text: 530-306-0786

Little Explorers: Around the World

Grades K-1

$185 per semester (1 voucher)

This semester we will be traveling Around the World. Each week we will visit a different country through a read-aloud, lesson and journal time. We will discuss cultures and customs of the country.

Teacher: Alyssa Jones

email: alyssasmusicandmore@gmail.com

phone: 530-317-9296

FINE ARTS CLASSES

ART

Art Exploration

Grades 2-3

$210 per semester

New lessons for spring semester! Explore a wide variety of fun subjects to draw and paint while learning the fundamentals of fine art techniques. Shading, texture, line, paint handling, and color mixing will be taught through a variety of subjects including animals, flowers, landscapes, portraits, and more. The artwork will be created using a wide variety of media including graphite, watercolor, tempera, acrylic, and pastels. Holiday themed art lessons will also be part of this semester-long course. A new art project will be created every week or two.

Teacher: Jennifer Rowe

email: jenniferrowestudio@gmail.com

phone: 916.212.3282

website: jenniferrowestudio.com

Hands on Art: Famous Artists

Grades K-1, 2-3

$215 per semester

Time to get creative and be inspired by some famous artists. There are many ways to create, and each artist has a certain type of way to achieve their masterpieces. From Monet to Pollock their originality will help our imaginations in making our own marks.

Teacher: Leslie Johnson (Timm), Rock on Little Birdie

phone/text: 707.301.9983

Young Artists: Color My World

Grades K-1

$210 per semester

All New Lessons! Discover the joy of drawing and painting with a variety of art materials in this class specifically designed for k-1. The emphasis will be on exploration and process with very gentle introductions of drawing and painting techniques for this age range. In addition to projects with color mixing explorations, students will also learn about shape, line, and texture through various fun art projects.

Teacher: Jennifer Rowe

email: jenniferrowestudio@gmail.com

phone: 916.212.3282

website: jenniferrowestudio.com

Becoming an Artist

Grades K-3

$190 per semester

The students learn about 4 different famous artists per semester, their unique style of art, their mediums and how to approach art in their own way. They would make projects that simulate famous pieces , then create their own interpretation of them.

Teacher: Dawn Setters

email: mycurriculumconnections@gmail.com

phone/text: 916.730.8057

DRAMA

Puppet Pals: Theater and Storytelling

Grades K-3

$185 per semester

In this imaginative and interactive class, young storytellers will bring their creativity to life through puppetry! Students will design and craft their own puppets, develop characters, and put on engaging puppet shows based on original stories or classic tales. Through hands-on activities, they’ll explore storytelling, voice acting, and performance skills while building confidence and
teamwork. A perfect class for kids who love to create, act, and share their stories in a fun and supportive environment. The spring class offers new content and activities that differ from the fall semester, and students are welcome to enroll for multiple years for an expanded learning experience.

Teacher: Amanda Kennedy