Sabrina

Math and Spanish Tutor & Nature Lover

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Bookings

Learn to Knit Your Imagination

Thursdays

3:45pm - 4:45pm

8 Classes

1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5

Grades 3-5

5 students

The Harker School - Lower

4300 Bucknall Rd, San Jose, CA 95130
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Experiences

Enter a world where animal magic and creativity come to life. Explore the wonders of the forest with mystical tales of fantasy animals, from clever fox tricksters to magical creatures. Young crafters use colorful yarn and craft supplies to create imaginative creatures.
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Explore the fascinating world of animal science through vibrant ecosystems in a blend of STEM concepts. Each week, focus on a different creature, investigating its habitat and behaviors. Broaden understanding of ecosystems in a playful and engaging way.
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Embark on an exciting quest into the vibrant world of Spanish language and culture. Build basic vocabulary, speaking, and listening skills through fun games and catchy songs. Explore stories and customs of Spanish-speaking countries while enhancing reading and writing skills.
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Whisk up some wonder as kids dive into a delightful baking experience. They'll explore the joy of blending ingredients, turning recipes into a delicious treasure hunt. Through hands-on activities, they'll gain confidence, kitchen safety skills, and discover the sweet science behind treats.
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Explore the magical world of poetry, where words come alive with rhythm and rhyme. Participants will engage with captivating poems and experiment with creative writing. They'll craft haikus, discover figurative language, and find their unique voice in this joyful adventure.
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Dive into the world of fashion, exploring colors, patterns, and self-expression! Discover the fascinating history of fashion while honing skills in sketching and styling. Mix and match textiles, play with layering, and bring unique visions to life in a creative adventure.
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Enter a world of colors and creativity where young artists explore nail design using tools from dotting tools to household items. They'll discover nail hacks, learn basics in patterns, decorations, and color mixing to create unique nail styles and designs.
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Explore the Santa Cruz Mountains in a delightful learning journey. Venture through lush hiking trails, observing local wildlife and unlocking plant mysteries. This adventure fosters environmental awareness and a lifelong connection with nature's wonders.
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Introduce young explorers to the captivating sounds of the ukulele with this enchanting learning experience! They will discover basic chords, master strumming techniques, and find rhythm and melody while appreciating music and exploring the ukulele's rich history.
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Embark on a melodious journey through time, discovering legendary composers, fascinating instruments, and vibrant rhythms. Explore instrument groups, notes, scales, and keys that create beautiful harmonies. Unravel music theory, chord structures, and musical patterns to enhance sheet music reading.
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Dive into a world where imagination weaves into reality! Embark on a creative journey through knitting. With colorful yarn, participants learn stitching techniques, explore measuring, and craft delightful yarn creatures. Enhance motor skills and unleash creativity.
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Unleash creativity with a journey into sewing. This series guides participants through transforming textiles into masterpieces. Projects build fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and creativity. Discover the joy of creating something beautiful.
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About Sabrina

Sabrina brings a wealth of experience and passion to the classroom, having spent years as a school district tutor covering subjects from math to Spanish for students in grades K-12. She recently enhanced her skills at Think Together, guiding children through enrichment and fun in after-school programs. A Santa Cruz native, Sabrina’s love for nature is as deep as the surrounding redwood forests. With a BA in Business Administration, she is a published writer who enjoys knitting, poetry, and playing her ukulele. Her vibrant personality and strong passion for education create a joyful and engaging learning environment for her students.

Class reflections

Animal Discovery Adventure Quest

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December 18, 2025

The Harker School - Lower

All good today! Everyone was happy to participate

We did our final presentations today I also brought in paper for coloring our favorite animal over the class!

Animal Discovery Adventure Quest

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December 11, 2025

The Harker School - Lower

Okay, classmen pretty well. Today, we did kind of an arts and crafts activity, because for today, we were reviewing our final project for next week, which is everyone coming up with their own animal. That they want to save fun, facts about and then we reveal it. So they kind of are doing what I've been doing every single class but all on the last day. So I kind of had I don't know if you've heard Wild Kratts, that video like an educational video about animals playing in the background while they did an arts and crafts on the paper plates making extinct animals, because that's what we were working on today. We're doing extinct animals, so I still had an animal to reveal and it was pretty good. It was pretty fun cuz they all were like, kind of understanding what we were trying to do, everyone. Two different animals that are either going extinct or extinct. They got to take those home. And while we were doing that, they're watching the really work on that craft. I kind of pulled kids up one by one and that's where I did like one-on-one time just to make sure everyone is prepared for next week where we present. I think the first graders thought that they were presenting today. So they already had their facts in in the class and they're ready to go. So, I just went over those quickly and I said, oh, we can, you know, present those now if you want, which they did. So we ended up doing that. But overall, it was pretty good, so half of them have already presented. Next half will do next class and I still have an activity for then to. So I think it'll all be good. Yeah, that was pretty successful. I think the only issue was when we were going over everything. Some of the kids would overhear what the other kid was talking about. Because obviously, curious minds, but I think one of the kids guessed it and it was a neat animal. So I don't know how she guessed it, but she swore that she guessed it. But I think she's overheard it which Kind of sad but oh well all good.

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Animal Discovery Adventure Quest

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December 4, 2025

The Harker School - Lower

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Okay, class went really good today. The only thing that was really frustrating. For me, I think was just trying to get the kids to pay attention today. They were kind of feeding off of each other and being disruptive. I'm trying to figure out different ways that I can have to kind of not punished but discipline it when they're being disruptive to other students especially when we're trying to learn. We got pretty held up on time today because they were just being chaos. So I did threaten if that's the word you would use. To talk to their parents and then everyone kind of fell in line. But I've talked about that before, like, okay guys, are we going to pay attention, or am I gonna have to talk to you about your parents regulars home? And that has worked in the past, but I think I do actually kind of want to follow through with that. So now, I guess next steps would be, to figure out how to get the context of parents. And let them know that a kiddos are not paying attention or being disruptive to other students for the parents, but all in all other than that class went pretty good. We got through the class session pretty well. We learned about cats and their different physics that are applied to cats, and so many different ways and it was good. So yeah.

Animal Discovery Adventure Quest

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November 20, 2025

The Harker School - Lower

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Okay, classroom. Well today I really have no notes to write home about. We kind of got into a Groove. Now with the students they seem pretty mellow eager to learn. I think maybe for the subject today they might have been pretty knowledgeable when it so maybe they were like kind of bored. But I honestly, I think only one or two is board versus the other ones that were kind of interested in learning about camouflage and animals, but there were some fun facts, they didn't know. So at least we were able to learn about those. Those, and we were able to Guess the Animal today, which was really cool of the second time that's happened. Overall, I think it was successful. Everyone was respectful and paying attention. So yeah, all good, all around.

Animal Discovery Adventure Quest

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November 13, 2025

The Harker School - Lower

All right, class went really well. Today, we showed up an hour earlier had a guest speaker. So, we got our guests past and we got everything figured out on the online site. So class went really well for some reason today, they were all listening very well. We learned about stem. Its applications, we got an engineer in and we just played a little game with it all. And after when I asked what they learned, they all had answers. So pretty good. All right.

Animal Discovery Adventure Quest

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November 6, 2025

The Harker School - Lower

Okay class went pretty well today, while they were a little bit hyper, it was kind of difficult to get anything really done today because of their constant like calling out. So I ended up putting something on the board like I wrote a word monkey and then every time we got crazy I put their name down but otherwise pretty good.

We learned about Aves the species and the physics of birds

Animal Discovery Adventure Quest

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October 29, 2025

The Harker School - Lower

Okay, I thought class went really well today. I think all of the kids were pretty engaged in the activities, specifically the activity portion of my class, we did like a 10-minute, draw the animal and have it be revealed to everyone. I thought that that was really engaging for us all, still trying to get everyone to follow the rules such as like, having your butts in seats and all the four legs of the chair on the ground. But we're getting better and better with each class. So I'm thinking positive or on the up. Up up up Trend upward, trend of how things are going. So, yeah, I think that this cost was very well done, just because everyone was excited. We talked about Halloween and costumes, everyone was going to be, and we were able to get class done in time. I did have to cut out an informational video that I was going to also do for a marine life, but it was okay because we were still able to review everything we learned in. Everyone had an answer, but one of us, which is good statistics for this class so pretty good.

I thought I had enough time today to get to class and find parking!

Animal Discovery Adventure Quest

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October 22, 2025

The Harker School - Lower

Okay, today was pretty good, much better than last classes because I was able to kind of be there in time to set up my presentation and everything. However, I said somewhat prepared because I wasn't 100% today, as well. I had the gal come in and sit and view the class with me, I don't know what you guys call them. Um, but yeah, she was very sweet. I got her contact. So I wish I could have gotten there earlier knowing that I learned. Day of that she was going to be there, so I wish I could have gotten a little bit sooner just to introduce myself a little bit without being. So rushed also I was not as early as I would have liked to been again today because the address still isn't loading on my email that I got from you guys. It still says the wrong address. So I was using the one that I've used from last class which is on just a sticky note and I kept it in my car so I wouldn't forget but then my car had to go to the shop so I'm using someone else's car. Anyway, just human life. Things that got in the way again and I was like, maybe 10 minutes early, when I would like to have been 15 minutes just to get to know the gal better, but overall still pretty good. I enjoyed the class we did today. There was a couple moments where the little kiddos were getting distracted because there's pens just set out on the like a bunch of colored pens markers and paint, like Crayons Set out on the tables. So, Those kids were kind of playing with those so I had to kind of move that that's a note for next time that I'm definitely going to go ahead and move those before class starts because they get too distracted even though that's the way that the teacher sets it up. So hopefully next class, it'll be a little bit more straight forward. A little bit easier to have them pay attention but there kiddos. So they're known to do that overall though. Pretty good. Pretty good.

Animal Discovery Adventure Quest

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October 15, 2025

The Harker School - Lower

Okay, I thought things went pretty well today. For Thursday. The location that was sent to me via email about where the classes would be held, was a little bit misleading because it took me to their Middle School location instead of their Elementary School location. So I was a little bit later than I wanted to be, so I didn't get to truly prepare as much as I would have liked outside of that. However, everything I think went pretty smooth, the only thing I think that I would have wanted To do better is to have maybe a means to set up my computer so that I could present. Am I still in last minute? But since I have such a small them, I was able to kind of get that figured out without much chaos. But yeah, I think next time, I'm just going to be able to come in with the amount of time that I would like to have, which is a little bit earlier than what I had today. Just because, yeah, I went to the wrong location. But other than that, everything went pretty smooth. We learned about stink bugs today, so, that's it for me.

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