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
Posted in Back2School, Curriculums, Education, Family, Health, Holidays, Homeschool, Language/Literacy, Learning through Play, Math, Meet our Director, Mi Families, Michigan, Motor Skills, Our World, Parents Tagged with: Homeschool
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…
Posted in Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Holidays, Homeschool, Language/Literacy, Learning through Play, Mi Families, Michigan, Mother Goose Time, Our World, Parents, Providers, Reviews, Science, Sensory, Social Skills, Special Needs, Tutoring, Video Tagged with: Adventure Academy, animals, art, basic skills, child care, Child Development, children, Curriculums, daycare, fall, farm, halloween, harvest, Homeschool, infants, Language, literature, make believe, Mi Families, Mother Goose Time, multiage classroom, occupations, pretend, produce, reading, research, school readiness, Science, senses, sounds, Special Needs, speech, story telling, Tutoring, vocabulary, writing
me & my community
Some of my students are interested “in a galaxy far far away.” The make-believe world of Star Wars is being watched and played out by this next generation and it awesome how much they learn about society and communities from such…
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Making Friends
I’ve been asked to write about “social stuff.” Most people count “social stuff” as making friends, and at “Adventure Academy” we make friends when we make a mess and make believe together. Infants to pre-teens play together and learn together in…
Posted in adventure academy, Back2School, Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Homeschool, Meet our Director, Mi Families, Michigan, Mother Goose Time, Parents, Providers, Reviews, rules, Social Skills, Special Needs, Speech Delay, Tutoring Tagged with: Adventure Academy, character, children, community, emotions, expressions, family, feelings, friends, Homeschool, infants, me, Mi Families, Mother Goose Time, multi age classroom, nature, season, Social Skills, Special Needs, Speech Delay
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
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
Skins&Shells
I woke up to snow and realized we didn’t get through our “to do” list yet this week. This last week of October always seems to be a busy one, trying to keep up with work and home life while preparing for…
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Communicate
Parents and providers recently discussed how resources regarding growth and change are provided throughout spring themes, but not throughout other seasons. Considering all the changes and transitions the fall season brings Mi Families (“my families“) reached out with resources, and…
Posted in adventure academy, Behaviors, Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Homeschool, Language/Literacy, Learning through Play, Little Lincoln, Mi Families, Mother Goose Time, Parents, Providers, Reviews, Social Skills, Speech Delay, Tutoring, Video Tagged with: Adventure Academy, babysitting, child care, classrooms, Curriculums, daycare, Education, environment, fall, families, field trips, friends and feelings, hands on learning, Homeschool, imagination, in the orchard, library, Little Lincoln, Mi Families, Mother Goose Time, parents, providers, resources, schools, seasons, teachers, team, trnasitions, Tutoring
Community
Towards the end of our last article I wrote “…They have goals, and these goals include becoming responsible and respectful members of our future community…” I was asked if kids even understand the concept of community: A 9year old answered…
Posted in adventure academy, Autism Spectrum, Back2School, Behaviors, Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Homeschool, Language/Literacy, Learning through Play, Meet our Director, Mother Goose Time, Parents, Providers, Reviews, Social Skills, Special Needs, Speech Delay Tagged with: Adventure Academy, autism, back to school, communication, community, friends and feelings, Homeschool, kwl chart, learning through play, make believe, Mother Goose Time, Social Skills, Speech Delay
Socialize me
Classrooms are finally starting to get the school year rhythm down. Peeking inside a classroom you’ll see kids sitting at desks and teachers standing up front explaining the lessons. As teachers figure out the keys to help their new students learn best,…
Posted in adventure academy, All About Reading, Autism Spectrum, Back2School, Behaviors, Child Development, Chores/Housekeeping, Curriculums, Education, Family, Homeschool, Language/Literacy, Learning through Play, Little Lincoln, Math-U-See, Meet our Director, Mi Families, Mother Goose Time, Parents, Providers, Reviews, RightStart Math, Social Skills, Special Needs, Spelling You See Tagged with: Adventure Academy, bullies, classrooms, friends, friends and feelings, Homeschool, mentors, Mi Families, Mother Goose Time, respect, responsibility, roll models, students, teachers, vocabulary
