Hello and thank you for visiting the Enrichment Counts Blog! I am very excited to be offering enrichment programs to elementary school children in Saugerties this summer! I have always loved using projects as a basis for teaching themes because they allow children to learn and apply so many different skills at one time. Since projects typically involve creativity, children tend to feel a sense of ownership as they work. This is an automatic motivator. Let's use the Castle Week offered this summer as an example. Children will be learning how to research and extract important information as they listen to castle stories and read simple non-fiction books about castle life. Then they will apply their new knowledge to the creation of their own puppet as well as our group castle, allowing them to use their own creativity and artistic talent. Since they will be working in groups much of the time, they will also be practicing communication skills and cooperation. Introducing their puppets to each other and eventually to you on Friday will involve some writing and language skills. Last but not least, of course we will offer you some food as we introduce our puppets to you. Preparing food as a group always involves reading and a bit of math. It all adds up to a lot of learning in a short period of time, and a great opportunity to practice using the skills they've learned in school and at home during the year. This same approach of combined learning, more formally called the interdisciplinary approach, will be used in all four of the programs offered this summer.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
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