2023 Pre-K/Elementary Camp Descriptions
STEAM Camps:
Have an out of the box thinker or a child that loves building, designing, and working with a group? The creative minds camp aims to build your child’s curiosity about learning in a growth mindset atmosphere. Your child will engage in STEM inspired activities that will focus on math, science, and creative thinking! Your child will leave the camp a more confident learner as we tackle ways of flexible thinking and working with peers.
Get excited for Pre-K Camp:
The student will….
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practice letter recognition and letter sound identification
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attend to stories and songs during whole group time
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practice writing and identifying his/her name with correct letter formation
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learn pre-reading skills (print directionality, identification of a letter vs. a word)
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learn and practice one to one correspondence with numbers 1-20
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recognize basic shapes, build patterns, and compare sets
Get Ready for Kinder Camp:
The student will…
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learn and recognize upper and lower case letters and letter sounds
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practice writing his/her name with the correct pencil grip and letter formation
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blend phonemes and identify initial sounds
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develop confidence in responding to read-aloud and participating in circle time activities
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focus on number recognition, identification, one to one correspondence, and creating/comparing sets
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discover patterns in math
Get Ready for First Grade Camp:
The student will…
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continue practice with high frequency words
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focus on word decoding skills and fluent reading
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establish strong number sense and place value
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discover patterns in math
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learn strategies for solving word problems
Get Ready for Second Grade Camp:
The student will...
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focus on word reading skills with authentic texts
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learn comprehension skills while maintaining fluent reading
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practice with fiction and nonfiction texts
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focus on number sense through math facts and place value
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develop strategies for word problems
Get Ready for Third Grade Camp:
The student will . . .
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build confidence and prepare for a great third grade year
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strengthen and review reading comprehension skills in both fiction and non fiction texts
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review and practice writing great sentences, paragraphs and stories
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develop a stronger math foundation focusing on number sense, place value, math facts and word problems
Entering 4th Grade Math Camp:
The student will . . .
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prepare for a great year of 4th grade math with engaging games, projects and activities
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build confidence and develop a stronger math foundation with a focus on place value, decimals, fractions, patterns and tables, and multiplication and division fluency.
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develop and practice strategies for attacking multi-step word problems
Get Ready for Fourth Grade Camp:
The student will . .
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build confidence and prepare for a great fourth grade year
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build comprehension skills with a focus on summarizing, drawing conclusions, and inferencing
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use text evidence to support comprehension in both fiction and non fiction texts
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review and practice narrative and expository writing with a focus on grammar and conventions
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develop a stronger math foundation focusing on number sense, place value, decimals and fractions, multiplication and division fluency, and strategies for solving multi-step word problems