Please see our affiliate disclosure here. Here, we highlight a few language and literacy lessons embedded in our preschool curriculum from Experience Curriculum. This month, we are learning our way through the monthly theme of Friends and Feelings. Why themes? Learning is rich and meaningful when we explore related topics for an entire month. Children can build on previous skills, all in the context of a theme. My Feelings Book Our curriculum provides us with weekly teacher guides and suggestions on how to carry out the lesson plans. I have become adept at using the materials to fit our program. For example, a literacy lesson was used as one of our arrival activities. After children put away their belongings and wash their hands, they join me in the literacy area to work on a project before choosing where to play in the room. Writing Center One of the centers children can work and play in is the Writing Center. We receive word cards in our monthly curriculum kit. and display them in the writing center. The children can use the English or Spanish side of the card and are encouraged to copy the word on a strip of paper and add an illustration if desired. Skill Time Twice a day, we break into skill time groups to work on school readiness skills. During the Letter Community activity, we worked as a group to create letter posters for our word wall. Children rolled the cube, said the letter and its sound, then wrote that letter on the appropriate poster. I was then able to assess the following skills: LLD 7 writing and SCI 1 Investigation and Inquiry. We use this information to influence future lesson plans. Would You Rather? In this activity, I posed the question, "Would you rather play with stuffed animals or blocks?" I held up name cards, and once the child identified their name, they used them to vote for their choice. It became a math activity as well when we discovered which group had more and which had less. Skills assessed: SED 1 Self-Awareness, MR 1 Number Sense, LLD 1 Listening If you would like to explore this curriculum for your preschool, child care center or homeschool student, please visit their website: https://www.mothergoosetime.com/
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AuthorSheila Anderson has over 25 years experience in the Early Childhood Field and still loves going to "school" everyday. Archives
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