

Gamers and Movie-Makers - Day One
It’s Gamers and Movie Makers: Tech Week – And Your Camper is the STAR! Hi! I’m Kate Ristau. I’m a local author and writing instructor. This week, I’ll be spending time talking with your camper about the stories behind movies and video games. How do we develop characters? How do we write intriguing adventures? We’ll explore the answers to these questions! Throughout the week, I’ll get a chance to share my knowledge with your campers, and help them develop stories of their own!


Gamers and Movie-Makers - Day One
It’s Gamers and Movie Makers: Tech Week – And Your Camper is the STAR! Hi! I’m Kate Ristau. I’m a local author and writing instructor. This week, I’ll be spending time talking with your camper about the stories behind movies and video games. How do we develop characters? How do we write intriguing adventures? We’ll explore the answers to these questions! Throughout the week, I’ll get a chance to share my knowledge with your campers, and help them develop stories of their own!


Gamers and Movie-Makers - Day One
It’s Gamers and Movie Makers: Tech Week – And Your Camper is the STAR! Hi! I’m Kate Ristau. I’m a local author and writing instructor. Today, I read stories with your campers, and told a few stories too. We talked about dragons and told a funny story about a cupcake! It was a great day. Campers showed me books that they had been reading, and one camper showed me a picture of a peacock! Play We enjoyed time in the gym. Everyone loved rolling the dice to see what it said we sho


Construction, Day 3
Games- Today we went on a hike! Yak Academy- Today we made our very own water slides! We drew out the blueprint of our slide. When we had our designs finished, we used straws for the ladder and tinfoil for the slide. To test it, we used a marble. It was neat to think about what would make an exciting slide. Chit Chat- Chit Chat was super fun today! We did a games-show. There were different categories on the board. We picked one and then answered a question (acting something o


Construction, Day 3
Games - Red Group Only Today we went on a hike! Play - Yellow and Blue Today in play we started out with some duck, duck goose! It's so much fun to run around and chase our friends. Next, we played a game called bag toss rotations. There were different stations and movements we did while throwing bean bags in a hoop, or at a block tower. It's fun to knock things down. Projects- We had a special mission: design our own water slides. First, we drew out our ideas with markers. T


Construction, Day 3
Today in buddies we made some geometric patterns using play-doh and toothpicks. It was fun to use play-doh in a new way! We also were able to construct things in a new way. We colored pictures of a dump truck. Then, we added come cotton balls and sand on the page to fill up the bucket. Shaving cream painting has been one of our favorite activities. We enjoyed painting some cardboard cut outs. When they dry we are going to make some cool builds! In Play class we threw a dice.


Construction, Day 2
Games - Today in games we designed new games. We made up our game as one big team! If we didn’t agree on something, we tried to incorporate both ideas. It’s fun to combine ideas and try new things. Our games were also very unique. Yak Academy- Today in projects we made our very own eclipse viewers. First, we learned a little about the upcoming eclipse. Then, the teacher gave us all the direction to made them. We each made our own, but had to practice sharing the supplies. Chi


Construction, Day 2
Games - Red Group Only Today in games we designed new games. We made up our game as one big team! If we didn’t agree on something, we tried to incorporate both ideas. It’s fun to combine ideas and try new things. Our games were also very unique. Play - Yellow and Blue Today play class we started with a fun team game. One person throws a large dice and it lands on different sides. Every side how some kind of neat action. We then hopped, crab walked, skipped, or run to the next


Construction, Day 2
We always start with our circle time. We listened to the teacher read us a story. It's fun because she uses a lot of facial expressions and a fun voice! Today play class we started with a fun team game. One person throws a large dice and it lands on different sides. Every side how some kind of neat action. We then hopped, crab walked, skipped, or run to the next line. Everyone had a turn to throw the dice and we all got to move our bodies in different ways. After, we played o


Construction, Day 1
Games - Red Group Only Today in games we are constructing our very own Yakety Yak game! Since it is build week, we are thinking about all the different ways you can build something. For example, your own game. It’s fun to work in a group to plan the rules and goals of the game. Play - Yellow and Blue Today in play we started with a fun balloon game. We sat in a circle and passed the balloon. Whoever had the balloon shared their name. This was fun to get to toss the balloon, s