Transcript If You Can Hear Me… Clap your hands 4x

If You Can Hear Me…
Clap your hands 4x
Clap your hands 3x
Clap your hands 2x
Clap your hands 1x
What’s Left?
Transitions, Circle Time, Field Trips,
Guest Speakers, Bulletin Boards,
Name Tags, Parent Letter, Sensory
Table
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Clean up song
I love You song (TV show over)
1. CREATIVE
TRANSITIONS:
• Short, Smooth movement from one activity to
another. Occur many times during the day.
• Eliminates disruptive behavior which is common
between activities.
• Give children a warning that transition is coming.
• Relate the transition to the day’s theme or Prepare
children for what they will be doing next by using
objects, words, or actions relative to the next
activity.
• Be flexible and allow children extra time to complete
projects, but start next activity as soon as some
children are ready, the others will soon become
interested.
1. Concrete Object Transition
• Move concrete objects from one place to
another. This directs their attention from one
activity to another.
– Putting their picture in the cubby when they are done
making it directs the child from the art activity to
another activity
– Hanging up their coat moves a child from an outdoor
activity or arrival to an indoor activity
– Giving a child an object like playdough and telling
them where to take (ie: art table) will direct them to
begin an activity.
– Giving them directions (hang those washcloths on the
hook) to signal the end of an activity like clean up.
2. Visual Transition
• Using signals that the child can see to inform them of a
change in activity.
– Pictures on cards that you hold up
• Picture of snack time instructs the child to move to the table and get
ready.
– Hand motions to signal what to do next.
– A clock –
• “when the big hand is on the….” or a sand timer – “when the sand is
gone…”
– Blinking lights to gain children’s attention or warn children to
complete the activity.
– Words on a card –
• when the child sees their name they know it is their turn.
– Objects like colored paper, stickers, cards, shapes…. To divide
into groups.
3. Novelty Transition
• Involve the use of unusual or new actions and devices to
move the children from one activity to the next.
– Wiggle Songs are transition (Stand up and Sing Hinges)
– Locomotion (using motion to move)
• Walk like a heavy elephant, hop like a bunny, march, walk
backwards, crawl, tip-toe, follow the leader…..
– Transportation moves: train, jet, bus…
– Identification Game
• Who is wearing red today? You may go wash your hands.
• Whose name starts with the letter T? You may go outside.
• Hair or eye color, type of shoes, ate for breakfast…
• Consider children’s abilities and YOU also get involved.
Listen Closely
• Sung to “Frere Jacques”
Listen closely; Listen closely.
Hear my voice; hear my voice.
We are getting ready; we are
getting ready.
Make your choice; make your
choice.
Let’s Begin
• Sung to “Frere Jacques”
Are You Listening, Are
You Listening?
(student) Yes we are, Yes we are.
(teacher) Thanks for your attention,
Thanks for your attention.
(all) Let’s Begin, Let’s Begin
(teacher)
4. Auditory Transition
• Inform the children of change through the
use of sound.
– Bell, timer, music, songs, a chord
– Sing alphabet song slowly and when child
hears the first letter in his name, they move to
the next task.
• Do this and come and sit down on the rug for circle
time.
2. CIRCLE TIME:
• Everyone involved at the same time.
– Children learn to be part of a group & participate.
• Typical events: Calendar, pledge, count kids,
songs, weather, introduce theme, letter of week
activity, birthdays, guest speakers, story, show
and tell...
• Tip Toe as quietly as possible back to your desk.
3. FIELD TRIPS:
• To learn about the community, the environment,
and different occupations.
• Build Vocabulary
• Develop observation skills
• Practice following directions while in groups
• Gain new ideas for dramatic play
• Plan educational goals and benefits
– Service station = To identify care of cars, To observe
technicians working, To review new vocabulary words
FIELD TRIP PREPARATION:
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Stories and activities about the field trip before you go.
Need parent and student permission slips
Call the facility
Arrange transportation
Time (usually takes entire class time)
Supervision (Assign each child to a teacher)
Nametags not used in public places. Only have name of school
and phone number.
Food & drink (have extras for those who forgot)
Sign (Post sign on door to remind parents ahead of time and
inform late parent)
Camera and drawing pads for children to record trip
First Aid Kit
List of questions to ask and discuss after
Thank you letter or treat if appropriate
I am going on a field trip to…
• Where would you go?
– Snake around the room and each name a
place that begins with your assigned letter of
the alphabet.
– A = airport, B = baseball field, …
• Go on an Awareness Walk
4. GUEST SPEAKERS:
• PREPARATION:
– Call and make all arrangements
– Age appropriate
• Go over what they will say and bring
• Length of time
– Thank you note within a week
5. Bulletin Board
• Types: wall, showcase, poster, banner, mobile,
3-D free standing, easel, display
• Objective:
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To pose a question related to the theme
To stimulate interest or attract attention
To teach a concept related to the theme
To make an announcement
A place for the nametags to go
• Mailboxes and nametags go in them.
– An interactive part of the lesson
• Use the mailboxes to “mail” letters to friends in class
Bulletin Board
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Colorful (2-3 colors), bright
- Simple
Neat lettering, large
- Teaching concept
Clean illustrations w/ 3-d effects included in the design
Inviting to participate
-Complete with a border
Durable
• Preschool GROUPS: Design and illustrate an
interactive bulletin board idea that could be made to go
along with your group preschool theme. The design
should be an exact replica of a larger version of your
board.
• Explain what the bulletin board can teach the children –
make it INTERACTIVE.
Make a sample border
• Take a 12” x 4” strip of paper and fold it in
half to make it 6”.
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• Fold again so it is 3”
• Draw a picture on the 3” page making sure
that part of the picture touches the fold.
• Cut out the picture avoid cutting on the
fold or it will fall apart.
6. NAME TAGS
(make name tags based on group
division at door)
• Planning of name tags
– Plan around the theme
– Plan around the bulletin board so that it can be incorporated
into the design
– Child’s first and last initial
– Will it be used for a small group division?
– Are they durable and fun?
• Preschool GROUPS: Create Name tags for all of
the preschool teachers in your group as examples
of the nametags that you will make for your group
lesson plan.
• Explain how these nametags can be incorporated into
the bulletin board.
7. Parent Letter
Preschool GROUPS: Write a parent letter
 That excites the child about what they will be doing during your
preschool lesson.
 Informs the parents about what they can expect their child to be
learning while at school.
 Remember to use the word “you” as if talking to the child.
 Include 3 goals you want to accomplish with your lesson.
 Explain at least one activity that the child will be doing.
 Give suggestions of topics pertaining to your lesson that the parents
can discuss with their child.
 Include songs to sing together about the theme, list of books to read
or
include a story, games to play, etc..
 Provide any ideas that will allow the parent to be involved in their
child’s preschool experience.
 Place your name(s) at the bottom of the letter.
 Present the letter in a creative way that goes along with your theme.
 Create a sample of this letter.
8. Sensory Table
• 1. Sensory areas provide children
opportunities to explore using their senses.
• 2. Sensory experiences should be extended
to other parts of the body, such as the feet
and face.
• 3. Sensory tables should be located near a
sink for quick clean up.
• 4. Sensory table can be filled with anything:
snow, sand, water, rice, mud, oobleck…
REMEMBER>>>>
• Learning Environment plan
Design a developmentally appropriate learning environment
to go with your lesson plan. Draw how you want your
preschool set up. Think about where you want all of your
activities to take place, how you want the children to move
throughout the preschool, how you can maintain control of
activities and still allow freedom to explore.
• Performance Objective #9
TOILETING ROUTINE:
• Plan as a group before and after snack or
meal time.
• Be sure to have all children wash hands
before snack and meal time and after
toileting.
• Make sure children understand they are
free to use the bathroom at any time
during the day.