We are happy to announce that Generations is now offering State Ed funded FREE UPK programs in four of our locations within the Fairport School District, Gates-Chili School District and Rochester City School District! Generations is really excited for this opportunity and can not wait for the upcoming school year. Enrollment in a Pre-K and […]
Families that have pets (whether real of stuffed, imagined or living) know the joy they can bring. Some people would attest that their home is more complete with their cat or dog or rabbit. We will share those extra special parts of our families this week! Some may have a bird, lizard, snake, newt or […]
Have you ever noticed how things look differently in the sun compared to the shade? Place 2 pictures of the same scene next to each other taken in the early morning, mid-afternoon and evening. What do you notice that is the same and different – color! We will use our magnifiers and mirrors to see […]
During the school year we talk about air transportation as well as birds and other things that fly. This week we will investigate some more and discover what we haven’t yet seen. We will look at what new birds, bugs and flying vehicles we can see. While we see airplanes and helicopters more frequently, but […]
The summer sun has been happily warm this year and the children have been enjoying water play, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, hula hoops and many other memorable summer activities. This week we talked about how people, animals and plants cool off when they are too hot. We compared how hot and cool water feel differently on […]
Wheels are a simple machine and make so many things easier! This week we will look in our neighborhoods and in our books to see all of the things wheels help us with. Around the center wheels make things easier as well…our kitchen carts, mop buckets, etc. Where else do you see wheels in our […]
This year we got to enjoy the World Cup and see the US team put out an awesome effort. In recognition of these efforts, our children will be playing soccer and learning about the sport to continue to grow the love of the game. What other games do we play in the summer? Look for […]
This week’s theme is Intergenerational Week to Celebrate Older American’s Month! Generations is committed to fostering relationships between the generations and is proud to celebrate our older citizens each May! This week, our children and seniors have special events planned to honor each other. We will also include all grandparents in our lives and be […]
Now that we know about all what lives in the sea, let’s compare animals that live on the farm! What do animals on the farm eat? How do they help the farmers? What does a farm look like compared to where we live? Farmers grow things that make the food we eat too! We will […]
Things that live in the sea are fascinating and spur lots of interest in investigation. This week we will explore the difference between regular water and salt water. Do things float easier in one or the other? We will practice counting “fish scales” and match octopus legs. We will look at pictures of real oceans […]