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Campers read through summer at Camp Gan

The Gan summer camp Temple Sinai spends the month focused on children's authors.


  • By Amanda Morales
  • | 6:00 a.m. August 6, 2015
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Somewhere between a famished caterpillar eating its way through a leaf, a dozen pieces of fruit, a pickle and a slice of pie, the children of Camp Gan were hooked on storytime. 

It’s the second week of the second session of Camp Gan at The Gan at Temple Sinai, and children are exploring favorite authors and storytellers. 

Camper Spotlight

Cal Nykorchuck
Age: 3
Favorite part of camp: Reading books and riding bikes
Favorite books: “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”
“Because he eats a lot of food and gets a stomachache. In 'If you Give a Moose a Muffin,' he wants a muffin and then another and another and another. We made muffins in the class.”

The Gan at Temple Sinai offered Camp Gan with two four-week sessions with the first one in June and the second in July. 

During the week of July 13 the author spotlight was on author and illustrator Eric Carle, the author of titles such as “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” and “The Grouchy Ladybug.” 

Maurice Sendak, Margaret and H.A. Rey and Tomie dePaola were among the other authors whose books children were read
.
Projects in the classrooms reflected the books students were reading. For the book “If You Give a Moose a Muffin,” by Laura Numeroff, children helped bake muffins in the classroom. 

Ezra Wheeler soars on the swings.
Ezra Wheeler soars on the swings.
Amani Satia reacts during story time.
Amani Satia reacts during story time.
Gideon Hinds receives a sticker for behaving well during story time.
Gideon Hinds receives a sticker for behaving well during story time.
Daniel Fine sits during story time.
Daniel Fine sits during story time.
Elisa Wriston speeds around the corner on her tricycle.
Elisa Wriston speeds around the corner on her tricycle.
Laura Freedman reads
Laura Freedman reads "The Hungry Catepillar."
Laura Freedman prepares to read to students at The Gan Summer Camp.
Laura Freedman prepares to read to students at The Gan Summer Camp.
Cal Nykorchuck straps on his helmet before riding a tricycle.
Cal Nykorchuck straps on his helmet before riding a tricycle.

 

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