Helping at a summer camp for 5-6 year olds, any activity and behaviour suggestions??

Question

this camp is a writing camp, but there are also recreation times where the kids play, go swimming...etc.

i do not really have a lot of experience with kids so i am not sure how to behave or what types of games they would like to play. And can someone explain what types of problems usually overcome a five or six year old? thanks

please, no rude comments.

Answer 1

run as fast as u can the first change u get!!!!! (but grab the money first)

Answer 2

mostly sharing issues among 5 and 6 year olds - you might have some homesickness if this is an overnight camp.  Games to play would be active games with balls, duck duck goose, miniature golf if the have it make it an activity, swimming relays, any kind of relays.

Answer 3

I am a high school helper and i deal with 5 year-olds a lot so ,

1:they can be clingy

2:ALWAYS have them say please and thank-you (helps when they get older

3:just keep smiling and complient them on the things they do.

Answer 4

U may also try this web site.Hope help u:

http://kid-games-to-play.blogspot.com/

Answer 5

I am a paraprofessional who spends most of my time with both kindergarten and first grade students.  I am also an active PTO parent who chairs many school functions, so I am always looking for new fun ideas to do with the students.  I have this website saved in my FAVORITES because I am always getting fun activities, games, and even songs to teach the students.  Feel free to explore.  It is loaded with many great ideas.

http://www.ultimatecampresource.com/

Also, here are a few tips to remember:

Rules to Live By for Games at Camp:

Participate with your campers. Campers will be most likely to play a game if you are actively participating. Enjoy yourself and be part of the group, but be cautious not to play at skill levels above your campers that make the game unfair or dangerous.

Facilitate equal playing action for all participants. Be very mindful of how many times a camper has (ie) received the frisbee, or been chosen as captain. Quite often, less active campers are left on the sidelines while more athletic or outgoing children dominate the game. If you are playing any activity, find a way to keep activities moving and changing to give everyone equal quality playing time. This same principle applies to sports-minded children who may be uncomfortable playing dramatic games.

Keeping score is not always important! You'll quickly find that by simply not keeping score, many games become more fun. Whenever possible, try to limit the focus on "winning" or "losing" and concentrate more on having fun, and staying active. This is not to say that you should never keep score - it's simply not always important...

Re-invent any activity by changing the rules.Any game can be adapted to make it more interesting. Here are several adaptations of kickball as an example: Run the bases backwards, run them in reverse order, give all infielders water balloons to use to throw players out instead of the ball, hit the ball with a bat, use a beach ball, or have entire sides kick before rotating instead of having traditional outs.

Learn games at all physical activity levels. Every group is different, and every day is different as well. Good counselors have a bag a tricks for the various personalities or weather conditions that they come across.

Always, Always, Always encourage teamwork, fairplay, and sportsmanship! Set the tone right away - games are meant to be fun and should reflect the values of your camp. Set ground rules for physical or less active games alike, such as, "Only positive comments," or "No name-calling."

Always stop the game while you're still having fun Campers will always want to return to a game that was stopped that they were enjoying. If you play a game until everyone is dropping out or arguing, that's how they will remember it.

Let children lead games. Give campers an opportunity to be the group leader, explain the rules, choose captains, set boundaries, and arbitrate arguments. It helps build leadership skills, independence, and self-esteem.