Snow-much-fun
hang up your stuff and come play
Sam leads circle time
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, raced zebras and grew as tall as giraffes!
More Math – MGT workbook
More Literacy – MGT workbook
some of MGT day7 supplies
MGT – I can read book
We utilized the “Wild Safari Animals” unit from Mother Goose Time in combination with random animal toys, manipulatives, puzzles, books, etc from our own resource library. Safari animal studies led to comparisons of animals across the globe. While little ones separated land, water and sky animals, older students studied creature habitats and survival skills.
MGT Rhino activities & lesson plan
MGT Rhino puzzle
after doing puzzle – they wanted to make one!
home-made turtle and giraffe puzzles
Children old and young used their imaginations together, and were encouraged to utilize the materials and supplies in creative ways. Simple observation showed 1-12 year olds using their animal interests to work on reading and writing skills, developing social studies and scientific understandings, creating patterns and exploring other math concepts…
7 kids working hard
MGT zebra craft
MGT pattern puzzle
As much as a I schedule subject matters into our daily routine – often the best educational experiences happen when I leave learning objectives out of the equation. While working with literally hundreds of children across more than 2 decades, and in very diverse settings, I have seen learning beyond book smarts happen when you provide time to simply explore concepts with others.
shapes, sounds… great safari animal book
so much learning
animal puzzle book
Adventure Academy is different than most child development centers, as ages 1-12 learn through play together. A balance of child guided and teacher provided activities offer small group interactions with individualized instruction. Developmentally appropriate activities and top rated curriculums encourage the students to not only survive, but thrive in today’s world.
MGT Giraffe craft
MGT animal manipulatives
MGT manipulatives = pattern time
sometimes our playroom is clean…sometimes it’s not!
If you’d like your child to join in our adventures we do have some hourly and full day spots available. Please email Christi@MiFamilies.com for more information. Feel free to email with questions regarding the other programs Mi Families facilitates as well as the curriculums we use for such programs – such as Mother Goose Time for our preschoolers. Feel free to track Christi Morgan down on Linked in and follow Mi Families on our social sites: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube… ALSO please subscribe to see what we’re learning about next. THANKS
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