One of our neighbors developed a Jump Start program for pre-school children a number of years ago and it has been incorporated in the school system here in Ballard, WA.
The program is designed to prepare children four and five years old for Kindergarten and it has had great results. Click on the photos to see the little buggers' faces, some of the expressions are pretty cute.
Soon after I moved here, Toni asked if I would be interested in volunteering one day a week in the class that she teaches (there are two classes a day, two teachers for each class). She told me she thought it would be good to be able to have someone available to read to the kids during their play time. I agreed and have been doing it every Wednesday.
I took my camera to class with me a couple of weeks ago and got some shots of the kids during snack time and thought I'd share those with you this morning.
Some of the other grades have planted a garden and spend part of their science class planting and tending the plants.
