Kids Club: River Falls School District

Attention all budding authors! Bring your creativity, imagination, and thinking caps! This workshop-based writing class will allow students to gain confidence in putting their thoughts to the page. We will work on expanding writing skills through creative and fun writing exercises and projects. Regardless if your student is still learning their letters or if they’re an advanced author, this class will allow their imagination to shine!

T-Rex, Stegosaurus, Brontosaurus, Pterodactyls, Triceratops, oh my! Are you interested in learning more about these amazing creatures? Then this class is for you! Each day we will read and discuss a nonfiction book about dinosaurs! Then, each day, we will work on a connected activity. Come join us for a dino-riffic time!

Plan, build, implement, fail, take apart, plan again, build better, implement the new design, repeat …… In this class we will take risks. We will collaborate with peers. We will design and attempt to build our own planned designs. Many different materials will be used throughout the two weeks. Get ready to be slightly frustrated, but have a ton of fun!

Plan, build, implement, fail, take apart, plan again, build better, implement the new design, repeat …… In this class we will take risks. We will collaborate with peers. We will design and attempt to build our own planned designs. Many different materials will be used throughout the two weeks. Get ready to be slightly frustrated, but have a ton of fun!

Students will be working on a variety of academic learning tasks targeted to strengthen their fine motor skills.

Students will play a variety of games (including board games) to learn and improve their math and reading skills.

Students will play a variety of games (including board games) to learn and improve their math and reading skills.

Students leaving kindergarten will be strengthened through continued development of reading, writing, listening, math, motor skills, and cooperative games.

Students leaving kindergarten will be strengthened through continued development of reading, writing, listening, math, motor skills, and cooperative games.

This course will review and strengthen foundational skills needed for 2nd grade! Each day will have a mix of reading and math concepts that will make a student feel more confident walking in one the first day of 2nd grade!

Children will engage in multiple games that allow them to review grammar skills, without realizing they are actually "working/learning".

Junior Paleontologists needed! Do you enjoy learning about dinosaurs and fossils? We’ll read all about dinosaurs, write about them, and do crafts and activities related to dinosaurs and fossils.

This class will provide students with small group instruction and support needed to improve math skills, to be better prepared for the next school year. It may include instruction in basic math concepts, fact fluency, problem-solving strategies, and geometry concepts. Teachers may also use a variety of instructional materials, such as manipulatives, math games, and technology-based tools, to provide students with a range of learning experiences.

This class will provide students with small group instruction and support needed to improve reading skills, to be better prepared for the next school year. It may include phonics instruction, vocabulary development, reading comprehension strategies, and fluency-building exercises. Teachers may also use a variety of instructional materials, such as leveled readers, decodable books, and audio books, to provide students with a range of reading experiences. This class is by teacher invite only.

Do you love the book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"? How about "The Grouchy Ladybug"? Come and learn more about the amazing world of Eric Carle and his books! We will be reading many of his books, doing experiments, making art projects, playing games, and best of all learning many ways to paint pictures like Eric Carle Does! If you like painting, this is the class for you!

Do you love the book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"? How about "The Grouchy Ladybug"? Come and learn more about the amazing world of Eric Carle and his books! We will be reading many of his books, doing experiments, making art projects, playing games, and best of all learning many ways to paint pictures like Eric Carle Does! If you like painting, this is the class for you!

Have you heard how funny the Elephant and Piggie books are? Have you read about that crazy pigeon? This is the class for you! We will learn all about Mo Willems, the creative author behind those books plus more! Students will work on projects, read his stories and be creative!

Have you heard how funny the Elephant and Piggie books are? Have you read about that crazy pigeon? This is the class for you! We will learn all about Mo Willems, the creative author behind those books plus more! Students will work on projects, read his stories and be creative!

Channel your inner sea monster and join us under the sea. We'll learn about different animals that live in and around the oceans/seas. We'll read all about sea life, explore sea life with some crafts, games, and science activities.