Making Playroom Materials from Everyday Items

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Objectives

1. Identify the Approaches to Learning KDIs
2. Identify strategies to support these KDIs
3. Explain the importance of these KDIs and what
   they look like in the classroom

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Inventions

• Working in your table groups, invent a new gadget
  or machine that will make your lives easier in
  the kitchen or bathroom.
• You may use materials on the table, or at your
  disposal in the room or in your personal
  possession.

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KDI 1 Initiative Children demonstrate initiative
as they explore their world

• Children
• Are eager to learn
• They exhibit curiosity, independence, and
  self-direction as they learn about relationships,
  materials, actions, and ideas.
• They take reasonable risks as they investigate
  the environment.

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KDI 4 Problem solving Children solve problems
encountered in play

• Children
• Are inventive and flexible in solving a variety
  of problems.
• Progress from using trial and error to more
  systematic attempts at problem solving.

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KDI 5 Use of resources Children gather
information and formulate ideas about their world

• Children
• Use all their senses and a variety of tools to
  explore and gather information about the world
  around them.
• Ask questions and try to explain their ideas
  about the things they encounter.

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Teaching Strategies

• Look at the teaching strategies on page 4 of the
  training booklet.
• Initiative
• Problem-solving
• Use of resources

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Ace of Cakes

• Select one member of your group to be your
  customer.
• Design a cake on a piece of chart paper that
  reflects your customers tastes and interests.
• When your cake is finished, answer the questions
  on p. 6 of your training booklet.

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KDI 2 Planning Children make plans and follow
through on their intentions

• Children
• Make plans and decisions, and express choices and
  intentions based on their interests.
• Increase the detail and complexity of their
  plans.
• Follow through on their plans.

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KDI 3 Engagement Children focus on activities
that interest them

• Children
• Sustain involvement and concentration in their
  play.
• Are persistent, motivated, and able to stay
  engaged.

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KDI 6 Reflection Children reflect on their
experiences

• Children
• Use their experiences to draw conclusions about
  people, materials, events, and ideas.
• Make connections between what they already know
  and what they are doing and learning.

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Teaching Strategies

• Look at the teaching strategies on page 7 of the
  training booklet.
• Planning
• Engagement
• Reflection

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Approaches to Learning in the Classroom

• Write down the importance of your assigned KDI on
  p. 9 of your training booklet.
• In your small group create a skit explaining and
  demonstrating the importance of your KDI to
  parents or administrators during a classroom
  visit.
• Suggested roles
• Teacher
• parent or administrator
• children

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Implementation Plan

• Turn to page 10 in your training booklet and
  complete your implementation plan