Babies are a-Moving!

Infants are very curious little individuals. They explore their environment from the time they wake until the moment they can no longer resist sleep. Between 7-10 months of age, infants become mobile.  The world becomes irresistible for baby. Whether they shuffle along on their bottoms, roll around the room, or progress to crawling on their knees, infants will master any technique to get where they want to go.

The infants shown above demonstrate the development of their arm, leg, and back muscles. The determined girl on the left pulls herself up using the people and items around her. The inquisitive boy on the right uses his hands and feet to reach the toys next to him as he sits upright.

LVCC’s infant rooms are full of colorful toys and soft blocks to stimulate motor skills (movement). Baby is free to discover his/her surroundings in a safe environment.

AmeriHealth Mercy Delivers More than Just Backpacks

Michael Grinnage from AmeriHealth Mercy's Community Affairs delivered an important message to students attending LVCC on Union Boulevard, "We want you to stay healthy and have fun." Through an AmeriHealth Mercy grant supporting physical education activities, our summer school-age students received weekly dance lessons from Repertory Dance Theatre and a weekly physical education instructor that taught sports and games.

During his visit, Mr. Grinnage brought along backpacks filled with headbands, pedometers, and pens for all the school-age students that participated in the summer program. The children loved their new bling and sported it throughout the rest of the week.

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Saying Goodbye to an Olympic Summer

Practicing gross motor skills by kicking the ball.

This week marked the final days of LVCC's summer physical fitness program. Our on-staff physical fitness teacher kept the school-age students hopping with a game of kickball to complete their last class.

The children played as a team both offensively and defensively. The offensive team cheered on their kicker at plate while the defense worked cooperatively to catch and throw the ball to their fellow basemen. The kickball lessons were a great way to increase gross motor skills and communication.

Lego Olympians from LVCC at Truman

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Other LVCC summer students exhibited their creative talents in construction. The school-age children from LVCC at Truman were given a challenge by their teachers. Could they build the American flag and the Olympic rings symbol with Legos? The children once again proved they could do it!

Following sequential steps in the correct order, the children practiced fine-motor development. Our Lego Olympians used their problem-solving skills and math abilities (counting and sorting Legos) to make flat Olympic rings and 3-dimensional rings. The brightly colored pieces also provided patterning practice.

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Tag, Your It!

Preschoolers playing Duck, Duck, Goose. 

Running at full speed, the preschool, pre-k, and school-age children enrolled at LVCC's Campus Center exercised their bodies and minds in the summer enrichment classes. Gym teacher, Ms. Aislynn, kept the tots on their toes with every weekly lesson.

Following the Olympic theme, the children participated in a variety of physical activities that replicated the Olympic sports. This past week in honor of track and field events, the game of choice was "tag".

Preschool learned the basics of running fast and stopping quickly on command with Freeze Tag and Red Light, Green Light. Their favorite racing and chasing game was Duck, Duck, Goose. Having a smaller group, pre-k demonstrated proper stretching techniques before tagging each other around the playground. They also took turns catching and throwing a ball in a circle. The school-age children practiced quick thinking and lunges while trying to steal objects being held prisoner from their opponents base without being tagged during a more challenging version called Prison Tag.

And the outdoor fun continues...


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