Chesterfield Goes to College Week

This week, students celebrated Chesterfield Goes to College Week.  It is a new county-wide initiative to promote the acquisition of post-secondary educations.  All classes had to participate in a door decorating contest.  Our class dedicated its door to my alma mater, Virginia Commonwealth University (the best university)!  Go Rams! 

The kindergarteners colored rams and placed them on our door amongst fabulous pictures of  the school's campus, logo and VCU's basketball team (yeah, Final Four).

The following are great ways to discuss college to elementary students:

In-Class Discussion Ideas

• Talk to students about your college experiences (Where did you go? What did you study? What was your most difficult class?  What did you enjoy the most?  What was it like to live in a dorm?  Did you travel while in collge?  How did you pay for college?)
• Provide students with an opportunity to share college goals in a classroom discussion.

Writing

• Use college as a theme for a writing prompt.  (My favorite college is...; When I go to college, I want to study...)

Math

• Graph students' favorite colleges or plans of study.

Social Studies

• Put Virginia colleges on a map!  This is a great activity for 4th grade since students are studying the regions of Virginia.