2018 Pre-K/Elementary Camp Descriptions

Handwriting, Fine Motor, and Phonics Camps:

The student will…

• build his/her confidence in handwriting

• develop the small muscles in the hands and fingers

• learn and practice writing his/her name with the correct pencil grip and stroke

• strengthen hand and finger muscles through engaging exercises and activities

• work on correct pencil grip and scissor cutting

• build listening comprehension skills with a focus on retelling

• focus on pre reading skills and phonics (letter recognition, rhyming, beginning sound identification, print directionality)

Bridge to / Get excited for Pre-K Camp:

The student will….

• practice letter recognition and letter sound identification

• attend to stories and songs during whole group time

• practice writing and identifying his/her name with correct letter formation

• learn pre-reading skills (print directionality, identification of a letter vs. a word)

• learn and practice one to one correspondence with numbers 1-20

• recognize basic shapes, build patterns, and compare sets

Entering Kinder Reading and Writing Camp:

The student will ….

• build their confidence in reading and handwriting

• practice writing his/her name and the alphabet (capital and lowercase) with correct pencil strokes

• build fine motor skills through engaging activities

• work on correct pencil grip and scissor cutting

• build listening comprehension through retelling, predicting, and developing mental images of text read aloud

• develop letter and letter sound recognition (capital and lowercase)

• decode and build consonant-vowel-consonant words

• engage in stimulating reading activities to develop an understanding of story elements  (characters, setting, beginning, middle, and end)

• create writing pieces using pictures and letters/words

• develop pre-reading skills: print awareness, rhyming, tracking print, and learning familiar nursery rhymes

• practice writing his/her name

• develop and understanding that text carries meaning

Bridge to / Get ready for Kinder Camp:

The student will…

• learn and recognize upper and lower case letters and letter sounds

• practice writing his/her name with the correct pencil grip and letter formation

• blend phonemes and identify initial sounds

• develop confidence in responding to read-aloud and participating in circle time activities  

• focus on number recognition, identification, one to one correspondence, and creating/comparing sets   

• discover patterns in math

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1st grade Reading and Writing Camp:

The student will…

• build reading comprehension skills and reading strategies

• work on reading fluency and strengthen reading stamina

• learn and practice high frequency words through movement and songs

• engage in writing activities that reinforce strategies and lessons taught in the classroom

• create an original writing piece(s) to take home and share with his/her family

Bridge to / Get Ready for First Grade Camp:  

The student will…

• continue practice with high frequency words

• focus on word decoding skills and fluent reading

• establish strong number sense and place value

• discover patterns in math

• learn strategies for solving word problems

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Bridge to / Get Ready for Second Grade Camp:

The student will...

• focus on word reading skills with authentic texts

• learn comprehension skills while maintaining fluent reading

• practice with fiction and nonfiction texts

• focus on number sense through math facts and place value

• develop strategies for word problems

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Entering 3rd Grade Reading and Writing Camp:

The student will…

• maintain fluent reading while focusing on comprehension strategies

• practice retelling texts and holding book conversations

• learn to read texts differently based on the genre

Entering Third Grade Math Camp: 

• focus on automaticity with math facts and practice with multiplication concepts

• practice with patterns, tables, measurement, and fractions

• strengthen strategies for multi-step word problems

Bridge to / Get Ready for Third  Grade Camp: 

The student will . . . 

• build confidence and prepare for a great third grade year

• strengthen and review reading comprehension skills in both fiction and non fiction texts

• review and practice writing great sentences, paragraphs and stories

• develop a stronger math foundation focusing on number sense, place value, math facts and word problems

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Entering 4th Grade Reading and Writing Camp:

The student will . . . 

• instill a love of reading and writing through book clubs and character studies

• practice key comprehension skills in both fiction and nonfiction texts with a focus on main idea and details, inferencing, drawing conclusions, summarizing, and sequencing. 

• build a stronger vocabulary 

Entering 4th Grade Math Camp:

The student will . . . 

• prepare for a great year of 4th grade math with engaging games, projects and activities

• build confidence and develop a stronger math foundation with a focus on place value, decimals, fractions, patterns and tables, and multiplication and division fluency. 

• develop and practice strategies for attacking multi-step word problems

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Bridge to / Get Ready for Fourth Grade Camp:

The student will . .

• build confidence and prepare for a great fourth grade year

• build comprehension skills with a focus on summarizing, drawing conclusions, and inferencing 

• use text evidence to support comprehension in both fiction and non fiction texts

• review and practice narrative and expository writing with a focus on grammar and conventions

• 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