Friendly Ghost Storytime & Draw-Along
Vaishnavi Khanna
Ages 4–5 · 30 min · 1 / Week
$15.00per classSee schedule
Island of the Blue Dolphins — 4‑Week Novel Study
Guided reading of Scott O'Dell's novel to build comprehension, vocabulary, and analyze survival, resilience, and human‑nature themes.
Paid once.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Ages
- 9–12
- Duration
- 45 min
- Classes
- 1 / Week
- Weeks
- 4
- Not satisfied after the first class? Full refund.
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Class Experience
Students read Island of the Blue Dolphins across four weeks with assigned chapters between classes and engage in guided discussions to strengthen comprehension, vocabulary, character and theme analysis, and critical thinking. In-class activities include vocabulary work, discussions, quizzes and games, and a final reflection or project focused on the novel's themes and Karana's journey.
Learning Outcomes
Improve reading comprehension through assigned chapter study
Analyze characters, setting, symbolism, and central themes like survival and resilience
Use vocabulary in context and build word knowledge
Discuss and explain ideas clearly during group activities and reflections
Prerequisites
Materials needed:
book-Island of the Blue Dolphins novel by Scott O'Dell in physical or electronic format
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Meet your Instructor
With over 23 years of experience supporting reading comprehension and literacy development, this educator has focused on one-to-one and small-group instruction in both English and Spanish. Extensive work as an ESL instructor and literacy volunteer informs a strengths-based approa…
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