Middletown Township Preschool Classroom

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Middletown Township Preschool Classroom

• Heather Lopusznick, M.S.Ed.
• Early Childhood/Special Education Consultant

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Office of Early Childhood

• www.state.nj.us\education
• Preschool Implementation Guidelines
• Preschool Teaching Learning Standards
• Scientifically-Researched Based Curriculum
• High-Quality Preschool Programs
• Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP)
• ECERS-Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale

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Creative Curriculum

• All Based on Research and Theory
• The Learning Environment
• How Children Develop Learn
• What Children Learn
• The Teachers Role
• The Familys Role

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Center Time

• Blocks
• Dramatic Play
• Toys Games
• Art
• Library
• Computer
• Sand/Water
• Music Movement
• Outdoor
• Science/Discovery
• (Jones, C. Dodge, D. 2002. The Creative
  Curriculum for preschool. Washington, D.C.
  Teaching Strategies Inc.)

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The Preschool Learning Environment

• Designing and maintaining the classroom
• Daily Routine
• A Safe and Secure Classroom Community

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Daily Routine
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Center Management

• Centers are the most natural way to organize a
  classroom to enable children to become Active
  Learners.
• (Wonderful Rooms Where Children Bloom!)

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Guidelines for Learning Environment and Centers

1. Divide the space into well-defined interest areas
   for distinctive types of play.
2. Choose names for the interest areas that children
   understand
3. Establish visual boundaries
4. In developing the floor plan, consider the fixed
   elements of the physical setting and traffic flow
   within and between interest areas.
5. Plan the interest areas to accommodate many types
   of play.
6. Make sure materials are safe, clean and well
   maintained.

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Guidelines for Learning Environment and Centers

1. Choose materials that reflect the childrens
   interests.
2. Choose materials that are appropriate for the
   childrens developmental levels.
3. Provide items that can be used in a variety of
   ways.
4. Choose materials that support different types of
   play that are typical of young children.
5. Choose materials that reflect the experiences and
   cultures of the children in the program, and that
   reflect human diversity in unbiased ways.
6. Make sure materials are safe, clean and well
   maintained.

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Guidelines for Learning Environment and Centers

1. Store materials so that children can reach them.
2. Use see-through containers to store materials in
   plain view.
3. Make sure materials are consistently stored in
   the same place.
4. Label shelves and containers so children can find
   and put away materials.

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Blocks
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Literacy Centers(Book, Listening Writing)
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Dramatic Play
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Music Movement
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Art
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Sand/Water
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Toys Games
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Science\Discovery