KC Afterschool Activities (November 12 – 15, 2019)

KC Afterschool is more than just fun and homework!  Each week students rotate through different activities that are designed to continue their academic and personal development after the traditional school day is over.  These include STEAM, social-emotional growth, creativity, fitness, environmental studies and much more!

Here are some highlights of this week’s activities:

Kindergarten

Importance of Hand Washing (Happy, Healthy, and Fit)

Students will learn the importance of proper hand washing and learn about bacteria.  They will learn about how germs can enter their system by wiping their eyes, noses, mouths, etc. and how to help prevent this.

Response Activity (Social-Emotional Learning)

How do our reactions impact others?  Students will distinguish between acceptable and non acceptable behaviors and about how their actions affect others both at school and in their personal lives.  Students will problem solve proper behavioral responses.

Environmental Friday

This month’s Environmental Friday focus is self-sustainability and understanding why we grow gardens.  Students will participate in age appropriate activities to understand how gardening impacts health, community, the environment, nature, the economy, and personal development.

1st-2nd Grades

Thanksgiving Turkeys (Creativity)

Students will build paper bag turkey puppets to help celebrate the holidays!  They will have fun being creative with bags and fall colored construction paper.

True Friend Turtle (Social-Emotional Learning)

What is a true friend?  Students will learn what they can do to be the best friend they can be.  They will complete a drawing of a turtle and write the traits visible to true friends.  This activity will help kids to reflect on what friendship means to them and think about the best ways to treat each other.

3rd-5th Grades

Kickball (Health, Happy, and Fit)

Students will learn how to play kickball and how to work together as a team.  This activity also helps to reinforce how important it is to incorporate physical activity into their daily routine.

Leaf Pattern Project (Creativity)

Students will combine watercolor and oil pastels to create abstract artwork.  Working with different media promotes out of the box thinking and more creative abstract art.