Spiders and Insects
May 30, 2014 at 5:52 pm | Posted in Kids Club, Uncategorized | Leave a commentKids’ Club is still learning about spiders and insects. They have read two more Eric Carle books, The Very Grouchy Ladybug and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. They looked at the life cycle of a caterpillar and compared fiction (story) books with non-fiction (information) books.
This Kids’ Club group loves crafts! They made ladybugs with movable wings and played a game where they tried to get as many segments of a caterpillar’s body as possible so they could make the longest caterpillar. After playing the game the students decided to make their own caterpillars to take home.
This term a student from the University of California Irvine, Cynthia Torres, is doing an internship with the International Institute English Program. Cynthia is helping out in Kids’ Club and Young Learners 4, and will be with us for part of Summer in the City, our Urban Camp in the month of July. Cynthia is majoring in English and Spanish, with a minor in Education.
Here are some pictures of the students and Cynthia at work:
And a video of Eric Carle reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar:
The Very Grouchy Ladybug:
Your Neighborhood Part II
May 30, 2014 at 11:49 am | Posted in Young Learners 3 | Leave a commentRemember when the YL 3 members sent Kate Sullivan, author of “On Linden Square,” drawings of their own neighborhoods? She responded! Not only did she send them pictures of her artwork, personalized with notes commenting on the Young Learners’ drawings, but she also mentioned them on her blog which you can see here. Thank you Kate Sullivan for being a great pen pal!
Have You Ever Tried Sushi?
May 24, 2014 at 2:59 pm | Posted in Uncategorized, Young Learners 3 | Leave a commentToday the YL 3 Saturday group practiced the present perfect tense with questions like, “have you ever tried sushi before?” They also learned why raw fish is much softer than other raw meats such as chicken or beef. In the ocean fish swim and feel the effects of gravity less than land animals because of their buoyancy. Their muscles do not have to work as hard as a cow’s, for example, to move around, and so their muscles do not grow to be as dense! With this theme, the YL 3 members made their own versions of sushi and an accompanying menu.
Celebrating Families with a Sweet Gesture
May 24, 2014 at 2:42 pm | Posted in Uncategorized, Young Learners 3 | Leave a commentInternational Day of Families was on May 15th. To celebrate their loved ones, the Young Learners 3 Saturday group made cupcakes using felt and paper. With tons of creativity each member added his or her own twist to the beautiful pastries. Some had many eyes, others had hearts or sprinkles. While these cupcakes are not edible, the YL 3 members made them extra “sweet” by adding loving notes to their families on them.
Summer in the City
May 24, 2014 at 1:55 pm | Posted in Parents, Summer in the City/ Campamento Urbano, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Los profesores el programa de Young Learners ya están preparando un mes de julio lleno de diversión para los chicos y chicas de 6 a 16 años.
Los temas semanales van a ser:
Semana del 30 de junio al 04 de julio: Rock Stars: La primera semana se llenará de música: de los rockeros, desde los clásicos del rock hasta los de ahora.
Semana del 07-11 de julio : Round and Round: En la última semana del mundial no sólo veremos el fútbol, sino también otros deportes y actividades que se pueden hacer con balones…y otras maneras de rodar a través del arte, y los viajes.
Semana del 14 al 18 de julio: Inventors’ Workshop: Veremos biografías de inventores famosos y también agitaremos nuestra creatividad para elaborar nuestros propios inventos.
Semana del 21 al 25 de julio: Hawaiian Hullabaloo: La última semana habrá muchísimo color y música con el tema de Hawaii, el estado-archipiélago más joven de los EEUU.
Pueden ver imágenes de nuestros campamentos anteriores en:
Camino Creates “Bob the Box!”
May 24, 2014 at 1:48 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentToday’s post is by Camino, who is a weekday YL 3 member. She made a felt box with the help of this website: http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/diy-stiffened-felt-boxes.html
1. First she cut out the templates for the top and bottom of the box.
2. She then traced them onto her pieces of felt using a marker.
3. She cut along the solid lines and folded and glued according to the dotted lines. She also glued some construction paper inside the box because the felt was too soft to hold its shape well.
4. Finally Camino decorated her box, giving it eyes, a nose, and a hat. She named the box, “Bob.”
“This is Bob, and I made this little box for my sister. Bob has got a red nose, a blue hat with a green ball on the top, and I think that my sister will like him.”
–Camino
Reporting from the YL 3 Headquarters
May 13, 2014 at 10:42 am | Posted in Clases Young Learners, Uncategorized, Young Learners 3 | Leave a commentCarrying on from last week’s “Happy Children’s Books” theme, the YL 3 weekday class made their own bookmarks:
They then began a new project, creating a class newspaper. Each week the YL 3 members will visit the language laboratory where they can conduct online research on their topics of choice: Politics, Science, Food, Entertainment, etc. YL 3 members are responsible for writing intriguing posts and creating a fun design format.
What’s Your Story?
May 10, 2014 at 2:50 pm | Posted in Uncategorized, Young Learners 3 | Leave a comment“Happy Children’s Books” week is celebrated in May in many countries. Both the weekday and weekend YL 3 class members worked on book projects, choosing either to interview a classmate and write a mini-biography or pen his/her own autobiography. All the students handcrafted their books, using interesting methods of binding which ranged from sewing with thread to rolled, paper-woven holds. The Young Learners learned many new things about each other. Some prefer tennis over soccer, and one member broke a T.V. screen with a baseball bat when she was only three years old!
When was the last time you interviewed someone and learned something very interesting?
Insects and Spiders
May 10, 2014 at 2:25 pm | Posted in Kids Club, Uncategorized | Leave a commentThe youngest Kids’ Club group is working on a unit about Insects and Spiders. They listened to the book The Very Busy Spider, by Eric Carle, and learned this song: Shoo Fly, Don’t Bother Me!
Story:
Song:
Miss Nina’s music videos are great for learning English, and for just having fun!
This week the group learned another traditional American song: There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly. Here is a fun video of the song from The Muppet Show, which some parents and teachers may remember:
The kids made this craft to remember the song: http://www.kizclub.com/storypatterns/swallowed%28C%29.pdf
And everybody knows this famous spider song: The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Both books, The Very Busy Spider and There was an Old Lady, are available in our Library.
Young Learners 1 Spring Activities
May 5, 2014 at 11:32 am | Posted in Uncategorized, Young Learners 1 | Leave a commentYoung Learners 1 did a lot of activities associated with spring this week. They began learning a song called “Spring is Here,” which is on YouTube under the name of the group, “The Learning Station.” Here is the song if parents wish to practice at home with their children:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DobrRgD5aOU
Have fun singing!
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