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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spring senses
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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…
Posted in adventure academy, Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Health, Holidays, Homeschool, Language/Literacy, Learning through Play, Mi Families, Michigan, Mother Goose Time, Parents, Providers, Reviews, Social Skills, Special Needs, Tutoring Tagged with: Adventure Academy, Curriculums, daycare, Easter, fall enrollment, family events, garden, hands on learning, Homeschool, homework w/o tears, individualized instruction, kindergarden readiness, Mi Families, mini camps, Mother Goose Time, multi age program, nature, Northern Michigan, parent workshops, preschool, preschool practice, provider trainings, resources, social and emotional development, spring break, summer vacation, test taking, tots to teens, Tutoring
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…
Posted in adventure academy, Autism Spectrum, Behaviors, Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Health, Homeschool, Language/Literacy, Learning through Play, Mi Families, Michigan, Mother Goose Time, Motor Skills, Parents, Providers, Reviews, Social Skills, Special Needs, Speech Delay, Tutoring Tagged with: adapting for inclusion, Adventure Academy, Blog, curriculum, delays, desert, developmental levels, emotional, gifts, Goals, individualizing instruction, infant, intellectual, interests, labels, learning, learning styles, lesson plans, medically fragile, mental illness, Mi Families, Mother Goose Time, multi age program, physical impairments, preschooler, resources, social, social media, Special Needs, talents, teaching, toddler
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.…
Posted in adventure academy, Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Homeschool, Language/Literacy, Learning through Play, Math, Mi Families, Michigan, Mother Goose Time, Parents, Providers, Reviews, Sensory, Social Skills, Special Needs, Tutoring Tagged with: Adventure Academy, child care, Child Development, cowboys, Curriculums, daycare, desert, farms, field trip, growing, Homeschool, learning styles, lesson plans, Mi Families, Mother Goose Time, preschool, school subjects, Spring, teachers, timelines
Healthy = Happy
“Because it’s fun to run and jump and play catch and I can’t wait for the ice to melt so we can swim at the beach too!” … When I overheard a 6 six year old student make this comment…
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healthy hearts
Each child is loved for who they are at Adventure Academy. Each child is valued for their uniqueness and encouraged to share their gifts, talents and creativity with each other. Each child comes from a different family dynamic, with different…
Posted in adventure academy, Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Health, Holidays, Homeschool, Language/Literacy, Learning through Play, Meals, Mi Families, Mother Goose Time, Motor Skills, Parents, Providers, Reviews, Safety, Science, Sensory, Social Skills, Special Needs, Tutoring Tagged with: Adventure Academy, family, food and fitness, healthy foods, love, Mi Families, Mother Goose Time, students, sweets and treats, unique kids, valentines
Indoor Safari
The laughing started when I announced that this weeks theme was “Backyard Safari.” An observation that “it’s a blizzard outside” meant our backyard safari would be indoors. Schools were closed due to the icy roads and blowing snow conditions, so some…
Posted in adventure academy, Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Homeschool, Language/Literacy, Mi Families, Mother Goose Time, Our World, Parents, Providers, Reviews, Sensory, Video Tagged with: Adventure Academy, African animals, Backyard Safari, blizzard, cultures, Curriculums, food, lesson plans, Mi Families, Mother Goose Time, seasons, transitions, weather, wild life, yoga video
Greener Grasslands
“Their grass might be greener, but our grass has snow on top so we can sled.” This was one response to asking what students thought when they heard the grass is greener phrase. I love how many children chose to look at…
Posted in adventure academy, Child Development, Chores/Housekeeping, Curriculums, Education, Family, Homeschool, Language/Literacy, Mi Families, Michigan, Mother Goose Time, Our World, Parents, Providers, Reviews, Reward Chart, Tutoring Tagged with: Adventure Academy, african safari, animals, basic skills, culture, curriculum, lesson plans, Mi Families, Michigan, Mother Goose Time, motor skills, multi age classroom, music, people, problem solving, travel, winter
Safari Animal Adventure
This week Adventure Academy has been gone on Safari. Instead of hibernating like our local bears, we left snow filled northern-Michigan to visit the animals of Africa. We roared like the lions, sprayed water like elephants, wrestled with rhinos,…
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