FBISD Extended Learning Department

Leap into ballet with Launch Dance Works. This class introduces dancers to real ballet steps and terminology while building grace, confidence and a love of dance. Dancers will leave this class knowing a minimum of 10 ballet terms. To learn more about the class, visit us at https://youtu.be/svZz5PLPlxs. Week Lesson/Skills 1 Positions of feet (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th), Demi pliés at ballet barre, skips/polka step from sides, parachute fun. Term of the week: plié (to bend) 2 Barre work of pliés, relevés and tendus, grand jeté leaps from sides, hula hoop fun. Terms of the week: relevé (to rise), tendu (to stretch) 3 Continuing with barre work & adding rond de jambe, passé skips from sides, rainbow streamer fun. Term of the week: port de bras (carriage of arms) 4 Continuing with barre work & adding relevé balance and boureé steps from side, balancing pods & turning board fun. Term of the week: cambré (to arch) 5 Continuing with barre work & adding grand battement, chassés from sides, jumps in center, scarf dancing fun. Term of the week: sauté (to jump) 6 Adding coupé & passé balance to barre work, grand jeté leaps from sides, parachute fun. Terms of the week: coupé and passé (bent knee on side of leg) 7 Review of steps & terms learned, work on performance for showcase. 8 Showcase performance.

TGA Premier Sports features team-based sports designed to develop well-rounded athletes and strong team players. Students are introduced to a rotating lineup of exciting sports including lacrosse, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, floor hockey, and flag football. Our program structure makes it easy for kids to try new formats, discover what they enjoy most, and build a solid foundation in multiple sports. All equipment will be provided. Week Sport – Skill Instruction Station Activities 1 Lacrosse – Cradle, scoop, pass/catch Uni – Pass catch | S – Cradle | P/C – Roll to scoop | D – Grid defense 2 Lacrosse – Shooting on the move, face offs Uni – Group juggle | S – Scoop to shoot | P/C – Basic catch | D – Get to the goal 3 Ultimate Frisbee – Catching, backhand and forehand Basic catch, shuffle pass, can jam 4 Ultimate Frisbee – Officiating and defense Can jam, box drill 5 Volleyball – Throw, catch, set, pass Pass catch, shuffle pass, triangle, and wall setting 6 Volleyball – Serve (underhand and overhand), skills review Group juggle, bounce to spike, bounce to spike, toss/set to spike 7 Floor Hockey – Holding the stick, puck control, passing Uni – Pass/catch | P – Leading | C – Simple dribble | S – Run and shoot 8 Floor Hockey – Shooting body position and grip Uni – Group juggle | P – Circle pass with movement | C – Stick poke | S – Weave and shoot

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!

Is your home overflowing with your child’s creative masterpieces? It’s time to take their artistic talent to the next level with Young Rembrandts! Marvel as their pencils fly across the page, bringing to life everything. We’re adding a sprinkle of Van Gogh’s magic too, with vibrant sunflower sketches that burst off the page. Dive into an art-filled journey where colors pop and imaginations soar. Enroll your budding artist today and watch their creativity blossom into stunning works of art! Young Rembrandts instructors are all college educated in the arts, psychology, or related field.

Sphero is an adorable, durable, interactive—you guessed it—spherebolt. Its functionality is almost boundless. Students will use the Sphero has a programmable 8x8 LED matrix, so students can code it to change colors when Sphero rolls, stops or starts, reaches a goal, or whenever else they’d like. Coding sounds hard, but our younger coders utilize what’s called block coding. This means they’re not typing out code by hand—which can be complicated for such an age group—but rather dragging visual blocks into the coding area and connecting them. Week Build Lesson/Activity 1 What is a Sphero Students will be introduced to the bot and how to care for their bot, including how to navigate the tablet with the app. 2 Draw 1 Students will learn to code the bot to draw shapes and how to convert the code into other languages. 3 Generative Art & AI Students will create artwork using code, how to control the robot moves and how code is used to control AI. 4 Block 1 How to create a new program on a block canvas. How to code roll block, speed, heading and duration. 5 Block 2 Light and sounds – students will be challenged to create a story to execute asynchronously and synchronously and how to use delay blocks. 6 Bolt meets ChatGPT How AI chatbots like ChatGPT work, modify JavaScript programs to make Bolt introduce itself. Advantages and disadvantages of AI chatbots. 7 TEXT 1 Hello World! What makes JavaScript useful, modify and a text program, define and use functions. 8 Matrix Emotions Students will program their own animation on Bolt LED Matrix.

The Knight School is the chess party for the well-rounded kids of America from brand-new beginners to highly advanced chess players. Unlike your typical chess program, our primary focuses are good sportsmanship and fun. That being the case, our students continue to win state championships year after year. Join The Knight School chess party and give your child the gift of undeniable academic confidence, amazing chess friends, a self-identity as a smart kid, and a weekly dose of childhood joy that is the highlight of their week! Click the link to view the intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2XrRhGFNNE Week Lesson and Band Color Lesson 1 Welcome to TKS and Identifying (rainbow/white) Chess Basics: moves, values and names 2 Backrowing (olive) Smother-mate uses their pieces! 3 Sacrificing (turquoise) Make them chess the “Bunny!” 4 Deflecting (blue) Simply remove the defender! 5 Trapping (plum) Cut off their escape! 6 Discovering (violet) Uncover a surprise attack today! 7 Double Checkmating (brown) Two separate checks, please! 8 Bughouse (sky) Partner chess: The winning team gets the band! Parents for 8-week classes will be welcome to join the last class to watch or jump in and join on the bead-tourney Bonus City-Wide TournaParty! Off-site opportunity to join students from 100 schools across the Greater Houston area for fun and chess! This year-end event is free, included, and exclusive to The Knight School’s chess students!

Get ready to BUMP, SET & Spike!... with our IAC Volleyball program. Students learn the fundamentals of volleyball through fun exercises and drills! The adrenaline they get to keep the ball in the air during a game is like no other! No prior volleyball experience is required as our coaches focus on the FUN of learning volleyball. Week Skills/Activities 1 (1) Introductions and ice breaker (2) Review rules and expectations (3) Fun warm up to get the body moving (4) Learn how to bump and set the ball 2 (1) Review rules and expectation (2) Fun warm up to get the body moving (3) Set hit (4) Learn underhand/overhand service and positions 3 (1) Review rules and expectation (2) Fun warm up to get the body moving (3) Practice rotation with serve, set, and hit 4 (1) Review rules and expectation (2) Fun warm up to get the body moving (3) Learn game rules (4) Practice drills and rotation with rules 5 (1) Review rules and expectation (2) Fun warm up to get the body moving (3) Practice drills and rotation with rules 6 (1) Review rules and expectation (2) Fun warm up to get the body moving (3) Review game rules (4) Practice drills: rules, set, serve, pass, rotations, and positions 7 (1) Review rules and expectation (2) Fun warm up to get the body moving (3) Review game rules (4) Practice drills: rules, set, serve, pass, rotations, and positions (5) Practice a real game 8 Parents will be invited to see our Volleyball Showcase

This introductory class is designed for students who are new to gymnastics and tumbling. With an emphasis on proper form, safety, and fun, students will gain confidence while developing essential skills that will form the foundation for more advanced gymnastics and tumbling in the future. Week Skills/Activities 1 (1) Introductions and ice breaker (2) Review rules and expectations (3) Fun warm up to get the body moving (4) Forward rolls (5) Plank hold, Superman hold 2 (1) Review expectations (2) Fun warm up (3) Handstands, balance (4) Shoulder taps, wall push ups (5) Balance beam challenge 3 (1) Review expectations (2) Fun warm up (3) Forward rolls, backward rolls (4) Hollow hold, v-sits (5) Obstacle course 4 (1) Review expectations (2) Fun warm up (3) Handstand progressions, cartwheels progression (4) Cartwheel races or handstand challenge 5 (1) Review expectations (2) Fun warm up (3) Jumping and flexibility (4) Jump rope 6 (1) Review expectations (2) Fun warm up (3) Round-off, backbend/bridge (4) Round-off challenge 7 (1) Review expectations (2) Fun warm up (3) Backbends, bridge holds (4) Shoulder flexibility, backbend race 8 Parent Showcase

This beginner game development course is designed to get elementary-aged students excited about technology through hands-on and engaging learning activities. Recreate classic video games while exploring level design and digital arts concepts. Experience child-friendly software while learning the game development. Week Lesson/Activity 1 Introduction to Flowlab, basic navigation, and setting up a project. Editing basic objects and sprites. 2 Understanding playtesting and its importance in game design. Creating a basic level in the Space Pilot Game. 3 Final project demonstration and playtesting, introduction to lesson objectives and game vision, creating new objects and sprites. 4 Understanding and applying player movement behavior bundles, using platforms and doors to create multi-level games, and exploring art design and sprite editing. 5 Reviewing previous work, lesson objectives and game vision, implementing spikes, coins, and gravity changers. 6 Using keys and gates to create puzzles, further exploration of art and level design, and implementing enemies and laser obstacles. 7 Using rock projectiles and breakable walls, designing levels with collectibles, enemies, and interactive objects. 8 Student survey, lesson objectives and game vision, creating and using trampolines and mystery boxes, building a tutorial level with UI elements, final project completion, and showcase.