8/1 Final Project Creation
One of the museum's activity plans This is the final week of my internship class, but I have one more week before the summer camp is finished for the year. This blogpost will focus on my plan for my final project. The plan for this project is to create three weeks of activities and schedules for those weeks. Talking with the curriculum coordinator, I learned a few tips about how to create a schedule and activity plan for a summer camp. The first thing I learned was that a week needs at least 8 activities assuming a field trip and a guest speaker is scheduled for the week. When creating an activity, you need to keep a couple of things in mind. Unlike a traditional lesson plan, the activities for the summer camp need to be accessible to all of the ages present. This summer had kids ranging from 5 to 13 years old although the camp advertises for 6 to 11 year old. As a result, the lesson plan sees multiple changes and options for creativity on the part of the teacher. The...