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No problem

Last week I challenged others to leave out materials without a learning objective, and without guiding their children or students in any way, and just observe.  Change up and even leave out supplies to observe interactions and problem solving.  Although Adventure Academy provides

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Bees, Butterflies, Birthdays, Bubbles…

The sunshine has finally woken up our part of the globe! The earth around us is in BLOOM as flowers grow and we count the BUDS growing on our tree BRANCHES.  We’ve been observing spring growth and spring life by following

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spring senses

  We’re using our senses to find signs of spring around Adventure Academy. The last of the snow piles have melted and April showers will soon bring May flowers.  We’ll smell the flowers that bloom, listen to the songs of

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Art Smart

A beautiful picture is growing in front of us as we look out the windows at Adventure Academy.  Spring has finally found Northern Michigan! As the last of our snow piles melt green grass grows in it’s place.  Anticipating trees

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You’re a piece to our puzzle

Each and every child at Adventure Academy is an important piece to our puzzle.  A puzzle is something that “tests ingenuity or knowledge” and we gain more knowledge – together! When a child misses a session we miss them! We still have

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U belong in our groUp

Most of our local school districts are on Spring Break this week, which means many parents are starting to plan summer break! I’ve been getting lots of requests for summer care and tutoring services, but due to our baby girl’s

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we’re all “special”

Mother Goose Time suggests topics for their blog ambassadors (like myself) to discuss.  This month we’ve been sharing thoughts on “Individualizing Instruction” regarding our students interests, developmental levels, learning styles and “adapting for inclusion.” During a discussion on inclusion I was surprised how many

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The way I learn

“If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” It sounds simple – yet in today’s packed classrooms where teachers are given their curriculum guidelines it is a challenge to individualize lessons.

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It’s all about ME

While facilitating provider trainings at centers and schools I’m often told how “individualized” their program is.  Yet during observations I feel that many teachers and caregivers are individualizing their classrooms for their own needs and goals.  Often their own instruction

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Going = Growing

“I’m getting so big” was the response almost every child had after checking their height and weight this week during our Going = Growing HEALTH WEEK. Using the Mother Goose Time curriculum for “Food and Fitness” we explored topics like

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