Free Fly Early Literacy Summer Camps ‘04

Camp 1 Magic “ 5 ” Rhyming Fun	Camp 2 Short & Long – All about Vowels

Camp 1

Magic “ 5 ” Rhyming Fun

“Sensitivity to rhyme makes both a direct and indirect contribution to reading. The child's subsequent sensitivity to common letter sequences then makes a significant contribution to reading strategy development.” - Dr Kerry Hempenstall

Kids will have loads of fun with this camp of music, story, craft and movement. They will develop key early literacy skills of phonemic awareness, rhyming and word families (“ed”, “ay”, “ound” and “at”) through 5 all-time favorite nursery rhymes. We will explore 3 types of rhymes: End Rhymes, Last Syllable Rhymes and Double Rhymes. But the fun and learning do not end here. They will also improve their math skills of number manipulation, addition and subtraction within five. Math drills? No! Our preschoolers will learn these skills by comprehending and acting out the rhyme stories because all of them have the number element of 5!

Key Learning Objectives:

Fledging Class (3-4 yr): Distinguish letter names and letter sounds; understand what rhyming is and produce thereof; recite the 5 rhymes; read the 5 rhyme picture cards; number manipulation within 5.

Flipping Class (4-5 yr): Understand what rhyming is and produce thereof; familiar with End Rhymes; learn word families “ed” and “at”; recite the 5 rhymes; read the 5 rhyme picture cards; number manipulation within 5.

Flying Class (5-6 yr): Understand what rhyming is and produce thereof; familiar with End Rhymes, Last Syllable Rhymes and Double Rhymes; learn word families “ed”, “at”, “ay” and “ound”; recite the 5 rhymes; read the 5 rhyme picture cards; addition and subtraction within 5.

Time: May 30 – June 30

Fledging Class (3-4 yrs old): Every Wednesday, 5:30 – 6:30 PM, June 2 - June 30

Flipping Class (4-5 yrs old): Every Sunday, 10:30 – 11:30 AM, May 30 - June 27

Flying Class (5-6 yrs old): Every Sunday, 5:30 – 6:30 PM, May 30 - June 27

Class Structure: 5 sessions

Take Home Materials:

Rhyme Book with picture reading cards and home activity guide.

CD (TBD)

Tuition: $64 including materials. Registration Fee of $10 is required but waived for current FF students.

Place: Playspace Children's Museum

Camp 2

Short & Long – All about Vowels

“Consonants being the structure, vowels are the heart of any word. The sounds of vowels must be learned.”

This camp will make the challenging task of learning vowels fun and easy! Kids will learn these 5 special letters in the alphabet through songs, movement activities, arts & crafts and book making . They will impersonate the 5 vowels, one per week, and learn the dual sounding structure of them. And that's not all. They will leave the camp with several “Free Fly Secrets” under their belt (sound patterns such as “CV” (consonant-vowel), “CVC” (consonant-vowel-consonant) and “CVV” (consonant-vowel-vowel))* to help them become successful independent readers.

Key Learning Objectives:

Fledging Class (3-4 yr): Distinguish consonants and vowels; distinguish letter names and letter sounds of the 5 vowels; familiar with upper and lower cases of vowels, sing the “Song of Vowels”.

Flipping Class (4-5 yr): Understand the short and long sound structure of vowels; familiar with short vowels and “CVC” sound pattern; sing the “Song of Vowels”.

Flying Class (5-6 yr): Understand the short and long sound structure of vowels; familiar with short vowels and “CVC” sound pattern as well as long vowels and “CV”, “CVV” sound patterns; sing the “Song of Vowels”.

Time: July 11 – August 11

Fledging Class (3-4 yrs old): Every Wednesday, 5:30 – 6:30 PM, July 14 - August 11

Flipping Class (4-5 yrs old): Every Sunday, 10:30 – 11:30 AM, July 11 - August 8

Flying Class (5-6 yrs old): Every Sunday, 5:30 – 6:30 PM, July 11 - August 8

Class Structure: 5 sessions

Take Home Materials:

Each week, the children will make a book about the vowel letter they learn at the class. The book will contain picture reading cards, songs, hands-on activities as well as sound pattern tips. At the end of the camp, the children will have 5 books for them to keep, to work on and to review for a long time to come.

Tuition: $64 including materials. Registration Fee of $10 is required but waived for current FF students.

Place: Playspace Children's Museum

* Note: More detailed document of these literacy objectives will be sent to parents to facilitate further understanding of the learning requirements.

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