Summer Camp Schedule: Circus

Aug 4- 8
Monday:

Here comes the Circus

Literacy: Circus by Lois Ehlert

Morning Activity: Cartwheels, handstands (Outdoor), Circus Tickets (Recycled Art), Musical Chairs (Game)

Main Art: Circus poster

Short Drama: Circus Performance Names & Acts

Tuesday:

The Big Top

Literacy: Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer

Morning Activity: Tight Rope walk (Outdoor), Play-doh animals (Recycled Art), Scarve Juggling (Game)

Main Art: Circus Tents

Short Drama: Create own Story

Wednesday:

Circus Acts

Literacy: Star of the Circus by Michael & MaryBeth Sampson

Morning Activity: Balancing Act (Outdoor), Balancing dolls (Recycled Art), Dress up relay/ Bean Bag toss (Game)

Main Art: Pretzel bones

Short Drama: Talent show

Thursday:

Carival Games

Literacy: Circus Family Dog by Andrew Clements

Morning Activity: Magic show/ Water Spray(Outdoor), Lion mask (Recycled Art), Ring Toss (Game)

Main Art: Make marionettes for puppet circus

Short Drama: Puppet Show

Friday:

Circus Finale: Field Trip to Marymoor Park

Literacy: My Mother’s Secret Life by Rebecca Emberley

Morning Activity: Tight Rope/ Balance Beam walk (Outdoor), Outdoor Paint: favorite acts (Recycled Art), Follow the Leader (Game)

Main Art: Make cotton candy or kettle corn

Short Drama: Own Circus Show

2/3 Class Summer Schedule: Mother Goose

Theme: Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

Monday: 

Literature: Hey Diddle Diddle

Art: Hey Diddle Diddle Character Puppets

Fine Motor: Coloring

Math: Counting Friends at School

Movement: Duck, Duck Goose

Tuesday

Literature: Humpty Dumpty

Art: Humpty Dumpty Paper Plate Craft

Fine Motor: Folding Legs, Cutting Snips for Humpty’s Wall

Math: How many blocks do we need to make Humpty’s wall?

Movement: Stacking and knocking down humpty’s wall

Wednesday

Literature: Baa Baa Black Sheep

Art: Black Sheep

Fine Motor: Mother Goose Pre-writing practice

Math: How many curls on our black sheep?

Movement: Duck, Duck Goose

Thursday

Literature: Hickery Dickery Dock

Art: Mouse on a Clock

Fine Motor: Tracing numbers

Math: Counting numbers on a clock

Movement: Stacking and knocking down humpty’s wall

               Duck, Duck Goose

Friday

Literature: Jack Be Nimble

Art: Candlestick

Fine Motor: Mother Goose Cutting Practice

Math: How many candlesicks?

Movement: Jumping over candlesticks

           

Summer Sports & Games and Literacy Schedule: (7/29, 7/30)

Tuesday, Sports & Games: Soccer

• What is soccer?
• Soccer ball craft
• Learn about different position
• How to hit the ball from different body parts
• Closing: What did you enjoy? What would like to learn?

Wednesday, Literacy/Cooking: Enemy Pie

• How to make a pie
• Learn about measurements
• Why ingredients are important
• What is an enemy?
• Enemy Tag

Summer Science Schedule: 7/28 & 7/31

Monday
Silly Putty!

• Everything is made of chemicals even toys! What are safe chemicals and what aren't?
• What is polymer science? What "stuff" is made from polymer science?
• Prediction/ discussion: what/ how is silly putty made? Why was it made?
• Make silly putty

Thursday

Bouncy Ball! 

• Review polymer science
• Prediction/ discussion:  how is a bouncy ball made? Why does it bounce?
• Make a bouncy ball

Summer Camp Schedule: Mother Goose

July 28- Aug 1

Monday:

What are Mother Goose Rhymes & stories? The mystery of Mother Goose

Literacy: Mrs. Whirly, Handy Spandy

Morning Activity: Rhyme word hunt(Outdoor), Making our own book (Recycled Art), Telephone & Rhyme Echo (Game)

Main Art: Finger Puppets

Short Drama: Battle of rhymes

Tuesday:

Little Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe/ One two Buckle My Shoe/ Cobbler Cobbler

Literacy: One Two Buckle My Shoe

Morning Activity: What is Friction? (Outdoor), Shoe lace bracelet (Recycled Art), Shoe relay (Game)

Main Art: Design our own shoe

Short Drama: Create own Story  (There Once was an Old lady who lived in a high heel)

Wednesday:

Hickory Dickory Dock

Literacy: Hickory Dickory Dock

Morning Activity: How gears work (Outdoor), Wrist watch (Recycled Art), What time is it Mr. Fox (Game)

Main Art: Clock mouse activity

Short Drama: Story of the mouse

Thursday:

The Cat and the Fiddle

Literacy: The Cat and the Fiddle

Morning Activity: Is the moon made of cheese? (Outdoor), Making our own instruments (Recycled Art), Long Jumps (Game)

Main Art: Making Candles

Short Drama: Create own story

Friday:

Humpty Dumpty

Literacy: Humpty Dumpty

Morning Activity: Egg Drop (Outdoor), Egg drop contraption (Recycled Art), Wooden Spoon Race(Game)

Main Art: Save Humpty: test egg contraption

Short Drama: Interpretation of Humpty Dumpty, what happens after?

Summer Sports & Games Schedule: (7/22, 7/23)

Tuesday, Sports & Games: Tennis

• What is tennis?
• Old tennis ball puppet craft
• How to swing a racket
• Safety rules
• Closing: what do you like about tennis?

Wednesday, Sports & Games: Tennis

• Overview of tennis
• Tennis racket art
• Practice swinging
•  How to serve
• Closing: what did you enjoy most? what was hard?

2/3 Summer Class Schedule: Ocean Week (July 21-25)

Theme: Ocean           

Literature:
I’m the Biggest Fish in the Ocean
Commotion in the Ocean
Clumsy Crab
Jump Fish Jump

Secret Seahorse

Art:

Octopus with Cheerio tentacles

Shell Threading Craft

Paper bag Jellyfish

Liquid Watercolor Ocean Scene

Handprint Crab

Fine motor/Sensory:
Fishing Poles and Fish
“Don’t Cut the Fish” (cutting practice)

Pinching Fish

Play Dough Sea Urchins

Math:

How Many Fish Bubbles?
Sorting Colored Fish

How Many Shells in the Pail?

Movement:

Ocean Movement Game

Octopus Tag
Jump Fish Jump

Music:

Five Cranky Crabs (Rhyme)

Five cranky crabs were digging on the shore.
One swam into a net and then there were four.
Four cranky crabs were floating in the sea.
One got tangled up in seaweed then there were three.
Three Cranky crabs were wondering what to do.
One dug a deep, deep hole. Then there were two.
Two cranky crabs were warming in the sun.
One got scooped up in a cup. Then there was one.
One cranky crab was smarter than his friends.
He hid between the jagged rocks.
That's how the story ends.

Swim, Fish, Swim

Tune: Jingle Bells

Swim, fish, swim,
Swim, fish, swim.
Swim fast—do not stay!
Look! –There’s a great big (child names a sea animal).
And you must get away.

Shape on the Move

I have a (pick a shape or object) in front of me.
I think I’ll put it on my knee.
Then I’ll hide it under my chair.
Can you see it under there?

I’ll take it out so I can put
That pretty (shape) on my foot.
Off of my foot and into my hair.
My, it looks so nice up there.

Out to the side. Up in the air.
Is that my (shape) way up there?
Down to the ground my (shape) lands.
I pick it up with my two hands.

Behind my back my (shape) goes.
Where is it now? Nobody knows.
Here it is for all to see.
It’s right back here in front of me.

Summer Science Schedule: 7/21 & 7/24

Monday
Green Penny Experiment!

• Review the duties of a Scientist/ Data collection
• What is a chemical reaction?
• Prediction/ discussion of how to turn pennies green
• Green Penny experiment

Thursday

Squirt Gun Volcanoes 

• Observe what happened to our pennies
• Review chemical reaction
• Prediction/ discussion of what will happen if we mix vingear & baking soda
• Squirt Gun Volcano experiment

Summer Camp Schedule: Polynesian Islands & Beaches

July 21-25

Monday:

Where are the Polynesian Islands? What would we see there?

Literacy: Tahiti by Roseline NgCheong-Lum

Morning Activity: Play-Doh Volcanoes (Outdoor), Hula Skirts (Recycled Art), Octopus Tag/ Drumming (Game)

Main Art: Different color sand for beach scenery

Short Drama: Tahitian Dances & Drumming

Tuesday:

Polynesian Food: Fruit & Seafood

Literacy: Pete at the Beach by James Dean

Morning Activity: Waves & Seashell observation (Outdoor), Leis (Recycled Art), Fishing Relay/Parachute Tickling Shark (Game)

Main Art: Cook Squid Luau (Polynesian Dish)
Short Drama: Choreograph a dance

Wednesday:

Salt water vs fresh water

Literacy: Come Away From the Water, Shirley by John Burningham

Morning Activity: Saltwater vs Freshwater Sink & Float (Outdoor), Device to extract salt (Recycled Art), Octopus Tag/Sharks & Minnows (Game)  

Main Art: Salt water coloring

Short Drama: Tell a story

Thursday:

Finding Nemo- Sailboat Race

Literacy: Nemo’s Day Off by Catherine Daly

Morning Activity: Fish Measurement (Outdoor), Build a Boat (Recycled Art), Sharks & Minnows (Game)

Main Art: Paper Plate Aquarium

Short Drama: Make believe in our aquarium

Friday:

Field Trip to Chism Beach Park

Summer Sports & Games Schedule: (7/15, 7/16)

Tuesday, Sports & Games: Basketball

• What is basketball?
• Basketball free art
• Learning how to dribble and shoot
• Passing & teamwork
• Closing: what was hard? what was easy?

Wednesday, Sports & Games: Basketball

• Overview of basketball
• Basketball hoop cup art
• Practice dribble across the room
• Shooting & counting points
• Closing: did you enjoy the sport? what did you enjoy most?

Summer Camp Schedule: Knights & Princesses

July 14- 18

Monday:

What are knights and princesses? Where do they live?

Literacy: Do knights take naps? by Kathy Tucker

Morning Activities: What’s a moat? (Outdoor), Building castles with cardboard (Recycled Art), Horse Race/Knight Duel W/ foam noodles (Game)

Art: Build castle with various building materials

Short Drama: Knights and princesses

Tuesday:

Defense of a Castles - Catapults, rock throwing, bow  n arrows

Literacy: Siege by Laura Durman

Morning Activity: Bow and arrows (Recycled Art), Rock drops gravity test (Outdoor), Horse Race/Knight Duel W/ foam noodles (Game)

Art: Making catapults

Short Drama: Characters for the play

Wednesday:

Duties of a Knight: Protective Gear

Literacy: Knights in shining armor by Gail Gibbons

Morning Activity: Crown making (Recycled Art), Metal vs Wood protection (Outdoor), Medivel Olympics: Stone Throwing & Fastest Runner/Save the animals from the dungeon (Game)

Art: Duck-tape shield and swords (need cardboard)

Short Drama: Write a story

Thursday:

Sword in the stone

Literacy: The Sunflower Sword by Mark Sperring

Morning Activity: Hour glasses (Recycled Art),Test of Strength to get the sword (Outdoor), Medivel Olympics: Stone Throwing & Fastest Runner/Save the animals from the dungeon (Game)

Art: Duck-tape shield and swords (need cardboard)

Short Drama: ACTION!

Friday:

Wizards & Dragons

Literacy: Cowardly Clyde by Bill Peet

Morning Activity: Fire Breathing Dragon (Recycled Art), Potions (Ourdoor), Jousting with noodles (Game)

Art: Sock Puppet Dragon

Short Drama: ACTION!

Summer Sports & Games Schedule: (7/8, 7/9)

Tuesday, Sports & Games:

• What's your favorite sport?
• Outdoor Discovery Play
• Chalk Game
• Line Racing

Wednesday, Sports & Games:

• Outdoor Discovery Play
• Maze
• Hopscotch
• Scooter races (gym time)