a tour of new updates

Pre-K Math and Science

OPENING ACTIVITY

State one thing you enjoy about teaching Pre-K Math and Science (previously INDEX)

Three Part Overview

Pre-K Math and Science (formally known as INDEX)

1What stayed the same? 2What has been

updated? 3What do you need to know as we

move forward?

WHAT STAYED THE SAME?

Activities and Content

1

Content • Layout of book- new lessons basically match old lessons• Additional resources- online, no cd, no powerpoints (called visual aids)Activities• Reading responses from evaluations and talking to trainers• Interactive activities that connected reader with materialBooks• Book list- individual books, group sets, classroom sets • Evaluations- we found that the books were well loved and received

What Stayed the Same?

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Lesson 1: Foundation of Math and Science with Young ChildrenLesson 2: Theory and Research: How Children Explore the WorldLesson 3: Inquiry and Processing SkillsLesson 4: Math and Science Learning EnvironmentLesson 5: Numbers and PatternsLesson 6: Physical Science and Life ScienceLesson 7: Geometry and MeasurementLesson 8: Earth Science and NatureLesson 9: Projects: Investigation and ExplorationLesson 10: Projects: Documentation

All lessons are 3 hours. See page xii

• Manuals• Trainer Kit • Books

See page viii

Materials

2 What has been updated?

Format, Projects, and Nature

Format:• The manual has been formatted to the ECEP manual format• Goals and Objectives have been added based on the content

Nature: • A new video by Richard Louv • Connecting with nature inside the classroom

Projects:• The last lesson of INDEX (9) has been separated into two different lessons

(9 & 10)• Lesson 9 and 10 are each 3 hours• How to manage the two session broke into two sessions?

3 What do you need to know as we move forward?

As we look into the future

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The Future

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