FBISD Extended Learning Department

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

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! Watch as pencils fly across the page, bringing imagination and creativity to life. Students will dive into an art-filled journey where colors pop, characters emerge, and creativity soars. And the excitement doesn’t stop there—by the end of the semester, students will collaborate on a special class project: their very own book, written and illustration by the class!

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.

Learn the fast-growing sport in America - Pickleball - in a fun, skill-based environment! Learn how to dink in the opponent's kitchen and how to call out the score! Designed for all experience levels, this co-ed program combines drills, games, and match-style play to teach fundamentals like serving, volleying, footwork, and scoring. All equipment provided—no experience needed. Let’s Keep Playing! Each student will receive a cap and T-shirt. Week Skill Stations 1 Grip, Ready Position, & Dink Tap Ups/Tap Downs, The Dink, Corn Hole 2 Volley The Dink, The Volley - High Fives, & Toss, Catch, Volley 3 Forehand Drive The Volley - High Fives, The Forehand Drive, Grand Canyon 4 Backhand Drive The Forehand Drive, The Backhand Drive, Graduation 5 Serve The Backhand Drive, The Serve/Underhand Toss, T.G.A. (Horse) 6 Third Shot Drive The Serve/Underhand Toss, The Third Shop Drop, Step Back 7 Third Shot Drive 2 The Third Drop Shop, The Third Shot Drive, Globetrotter 8 Positioning The Third Shot Drive, Positioning: Middle Solves the Riddle, Red Light/Green Light 9 Roles & Positioning Positioning: Middle Solves the Riddle, Live Ball Points, Live Ball Points 10 Assessment Squirrel, Sheild, Double Dink

Robo Mania introduces young students to the exciting world of robotics and engineering through hands-on building challenges. Students will explore gears, wheels, axles, levers, balance, motion, and simple coding concepts while working together in small teams. Each week includes a fun build, a challenge, and a chance to explain how their robot or machine works. Week Theme Activity 1 What is a robot? Build a simple moving creature or silly robot 2 Wheels and axles Build a simple car or rolling robot 3 Gears make things move Build a spinning machine or gear-powered robot part 4 Building strong robots Build a robot base or tower structure 5 Levers and movement Build a robot arm or gripping fingers 6 Robots inspired by animals Build a walking, crawling, or flapping animal robot 7 Speedy bots Build a race car or speedy robot 8 Coding colors with Indi Create a path using color tiles 9 Robot rescue mission Build a robot or machine that can move, push, carry, or rescue 10 Robo Mania Showcase Favorite build challenge or mini robot showcase

Get ready for a season full of creativity, discovery, and hands-on innovation! In our Challenge Island STEM Exploration class, students will dive into exciting engineering and science challenges while building problem-solving, teamwork, and critical-thinking skills. Young innovators will explore activities such as Molecular Chemistry Challenges, creating solutions in a Pet Emergency Room, designing Mars rovers, building and testing Scribble Bots, discovering the science behind blood types, and more! Each week brings a new, engaging, high-interest STEM adventure where imagination meets engineering. To learn more visit: https://youtu.be/CUDxQYlHUuU Week Challenge Name Description 1 Molecule Maker Students will build simple molecular models using colorful playdough and toothpicks to explore how atoms connect to form molecules while developing creativity, problem-solving, and early chemistry skills. 2 Mission: Blood Science Students will explore blood components and blood types, create a slime model of blood, and design an interactive game to discover how white blood cells protect the body from infection. 3 Magic School Bus: Body Pinball Quest Students will journey through the human body with the Magic School Bus as they explore major organs and design a hands-on pinball game that builds creativity, problem-solving, and hand-eye coordination. 4 Pet Emergency Room Students will explore the role of veterinarians, discover how animals stay healthy, learn how X-rays help care for pets, and create their own animal X-ray model. 5 Pawsome Puppy Pounce Students will explore animal instincts, DNA, species, and predator-prey relationships while designing roller coasters, pulley systems, and an exciting Rube Goldberg chain reaction challenge with their STEAM Team. 6 Bot Art Lab Students will build a simple Scribble Bot to explore engineering, motion, and vibration while developing creativity, problem-solving, fine motor, and teamwork skills. 7 Simple Machine Treehouse Students will explore the six simple machines and use engineering, creativity, and problem-solving skills to design and build a working treehouse filled with moving machine elements. 8 Mighty Mars Rover Students will become space engineers as they design and build their own Mighty Mars Rover while exploring how rovers travel, solve problems, and help scientists explore the surface of Mars. 9 Dino Bone Lift Students will explore engineering and simple machines by building a working winch system to lift and transport dinosaur bones while discovering how lifting systems are used in real life. 10 Hurricane to Turbine Challenge Students will explore hurricanes, wind energy, and energy transfer while designing and building a working wind turbine to discover how wind can be converted into power.