get a unit 2 study guide and a handout. - complete sections 1,2,3, and 4 -
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Get a Unit 2 study guide and a handout. - complete sections 1,2,3, and 4 -. Make sidewalk chalk 1. Get a paper cup and write your name on it. 2. Stand over a tray covered with wax paper. 3. Pour 2 TBL water into your paper cup. 4. Add some paint to the water - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
MAKE SIDEWALK CHALK1. GET A PAPER CUP AND WRITE YOUR NAME ON IT.2. STAND OVER A TRAY COVERED WITH WAX PAPER.
3. POUR 2 TBL WATER INTO YOUR PAPER CUP.4. ADD SOME PAINT TO THE WATER
5. POUR 2 TBL PLASTER OF PARIS INTO THE WATER.6. USE A STICK TO MIX IT.
7. SET IT ASIDE TO DRY FOR 48 HOURS.8. WHEN IT IS DRY, PEEL AWAY THE PAPER.
Get a Unit 2 study guide and a handout.
- complete sections 1,2,3, and 4 -
PLAYthe importance of it and types
- Remember Music and Story Due Date- New Study Guide Unit Due Date1. Choose a Theme for this Unit’s Resource File Base your unit activity ideas and resources off of this theme.2. Read about Daily Task Assignments a. Develop an activity, write a lesson plan, and include a sample. b. Complete 3 activity evaluation ideas Past ideas, today’s ideas and handout, or your own ideas. 3. Complete the assigned notes
Play is a child’s WORK, the most important work they will ever do.
Adult’s work is WORKStudent’s work is SCHOOLChild’s work is PLAY and they do it all day
long!
1. Play is important because…
It is how children learn, grow, and develop!
They learn about themselves, others, and their world
Develops and enhances creativityBuilds confidence and self-
concept Releases energy
Provides individual and down time.builds initiative and autonomy
(independence) = Erikson’s Theory
And….
PLAY develops the
5 basic areas of Growth and Development:
Physical: Gross/fine motor skills, speed, strength,
coordinationEmotional
Handle feelings, fears, how to express emotions, and other’s emotions
Social Acceptable social behavior, understand
cooperationCognitive
How things work, problem solving, reasoning, and practice mental skills
Moral Honesty, rules, consideration, respect
Decide which area of development each activity would enhance. More than one can apply.
______ Puzzles ______ Painting ______ Tricycle______ Acting out Stories ______ Playground Equipment _____ Play kitchen______ Matching picture cards ______ Candyland game ______Books______Trucks / Cars ______Dolls ______Ball
C = cognitive S = social
P = physical E = emotional
M = moral
2. Areas of Play (social classifications)
a. Unoccupied Behaviorb. Onlooker Playc. Solitary Playd. Parallel Playe. Associative Playf. Cooperative Play
3. How Parents Interfere with the value of play
Too many toys Child has too many toys to play with which causes confusion,
overwhelming, and too many choices. Purpose and Timing of Toys
Parents are eager to provide toys for the child which they might be too young for, not interested in at the time, or it is not their type.
Toys for boys and Toys for girls Child has been stereotyped and only has gender appropriate toys, games, and
activities. Let them choose their own interests. Self-conscious Play
Parents enter child’s play too actively or at the wrong time. They might laugh, ask a question, make suggestions, or criticize the child’s play.
Hinder Creativity Parent’s not allowing kids to be kids and explore, experiment, play, get dirty, make
mistakes, and expecting them to follow the protocol of how it is to be in the real adult world. This is a child’s world.
Competition Parents make play a competition – win, be the best, do it first, make it right.
4. How Parents Can Foster Play (strengthen and help develop it)
Relax the Controls
Inspire Perseverance
Tolerate Differences
Be the Child’s Advocate
Provide a Creative Environment
Let them be kids
Allow for Free Play Puzzles, computers. Dramatic
play, play-dough, basketball hoop, climbing stuff, toys…
“What would you like to do today?”“I don’t know”
Give ideas and show activities
Child gives no response Notice where their
eyes are looking and facial expressions of interest
Aimless wandering Give ideas and show
activities Find them a friend
Doing the same activity everyday Encourage variety and
point what others are doing.
Guide them to learn to think for themselves
and to problem solve
Parachute The parachute is fun and
versatile. Examples:
The children can move it to music. They can put balls on it and
pop the balls up into the air. They can run under it
Which type of play?
5. Types of Play
1. Passive PLAYHaving no
interaction with others. All children need this,
but keep it limited.Watching TV,
Reading, computer, video games, Daydreaming, musical instrument, coloring….
A Camping Trip Close your eyes and draw the camping scene that I will tell
you: A lake A boat on the lake A man in the boat fishing A tent on the shore of the lake A camp fire with flames A dog by the campsite Mountains in the background The sun peaking through the mountains Clouds in the sky
Open your eyes and look at your picture. What physical skill did we use to draw this?
2. Small Motor (Fine) Play• Small motor skills create the
ability to • formulate language, write, draw, manipulate
small objects and toys, accomplish self-help tasks…. - Daily skills.
• Builds Cognitive skills • thinking, reasoning, problem-solving,
understanding
• All art is fine motor, but not all fine motor is art.
Manipulative
Using objects to touch, manipulate, learn with, and to experience the idea. This is the best way to learn.
Select open-ended toys that have a variety of uses.
Small Motor / Manipulative Play
Sand or water or other sensory table play
PaintingPuzzlesPlay doughCuttingBoard games
Threading (beads and lacing cards)
Math blockchain linksdicefoam shapesSorting objects
(beans)blocks
WHAT FINE MOTOR ACTIVITY COULD YOU USE IN YOUR LESSON PLAN THEME?
BLOCK AREA Blocks, lego’s, lincoln logs, …
Place i t away from quiet areas and next to noisy areas l ike dramatic play.
Have ample space to build without gett ing in the way of others.
Use the shelves for separation, wal ls, and storage.Use a flat carpeted surface for warmth, comfort,
and noise control .Provide props other than blocks: furniture,
people, cars, animals, road signs…..
3. Sensory Motor / Discovery Play
Using senses and fine motor skills to learn. If they use all 5 senses at
the same time, they will learn best.
Play dough, sand, water, finger paint, rice bucket, listening activities…
Have children stand in a line with one leader (adult) and the other adult leader stands across the yard or room.
The leader without children yells :“___, _____, how did you get there?” (filling in the blanks with
an animal or a mode of transportation) The adult leader with children yells the mode of movement for that animal or vehicle.
ex. "Snake, snake, how did you get there?" "We slithered!" At this point all the children pretend to be that thing and
slither to the other leader. It goes back and forth as long as the attention of your children.
Use horses, elephant, frog, bees, motorcycles, helicopter, racecars, airplanes, etc. …
How did you get there?
4. Dramatic / Make-believe/ Pretend
Situations that teach real life and allow a child to express themselves and their
emotions.THINK OF IT AS A STAGE WHERE THE CHILD ENTERS
AND IMMEDIATELY TAKES ON A ROLE.Examples:
Playing house, doctor, store, school, hair salon, post office, etc…
Acting out stories from a book Brown Bear, Brown Bear
Puppets Play , Group time, and Transitions
Benefits of Dramatic Play
The teacher can use puppets and props to motivate and teach the children. Often children will listen to a puppet over a teacher.
Provides an outlet for the child’s inner thoughts and feelings. The self conscious child can hide behind A puppet or a character and act
out feelings or be anything. They may say things to or through a puppet that they would not say to
anyone else.Develops problem solving skills, cause and effect, decision
making, autonomy, and self-image.Practice language development, verbal expression, and social
interaction. Plot development, character role, puppetry
Allows children to learn about and experience their world and the people in
it.Teaches about occupations and roles and how to do them in real life.
Little boy
Creating The Dramatic Play Space
It is often based on the day’s theme.Separate area that can have 3 sides.
Walls, dividers, shelves, and furniture can be used.Near other noisy areas.Ample space to build and develop, flat and
carpetedNear block area so they can share suppliesContaining real life items.
Provide Language and Literacy experiences
Menu’s for the restaurantPhone books for the houseMagazines for the beauty parlorLetters for Post officeBoxes, Bags, Ads for grocery store.
Be aware of Culture!! Supply pictures and props that represent
different races, and types of culture.
Best done when restrictions are few and possibilities are endless.
Dramatic Play Prop Box Supplies
HOUSE Stove - refrigerator - child-sized
table & chairs - - mirrors - dolls - doll bed & high chair ,
Pots & Pans, Utensils - cooking equipment Clock -
telephone – food
Grocery store, Salon, Post office, Gardner, Doctor, Royalty?
POST OFFICE
Weather
Mailboxes, mailbags, clothes, taped houses around the room with # envelopes on it. Give children stacks of postcards with coordinating numbers on it so they can delivery the mail.
clothes for all weather, weatherman clothes and props4 boxes with each weather and
props inside it: fan for wind, sun lamp for sun, blue ice with cotton balls on it for snow, squirt bottle
for rain.
Look at basic junk items as creative opportunities!
Use toilet paper rolls to create a real life object like binoculars.
Take small empty clear water bottles, fill them half full with water and food coloring, then hot glue the cap on. The kids love pretending to drink these different "juices".
Shred colored paper into empty spice containers .
How about a cardboard box?
Dramatic Play Prop Box
• LOOK AT YOUR PRESCHOOL LESSON THEME
• LIST 10 ITEMS THAT YOU CAN REALISTICALLY PUT IN YOUR DRAMATIC PLAY AREA. USE YOUR IMAGINATION!
EXAMPLE: SCHOOLBook, Paper, Chalk, Crayons, Ruler, Glasses,
Construction Paper, Calculator, Markers, Notebook, old workbooks and textbooks, a bell
Other ideas:
Caregiver’s Role in Dramatic Play
COACHING: Provide children with problem solving ideas.
Child may not want to be a baker because there is not a baker’s hat. You help them make a paper hat
A child is hitting and you tell them to stop because the child does not like it and then direct them through solving the issue.
MODELING: Show them appropriate ways to play a part.
In a shoe store the child may not know how to sell shoes so you say," Would you like to buy some shoes today?”
Your child looks hungry, shouldn’t you go and feed him?
FROZEN BEAN BAG
BEAN BAG SCATTER
Equipment: bean bag for each child.
Choose a body part (head) Children move around
balancing a bean bag on their head (or specified body part) until bean bag falls. Then they must freeze until someone puts the bean bag back onto their head without dropping their own bean bag.
Equipment: bucketful of bean bags
Teacher throws bean bags all around and children run to collect them and bring them back to the bucket.
Aim is for teacher to keep bucket empty - children to keep bean bags in it
BEAN BAG GAMES Which type of play?
5. Active, Rough and Tumble, Gross MotorOutdoor PLAY
This looks like running around or fighting, but it is a great release of energy and builds physical and social skills.
Included daily as part of the curriculum Teaches healthy habits of activity
sports, play sword fight, wrestle, chase, playground, games
OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
Children in one unit cannot reach children in another unit.
The children should not have to walk through one area to get to another.
The caregiver should be able to see all areas of the playground easily.
It must be fenced in with a five foot fence.
Provide a multipurpose of equipment for child stimulation.
Enough empty space but not Dead space.40 square feet per child or an acceptable alternative.
Lots of grass and trees to run around.A shaded area.
What Gross Motor Skill and Fine motor skill Activities could you use as part of your Preschool Theme Lesson?
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CENTERS• Floor Tic Tac Toe with bean bags• Boat, fishing, puppets, doll• Balance beam• Ringer tubes• Straws and scrap paper cut• Blocks• Sand and rice buckets• Puzzles• Make a puppet