“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…
“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…
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…
Each new month means a new learning adventure at Adventure Academy. As we transitioned out of our Safari adventure we discussed the different foods animals eat compared to human diets. This week we studied the 5 food groups and encouraged…
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…
“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…
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,…
The kids at Adventure Academy used their senses all month long and discovered “Sights and Sounds of Winter,” using the Mother Goose Time curriculum! Here’s a short video of some of the fun we had with the sounds of music: Discussing music…
“Winter sounds like wind.” “Winter sounds like Christmas songs.” “It is not ‘beginning to look a lot like Christmas’ though.” This is how the conversation led into “What happened to the snow?” “Is it spring now?” “Listen to the birds!” Listen…
Our last article shared how LOUD our transportation theme got, but couldn’t predict the noise of “Orchestra” week! I’m sure anyone who has or works with kids can imagine though – the joyous noise created by exploring the sounds of…