Disclosure: Our program receives free curriculum in exchange for the sharing of our classroom experiences with the curriculum. We continue to have fun across all learning domains with our Ice Castle theme from Experience Preschool with Mother Goose Time. The children think they are just playing! As a busy teacher, I appreciate that the scope and sequence for the year have already been plotted out for me. I can rest assured that we are teaching skills in order and reaching all 35 skills in one school year. See how we had fun with icicle math below! Children practiced their eye-hand coordination skills by inserting pipe cleaners into plastic straws. We pretended we were making icicles. Then, we used unit blocks to "measure" how many blocks long their icicles were. For example, H. said, "My icicle is six blocks long." I observed the children as they explored the materials and could tell by their attention span that they were ready to be introduced to a ruler. I showed the children how to place their icicle next to a ruler and read the number. We used math vocabulary words such as longest, shortest, inches, long, tall. The main skill from our Experience Preschool curriculum for this activity was MR 4, Measurement. At Circle Time, we sang a song from the Teacher Guide and pretended the water from our "roof" (the green tape) was dripping and freezing. A few of my children are naturally drawn to the songs included in our curriculum, as it suits their style of learning very well. Others look forward to their turn in the game. Throughout the game, we counted how long the icicles were and determined which were the longest, shortest, and which ones were the same. Math skills MR 2 Spatial Awareness and MR 4 Measurement were the goals for this game.
If you are ready to see how deep learning can be, I encourage you to explore Experience Preschool with Mother Goose Time. This research-based curriculum works very well in home based programs as well as classroom settings within a school. I appreciate the HOURS I have saved by using an organized curriculum kit. You can read how I used it at home here. Here are some time-saving tips in my classroom, too.
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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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