TOMAH AREA TIMBER PUPS Partners United 4 PreSchool

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TOMAH AREA TIMBER PUPS(Partners United 4
Pre-School)

• CURRICULUMS

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• DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM IS

A framework for teaching in ways that match how
children develop and learn.
Young children learn best by doing! They
explore using their senses (seeing, touching,
tasting, listening, smelling). Play is the work
of young children!
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CREATIVE CURRICULUM
Blocks Dramatic Play Toys Games Art Library Disc
overy Sand Water Music Movement Cooking Comput
ers Outdoors
How Children Develop Learn
The Learning Environment
The Familys Role
What Children Learn
The Teachers Role
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Four Areas of Development

• Social/Emotional-Following rules routines,
  sharing, taking turns
• Physical-Large muscle movement (including balance
  stability), Small muscle dexterity
• Cognitive-Learning and using information
• Language-Using understanding spoken language,
  making sense of written language

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Daily Activities

• Circle Time-(Large group), songs, fingerplays,
  sharing news
• Choice Time-Children work in interest areas,
  Teacher may work with small groups
• Snack
• Outdoor Play
• Story Time-Read and discuss a story book
• (Large group)

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SECOND STEP

• Social/Emotional Curriculum
• Teaches children to
• -Recognize feelings
• -Understand anothers point of view
• -Show care and understanding
• -Deal with Anger
• -Resolve problems

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Second Step (Cont.)

• Taught by the classroom teacher
• Discuss situation on photo card
• Practice with role playing and feedback
• Encourage children to use knowledge in real
  situations
• Teach children language to use to express
  feelings and resolve problems

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HANDWRITING WITHOUT TEARS

• Developed by an occupational therapist
• Children play, build, sing, color and learn
• Small and Large Muscle Control
• Color and Shape Awareness
• Letter and Number Recognition
• Counting

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HANDWRITING WITHOUT TEARS

• Every child can succeed
• Multisensory materials
• Instruction occurs individually, small group and
  large group

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• "Play gives children a chance to practice what
  they are learning....They have to play with what
  they know to be true in order to find out more,
  and then they can use what they learn in new
  forms of play."
• Fred Rogers