For class this week, we played a lot of super fun phonics and math skills building games! These games are not just fun, they also are incredibly useful for honing in on quick thinking, motor skills, letter recognition, phonics, and basic math concepts!

Here is some of what we did in class:

[you can use these ideas at home to further enrich your kids!]

- SHAVING CREAM WRITING- I would read a good book and then stop and sound out certain words that the kids would have to write with fingers in shaving cream! GOOEY and MESSY but incredible for tactile learning and quick phonics thinking!

-DIGGING FOR TREASURE
the kids tried to be the first one to find certain things in our "treasure box" by digging through a huge box of Styrofoam packing peanuts! Again messy but amazing for their minds, and hand/eye coordination. They had to find things like- a foam letter that is the first/last letter of a certain word; find letters that spell an entire word; or match a letter that with an object in the box that starts with that letter! AND A LOT MORE

PHONICS 'PH-ISHING'
We went phonics 'ph-ishing'(fishing)
H it was great for patience and physical dexterity as well as having a ton of fun while being familiarized with letters and sounds.

One of the great aspects of our LIFT classes, is the continual mind-building discussion that goes on.
Whether it's comparing shaving cream to snow and dissecting the different aspects, or talking about how butter is made, it is my goal to try and always to facilitate discussion, questions and thoughts.

This way the kids really understand things; are always learning; are improving their articulatory ability; expanding their vocabulary; increasing their knowledge; and thinking deep thoughts!


Here are some pictures that show that at LIFT- Learning Is Fun Together...

1st LIFT class January 20th

We had fun at LIFT learning about elephants. We played games learning how to tell the difference between the African and Asian varieties.
We practiced finding the two continents on the globe as well.We continued our pachyderm projects by reading some fun elephant stories and finished by making pop out elephant displays. I am so excited about this semester's classes and being with your children.

SPRING SEMESTER 2010!!!

Hello LIFT parents!

Our LIFT semester is about to kick off!!!!

LIFT Enrichment classes are starting Wednesday, January 20th

I know that this is going to be an amazing semester. :)

Each weekend after class, Each weekend after class, I update the site with descriptions of some of the things we learned, activities we did, pictures, and more.
Make sure to check this out on the weekend after class!

also here is a link to our LIFT schedule page- with info on what weeks are canceled etc.

Here are just a few reminders about this week:
- please try to drop off and pick up your kids on time so that back-to-back classes can run smoothly
-please bring tuition (you should have received an e-mail stating amount due)

I am really looking forward to this!
See you on Wednesday,
Johanna