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 […]
Our theme this week for summer camp is, “The Great Outdoors! ” Our campers enjoyed a field trip to a wild life refuge. Wild Wings is a not-for-profit educational organization that cares for permanently injured birds of prey or “raptors” which are unable to survive on their own in the wild. A fact the children found […]
Our Summer Adventures 4 Kids is in full swing. This week the theme is CSI: Camp Scene Investigations. Our St. John’s kids had to maneuver through a “laser” obstacle course without getting touched by a laser (red yarn which criss-crossed through the room). Stenson campers showed off their own detective licenses, badges, and disguises! Over at our […]
We planted all kinds of seeds in the spring. When the seeds sprout, we can move them outside and watch them grow flowers and vegetables. This week we will look at what we’ve grown or learn about what farmers grow for us. We will try foods that grow in the garden and some things we […]
Imagine if you could float like a bubble on the breeze! We all wish we could to help cool off! Rather, we enjoyed bubble art and making new kinds of bubbles to see how big we can make them. We watched them float and pop and made art with them too! Have you ever seen […]
Over the past two weeks, Generations Pre-Kindergarten and Universal Pre-K classes held graduation ceremonies and celebrated our children who are ready to move on to Kindergarten. We have worked to teach our children to be problem solvers, work independently as well as together, to build language, literacy, math, science, and social skills. We are confident that […]
What better way to enjoy the warm summer than playing in the water! This week we will enjoy water play fun and also look at all the ways we use water. Where does water come from and where does it go? Water gives life to plants, animals and us. We clean with water and can […]
Its summer time! Time to enjoy the outdoors and everything growing around us! Many people enjoy extra family time or seeing someplace new in the summer. What will you do to enjoy the warmest season of the year? We will make predictions and graph our responses. Whatever your plans, be sure to find time to […]
So many things around us are based on patterns and things that repeat. We can learn how things grow, how buildings are built and how songs come together by looking at patterns. We are also building math and reading skills by learning to recognize and repeat patterns. We will make patterns in our block and […]