Coleman’s Camp was initiated and developed specifically for Prairie Elementary students in collaboration with Prairie Elementary parents who desired a quality enrichment program that far exceeded the traditional tutoring sessions offered by Mr. Coleman. Coleman’s Camp is structured to be a student-centered, adaptive, and highly engaging environment to deepen student character, intellect, behavior, and peer community.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Coleman's Camp - Weekly Journal Entry: 4/8/2013
Week of 4-8: With the library room unavailable at Corinth, the Thursday group met in my classroom this week. We started by learning about my new classroom pet, Lightning Bolt, a baby bearded dragon. Kids learned how to properly hold a bearded dragon and passed him around the group. We then created a voice-overdub project where we selected a Disney video with a number of characters. We watched the video several times, the volume muted, and created a new narrative to match the images. Kids selected characters, worked up voices, and practiced improvisational skills while the video segment played. The challenge was to create a (somewhat) coherent narrative with a beginning, middle, and end that we filmed. The Saturday group was back at the Corinth Library for a LEGO themed challenge. Some of the session time was spent in cooperative play, imagining and building various LEGO creations. The second part of the session involved a challenge where kids were put into two member teams. Team members were then separated from each other while one member created a LEGO build with 5 or 6 pieces. The team members would then rejoin and would have to guide their partners through selecting pieces, assembling, and trying to duplicate the original piece as closely as possible.
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