FBISD Extended Learning Department

Journey around the world with the vibrant medium of chalk pastels! We invite young artists to explore global cultures through their rich artistic traditions. This class session is more than just an art class; it's a passport to diverse cultures, celebrated through the soft glow and brilliance of pastels. Perfect for young explorers with a passion for art and discovery. Enroll now and let the global adventure begin!

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 Semester at a Glance 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 7 Double Checkmating (brown) Two separate checks please 8 Bughouse (sky) The winning team gets the band 9 Promoting (purple) One kid plays many kids at once 10 Showcase (gray) Parents will be welcome to join the last class to watch or jump in and join on the bead-tourney

Sphero is an adorable, durable, interactive—you guessed it—spherebot. 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. Semester at a Glance Build Lesson/Activity 1 What is a SpHERO – Bolt and how to use the app and device Students will be introduced to the bot and how to care for their bot, including how to navigate the tablet with the app. Students will be provided with 3 objectives during this workshop: Program, Problem Solve and Play. 2 Challenge 1 – Let’s Get Rolling PROGRAM: The bot to roll specific distance and speed. Add in delays. PROBLEM SOLVE: Change program to move around the entire area. Can you make it all around. PLAY: Set Bot at max speed. How fast can it go? 3 Challenge 2 – Ready, Set, Drive! PROGRAM: Students will learn how to turn on and off drive in a program. PROBLEM SOLVE: Change program to make Bot end where it started. PLAY: When the drive is turned on what happens? Modify! 4 Challenge 3 – Sound Timing PROGRAM: Students learn to control how to make the BOT program plays sounds. PROBLEM SOLVE: Modify the program in the sound blocks. What’s the difference. PLAY: Try other sounds or make the two sounds at the same time. 5 Challenge 4 – Two Truths & A Lie PROGRAM: Students learn how to show text on BOT display. PROBLEM SOLVE: Come up with two facts and one lie. PLAY: Run your program with a friend. Can they guess which one is a lie? 6 Challenge 5 – Matrix Pictures PROGRAM: Students learn how to program their own picture using matrix animation. PROBLEM SOLVE: Add a Matrix in a loop. PLAY: Run your program. What happens? Add frames to animate your picture. 7 Challenge 6 – Fade the LEDs PROGRAM: Students learn how to fade the LEDs from one color to another. PROBLEM SOLVE: Modify the program to a different color. PLAY: Program the Bot to show your three favorite colors. 8 Challenge 8 – A Ring of Lights PROGRAM: Students learn how to program Bot to turn on and off LEDS to make a light show. PROBLEM SOLVE: Modify by adding blocks to the program so that lights continue around the Bot. PLAY: Change to your favorite color and timing to move slower or faster. 9 Challenge 9 – Four Corners PROGRAM: Students learn how to program individual LEDS on the matrix. PROBLEM SOLVE: Modify by adding Pixels highlighted in each four corners of the matrix. PLAY: Create your first initial on the matrix. 10 Challenge 10 – Metamorphosis PROGRAM: Students will explore the BOT image library. PROBLEM SOLVE: Run the program. What do you see? Add one more block to end the display sequence with a butterfly. PLAY: Show a different life cycle on the Bot.

Does your child LOVE to cook? Do you have a picky eater? This introductory level food literacy program teaches simple cooking techniques, food origins, seasonal recipes, and kitchen safety while having hands-on fun! Students gain self- confidence and priceless life skills while reinforcing core academics. Each session brings a different themed syllabus. This class can accommodate nut allergies. Instructors are professionally trained classroom educators, chefs, or nutritionists. We will accommodate nut allergies only. Semester at a Glance Week Recipe Lesson/Skills 1 Sunny Citrus Salad Knife skills, juicing, taste test 2 Raspberry Lemon Muffins Scoop and level, cutting in butter, dry vs. liquid 3 Margarita Pizza Rolls Knife skills 4 Toad in the Hole Egg cracking, skillet skills 5 Strawberry Shortcake Knife skills, scoop and level whisking 6 Spring Rolls and Radish Chips Knife skills 7 Broccoli Tots Egg cracking 8 Student’s Choice - Showcase Parents will be invited to the last class to sample two of the recipes made by their child.

The world of music is a beautiful place. In Piano students will learn how to play the keyboard while having fun. All equipment will be provided during class. Semester at a Glance Beginner Level Intermediate Level Beginner piano students will learn: Proper sitting posture Proper hand posture Piano Chord Progressions Finger Speed Exercises Ear Training Counting whole notes Counting quarter notes Counting half notes Music Theory Parents will be invited to the last week for a recital. Intermediate piano students will learn: Legato and Staccato Octaves Technical exercises How to successfully practice slowly The basics of pedaling Advanced piano pedaling techniques Forearm rotation Polyrhythms Repeated notes Correct way to use the metronome Useful exercises for the weaker fingers Fingering for scales, arpeggios, chords and more Parents will be invited to the last week for a recital.

Backed by 20 years of experience, Soccer Stars offers a unique, age-specific curriculum that is crafted to improve soccer skills, build self-confidence, and develop socialization skills. Semester at a Glance Week Skills Lesson/Activity 1 Dribbling Develop dribbling skills with close control when having your head up. 2 Turning Develop turning skills in order to change directions. 3 Dribbling 1v1 Develop dribbling skills with speed to beat a defender. 4 Ball Control Develop close ball control with all parts of the body. 5 Short Passing Develop short passing skills along the ground with accuracy. 6 Pass and Move Develop passing and movement off the ball (support play). 7 Shooting Develop shooting skills with the laces. 8 Receiving the Ball on the Ground Develop close control (1st touch) with both feet under pressure. 9 Defending 1v1 Develop defending skills on how to apply pressure on the ball. 10 Long Passing Develop longer passing skills on the ground and in the air with accuracy.

Give your child the gift of another language with our Spanish class. Our music and play based methodology are fun, interactive, and innovative, helping children acquire the language through games and fun activities. This semester’s thematic unit is My Five Senses. Semester at a Glance Week Can-Do Statement 1 Core Curriculum: The students can greet someone politely; can introduce themselves when they meet people and tell someone their name; can ask someone how they are doing; can tell someone how they are doing; can tell someone whether or not they understand them; can pronounce the vowels in Spanish; can say goodbye politely. Thematic Curriculum: The students can use verbs related to the five senses to describe what they experience in simple sentences, and they can recognize and understand simple sentences when someone describes what they experience using verbs related to the five senses. 2 Core Curriculum: The students can count up to ten; can respond to questions such as their age; can ask someone their age; can count how many colors are in the rainbow; can name days of the week; can answer when asked what day is today; can explain that in Spanish the days of the week are not capitalized; can say some activities they do in different on different days. Thematic Curriculum: Sense of Sight - The students can say what they see using simple phrases, such as 'I see a tree,' 'I see a dog,' or 'I see a book.' The students can respond to questions about what they see and ask others about what they see using simple phrases. 3 Core Curriculum: The students can greet someone based on the time of the day; can name foods they like; can name some foods they dislike; can name some of their favorite places to visit and find them in the map; can say where they live and where their family is from. Thematic Curriculum: Sense of Smell - The students can say what they smell using simple phrases, and they can recognize and understand words or phrases about things they can smell. The students can respond to questions about what they smell and ask others about what they smell using simple phrases. 4 Core Curriculum: The students can answer when asked how they are feeling; can name some members of their family; can say if they think their family is big or small. Students can say if they have a pet and describe their pets. Thematic Curriculum: Sense of Taste - The students can say what they taste using simple phrases, and they can recognize and understand words or phrases about things they can taste. The students can respond to questions about what they taste and ask others about what they taste using simple phrases. 5 Core Curriculum: The students can use some words to describe the weather; can say when they are hungry; can name some months of the year; can answer when asked which month are we in. Thematic Curriculum: Review of the senses of Sight, Smell and Taste. 6 Core curriculum: The students can say which month their birthday is in; can say when they are thirsty; can say the name of some beverages they like to drink; can say the names of some fruits; can say the color of the fruits; can say if a food is a vegetable or not. Thematic Curriculum: Sense of Touch - The students can say what they feel and touch using simple phrases, and they can recognize and understand words or phrases about things they can feel and touch. The students can respond to questions about what they feel and touch and ask others about what they feel and touch using simple phrases. 7 Core Curriculum: The students can express their emotions; can use opposite emotions accurately and can ask someone how they are doing.; can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Thematic Curriculum: Sense of Hearing - The students can say what they hear using simple phrases, and they can recognize and understand words or phrases about things they can hear. The students can respond to questions about what they hear and ask others about what they hear using simple phrases. 8 Core Curriculum: The students can name some clothing items; can say what clothing items they should wear in different types of weather; can say when something is long or short. Thematic Curriculum: Review of the senses of Touch and Hearing. 9 Core Curriculum: The students can say when something is near or far; can name the four seasons of the year; can say what the weather is like in the four seasons of the year; can say some things they like to do in each of the four seasons of the year. The students will begin practicing for the final showcase. Thematic Curriculum: Putting it all together - The students will work on a project in which they will showcase things they like and do not like to taste, smell, hear, feel and see, and will review the vocabulary and structures learned. 10 Party/Fiesta; final showcase. * The order in which the core curriculum topics and vocabulary are incorporated may vary. * We follow a spiral curriculum in which each class will begin with a review of concepts previously learned, and, after incorporating the new content, we will close with a review of the concepts learned that class. * Can-do statements describe the goal of what we want learners to independently do after a lesson.

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. Semester at a Glance 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.