FBISD Extended Learning Department

Get ready to dribble, shoot, and score in our action-packed basketball program designed specifically for elementary school students! In this class, kids will learn essential basketball skills while having a blast on the court. Our experienced coaches foster teamwork, sportsmanship, and a love for the game. Week Sport Lesson/Activity 1 Football Target throws, pass and catch, and tee kick. 2 Basketball Dribbling drills, passing practice, and form shooting. 3 Lacrosse Run and dodge, catch and cradle, and shooting. 4 Golf Chipper, putter, and mini golf. 5 Soccer Dribble and trap, partner passing, and shooting into the goal. 6 Hockey Stick handling, dribbling, and shooting. 7 Track + Field Sprint starts, baton passing, jumping drills, and discuss techniques. 8 Badminton Thumb grip, V grip, and striking.

In this exciting baking adventure, kids will whip up delicious treats with a healthier twist! Each class features two recipes—a mix of sweet and savory—that are seasonally inspired, like pumpkin brownies or avocado chocolate mousse. From muffins to mini-pizzas, young chefs will discover how to turn wholesome ingredients into mouthwatering creations. With hands-on learning, simple techniques, and a dash of creativity, kids will gain confidence in the kitchen while developing lifelong skills. Let’s bake up nutritious and delicious fun together! Week Theme Recipe #1 Recipe #2 1 Kitchen Safety Autumn Pumpkin Cheesecake Cups n/a 2 Berry Powerful Blueberry Crumble Mixed Berry Smoothie 3 Hidden Veggies in Desserts Carrot Cake Muffin Cream Cheese Frosting 4 Seasonal Fall Flavors Baked Apple with Crumble Autumn Harvest Salad 5 Nature’s Candy Pineapple Muffins Pineapple Dip 6 Root Veggies in Baking Sweet Potato Biscuits Pumpkin Pie Smoothie 7 Superfood Beans Hummus Quesadillas Two Bean Salad 8 Making Veggies Fun Cheesy Cauliflower Fruit Smoothie

Your children will be introduced to all major styles of dance, including ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern, and hip-hop in an upbeat and encouraging atmosphere. Classes are tailored to each school and the interest of the students in the class. Week Dance Style Lesson/Skills 1 Jazz Chassés, levels of movements (low and high), stretches, parachute activity 2 Lyrical Grand jeté, tours and continuing with previous skills, stretches, rainbow streamers activity 3 Ballet Demi plié, tendu, grand battement, changement, sauté, pirouettes, stretches, dancing with scarves 4 Modern Crab walks, horse prances, stretches, students will make up animal dances, stretches 5 Dance game Chassés with poses, penché, stretches, floor work including coffee grinders and poses, dancing with scarves 6 Dance Fun/Preparation for Parent Showcase Rotate through dance stations or play Halloween dance game, parachute activity. Practice choreography for the showcase. 7 Modern/Preparation for Parent Showcase Review skills learned, floor spins, animal dance charades, dance with ribbons. Practice choreography for the showcase. 8 Parent Showcase Parents will be invited to see the students’ performance.

Let’s meet INDI! This class is entry level robot that is designed to introduce early learners to the fundamentals of computational thinking, STEAM, and computer science principles. INDI encourages open ended, imaginative play-based learning with real-life scenarios as leaners build custom mazes, solve puzzles, and drive. As students learn pattern recognition, creating and using algorithms, decomposition, and understanding abstractions they will become better thinkers and problem solvers. Week Skills Lesson/Activity 1 Introduction to Indi Students will review how to use color tiles to program Indi's movements. They will experiment with different tile combinations to navigate simple mazes. 2 Intro to Indi Commands & Colors Indi the Car and the Magical Rainbow 3 Indi Car Adventures Create a simple path following directions. 4 Indi Car and his Reventure Explore turns and directions. 5 Mini City Race time! Directions will be provided for Mini City. 6 Identifying Patterns Introducing loops and identifying patterns and sequences. 7 Patterns and Sequences Design your own maze 8 Where are you going? Showcase and reflection – A grand finale adventure!

Playing guitar—or any instrument—has a calming effect on the mind and body, it’s often said that music can soothe the soul. Simply listening to music has many benefits but learning to play an instrument can be even more beneficial. Playing a musical instrument is a brilliant way to express yourself and really focus on something you love. Week Skills Lesson/Activity 1 Guitar Basics Students will get familiar with the guitar and learn how to hold and tune their guitar. 2 Naming all the Parts of a Guitar Students will learn all the vocabulary and terms related to the guitar. 3 Strumming, Picking, Strings 1-6 Students will learn how to strum the guitar using their fingers/pick. 4 “Quite Guitars” and “Table Top” Students will learn how to quiet their guitar and how to place their guitar on their lap. 5 Playing Strings 1-6 Students will play along with the instructor as the instructor calls out the numbers of each individual string. 6 Song Introduction A new song will be introduced to the students along with various key stroke warmups. 7 Playing Students will play various songs. 8 Recital Day Parents will be invited to the last class to see their child’s performance.

Put on your lab coats and get ready to STEM with Mad Science. Our goal is to make science fun, relatable and easy to learn! Every week we will explore a different science topic with experiments and exciting discussions that will be guided by a specially trained Mad Scientist. Week Theme Lesson/Activity 1 Sonic Sounds Uncover the source of sound. Tap into sound wave transmission and fill your ears with vibrations. Create a story with sound effects and change the pitch of your voice. Use your Tone Tube to stretch out the noise-making fun. 2 Lights, Color, Action Celebrate the science of color. Split your name in ink and reveal numbers with color filters. Make a rainbow out of white light and try on diffraction lenses. Color the world with your very own Technicolor Blender to explore how light color combine. 3 Magnetic Magic Explore the power of magnets. Create electromagnets and control a compass needle. See a magnetic accelerator in action. Take home your very own Magnet Lab to continue your research about how magnets work in everyday life. 4 Optical Illusions Can your eyes trick your brain? Discover how mirrors and their reflections can confuse your sight. Make popular illusions out of everyday materials. Put together a Periscope to see above and beyond as your turn a pair of mirrors into a tool. 5 Acids & Bases Discover the world of pH and find out what acid and base is. Test certain solutions with pH strips and see how strong a base or acid are and compare them to the pH scale. Students will also observe a couple of acid-base reactions and see the chemical changes that occur. 6 Dinosaurs Students examine fossil casts and explore the differences in the teeth of herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs. After learning about fossilization, children embark on a mini fossil excavation and make a case of a dinosaur tooth to take home. 7 Harness the Wind Air and wind are two very different things, and the students will get to discover what they are. They will go over Bernoulli’s Principle and find out how this principle can help flight. 8 Matter of Fact Students explore molecules and the forces that hold atoms together. They learn to sort out differences between physical and chemical changes and mix up a batch of fun science to stretch their learning at home.

Come serve it up with TGA Premier Youth Tennis! TGA’s curriculum includes games, drills and physical fitness activities that improve motor skills, agility, and hand-eye coordination. Every TGA class focuses on academic concepts developed by educational experts, the rules and etiquette of tennis and skill development. Our goal is to not only develop our student’s tennis skills, but to give children the building blocks for future achievement on the tennis court and in life. All equipment will be provided. Week Skill Lesson/Activity 1 Basic Tennis Concepts, Forehand Review class rules, basic tennis concepts, warm up exercises and learn how to hit forehand 2 Foot Work Warm up exercises, drills for foot work, continue practicing forehand 3 Foot Work (continuation) Warm up exercises, drills for foot work, continue practicing forehand 4 Backhand and Racket Control Warm up exercises, drills for foot work, racket control exercises, continue practicing forehand and start on how to hit backhand 5 Backhand and Racket Control (continuation) Warm up exercises, drills for foot work, racket control exercises, continue practicing forehand and start on how to hit backhand 6 Foot Work and Speed, Hand-eye Coordination Warm up exercises, drills for foot work and speed, hand-eye coordination games and exercises, continue practicing forehand and backhand 7 Hand-eye Coordination, Hitting volley Warm up exercises, drills for foot work and speed, hand-eye coordination games and exercises, continue practicing forehand and backhand, start learning how to hit volley 8 Parent Showcase Parents will be invited to see all the skills that students learned during class.

Now is the time to explore and battle in uncharted territory. In this class, battle-bots evaluate the potential of a rough and dangerous area before moving in to save a Bot! Experts need you to build a variety of unique robots with an awesome skill set, capable of driving over any obstacle and overcoming any unfamiliar elements or elevation changes in this treacherous landscape. Students will use gears, create structural integrity, and IR Technology to overcome the unknown. Can your robot not only survive, but thrive in the bot-battle? Week Skills Lesson/Activity 1 Getting to know your elements and kit Students will be challenged to explore kit pieces and be able to identify the element with a LEGO bingo card and build a movable invention. 2 LEGO tips and tricks – Formula Car Students will learn about axels, wheels, and gears. Let the races begin! 3 Go Cart Students will build a Go Cart and compete in a Go Cart race. 4 Inclined Plane Students will build 3 types of builds using different ideas and then compare them. 5 Daisy Dasher Students will build the Daisy Dasher and be up to the challenge of delivering their pizza item to the right house under one minute. 6 Shifter Students will learn all about gears and discuss power vs. speed. 7 Sherman P3 Students will have their bots push weighted bricks across a start/finish line and modify to push more bricks. 8 Builder’s Choice/Parent Showcase Students will get to showcase to their parents their favorite builds and what they’ve learned in our class.