FOUNDATIONS SERIES
Ages 2 - 8
Student mastery of any subject starts with a solid foundation.
At OnSchooler, we believe learning should be a joy for both the student and the teacher – an enriching experience which fosters curiosity. Students can start as early as two years of age to master shapes and colors, letters and numbers, reading, writing, and addition.
The Foundation Series is four Units which guides the student with hands-on learning and eases them into using online tools to provide for lifelong learning. Each of the four units contains instructions and tips for teaching the material. Units One, Two, and Three are downloadable books with teaching instructions and printable materials to use during instruction. Unit Four begins the guided process of using OnSchooler online courses.
The OnSchooler Foundation Series is the best way to allow a child to learn the love of learning. We provide teachers, parents, and students the opportunity to reach their full potential.
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OnSchooler is a complete curriculum (click on each to learn more):
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Foundation Series (Ages 2-8)
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Knowledge Series (Ages 6-12)
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Skills Series (Ages 10-16)
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Specialty Series (Ages 14-18)
"Having the flashcards makes it quick and more fun than just worksheets."
~Amber
"At first I was a bit worried the simple nature of it would mean rigid, repetitive teaching that might be hard for a four-year-old to follow, but I've been happy to find that the simple nature of this program allows the parent/teacher to create learning activities according to their needs and makes it very individually focused for each child."
~Krista
See how to do the 1-minute Foundations 101 lessons!
Set A - Shapes and Colors
Set A - Shapes and Colors
A8-Colors review (How to teach your preschool/kindergarten child these color names)
A7-Pink, brown, turquoise (How to teach your preschool/kindergarten child these three colors)
A3-Orange, green, purple (How to teach your preschool/kindergarten child the secondary colors)
Set B - Numbers to 10
Set B - Numbers to 10
B1-See, show & say 1, 2 & 3 (Teach your child the names of the numbers and how to show on fingers)
B2 -See, show & say 0, 4 & 5 (Teach your child the names of the numbers and how to show on fingers)
B3 -See, show & say 0-5 (Review the names of the numbers and how to show on fingers)
Set C - Letters of the Alphabet
Set C - Letters of the Alphabet
C1-Sing with capital letters A-G (Point to uppercase A through G with the alphabet song)
C2-Sing with capital letters H-P (Point to uppercase H through P with the alphabet song)
C3-Sing with capital letters Q-Z (Point to uppercase Q through Z with the alphabet song)
Set D - Beginning Handwriting
Set D - Beginning Handwriting
D1-Drawing horizontal lines in squares (Handwriting stroke #1 for preschool/kindergarten children)
D2-Drawing counterclockwise spirals in circles (Handwriting stroke #3 for preschool or kindergarten)
D3-Drawing right slants in triangles (Handwriting stroke #3 for preschool or kindergarten children)
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"I really love this class for Channing! I think it is really good for him!"
~Linnea
Start here for preschool: Foundations 101.
You do three or four short lessons a day with your child and play the rest of the time. By "short" we mean 2-3 minutes. You'll be amazed how quickly your child masters shapes, colors, numbers and letters!
When you've mastered the preschool skills, move up to the Kindergarten curriculum: Foundations 102
After that , your child is ready for the First Grade curriculum: Foundations 103. Please note that our program is mastery-based.
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If your child started Foundations 101 at age 2 or 3, he or she may be ready for Foundations 103 long before turning 6. Go ahead and promote your child to the next level!
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If you are just getting started with an older child or your child has special learning needs, don't worry about which "grade level" your child "should" be at. Just start with Foundations 101 and work your way up at your child's own best speed.
This is why we don't label our curriculum with traditional "grade levels": so that each child can begin where they really are, and master each skill before moving on when ready.
Foundations 104 is our transitional program, preparing students to enter the much more intense Knowledge Series curriculum. During this program, students learn how to use the online lessons, which may also involve learning general computer-use skills. We double-check every skill learned in the first three units to make sure that they are solid, and spend a lot of time reading for both fun and information, to improve each student's fluency, inflections and comprehension.
It's also a great "holding zone" if you are putting together a new Knowledge Series class and are waiting for a few more students before launching it.
"My daughter did preschool classes with Cynthia and was reading sentences before kindergarten. Then we moved and I put my son in a regular preschool. He didn't even know all his letters when he got to kindergarten! "
~Jen
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"I used this program for preschool with my own kids. When my twins went in for their kindergarten placement test, they passed all the math and reading tests... through the 5th grade."
~Cynthia
