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[brento1138]

OK, in the next week or two I will be thinking of ideas for my summer camp at my public school. Basically, I will be "teaching" grades 3-6 for 5 days. I am literally just starting to get some ideas in my head... and will post them all here sooner or later.

Some things I've been tossing around are:

- teaching sports vocabulary, and then actually playing the sports
- doing arts and crafts about summer related themes
- making foods (i can teach them how to make western food, they can teach me how to roll kimbap)

Anyone else got some good ideas? I'm looking to make it as fun as possible... but also, maybe a little educational! I'll throw on more ideas here, myself, when the time comes!

[Luna]

[Pak Yu Man]

Don't teach English. Teach something else in English.

[ttompatz]

Repost

I also posted this in another thread so my apologies to those who get to read it twice.

In order to kill the boredom I have decided to base our school's summer camp on a number of daily themes. These are LOW budget but fun and have enough variety to keep even the most bored students of any level (elementary to high school) busy for a few hours. Just adjust the material for the appropriate age / ability level.

If you have 2 camps - 1 each week with different students / grades / levels then you can recycle materials and themes. You can expand this to more days by adding more themes.

Day 1 - Magic day. Put them into small groups and get them to learn some simple magic tricks AND the DIALOGUE that goes with it.
For the last hour of the day we will have a magic show.

Day 2 - Simple first aid classes. Learn the basics of first aid. Do this as a hands on activity rather than just lectures. They can use triangular bandages to splint each other up and bandage each other. It will easily take 4 hours. Show how to make a simple first aid kit.

Day 3 - Have a science day. Make rockets out of 600ml soda bottles or juice bottles. Give small prizes for best designs and best flights. Power them with vinegar and baking soda. Do other science projects and tie the project to the language.

Day 4 - Circus day. Create carnival style games of chance and have them compete. Use language activities to "earn" tickets to play. Face painting and fun for all.

Day 5 - Campfire - fun day - do your video here just for fun. Then do some skits around a makeshift campfire. Play with the day and have fun.

For the winter camp we did:

Day 1 - Travel day. 1st class - we will learn some vocabulary for travel and vacations. 2nd class - Students will draw a picture about their dream vacation place and then talk about what they would like to do on a vacation. 3rd class � Students will make a vacation plan (poster) for their family. 4th class � Students will watch a musical slide show of fun vacation activities.


Day 2 - Winter fun. 1st class � Students will learn some vocabulary and names for different winter sports. 2nd class � Students will learn about different winter sports from other countries. These would include things like Curling, Hockey, Broomball, Bobsledding and Tobogganing. 3rd class � Students will make a quickie kite. In the 4th class we will go outside and fly our kites.

Day 3 � Earth day. 1st class � Students will learn some vocabulary for environmental protection. 2nd class � Trash: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle what do these really mean? Talk about them. 3rd class � Watch a video or slide show about endangered species. 4th class - As a class exercise � talk and write about what can we do?

Day 4 � Tongue twisters and language fun. In the 1st class we will llearn and practice a tongue twister. In the 2nd class we will learn and practice a joke. In the 3rd class each student will make a word search puzzle for fun. In the 4th class students will do a word search puzzle.

Day 5 � Camp closing. In the 1st class we will do some fun games and activities. In the 2nd class we will watch a short English animation about winter fun. In the 3rd class let�s make hotdogs and hot chocolate. In the 4th class � Let�s eat hotdogs and hot chocolate.

For summer camp this year we are planning:

1) Reading and Tongue Twister Day - day 2. In the 2nd and 3rd periods we will read a book, write a short book report and then we will present our book reports to the class. In the 4th class we will learn a tongue twister and play a game.

2) Cowboy for a day - In the 1st class we will make a cowboy hat. In the 2nd class we will have our spring roundup activity (matching words game). In the 3rd class we will learn the cowboy lullaby. In the 4th class we will make our "critter" booklet.

3) The Teddy Bear's Picnic - day 3. In the 1st class we will identify and talk about different foods. In the 2nd class we will draw our favorite picnic meal on a paper plate and show the class. In the 3rd class we will make a paper picnic basket and learn the poem "My Picnic Basket". In the 4th class we can play picnic bingo.

4) Science Day - day 4. In the 1st period we will talk about the solar system. In the 2nd period we will make a solar system model. In the 3rd and 4th periods we will show, make and fly a simple plastic kite. If there is no wind we will play a game.

5) Carnival Day - day 5. This is meant to be a fun day for our close. We will do face painting, have carnival games of chance, make hot dogs and have our classroom campfire. In the 4th period we will have a survey and our closing.

Hope that helps someone.

[xtchr]

[ttompatz]

[kat2]

I have a two week "camp" at my elementary school. 1 hour a day with each grade (3-6). I want to do something fun, but also something where the kids will learn something. I don't really want to make it too much like a "class" mainly b/c I'm bored with teaching. So, who's got some ideas?

The only one I have is to teach the kids some vocabulary and phrases about nature. Then send them on a scavenger hunt around the school grounds. Then use the items we found to do some kind of art project. Thats the kind of stuff I"m thinking of, but I need to be able to tailor it for each grade level. Thanks for all your ideas!

[aphong420]

I did a scavenger hunt today that was wildly succesful as part of my "team spirit" lesson. I hid 30 smiley face stickers throuhout the school's campus. I then had a sheet of 30 clues - which could range from a single word to a sentence- that would lead the teams to the stickers.

The team with the most stickers would win a prize.

The kids love it.

[cmr]

Anyone with ideas and, if possible, web site URL's about interesting stuff to do in the computer lab?

I used the lab for the winter camp and the kids had so much fun, but I need something new and not related to winter... not sure what.

[Atavistic]

I am teaching one day, three hour long camps for first, second, and third grade, as well as fourth. I am teaching two day, three hour long camps for fifth and sixth grade.

First through third grade are using two main books and doing lots of songs and movement activities, very few worksheets. We're using FROM HEAD TO TOE and GREEN EGGS AND HAM for the books.

Fifth and sixth grade are learning about planets and rockets with fourth grade getting just rockets. We're using the MAGIC SCHOOL BUS book about outer space.

If anyone is interested, Wednesday I can post entire lesson plans complete with websites, worksheets, and supply lists. But I won't waste my time and do it if there's no interest.

[luvnpeas]

[ddeubel]

cmr,

Yes, glad to see someone using those labs! I would check out www.englishspace.ort.org Students log in and go through a space ship, completing exercises. manythings.org has tons of exercises too... Jr. naver also, for stories and songs.

You might also want to have them each do a voice thread. go to www.voicethread.com or see my discusion group for more info and a thread / example about it. Really cool technology.

Also see the leveled readers on my batcave sight. They can read these and complete the worksheets, for the appropriate levels.

You might also want to get them social networking, if they are old enough. Lots I could tell you about that. See my own social network site below for an example.

I also have some links under CALL on my website. Click links and then scroll.....

DD

[ddeubel]

[cmr]