Art makes you smart. That’s why we do a lot of hands on messy activities at Adventure Academy. But arts don’t just include coloring – we paint, play with playdoh, play make-believe… we do hands on “job training” when learning…
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Hands On Job Training
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Healthful Hints
Fall is flying by. October is over and with it the Halloween hustle for candy. Many homes still report an abundance of candy and parents debate letting kids eat at their own will or distributing it slowly or trashing it…
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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…
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Reading, wRiting & aRithmetic R fun
So many are in a race. An academic race for their child, their school, or their state to win scholarly awards. Often people think this means to start children’s studies early on – and they are right – sort of.…
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Links2Language
Some songs get stuck in your head and some stories your children want read over and over and over … and although it’s annoying you – it’s linking language for them. Books and music are the number one links to…
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