Welcome to Second and Third Grade Summer Camp! Get ready for an interactive learning adventure! All of my class sizes are small in order to allow each learner to fully participate during class. 

In this ongoing class, we will focus on learning objectives through interaction, discussions, group activities, exploration, projects, work sheets, crafts, games, sharing, and weekly themes. Each week will include hands-on interactive lessons focused on first grade objectives. 

Every Sunday I will post the weekly theme, supplemental activities, and a list of any supplies we may need that week. (Most of these are things you can easily find around the house.) I will also provide many additional at home activities to support our objectives.

CLASS OUTLINE:
**Our class will follow a consistent daily routine. Routine is important for young learners. This predictability helps build confidence. All learning objects (new and review) are weaved into the class. My class size is small in order to allow sharing, discussion, conversations, friendships, and community. All learners are actively engaged.**

GREETING:
*We will begin each class with a greeting and "morning meeting" activity, such as a question of the day. This is a fun way to encourage learning and conversations. 

*Morning Meeting / Daily Notebook Activity: 
Our daily notebook activities include: Calendar, Weather, Days of the Week, Months of the Year, Handwriting, Math Objectives, Sight Words, and more.

OBJECTIVES:
*Math objectives include: addition, subtraction, time, money, skip counting, shapes, odd and even numbers, graphing, place value, word problems, measurement, and more. 

*Language arts objectives include: phonics, grammar, writing, spelling, sight words, contractions, fluency, comprehension, poetry, and more.

*We will also incorporate additional science, geography, and social studies objectives.

The smaller class size is designed to create a more individualized experience for students. The weekly curriculum will be adjusted based on the needs of the students. Please feel free to contact me with any specific needs or special requests. I want to support all of my students in the best way possible. 

***Socialization and participation are a critical part of early childhood development. With a small class size, students have more opportunities for sharing. They also learn to take turns and be active listeners. (For these reasons, I will not mute students unless there is a great deal of background noise or a situation that is distracting to our class.) 

Let's play, have fun and learn!
Teacher Teri

*****Daily Schedule*****
As a reminder, every Sunday, I will post the weekly objectives, theme activities, supplemental activities, and a list of any supplies we may need that week. (Most of these are things you can easily find around the house. I will give you additional notice for anything special we may need. 

***Note: Baking Soda and Vinegar are great to keep on hand! ;o) I will also send classroom updates on Thursdays. These updates will include objectives we have learned, as well as optional at home activities to reinforce the class objectives. Many of our concepts are learned together. For example, our calendar includes: numbers, colors, shapes, patterns. Our weather graph includes: observation, predictions, sharing, graphing, counting, tallest, shortest, most common.

Mondays: LANGUAGE ARTS FOCUSED 
     *Complete Daily Notebook 
       Activities include: Calendar, Days of the Week, Months of the Year, Weather, 
       Numbers, Patterns, Graphing, Shapes.
      *Weekly Theme Activities
      *Language Arts Focus including activities such as: Writing / Journal, Spelling, Sight 
        Words, Literature, and more.
          
Tuesdays: MATH FOCUSED 
     *Complete Daily Notebook 
      *Weekly Theme Activities     
      *Math Focused Activities such as: Number Order, Addition, Graphing, Estimation, 
        Measurement, Money, and more.

Wednesdays: SCIENCE FOCUSED
     *Complete Daily Notebook
     *Science Experiment / Craft / Project
     *Review Weekly Objectives

**WEEKLY SCHEUDLE**
***Summer Session Schedule - Subject to change***

Weeks of May 27, 2024 and June 3 (There is no class on Monday, May 27. You will be reimbursed for this class.)
     *Backyard Fun*
         *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
         *Language Arts - Journal Introduction, How to Brainstorm, Review of ALL letter 
           sounds.
         *Math - Symmetry with hands on project / experiment on Thursday.
         *Math - Estimation, weather, graphing, patterning, counting, comparisons using 
           Venn diagrams 
         *Art projects and at home activities
         
Weeks of June 10
     *Under the Sea - Ocean and Beach Adventure*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Language Arts - Journal, Brainstorm, Spelling Rule / Writing, Sight Word Review
          *Math - Measurement Practice (longer, shorter, inches)
          *Math - Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Bubbles

Week of June 17
     *Summer Time*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Language Arts - Journal, Brainstorm, Spelling Rule / Writing, Reading 
           Comprehension
          *The Four Seasons
          *Math - Patterning Practice and Patterning Game
          *Math - Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Ice Cream Volcano Experiment
  
Week of June 24
          *Red, White and Blue*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Language Arts - Journal, Brainstorm, Reading Comprehension, Spelling Rule / 
            Writing
          *Math - Place Value (Units, Tens, Hundreds)
          *Math - Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Skittles Experiment

Week of July 1
     *No Classes Scheduled This Week! You will not be charged for this week.

Week of July 8
          *Family Fun / Imagination Station*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Language Arts - Journal, Brainstorm, Reading Comprehension, Spelling Rule / 
            Writing
          *Math - Two and Three Digit Addition
          *Math - Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Oil & Water Experiment
     
Week of July 15
     *Under the Stars*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Language Arts - Journal (Poetry), Brainstorm, Spelling Rule / Writing
          *Math - Two and Three Digit Addition
           *Math - Patterning Practice and Patterning Game
          *Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Star Experiment

Week of July 22
     *Movie & Popcorn*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme
          *Language Arts - Journal (Poetry), Brainstorm, Spelling Rule / Writing
          *Math - Money Review
          *Math - Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Popcorn Experiment

Week of July 29
     *Favorite Animals
           *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Language Arts - Journal, Brainstorm, Spelling Rule / Writing
          *Math - Subtraction
          *Math - Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Favorite Animals Share / Presentation

Week of August 5
     *Around the Campfire
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Language Arts - Journal, Brainstorm, Spelling Rule / Writing
          *Math - Subtraction
          *Math - Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Marshmallow Experiment

Week of August 12
     *Community Helpers*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Language Arts - Journal, Brainstorm, Spelling Rule / Writing
          *Math - Subtraction
          *Math - Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Hand Washing Experiment

Week of August 19
     *Back to School - Part 1*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Language Arts - Journal, Brainstorm, Spelling Rule / Writing
          *Math - Subtraction
          *Math - Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Surprise Experiment!

Week of August 26
     *Back to School - Part 2*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Language Arts - Journal, Brainstorm, Spelling Rule / Writing
          *Math - Subtraction
          *Math - Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Surprise Experiment!


 ****FALL CLASSES BEGIN MONDAY, September 9****