Friday, April 24, 2015

Tales from Summer Camp--Day 5

We have reached the halfway mark of Smart Me and the kids are having fun filled days with back to back activities, planned for them. In today's mechanical world the value of building and nourishing relationships are getting redundant.
Their fine Motor skills must be in tact now.  We have worked with their small muscles on the hand. It is the foundation children need before they learn handwriting. This method improves the muscles in the fingers and hands, strengthens hand grip and developing wrist movement.  Two popular terms that come up with learning about fine motor skills in children are the fist grip and pincer grip (refers to pinching grip).

Day five will stress on the importance of team work, making and building relationships, through a PPT, a story, worksheets, song, and a game. They will create a paper people chain learning togetherness and that "Unity is strength".
Have a great day until tomorrow....

Not sure how I feel about the idea that in our "mechanical world the value of building and nourishing relationships are getting redundant." Especially since they spent the day building relationships. Can't wait to hear from Peter what he actually did today. 

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