FBISD Extended Learning Department

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 students’ tennis skills, but to give children the building blocks for future achievement on the tennis court and in life. All equipment will be provided. Each student will receive a cap and T-shirt. 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 How to Serve Warm up exercises, drills for foot work and speed, hand-eye coordination games and exercises, continue practicing forehand, backhand and volleys, start on how to serve 9 How to Serve (continuation) Warm up exercises, drills for foot work and speed, hand-eye coordination games and exercises, continue practicing forehand, backhand and volleys, how to serve 10 Parent Showcase Parents will be invited to see all the skills that students learned during class.

Let your child’s creativity bloom with another element of artistic fun. In this exciting weekly class, Young Rembrandts’ Watercolor, kids will explore the magic of watercolor painting. They will learn how to make colors glow through transparency and luminosity. From playful characters to beautiful seasonal scenes, each week brings a new chance to grow in creativity and confidence. The staff at Young Rembrandts is ready to guide little artists through marrying technique to expression. Week Lesson Drawing/Activity Description 1 K-Pop Drawing 1 K-Pop characters possess anime-inspired hair and facial features 2 Anime Drawing 1 Anime Animals: Lunar Wolf 3 K-Pop Drawing 2 K-Pop, Pop Star – focus on fashion, design, and hair 4 Anime Drawing 2 Anime Character: Imagination Faces 5 K-Pop Drawing 3 Karaoke Restaurant items – focus on shape management, strengthening compositional skills 6 Anime Drawing 3 Anime Character: Basketballer – focus on hand placement/overlap 7 K-Pop Drawing 4 Concert Scene – focus on creating a contrast of fashion set on a music-inspired background 8 Anime Drawing 4 Anime Character: Mermaid or Mer-man 9 K-Pop Drawing 5 Magazine Cover - create wraparound cover to "YR-POP" magazine using a panel-divided layout 10 Anime Drawing 5 Anime Character: Morphing Truck Robot – focus on angles

Learning to play the piano is a fun and rewarding way for students to express themselves, build confidence, and develop a lifelong appreciation for music. In this engaging class, students will learn fundamental piano techniques, basic music theory, and keyboard skills through hands-on instruction and practice. Whether they are sitting at the piano for the first time or building on existing skills, students will enjoy creating music while developing their musical abilities. All equipment will be provided during class. Week Lesson 1 Students will be introduced to Middle C and Finger and Numbers. 2 Students will then learn the value of Middle C - Teach them about putting their hands in Middle C position (LH on F-G-A-B-C, RH on C-D-E-F-G, thumbs sharing Middle C). 3 Teach a basic warm-up — Piano alphabet and numbers. Learning to hear various keystrokes. 4 New song introduced along with various key stroke warmups. 5 Learning notes/warm-ups on keystrokes. 6 New song introduced along with various keystroke warmups. Continue practicing on current songs. 7 New song introduced along with various keystroke warmups. Continue practicing on current songs. 8 New song introduced along with various keystroke warmups. Continue practicing on current songs. 9 Prepare for recital. 10 Recital day. Parents will be invited to the last class to see their child’s accomplishments.

In this LEGO Engineering class, students will use LEGO technic kits to build working machines and motorize them. Curriculum is written by an engineer and teaches the TEKS for both math and science. Lego I: K-1st; Lego II: 1st-3rd Week Build Lesson/Skill/Activity 1 Lego I: The Retractable Clamp Lego II: The Air Rescue Lego I: Connecting rods and pins Lego II: Electricity and motor, vertical gear drive motor 2 Lego I: The Funny Seesaw Lego II: My Little Car Lego I: Connecting beams, principal of leverage Lego II: Gear transmission and friction 3 Lego I: The Funny Tumbler Lego II: The Crawling Worm Lego I: Center of gravity, source of tumbler Lego II: Walking pattern of the looper 4 Lego I: The Swing Lego II: The Farm Defense Lego I: Application of triangle structure Lego II: Belt drive, crank slider transmission 5 Lego I: The Lantern Lego II: The Harvest Season Lego I: Gear transmission Lego II: Belt drive, cam drive 6 Lego I: The Hand Fan Lego II: The Little Tortoise Lego I: Gear acceleration and hamburger structure Lego II: Idler wheels 7 Lego I: The Crazy Gyros Lego II: My Architect Lego I: Rack drive, center of gravity Lego II: Connecting rod transmission 8 Lego I: The Little Car Lego II: The Planets Lego I: Elastic potential energy and kinetic energy Lego II: Belt and vertical drive, revolution and rotation 9 Lego I: The Eggbeater Lego II: The Sewing Machine Lego I: Coaxial gear transmission Lego II: Slider mechanism, gear transmission 10 Lego I: The Safety Barrier Lego II: The Street Sweeper Lego I: Worm gear drive, quadrilateral structure Lego II: Vertical gear transmission

Our basketball class is designed for students interested in learning the fundamental skills and rules of basketball. Instruction will focus on the proper mechanics of dribbling, passing, shooting, and rebounding. The class combines skill development drills with game-like situations to improve physical fitness, foster teamwork, and enhance overall game understanding in a fun and educational environment. Students of all experience levels are welcome to participate! Each student will receive a T-shirt. Week Skill Focus Activities & Games 1 Introduction to basketball, safety, athletic stance, ball familiarity Ball handling exploration, dribble freeze, basketball relays 2 Basic dribbling with dominant hand Red light/green light dribbling, cone dribbles, shark attack dribble game 3 Control the ball Crossover dribbles, changing speed and direction 4 Passing partners Chest pass, bounce pass, teamwork 5 Shoot for success Proper shooting form and layup introduction 6 Defense win games Defensive stance, movement, guarding space 7 Rebound and hustle Rebounding, boxing out, effort plays 8 Team play time Offensive spacing, moving without the ball 9 Game ready Review all skills, basketball rules, scrimmage preparation 10 Basketball showcase Full game play, tournament, skills celebration

Designed in collaboration with NASA, this hands-on STEM program takes students on an exciting journey through space. Explore planets, moons, stars, and space phenomena, learn how astronauts live and work in space, investigate rocket science and space technology, and participate in a rocket launch. The program is designed to inspire future space explorers by combining real-world space science with engaging, hands-on learning activities. Students will gain a deeper understanding of space exploration while developing curiosity, problem-solving skills, and enthusiasm for STEM fields. To learn more visit: https://youtube.com/shorts/CZ0cZpxlAkM Week Theme Lesson/Activity 1 Atmosphere and Beyond We’re on a mission to explore the atmosphere on Earth and beyond! Travel to the end of the rainbow and make a sunset. Mix up various planetary atmospheres, one molecule at a time. See how space telescopes spot exoplanets and bring home new knowledge about other worlds. 2 Living in Space Suit up for a space flight and experience the life of an astronaut! Kids use teamwork to complete an important space mission and learn how Ground Control connects with astronauts across the vast distance of space. This class is a taste of living above the world! 3 Planets and Moons Explore the farthest reaches of our solar system and create a lunar eclipse on our home planet. Kids size up the difference between the Earth and its moon. They simulate how gravitational pull affects a probe in space and practice their grasp of gravity! 4 Rocket Science This is a chance for kids to investigate the four forces of flight as they race through space. They explore the science involved in rocket construction and find a way to help astronauts fix a problem onboard their spacecraft. This class is a great introduction to aerospace engineering! 5 Space Phenomena Junior astronauts probe the mysteries of meteors and bounce around satellite light! This phenomenal class explains spectacular space events. Kids learn how to explore faraway objects with telescopes and satellites and gain insight on the lights in the night sky. 6 Space Technology Discover technology that’s out of this world! Kids steer a laser beam through a laser maze and discover everyday objects originally designed for use in space. They feel their way around radar and see why we make technology with stereo vision. This is hi-tech space! 7 Space Travel Budding engineers learn what it takes to be a true globetrotter! Kids race a rocket and design their own car engine as they learn about thrust. They see the principles of propulsion at work in a real rocket launch and achieve light years of new space knowledge! 8 Sun and Stars This stellar class leads kids through the life cycles of the stars! They learn about our star, the Sun, and see stardust form. From baby star nebulae to spotting supernovae, children see how our star makes waves across the spectrum! 9 Moving Motion Children learn all about the forces behind the movement of planes, trains, and automobiles. They explore Newton’s laws of motion and get a feel for friction, inertia, and gravity. They see how mass affects movement and try out some physics tricks! 10 Energy Burst Children experiment with potential and kinetic energy as they pop, jump, and flip with hopping, swimming, and swinging toys. Children learn about the potential of stored energy in wind-up gadgets.