ECC Summer Camp Recap Week 1

3-2-1 BLAST OFF! The first week of camp was out of this world! There is so much to learn about our solar system, the stars, the sun, and the planets. The students loved it!

When walking into a classroom, children had a variety of activities to participate in.

In Green Squares, the students played a game of “Moon rock, moon rock, where did you go?”, making rocket ships that could be launched with a straw. Some were made of cardboard and aluminum foil.

In Gold Stars, they used moon sand at a sensory table and made stars.

In music class, we sang songs like “Mr. Golden Sun”, “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” and “5 Little Astronauts.” In the song, “Bop Until You Drop” the children moved in slow motion pretending we were walking on the moon with no gravity.

We read books about outer space like “Billie’s Outer Space Adventure”, “Little Kids First Word Book of Space” and “Fly Guy Presents Space.”  We took pictures of ourselves wearing space suits and imagined what it would be like to travel on a rocket ship and visit the moon.  Students learned about different planets and what characteristics make them unique. They also created their own planets using watercolors, shaving cream, paint, glitter, and coffee filters. We even invented names for our new planets!

We ended the week with a sweet Bomb Pop Popsicle treat!