1. Presented to you by:
Jennifer Bonner & Roxy Perry
Battle Creek Public Schools
2.
3. Understandings
to Gain Today
Skills to
Gain Today
•There is a need for high-
quality summer programs.
•High-quality summer
programs demonstrate a
particular set of
characteristics.
•Themes provide a framework
to offer engaging, effective
summer learning experiences.
How to plan an
engaging thematic
unit for your
summer program
4. •A thematic approach uses one Idea
to frame and connect activities from
multiple subject areas or disciplines.
5. •Keep Young People Interested
•Encourages Deeper Learning
•Collaboration Between Schools and
Youth Development Organizations
•Parent and Family Involvement
11. •What out comes are appropri at e?
•Shoul d we consi der ot her
out comes?
•Educat i onal Achi evement &
Cogni t i ve At t ai nment
•Heal t h & Saf et y
•Soci al & Emot i onal Devel opment
•Sel f -Suf f i ci ency (ol der yout h)
12. Theme:
“The Forest”
Big Idea Statement:
Forests provide an
interdependent habitat for a variety
of animals.
Assessment:
Students will demonstrate their
knowledge of A forest habitat
through a creative presentation or
display.
13. •Mural showing 3 different animals in their
appropriate forest habitat.
•Short skit about a fox family.
•Poem about deer in a meadow.
14. •All children are at-risk of experiencing
learning loss over the summer months.
•High-quality, effective summer programs can
help stem summer learning loss and bridge
the resource gap.
•Effective summer programs blend academic
learning and youth development learning to
complement school year learning.
•Themes provide a framework to offer
engaging, effective summer learning
experiences.
17. •Connect with staff and
community partners
and share what you
learned today.
•Use the web planning
tools provided to plan
how you’ll engage young
people this summer.
18. Jennifer Bonner, Project Director,
Battle Creek Public Schools, 21st CCLC:
JBonner@battle-creek.k12.mi.us
Roxie Perry, Curriculum Director 21st CCLC
Rperry@battle-creek.k12.mi.edu
