OLD McDONALD’S FARM, INC.
SUMMER PROGRAM ‘A’
REGULAR WEEK-2012
Monday-Friday
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR SUMMER PROGRAM ‘A’:
08:20 Bus Pick Up
09:00 Good Morning Gab (Build communication and listening skills and discuss expectations of the day.)
09:20 Morning Chores (While doing daily chores, nurturing, respect, health care and feeding needs of animals will be taught. Students will participate in cooperative learning activities as they do chores.)
10:10 Get To Know Your Garden (Children will gain skills in composting, planting, weeding, watering and harvesting a garden. Lifecycles and interconnectedness within nature will be introduced.)
10:30 With Rotating Small Groups:
Hands On Horse Time (Children will learn skills in how to appropriately groom a horse, how to safely mount and dismount and lastly children will be taught the basics of how to ride a horse or improve on their existing skills. Children will gain a sense of accomplishment through working with horses.)
Good Morning Games (Children will learn farm skills such as roping a stationary (model) cow or tossing horse shoes. This will encourage imagination and physical activity and foster cooperative play.)
Grab Bag Group (Children will have an opportunity to work on a farm project so they learn some of what “farm life” is all about or they will practice their oral presentations in a small group.)
12:00 Soup's on Lunch Time (Students will be instructed in hygiene and manners as well as, how to recycle and compost the waste from their lunches. Students need to bring their own healthy lunch.)
12:30 Pick-a-Pet (Students will pick a favorite animal to spend quality time. They will learn to bond with and nurture an animal while appropriately handling it.)
01:00 Time for Project Particulars (With the help of OMF staff, students will work independently to develop and create a special project. Given instruction, students will brain-storm, research and design an inquiry-based learning project that they will present orally on the last day of the Summer Program session. Friends and family are invited)
02:00 Cool Cooperative Games (Children will be taught techniques in cooperative learning, problem solving, and will develop group cohesion while they stretch their legs and have fun.)
02:45 Highs/Lows (Wrap up and evaluation of the day through group discussion. The focus will be on celebrating personal successes and giving constructive ideas for improvement along with guidance on giving and receiving compliments.)
03:25 Good Bye! ***The classes end at 3:25; supervision will not be available past that time unless we are transporting your child. Thank you.***
Please Note: We do not transport children on Monday mornings or Friday afternoons. Please join us at the farm Mondays at 9:00 to meet us and see the farm and then for students’ oral presentations Friday afternoons at 2:00. All friends and family are welcome but no pets please. Thank you.
OLD McDONALD’S FARM, INC.
SUMMER PROGRAM ‘B’
SHORT WEEK-2012
Monday-Thursday
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR SUMMER PROGRAM ‘B’:
08:00 Bus Pick Up
08:30 Good Morning Gab (Build communication and listening skills and discuss expectations of the day.)
09:00 Morning Chores (While doing daily chores, nurturing, respect, health care and feeding needs of animals will be taught. Students will participate in cooperative learning activities as they do chores.)
09:45 Get To Know Your Garden (Children will gain skills in composting, planting, weeding, watering and harvesting a garden. Lifecycles and interconnectedness within nature will be introduced.)
10:00 With Rotating Small Groups:
Hands On Horse Time (Children will learn skills in how to appropriately groom a horse, how to safely mount and dismount and lastly children will be taught the basics of how to ride a horse or improve on their existing skills. Children will gain a sense of accomplishment through working with horses.)
Good Morning Games (Children will learn farm skills such as roping a stationary (model) cow or tossing horse shoes. This will encourage imagination and physical activity and foster cooperative play.)
Grab Bag Group (Children will have an opportunity to work on a farm project so they learn some of what “farm life” is all about or they will practice their oral presentations in a small group.)
12:00 Soup's on Lunch Time (Students will be instructed in hygiene and manners as well as, how to recycle and compost the waste from their lunches. Students need to bring their own healthy lunch.)
12:30 Pick-a-Pet (Students will pick a favorite animal to spend quality time. They will learn to bond with and nurture an animal while appropriately handling it.)
01:00 Time for Project Particulars (With the help of OMF staff, students will work independently to develop and create a special project. Given instruction, students will brain-storm, research and design an inquiry-based learning project that they will present orally on the last day of the Summer Program session. Friends and family are invited)
02:30 Break
02:45 Bring on the Games (Students will participate in age appropriate games that encourage team building, problem solving, and all out fun while they stretch their legs.)
03:30 Journal Time (Quiet time to process what they learn daily on the farm through use of webbing/outlining and editing of content, spelling, punctuation and grammar.)
03:45 Highs/Lows (Wrap up and evaluation of the day through group discussion. The focus will be on celebrating personal successes and giving constructive ideas for improvement along with guidance on giving and receiving compliments.)
04:15 Good Bye! ***The classes end at 4:15; supervision will not be available past that time unless we are transporting your child. Thank you.***
Please Note: We do not transport children on Monday mornings or Thursday afternoons. Please join us at the farm Mondays at 9:00 to meet us and see the farm and then for students’ oral presentations Thursday afternoons at 2:30. All friends and family are welcome but no pets please. Thank you.