Saying Goodbye: End-of-Year Transitions
Amazingly, our year is coming to a close once again. Some students will return while others are moving on to Kindergarten.
This can be a hard time for all involved. However, with some planning ahead we can make this rite of passage a more positive experience for all.
PREPARING CHILDREN FOR TRANSITION
Hopefully, through the year we have gradually prepared the children for their move into Kindergarten. We have read books, talked about our feelings and hopefully visited the new school. We have reflected on their favorite memories in class this year and tried to create excitment about their move to a new school.
You may want to extend this preparation for the move by:
* Helping them to get to know their new classroom or school.
* Discuss the new classroom often and answer their questions.
* Visit the new classroom at least once, more if you can.
* Have children write or draw about their visit.
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Summer Activities as Opportunities for Learning
As hard as it is to believe, the clock continues to tick down the last few days of this school year. It is usually at this time that we all scramble for activities to keep our children occupied during the summer months. Did you know you can turn just about any activity into a learning opportunity by talking about the subject, asking your child to tell you what they know/learned about the subject or activity? Additionally, you and your child could compare and contrast the experience or subject to a similar activity or simply extend the experience by finding out more about the subject by searching the web or checking out library books on the subject.
Besides the Preschool/Kindergarten activities the Pearland Parks Department, the museums and libraries provide, think about
activities that will continue to challenge and stimulate them through Literacy, Art, Music & Movement, Science/Mathmatics and new cultural experiences.
Brazoria County is conducting Search for Sea Life classes at Qunitana Beach Park multiple times this summer. Children will help the ranger seine the shallow waters and examine and observe the sea life found. I want to do this myself!!!
Miller Outdoor Theater will present Pinnochio, Hansel and Gretel, The 3 Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Little Mermaid Jr. multiple times through the summer. What a great family trip with a picnic basket!
Check our links page for more information on the Summer Activites we found. (Many are free!)
Have a blessed and safe summer! Remember the sunblock and stay hydrated!!
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