I thought we were still in the middle of the summer – so I was surprised to get messages asking what fall programs are planned. Then I realized next week is August and fall programs start in just over a…
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Time to plan programs: Fall23
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1,2,3 move with me
It’s cold and “beginning to look a lot like Christmas” outside, but that shouldn’t keep you indoors. Everyone needs the fresh air and there are snowy adventures to have! Adventure Academy is planning winter adventures away from our center and inside our…
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Hands On Job Training
Art makes you smart. That’s why we do a lot of hands on messy activities at Adventure Academy. But arts don’t just include coloring – we paint, play with playdoh, play make-believe… we do hands on “job training” when learning…
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Transportation Station
The last couple weeks have flown by … or driven by … as we learned about “Things that go” and explored the vehicles used for different forms of travel and different jobs. We played with school buses and police…
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The power of pretend
Halloween treats led to lessons about healthy “foods from the farm” and the work of farmers, chefs, dentists and doctors to keep us healthy. Health-ful occupations led to help-ful occupations and jobs of the hero’s that help keep us safe. Children…
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Healthful Hints
Fall is flying by. October is over and with it the Halloween hustle for candy. Many homes still report an abundance of candy and parents debate letting kids eat at their own will or distributing it slowly or trashing it…
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Learning language – loving literature
This month we have been focusing on Language development. From speech to reading to writing we’ve focused on building a love for literature. Literature is beyond a school readiness skill. Reading and writing are skills that will not only help…
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Safe-Summer
Adventure Academy is taking a summer break as I await the arrival of our family’s next lil’ adventurer. We will re open for child care and tutor time services next fall ~ and are currently enrolling tots to preteens (Discovery…
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The ME in theme
I just realized I’ve been trying to cram in all the activities I want children to enjoy before closing Adventure Academy for summer vacation. I just realized that’s not the smartest teaching style as when we rush through anything we…
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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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