SCHOOL-AGE ADVISOR

•  Assists program serving children 5 yrs+ with Before/After School and Summer Programs to  enhance services

•  Technical Assistance, Individualized Program Support, Accreditation Support, and Training

Would you like to receive FREE toys and materials for your after-school program, along with FREE technical assistance?  The CCR&RA at Gainesville has money available through grants for after-school programs. 

 

Here is a list of items that the Resource Room has for School-Age Programs to check out:

Books:    After-School Transition Activities
                 Children of Divorce in School-Age Care
                 Building Relationships with Parents and Families in School-Age Programs
                 Games, Games, Games:  Creating Hundreds of Group Games & Sports
                 Homework Assistance & Out-of-School Time: Filling the Need, Finding the Balance; Literacy:          
                          Exploring Strategies to Enhance Learning in After-School Programs   
                 Training New After-School Staff
                 School-Age Ideas and Activities for After-School Programs
                 Classroom Spaces That Work 
                 Discipline in School-Age Care: Control the Climate, Not the Children
                 Half A Childhood: Quality Programs for Out-of-School Hours
                 The NAA Standards for Quality School-Age Care (National AfterSchool Association)
                 Fun Literacy Activities for After-School Programs
                 On Stage: Theater Games and Activities for Kids
                 Connect with Music: IDEAS for Creating Music Experiences with Kids in
                         Out-of-School Programs 
                 Nature In A Nutshell for Kids  
                 Best New Games
                 The Games and Play Leader’s Handbook 
                 Adapted Games & Activities: From Tag to Team Building
                 Rainy Days & Saturdays
                 Creative Resources for School Age Programs
                 100 Best Games
                 Summer Sizzlers & Magic Mondays
                 Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14
                 But They Spit, Scratch, and Swear!
                 Geography Fun
                 Successful Kindergarten Transition: Your Guide to Connecting Children, Families, & Schools
                 Good Kids, Difficult Behavior
                 A Mother’s Manual for Summer Survival
                 The Kid’s Guide to Service Projects
                 Kids’ container gardening
                 Summer Program Tips, Strategies & Activities for School-Agers 5-14 Year-Olds 
                 Indoor Action Games For Elementary Children
                 No Standing Around in My Gym
                 Nature’s Art Box
                 A Guide to Great Field Trips
                 The Math Explorer
                 202 Science Investigations
                 Afterschool Style Guide: Graffitiwall
                 Summer Adventures: Terrific Themes for a Carefree Summer Program!
                 Gizmos & Gadgets: Creating Science Contraptions that work (& knowing why)

VHS:  How to Lead Games

 
Toys:      Board Games
                Giant Bowling
                Maze Balance Board
                Basketball Goal
                Hidden Pictures Games
                Computer Software – Science
                                                    Math
                                                    Spelling
                                                    Amazing Animals
                                                    World Explorer
                Marble Run
                Lego Dinosaurs
                Lincoln Logs
                Boom Whackers
                Parachutes
                Balls
                Gross Motor Kit
                Bucket Blast Game
                Children Chapter books for all reading levels
                Books on CD
                Global Musical Instruments
                Sight-Word Learning Centers
                Alphabet Boxes
                Speed Stacks

 

Helpful websites:

National AfterSchool Association
www.naaweb.org/ 

Georgia School Age Care Association
www.ciclt.net/gsaca/main.aspRoutineCk=Display&PT=edit_pages&Page=home&Client=gsaca

Georgia AfterSchool Investment Council
www.afterschoolga.org/

For More Information, Please Contact Lysa Gaddis, Resource Specialist/School-Age Advisor 
 at 678-717-3474 or lgaddis@gsc.edu