Students learned how to draw a jar using the oval shape and the art vocabulary words including pyramid, patterns, and symmetry. ESL students learned basic vocabulary including the spelling of their colors and shapes. This project theme was adaptable to all ages from preschool through high school was a great …
Four ASI staff members (Our Office Manager, Gab, Graphic Designer, Yujing, Teaching Assistant , Sadie and Executive Director, Kristin) met together to answer these questions provided by Stockton Bartol Rush Foundation (a wonderful supporter of our programming!) We had a lot of fun talking about the questions so we thought …
Bigs – Fishtown Rec Center After our time with the littles ended, Miss Becca and I were ready for our big kids! We had to find out if their brains could be turned off of summer mode and back to “school-mode” for at least a few minutes! Our older students …
Bigs – Cione Rec Center After our time with the littles ended, Miss Becca and I were ready for our big kids! We had to find out if their brains could be turned off of summer mode and back to “school-mode” for at least a few minutes! Our older students …
Bigs – Glavin Rec Center Next, I moved into a different room to see the bigger kids (ages 7-12). I had to find out if their brains could be turned off of summer mode and back to “school-mode” for at least a few minutes! My older students were asked the …
Bigs – Fishtown Rec Center Miss Becca and I introduced the God’s Eye weaving lesson to the older children and we talked about why they think the design/weaving is called “God’s Eye.” We set up an area where the students could choose their pre-glued sticks (in a + shape) and …
Bigs – Cione Rec Center Next up, we taught our older kids how to start a friendship bracelet using a cardboard circle loom. First, Miss Becca and I neatly set up a yarn station so each child could choose 7 strands of yarn. Then we helped bunch the yarn together …
Group 2 – Towey Playground Not to be left out, group 2 got to paint as well! We discussed koi fish and once they saw photos, everyone recognized the fish. For the sake of time, the children traced pre-made fish shapes onto their papers- they could use whichever sizes they …
