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
Posted in adventure academy, Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Homeschool, Language/Literacy, Learning through Play, Mi Families, Michigan, Mother Goose Time, Parents, Providers, Reviews, Sensory, Special Needs, Tutoring Tagged with: 3Rs, acceptance, Adventure Academy, art, Curriculums, hands on learning, interests, Mi Families, Mother Goose Time, multi age program, school subjects, senses, Sensory, Special Needs, Spring, stages, themes
Art Smart
A beautiful picture is growing in front of us as we look out the windows at Adventure Academy. Spring has finally found Northern Michigan! As the last of our snow piles melt green grass grows in it’s place. Anticipating trees…
Posted in adventure academy, Back2School, Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Homeschool, Learning through Play, Meet our Director, Mi Families, Michigan, Mother Goose Time, Parents, Providers, Reviews, Tutoring, Video Tagged with: Adventure Academy, art, babies, bees, Christi Morgan, Curriculums, dance n beats, dramatic play, growth, Mi Families, Michigan, Mother Goose Time, multi age, music, social media, Spring, themes
It’s all about ME
While facilitating provider trainings at centers and schools I’m often told how “individualized” their program is. Yet during observations I feel that many teachers and caregivers are individualizing their classrooms for their own needs and goals. Often their own instruction…
Posted in adventure academy, Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Health, Homeschool, Learning through Play, Mi Families, Michigan, Mother Goose Time, Organization, Parents, Providers, Reviews, Social Skills, Tutoring, Video Tagged with: Adventure Academy, desert d, dessert, Goals, individualized curriculum, lesson planning, Mi Families, Michigan, Mother Goose Time, multi age classroom, needs, provider trainings, social media, student interests, themes, units
Beyond the orchard
There are lots of resources for helping children through transitions, which is great because times of change are often times of chaos for little ones. Learning to handle times of change is an important piece of the developmental puzzle. During…
Posted in adventure academy, Behaviors, Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Homeschool, Learning through Play, Mi Families, Michigan, Mother Goose Time, Motor Skills, Our World, Parents, Providers, Reviews, Tutoring Tagged with: acceptance, Adventure Academy, anxiety, around world, challenges, city, confidence, culture, Curriculums, develoment, diversity, down the road, fall, fine motor skills, large motor skills, Michigan, Mother Goose Time, obstacles, on the go, orchard, parents, respect, rural, themes, tough love, transitions, units
