Welcome to Kindergarten - 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 Kindergarten learning objectives using songs, group activities, hands-on activities, manipulatives, projects, work sheets, sharing, crafts, games and our weekly themes.  Each week will include an interactive theme focusing on Kindergarten objectives. I will supply many additional (optional) activities you can do at home. I will help you organize all of our learning material to set your learner up for success!

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 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. In addition, I will 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 by singing our class “Hello” song with our special friend, Ziggy. 

*Morning Meeting / Daily Notebook Activity: 
Our daily notebook activities include: Calendar, Weather, Days of the Week, Months of the Year, Numbers, Letters, Handwriting, Patterns, Graphing, Colors, Shapes, Time, Money, and Sight Words. 

*Daily Objectives:
Objectives will be mastered through songs, group activities, hands-on activities, manipulatives, projects, work sheets, sharing, crafts, games and our class themes. We will incorporate additional science, math, and literature activities focused around the objectives. I will provide many fun, hands on activities to help develop both fine and gross motor skills. Most weeks will include an in class science experiment that learners can do along with me or participate through observation. 

*We will complete our learning adventure each day by singing our “Good-bye” song with our special friend, Ziggy. 

The smaller class size is designed to create a more individualized experience for 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 is a very important 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. Please help your learner learn to mute and unmute themselves during class. This helps ensure that every learner is heard and that our class runs smoothly. Thank you!

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.

TUESDAYS: 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: Letter Sounds, Handwriting, Spelling, Sight Words, Literature, Writing, 
        Rhyming, and more.
          
Wednesdays: MATH FOCUSED 
     *Complete Daily Notebook 
      *Weekly Theme Activities     
      *Math Focused Activities such as: Numbers and Number Order, Addition, Graphing, Estimation, Measurement, Shapes, 
       Money, and more.

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

**WEEKLY SCHEUDLE**
***Summer Session Schedule***

Week of June 20
     *Summer Time*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Focus on letters and sounds 
          *The Four Seasons
          *Patterning Practice and Patterning Game
          *Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Ice Cream Volcano Experiment
     
Week of June 27
      *Red, White and Blue*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Focus on letters and sounds
          *Patterning Practice and Patterning Game
          *Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Skittles Experiment

Week of July 4
     *No Classes Scheduled This Week! You will not be charged for this week.
     
Week of July 11
     *Family Fun / Imagination Station*
         *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Focus on letters and sounds
          *Measurement Practice (longer, shorter, inches)
          *Patterning Practice and Patterning Game
          *Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Oil & Water Experiment
  
Week of July 18
     *Under the Stars*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Focus on letters and sounds 
          *Patterning Practice and Patterning Game
          *Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Star Experiment

Week of July 25
     *Movie & Popcorn*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme
          *Measurement Practice (longer, shorter, inches)
          *Patterning Practice and Patterning Game
          *Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Popcorn Experiment

Week of August 1
     *Community Helpers 1*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Measurement Practice (longer, shorter, inches)
          *Patterning Practice and Patterning Game
          *Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Magnet Experiment

Week of August 8
     *Community Helpers 2*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Measurement Practice (longer, shorter, inches)
          *Patterning Practice and Patterning Game
          *Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Surprise Experiment!

Week of August 15
     *Imagination Station*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Measurement Practice (longer, shorter, inches)
          *Patterning Practice and Patterning Game
          *Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Surprise Experiment!

Week of August 22
     *Back to School*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Measurement Practice (longer, shorter, inches)
          *Patterning Practice and Patterning Game
          *Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Surprise Experiment!

Week of August 29
     *Back to School*
          *All activities and crafts are centered around the theme.
          *Measurement Practice (longer, shorter, inches)
          *Patterning Practice and Patterning Game
          *Estimation, weather, graphing, comparing numbers, patterning, counting
          *Art projects and at home activities
          *Surprise Experiment!

 ****FALL CLASSES BEGIN Tuesday, September 5.****