After-school activity

report about after-school activities is a detailed account of the kinds of activities and some of the factors that may influence what a child does outside the classroom after school. The most common activity is sports, which is at 35 percent, with participation in clubs (e.g., chess, math, and science) and lessons (like music, dance, and language) each at 29 percent. However, 43 percent did not participate in any after-school activities, with key factors such as living arrangements, parental nativity, and household or economic transitions playing a large role. For example, there was greater after-school participation in all three forms of activities (sports, clubs, and lessons) if the household structure was based on two…

A majority students in school these days are involved in after school activities. Whether those activities are student government, sports, debate team, volunteering, etc. these activities require a significant part of a students ' day, so why aren 't students getting school credit for these sort of activities? Activities beyond the classroom teach students life long lessons that cannot be taught in a classroom, and a significant amount of effort and time is put into such activities, and…

While some parents view after school programs as a place to send their child as an alternative to daycare or a babysitter, it is important to realize that after school programs are far more than just a place to send your children at the end of the school day. According to information from the Afterschool Alliance, a program dedicated to expanding after school programs in the United States, 178,554 students in Arizona participate in after school programs. While that is only about 16 percent of…

made me who I am today, came from a variety of peer influences through out my childhood. I began playing sports at the age of four and continue to do so today. Sport participation is associated with a few central factors, such as a person’s ability, characteristics, the influence of significant others, and the availability of opportunities to play sports that are personally satisfying. My involvement in sport at the age of four began mainly from the influence from my parents. They believed that…

high-performing group work acts an important role in academic success for a class as a whole, it is benefit for individual lifelong success as well. Knowing the group dynamics lays the foundation of more effective group work. In this paper, I will analyze some of our group activities we had in our Real Change Learning Community, to get a better view of how our group performs, what group stages we are on and what we should improve to enhance the performance. So far, we had two major group…

dropped into the storming stage. We did not have a clear consensus on what specific volunteer activity we would end up participating in, even though the entire goal was to decide on a volunteer activity. To manage the conflict, we focused on our common goal and decided to postpone the decision-making to the next meeting. As unproductive as that sounds, the first meeting helped us navigate how to interact with one another to directly reach a point. Our group climate was very supportive and…

Part II: Instructional Strategies Applied by the Candidate 1. Briefly describe the instructional goals that formed the basis of your interaction with ‘your’ ELL student(s), as well as each learning activity that served as the vehicle for meeting those goals. Note whether ELL students were participating in the same learning activity as their non-ELL peers, or if they were working on an ‘adapted’ activity. My goal for the interaction with the ELL student was to help Ville to participate more with…

is not able to complete assignments at school because she is not paying attention when the directions are being given. She will also frequently draw and colour during class when her classmates are doing the assigned tasks. When Lacy was asked why she colours and draws instead of working, she said she does not like to do the other activities because they are hard. Mr. L reports that Lacy’s preferred activities include colouring, drawing, computer time and story time. Lacy enjoys the time when…

Many of the children are visual learners and find doing maths easier through hands on activities, rather than writing everything down. Therefore, I varied each group activities based on their abilities and interests. This made sure every child was engaged in the task and learnt what was intended. According to Royer (2003), children should be provided with visual aids to assist their growing awareness of mathematics. Teachers can help children develop strategically by using visual aids to solve a…

Kindergarten. Emma currently received direct occupational therapy services. Per chart review Emma received early intervention services through the Indiana First Step program prior to attending the Early Childhood program. Summary of Procedures: Emma was evaluated in small office at Protsman Elementary School along with observation within her classroom. The School Companion Sensory Profile 2, VMI and observations were used to assess her current strengths and weaknesses.…