smores lesson plan

General Schedule

9:00-9:50~ Drop off Location: Car Pool Lane/Tennis Courts

9:50-10:20~ Games Location: Field

10:20-10:30~ Walk to the pool

10:30-11:20~ Swim lessons

11:20-11:40~ Changing and walk back to Center land

11:40-12:10~ Lunch Location: Jr Camp Lunch Tents

12:10-1:10~ Sport Location: Feild

1:10-1:20~ Snacks

Location: Tables

1:20-1:50~ Arts and Crafts Location: Tables


2:00-2:10~ Changing

2:10-2:50~ Swim Lesson

2:50-3:10~ Changing and Walking back

3:10-3:50~ Games Location: field

Monday: Olympic Day9:15-9:50~ Drop off

Location: Car Pool Lane/Tennis Courts9:50-10:20~ GamesLocation: Field

Activity o Hula Hoop Competition

Outline Who can hula hoop the longest

Materials 16 hula hoops

o Disk Throwing Outline

Who ever can through the disk (Frisbee the farthest wins)

Demonstrate how to through a frisbee Have the kids line up at a cone Each kid throws the Frisbee and where it lands is

marked by a cone Who ever threw the farthest wins

Materials 16 cones 1 Frisbee

o Gymnastic competition

Outline Story: you are all now professional gymnasts, and

it is time to compete to see who is the best! You will be judged on your ability to skip, roll, and do cartwheels

Create starting line and finish line Allow kids to go one or two at a time Do each activity one at a time, name the winners

and move on to the next skill Materials

4 cones 10:30-11:20~ Swim lessons see lesson plans for Monday morning



12:10-1:10~ Sport Location: Feild

Activity Story

o “We welcome you to track and field section of the Olympics your goal is to make it to the finish line the fastest! However each race is different!”

Raceso 50 Meter

tell them to line there feet at the cones, then run as fast as they can

out cones so the distance between starting and the finish is about 50 meters

o Hurtles Only race two at a time Place two rows of short cones tell them to line there feet at the cones, then run as fast

as they can and jump over the short cones out cones so the distance between starting and the

finish is about 50 meterso Horse race (galloping)

Tell them they all now have horses (gallop) tell them to line there feet at the cones, then gallop as

fast as they can out cones so the distance between starting and the

finish is about 50 meterso Long jump

One at a time Have a starting cone and a jumping cone Have things to mark how far they jump Telling them to run from first cone to second, when they

reach the second jump!!o Speed Walking

Tell them it’s a silly race Try to walk as fast as they can!

Running cheating tell them to line there feet at the cones, then walk as

fast as they can and jump over the short cones out cones so the distance between starting and the

finish is about 50 meterso

Materials o Metter stick o Cones or something to jump overo Cones that represent starting and finish line

1:10-1:20~ Snacks Location: Tables


Activity o Wreath

have kids glue leaves onto their wreath, explain how it

was awarded to Olympic champions materials

pre made cut out leaves cut paper plates

glue

o Medal Help campers glue circles to string and allow them to

decorate it Materials

Markers Glue Premade

Cut out gold circles Cut ribbon

flame

o

o steps wrap the rolls in tin foil layer and crunch the flames and twist bottom and tape then tape flames to the roll

o materials paper towel rolls tissue paper (pre cute to look like flames) aluminum tape


2:00-2:10~ Changing

2:10-2:50~ Structured Learning Swimming see learn to swim level 1 and 2 lesson Monday afternoon



Activity o Tennis o Materials

16 rackets 4 balls

Tuesday: Ocean Day9:15-9:50~ Drop offLocation: Car Pool Lane/Tennis Courts 9:50-10:20~ GamesLocation: Field

Beach Ball Relay Race o Rules

Have two team Have a cone mark the start and finish Have player one and player two from each team have a

beach ball pressed between their back and try to walk to and around the cone and back without dropping the ball

When they return player 1 goes to the back of the line, and player two works with player three

The first team to have player 1 go a second time wins o Materials

4 cones two beach balls

Mr.Shark o Shark! Put hula hoops on the ground to serve as dens for all

the "fish." One child gets to be the shark. When the shark calls, "Fishie, fishie, cross my ocean," the fish have to move to a different den. If, while out of a den, the shark tags them, they get to be sharks as well. The last remaining fish becomes the first shark next time

o Materials 4 hula hoops

Crab Walk Race o Rules

Have two team

Have a cone mark the start and finish Have one player from each team walk to the finish line

and back to the starting line like a crab Tag the next team mate and then they go First team to send all the crabs back and forth win

o Materials 4 cones

10:30-11:20~ Swim lessons see learn to swim level 1 and 2 lesson Tuesday afternoon

11:20-11:40~ Changing and walk back field

11:40-1:00~ quick snack than Sport Location: Outdoor Pool

Activity: o Pass the ball and who ever catches has to say an animal

name if they repeat the name they are out!o Keep it upo Write an action word on each segment of the ball – jump, spin,

chicken dance, etc. Have kids throw the ball back and forth. Where ever their hands land when they catch the ball is the action they have to do. The funnier the actions the better!

o Hot potato

o12:30-1:30 lunch

1:00-1:10~ Walk Back to Center land



Activity o Fish Clothes Pin

instructions have kids cut out and glue on fish

materials 16 clothes pins pre cut out fish/shark glue

Crabs

oo Materials

Blue paper Glue Eyes Red paint

jelly fish

oo instructions

glue on tenticales paint glue on eyes

materials o eyes

o pipe cleanerso ribbonso bowlso glueso paint paint brush


2:00-2:10~ Changing

2:10-2:50~ Structured Learning see learn to swim level 1 and 2 lesson number 4



Activity o Gaga

Bowling Playing in the sand again

Wednesday: Soccer 9:15-9:50~ Drop offLocation: Car Pool Lane/Tennis Courts

9:50-10:20~ Games (see diagrams Location: Field Activity

o Jog Have cones mark the start and finish line Have kids run a couple time back and forth Can also do high knees, and butt kicks

o 4 v 2 rules

while staying in the square 2 defense tries to get the ball from the 4 offence

if defense player gets the ball they trade place with offence (like monkey in the middle)

if the offence goes out of bounds and touches the ball they switch with defender who was in the longest

set up 4 cones that make a square 4 offence 2 defense player

o Soccer Tag

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o Materials Ball 12 Cones


10:30-11:20~ Swim lessons see learn to swim level 1 and 2 lesson number 5



12:10-1:10~ Sport Location: field Activity

o Space ships and asteroid

oo Earthquake

Set up Square

Every one is dribbling When coach yells earthquakes every one needs to

find a new ball before earth quake is over If some one does not have a ball they have to run

a lap or do something silly o Knock out

set up 4 cones that make a square every one has a ball tries to keep dribbling but tires to kick other players ball out

o Materials net 4 cones 16 balls


1:20-1:50~ Arts and Crafts Location: Tables Activity

o Shoe Box Foosball

materials

16 shoe boxes (pre cut) 32 coat hanger (pre cut) 16 ping pong balls 32 soccer players on paper colored pencils duct tapes

steps color soccer player/box glue or duct tape soccer player onto the

center of the stick put the sticks through the holes


2:00-2:10~ Changing

2:10-2:50~ Swim Lessonsee learn to swim level 1 and 2 lesson number 6



Activity o Soccer Game o Materials

One ball Tow nets or cones

Thursday: Pirate 9:15-9:50~ Drop offLocation: Car Pool Lane/Tennis Courts

9:50-10:20~ GamesLocation: Field

Activity Leaky Boat

o Story Boat is leaking But a shark bit all of your buckets Try to get all the water from the ship while covering the

bite marks First team to fill the bucket wins

o set up two teams two buckets per team the kids have to fill up pvc pipes with water while

working as a team to cover up the wholes and bring the water to the second bucket

the first team to fill the bucket to a marked line wins o Materials

4 buckets PvC pipes with holes in them

Tug o’ war

o Materials Rope Tape on rope Cone marking the rope

One Leg Race o Story

All of you pirates have peg legs But there is treasure at the other side First person hoop across the line win But if you put your foot down, you have to take one hop

backo Outline

Race by only hoping on one leg If you put your foot down you have to take a hop back

o Materials Cones marking Starting and finish line race


10:30-11:20~ Swim lessons see learn to swim level 1 and 2 lesson number 7



12:10-1:10~ Sport Location: field Activity

o Capture the Flago Goal

Work as a team Capture the other teams flag o Safe zone

Own side o Can be tagged

in opponets sideso if tagged

must wait in jail but if team mate tags you, you can leave jail

o Materials 2 flags two hula hoops

cones to mark the playing field and the dividing line pennies



Activity o Popsicle Stick Pirate Treasure Chest

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instructions o cut and glue tan paper on short sideso glue popsicles sticks horizontally o then tape black lines on chesto decorate with jewels

materials o popsicles stickso black duck tapeo tan papero glueo fake jewels


2:00-2:10~ Changing

2:10-2:50~ Swim Lessonsee learn to swim level 1 and 2 lesson number 8



Activityo Cannon Ball (Kick ball)

Friday: Camping 9:15-9:50~ Drop offLocation: Car Pool Lane/Tennis Courts

9:50-10:20~ GamesLocation: Field

Activity o Bat and Moth

Story: bats use eco location to find food. Which means they send out a sound that bounces off of the food and comes back to the bat .

Set up Kids make a circle which are the “tree” 4 moths one bat (blind folded) bat shouts bat and the moth shout moth tries to tag with only sound (like marco polo)

materials one bandana

o Mamma Skunk Story

Mama skunk wants to protect her babies. Your mission is to sneak up as quietly as you can to and steal her babies without being heard, for if the skunk hears you and sprays you, you are out.

Set up/rules One camper is sitting in his/her “Den” (blanket) is

blind folded armed with a spray bottled, trying to protect the resources (balls)

Camper try to sneak up and steal the balls with out getting sprayed by the blind folded camper

If sprayed, they are out Can only grab one resource at a time

Materials A towel/ or blanket as a base Blind fold Spray bottle Balls

bird mating song game o story: boy birds make a song and dance to try to get a girl

friend. All the boys make up a song and dance and the girls pick who is the best


10:30-11:20~ Swim lessons (based on what students need)



12:10-1:50~

Activity o Low Ropes Course and rock wallo Eat snack when every they are in-between stuff


2:00-2:10~ Changing

2:10-2:50~ Swim Lessons (Based on what students need)



Activity o Eat S’moreso Tell our favorite stories about the week o Awards

6/20/16 1:00 PMHello, My name is Isabella Kaplan the manger and head camp counselor of smores swimming. I am so excited to meet this years campers! We have a full week of swim lessons ahead, two 40 min lessons each day(!), to help your child become a better swimmer and/or pass their swim test at camp. Although we love swimming, we cannot swim the whole day, so in between each lesson their will be array of sports, games and arts and crafts that match a themed! That's right each day their will be a theme which the campers are encouraged to dress up as! Below I have listed the general schedule, themes for the week, and what they should have each day. If you have any questions you can text or call me at 716-392-3997. Thank you and I look forward to meeting you Isabella

Bring Sun screen Come wearing a bathing suit Come pre-sun screened A second suit Towel Googles Snack Sneakers

Themes Monday~ Olympic Tuesday~ Ocean Wednesday~ Soccer Thursday~ Pirate Friday Camping

tel:716-392-3997

Materials 6/20/16 1:00 PMGames

cones 2 beach balls hula hoops kam jam frisbee meter stick drilled pvc pipes pennies buckets rope for tug o war flags

arts and crafts arts and crafts clothes pins pre cut out sharks blue paper glue eyes red paint

google eyes ribbions pipecleaners paint brush paper plates scirros green paper red, yellow orange fire tin foil tubes tape gold paper 16 balls net shoe box paper soccer player ping pong balls coat hangers markers black duct tape popsicle sticks fake jewlels tan paper blind fold

6/20/16 1:00 PM

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