Kindergarten Is Not First Grade

1
(No Transcript)
2
Kindergarten Is Not First Grade
Linda Champion Jeanette Haydell
3
Chinese Proverb

• I hear, I forget
• I see, I remember
• I do, I understand

4
Todays Trend in Kindergarten

• Children seated in chairs at tables
• Teacher oriented
• Worksheets

5
What is Meant by Play

• Organized
• Small groups
• Purposeful

6
Developmental Stage

• Pre-operational stage
• Concrete vs. abstract

7
Advantages of Play

• Play
• Is the primary vehicle of learning.
• Allows for experimentation, exploration and
  manipulation of materials.
• Increases language skills.
• Facilitates creativity and imagination.

8
Developmentally Appropriate Classroom

• Combination of teacher-directed and
  child-initiated activities
• Allows for child experimentation
• Intellectually stimulating and challenging

9
Bulletin 741

• Teacher directed activities 40
• Student initiated activities 35
• Snack and restroom time 10
• Lunch
• Rest period and/or quiet activities 15

10
Through play a child can learn to

• Share
• Work cooperatively
• Explore his environment

11
Positive results of play

• Lower levels of test anxiety
• Higher levels of creativity and divergent
  thinking
• Better self concept
• Less likely to exhibit hyperactive and
  distractibility behavior

12
Comprehensive Curriculum and GLEs

• Can be addressed in centers
• Most activities recommend extension in center

13
Apple Activity

• Divide paper in three equal columns.
• At the top of column 1 write real.
• At the top of column 2 write plastic.
• At the top of column 2 write color.

14
References

• Burts, D. Hart, C. Charlesworth, R. Kirk, L.
  (1990). A comparison of frequencies of stress
  behaviors observed in kindergarten children in
  developmentally appropriate versus
  developmentally inappropriate instructional
  practices. Early Childhood Research Quarterly,
  5(3), 407-423.
• Dunn, Loraine Kontos, Susan. (1997).
  Developmentally Appropriate Practice What Does
  Research Tell Us. Young Children 52(5)4-13
• Elkind,D. (1981). The Hurried Child. Reading, MA
  Addison-Wesley
• Hart, Craig, Ph.D., (2005) The Tutoring Craze,
  Child. September
• Tate, Marcia L. (2003). Worksheets Dont Grow
  Dendrites. Corwin Press

15
(No Transcript)