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 Marj Hyde, Director
 hyde@aaps.k12.mi.us
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Class offerings for Summer 2013   
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Baby & Me Together Time  
6 week infants to crawling.  1 hour class.
Learning begins at birth.  Discover ways to interact with your baby through music, movement andgames. Also participate in a discussion of practical developmental information.  It’s a great way to meet other families and connect with your baby.  Click here for pictures.

Curious WiggleWorms  
6 to 7 months to walking. 1 hour class. 

Encourage your child's natural curiosity and practice emerging skills together with fun-filled explorations of tunnels, puppets, songs, musical activities and more.  Also participate in discussions covering a variety of helpful topics related to your baby's development. Click here for pictures.

Toddler ExZone  NEW
 12 to 24 months.  1 hour class.
Exactly like Exploration Zone only this class is shorter and just for 1 year olds. Activities to explore include art projects, dramatic play, puzzles, blocks, climbing and plenty of time to work on social skills.  Class ends with a short circletime of songs, fingerplays and a story. Click here for pictures.  No siblings please.

Fun-at-One 
Walking to 24 months.  1 hour class.
There will be new experiences with gross motor skills using simple apparatus and group activities.  Join us for freeplay with large motor equipment followed by appealing teacher-directed activities using songs, movement and books.  Click here for pictures.

Movement and More 
24 to 36 months.  1 hour class. 
Build on skills learned in Fun at 1 with additional songs, imaginative play and lots of movement and musical activities.  Free play on exciting equipment and fun with parachutes, windwands, balls and puppets. Click here for pictures.

Let's Get Ready NEW  3 to 5 years.  1 1/2 hour class. Will your child be going to preschool or kindergarten in the fall?  This class is designed to prepare children and parents for the next school experience.  Theme-based activities are used to help 3 to 5 year olds (and their caretakers) get ready for school. Perfect class to take before school begins in the fall.  No younger sbilings please.  Offered in summer only.

Art & More for 3’s & 4’s NEW 1 hour class.  This Saturday class is a combination of art, movement, music and literature, woven together with a different theme each week.  Parents and children listen to stories, learn about famous artists, create works of art using many different media and dance to a wide variety of music.  An $8 materials fee, collected at the first class, allows children and parents to work with many professional-grade art materials in a guided setting.  No younger siblings please. Click here for pictures.  ONLY offered in winter.

 

Exploration Zone
Birth to 5 years.  1½ hour class. Afternoon, Saturday and evening classes are now called Family Fun!
A wide variety of activities to explore: art projects, dramatic play, puzzles, blocks, climbing and plenty of time to work on social skills.  A simple snack is offered and it ends with a circletime of songs, fingerplays and a story.   Wonderful practice for preschool.   Siblings are always welcome! Click here for pictures.

Movers & Shakers
Birth to 5 years.  1 hour class.
Using movement and music, this musical class encourages you and your child(ren) to get moving together. We begin with
15 minutes of freeplay and move to 45 minutes of comfortable teacher-led activities.  While this class is great for siblings, it also works for 1 child.  Be prepared for lots of action while you help your child practice listening, following directions and taking turns during this fun-filled class.  Click here for pictures.

Family Fun!   
Birth to 5 years. 1½ hour class. Looking for something relaxing to do in the evening or on Saturday?  Try this new twist on an ExZone class.  Multi-age fun for the whole family.  Lots of different activities offered each week so children can choose what to do:  art projects, easel painting, play dough, puzzles and games.
We always end with a circletime filled with movement, music and stories. Click here for pictures.

FunZone  NEW Birth to 5 years. 1½ hour class. Another slight twist on an ExZone with theme-based activities and messy art projects!  A similar variety of activities to explore: dramatic play, puzzles, blocks, climbing and lots of social interactions.  A simple snack is offered and it ends with a circletime of songs, musical activities and a story.  Siblings are always welcome.

Sing Along w/Lisa NEW
1 to 5 years.  45 min. class. 
Think circletime on a fabulous scale!  We'll read books, sing songs, move, dance, rhyme and have a wonderful time.  Class begins and ends with familiar songs and fingerplays.  The middle will be filled with songs and stories on a new theme each week and live guitar playing.  If you love circle time, this class is for you! Click here for pictures. Saturday Class!

Cooking with Yvette NEW 2.5-5 years.  1 hour class Come and create healthy, delicious simple meals and snacks for all ages.  You and your child will prepare ingredients for cooking and baking and try new foods together.  Different fresh seasonal produce is provided each week.  Discover the fun of cooking together!  Material fee:  $25 per family Summer only

 Crafty Kids  NEW 3 to 5 year olds. 1 hour class.  This Saturday class is a combination of art and body movement, woven together with a different art materials each week.  Parents and children listen to stories, create works of art using many different media and dance and move to a wide variety of music.  An $8 materials fee per child, collected at the first class, allows children and parents to work with many professional-grade art materials in a guided setting. Not currently offered


 


  

  

 

First Steps to Literacy
2.8 to 5 years.  1 1/4 hour class.
Children, with an adult, learn pre-literacy skills through hands-on projects, stories, group activities and more. Class begins and ends with the theme's story.  Lots of great ideas you can use at home to help make learning fun!
Click here for pictures.

Exploring Science & Nature
 2.8 to 5 years. 1 hour class. 
Children discover the natural world through themed free-play, stories, songs, and activities.  Each week is different, covering everything from dinosaurs and archaeology to insects and backyard animals.  Create a nature notebook to take home!  An $8/child materials fee, collected at the first class, helps provide high quality materials. Click here for pictures.

Kids-in-Motion 
 2 to 5 years.  1 hour class. 
This class offers a combination of free choice and teacher-created activities. Children work on motor skills, including jumping and climbing, and utilize a variety of wonderful gym equipment. There is a different focus each week and ativities are repeated as we add new ones. Be prepared to MOVE! Click here for pictures.  Not offered in summer.

Little Tykes Sports City NEW 2-5 years. 1 hour class. Does your child love physical activity?  Each week we have a different sport theme from basket ball to soccer to running.  You and your child will practice skills from each week's sport in a non-competitive, fun class held in the gym.   Class ends with a musical circletime and a short story.  Siblings welcome! Click here for pictures.  Back for Spring 2013

In & Out walking to 5 years.  1 hour class.  Imaginative and fine motor activities await you at the start of each class followed by a musical circletime.  Weather permitting, the class moves outside where a different skill activity is offered each week.  Examples are:  jumping, climbing, throwing and many more.  Join us for the perfect blend of indoor and outdoor fun!  Summer only.

Jump Into Speech  NEW  12 to 24 months.  1 hour class.  Between the ages of 12 and 24 months, toddlers develop their vocabulary at an amazing rate.  During this one hour class parents will practice strategies that enhance language learning and develop life-long skills to help communicate with their children more effectively through dramatic play, sensory experiences and simply having fun.  We will end with a short circle time of songs finger plays and a story.  No siblings please.  Begins summer of 2013.

Music Together Birth to 5 years. 45 minute class.  We offer 5 classes each session.  Registration for classes is through a lottery.  Click here for details.  Click here for pictures!


     
     
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