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rawiri
Joined: 01 Jun 2003
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 Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:07 pm Post subject: Help needed...36 hours of summer camp to fill. |
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Hello!,
I havve two summer camps to run at two different schools. Both are nine days duration and its 4 hours a day hence....36 hours.
Sooo....reccomendations for time fillers please. I figure on spending only an hour a day actually studying, then doing arts and crafts and other such guff, maybe some cooking or running around outside. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
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jellobean
Joined: 14 Mar 2006
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Turn that running around outside into teaching a sport... Teach the sport totally in English.... Have the students learn the basic rules in English....
Also, check out the other post that has a whole bunch of ideas (Magic, Circus, Science, etc...) |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject: Re: Help needed...36 hours of summer camp to fill. |
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| rawiri wrote: |
Hello!,
I havve two summer camps to run at two different schools. Both are nine days duration and its 4 hours a day hence....36 hours.
Sooo....reccomendations for time fillers please. I figure on spending only an hour a day actually studying, then doing arts and crafts and other such guff, maybe some cooking or running around outside. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
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How about a start on the first 20 hours? 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 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 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.
Day 6+ continue with this basic format. Add and fill as needed. |
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K-in-C
Joined: 27 Mar 2003
Location: Heading somewhere
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| Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:55 pm Post subject: Camp Ideas |
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1. How about an obstacle course, (track and field day).
2. An open mike competition. Students can be grouped together to practice what they will perform prior to the event day.
Best,
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