I am new to teaching and didn't know if anyone had any ideas for after school activities. They need to be an hour long and hopefully based on a theme, but any idea you have would be helpful at this point. I think science with a 'special' name would be considered a theme at this point. By the way, the children are from grades K-3 and then 4-8. Any ideas I can build upon? Thank you in advance.
Our school had something called a Rocket Club which met once per week and built and launched rockets. What about a cooking club or craft club? When I ran an after school program we did pen pals from Ireland, and I had a group of 3-5th grade girls who participated.
I teach in a Catholic High school. Here's the list from our webpage. I realize my kids are older than yours, but maybe something here will spark an idea. (First though, and apology. On the website, it's in 3 columns, so it's in alphabetical order.) I've pulled out the "Catholic" activities-- Mass Usher and the like. Co-curricular Activities Academic Quiz Bowl Art Guilds (3 levels) Band (4 levels) Book Club Chorus (5 levels) French Club History Club (2 levels) Jazz Band (2 levels) Jazz Chorus Labratory Squad Latin Club (2 levels) Literary Magazine Mathematics Club (2 levels) Orchestra (3 levels) Pit Band Schola Science Club (3 levels) Science Olympiad Teams (2 levels) Spanish Club (2 levels) Speech and Debate Club Extracurricular Activities: Auditorium Service Bookstore Staff General Student Organization (5 levels) Peer Education Boy Scouts of America Girl Scouts of America Photography Club Chamber Music Society Hiking Club Chess Club Jubilee Choir (2 levels) Communications Club Katrina Relief Volunteers Crafts Club Library Service Culinary Club National Honor Society Woodworking Club Drama Club National Junior Honor Society Divisional Newspapers Year Book Educational Television Service Newspaper
