School Age

welcome to School-Age

Welcome to our school-age room! The school-age room serves children from ages 5 through 12. They go on many field trips throughout the summer and give the children a safe and fun break before they go back to elementary school in the fall.

An example of the School Age lesson plan

School Age Room

Ms. Sam & Ms. Joni

Theme: Nutrition/Food

Monday: This week we will be exploring nutrition and food. This is also our last week of summer program. We will be watching a nutrition video and use some different foods for painting.
Focus Skill: Art & Science

Tuesday: Since we're talking about nutrition this week, today we will be making our own food plates. We will cut out pictures of food and glue them to the plate. We will also be discussing different types of food we chose. It is also WATER DAY!
     Focus Skill: Art & Gross Motor

Wednesday: Today we will explore a science experiment with making rainbow lettuce or celery. Let's make a food journal as well.
Focus Skill: Science

Thursday: Let's go on a scavenger hunt today. We'll collect items that we will need to make our snack.
Focus Skill: Motor & Sensory

Friday: Today is the last day of summer program! Today we'll list alphabet foods, can you think of a food that starts with each letter of the alphabet? It's PIZZA PARTY DAY!!
Focus Skill: Math & Literacy

Daily Schedule

6:00-8:45    Morning arrival/Family greetings/Individual choice time/planned activity offered

6:00-8:45   Free Choice Play

8:45-9:00 Cleanup/Bathroom/Hand Washing

9:00-9:30   Breakfast

9:30-9:55 Morning Meeting

9:55-10:45 Small/Large Group Activity

10:45-11:00 Novel Read/Read Aloud

11:15-11:55  Free Choice Outside or in Gym

11:55-12:00 Clean up/Bathroom/ Hand Washing

12:00-12:30 Lunch

12:30-1:15 Quiet Time( books, puzzles, etc)

1:15-2:00 Small/Large Group Activity #2

2:00-2:50 Structured Outside or Gym Time

2:50-3:00 Clean Up/Bathroom/Hand Washing

3:00-3:30 Snack Time

3:30-4:30   Free Choice Play

4:30-6:00 Classroom Combined Free Choice