This class can be taken more than once. There are different themes every week.
Yoga – Students will learn various yoga poses taking cues from animals and nature. They will roar, stretch and learn the tools to relax and strengthen their bodies.
Country Adventure – Each week, students embark on an imaginary adventure to a different country. They learn about the art, music, games, language and customs of that country
Week 1 Japan
Week 2 China
Week 3 Spain
Week 4 Mexico
Week 5 France
Week 6 Italy
Week 7 Thailand
Week 8 Germany
Story Time – Students will be exposed to a different picture book every day. After each story, the instructor will lead a discussion to help students further their reading skills. Topics include cause and effect, making inferences, drawing conclusions, point of view, character traits, character motivation, etc. Students practice their communications skills in related activities including “reader’s theater” or “reader’s reviews”. Each week, a different author is showcased:
Week 1 Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar)
Week 2 Mo Willems (Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!)
Week 3 Stan and Jan Berenstain (Berenstain Bears series)
Week 4 Dr. Seuss (Oh, the Places You’ll Go)
Week 5 Ludwig Bemelmens (Madeline series)
Week 6 Tomie DePaola (Strega Nona series)
Week 7 Ed Young (Seven Blind Mice)
Week 8 Patricia Palacco (Thunder Cake)
Digital Art – Youngsters will create art projects on the computer like magazine covers, collages, movie posters, jigsaw puzzles, placemats, etc. while learning technical computer skills like opening, saving, closing, double-clicking, and dragging.