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Document 6512364
INTRODUCTION
This48 pagethemoticbookoboutsofetyfirst contoinso colfection
of skill-bosed
octivitiesor
ideosfor child?enagesI lo.6 years..The ideosondsuggestions
are bosedon the philosophy
o
devefoping
the wholechild throughploy,explorotionond-voriedexperiences.Theseoctivities
enhance
the child'sobility t.o developcommunicotion,
motor/physiiol,cognitive,sociol/emotion,
odoptive/self-help
skills. The teachershould.opprooch
gnd implement
the octivitiesin o woyt
tokesinto considerotion
eochchild'sindividuol
needsondobilities.
Sony of the octivities hovebezl organizedto meetthe crit eriaof the interest oreos(center:
found in most eorlychildhoodcfossrboms.
They include:
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Art ondCrofts
Housekeeping
OutdoorPloy
BlocksondBuifding
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Librory/Writing
Moth ondMonipufotives
MusicondMovement
TobleToys
' DromoticPloy
' Sondond Woter
' ComputerCenter
' Cooking
ondNutrition
pre-literocyond literocyskilfsshoufdbe opporentin everycenterin
9PPottrnitiesto develop
clossroom.Usingthe octivitiesin this bo9k,chifdrenconexplorethd,bosicconcepisof cofor,
number,qucntityondpositionthot noturollyoccurin o stimuloting,earlychildhooilenvironmen
is essentioffor eorlychildhoodeducotorsto build eachchild'svoZobulory
everydoy. ft is one
bosiccomPonents
neededby childrenin order for them to becomesuccessfulieorriersond lite
odufts.fn olmostevery.octivitythroughoutthe doy,therewilf be on occosion
to incorporote
informotionrelatedto bosicvocobuloryconcepts.
With this book,onewill discoveroctivitiesc
gomeswhichwilfolfowthe chifdrento expfo?enewvocobulory
ondideosondbuildtheir knowle
concepts.
HOWTO UsE THrs BOOK
This resourcebookincfudeson or.royof ideos,octivitiesond reproduciblepogesthot you ondr
early.childhoodeducotorsconutilize to develop
stimulotingoctivitiesorouhd-ogiventheme. T
grophics,clip ort, ggn?ideqsondothe? rep?oducible
pageithroughoutthe booka?e meantto
cgpiedfor individuof
clossroom
use. Youmoyodoptor modify the ideosor instructionsto bes'
the developmentql
levelof the childrenyouserve. As o time sover,protect your work by lomit
the.produgtsor .plocing.the
pagesin pfosticpogeprotectors.The foflowing'descr
-reproducible
eochsectionondsomehelpfdtips ond hinti regordinghowto implementthe ideasinto-your
curricuf
um:
Everythinq You Need to KnowAbout...
This slctionTncludes
o numberof interestinsfocts or pointsoboutsofety in oeneral.ft olso
includeso list of websitesthot moybe used-oso resourcefor odditionolinfoimotionon the to
Dictotion snd/or Crestive Writino Paoe
Usethis pogefor childrento write their ow-nwor-dsor stories. Mokeseveralcopiesond plocethem
in your writing centerwith oppropriote
writingtools.
Clip Art
Thereore monyusesfor.these.cute,.simple
themoticilfustrotions.Eochgrophicconbe enlarg
reducedto meetyour individuof
needs.Youconusethe clip ort illustroti5ns'inthe followingfr
fn newslettersondnotes
On rebusstoriesor letters
Tn experientiolchorts or books
As port of your routinechort
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On songchorts
fn eoch centeror oreo
On chorts ond bufletin boords
fn thqnkyou notes
On homemode
gomes
With your colendqr
On rewards/certificote
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Awords ond Certificotes
Usethese cute,themoticcertificotesto rewordchildreno? thonkvolunteers.
Youconusethe
owordsto:
ishments
Recognize
occompl
Recogniz
e goodsportsmonship
Acknowledge
octs of kindness
Proise good deeds
Support teomwork
Supportpositivebehovior
fdentify strengths
Thonkvolunteers
goodchoices
Acknowledge
ThemoticLiteroture List
This list of children'sliteroturewith the themeof sofety includesbooksto reodto the closs,
ture books,ondbooksfor beginningreaders.A list of vocobulory
wordspertinentto the ther
sofety f irst is ofsoincluded.Hereore a few tips f or readingbooksoloud:
'Select good,wellwritten ondillustrotedbooks
' Position
yourselfso thot eochchild canseethe book
'Reviewsomeof the wordsin the bookbeforeyou reod it
'Changethe intonotionof yourvoiceto dromatizethe story
' Reodleovingwordsout to elicit responses
from children
' Pointout beginning
consonont
sounds(phoneme)
ondconnect
it with the letter (symbol)
' Comment
on wordsthot rhyme
' Pointout the title, outhorondillustrotor
' Pointto wordsfrom left to right ondtop to bottom,etc.
' Keepthe childrenon trock - fisteningto the story
' Ask lfwhrrquestions
- "whot,where,why,when"
' Expondon the conceptsin the bookin other centers
' Repeotreodingsof the somestory
Songs. Poemsqnd Finqerploys
pieceof on esrly
lnesestmPle
ohdftngerploys
ore
areon
essenttol
earlychtlclhood
simpletr
tl
5ong3ond
Songs
an-essintidl
childhoodcurnculum.
curriculum.These
f ingerploys
Ptece
jingfesore set to fomiliorchildren's
songs.Short poemsondf ingerploys
ore olsoincludedin t
(Copies
section.Theyhelpchildrento leornqboutthe rhythmondrhymeof our longuage.
of 1
songsondpoemsconbe sharedwith porentsondusedof home.)The songsconbe written on
posterboordso thot children,fomiliesondvolunteers
confoflowofong.Cliport picturesconb
haaeain ploceof wordsto createo rebussongchort. Develop
o song-bosket
fifled with copie:
eochsong. (Songcordsconbe modeby copyingeochsongto o largeindexcord. Glueo clip or
pictureto the bqckof eochcordondlominotefor durobility.Plocethe songcordsin o lorgeb
for childrento eosilyselecto songthey wishto sing.)
Activities ond 6omes
Theseskill-bosed
octivitiesondgomesconbe usedwith the entire closs,smollgroupsof child
by individuolchildren. The octivities hovebeenorganizedos they relate to interest centers
typicollyfoundin the earlychildhoodclossroom.Usethe ideosondoctivitiesin eochsection1
ondconcepts:
focifitote the followingskilfdevelopment
exploringemotions
dress-up& mokebelieve
usingcreotivity
octingout lif e experiences
pretendploy& role ploy
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procticing
vocobu
lory development
skills
shoring& turn-toking
usingimoginotion
imitotion
sociolskilldevelopment
resolving
conflicts
self-helpskills
longuage
receptive& expressive
development
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& Field Trips
exercise
sociolskilfs
trying newthings
explorotion
foflowingdirections
foir pfoy& sportsmonship
gross-motor
skilfs
teomwork
buildingconcepts
(Science)
usingmoth& sciencetools
directions
following
time & spoce
sociqlskills
cognitiveskill devef
opment f indingsd predictions
languoge
skills
mothconcepts& properties living& non-living
things
-p
visuof erceptuofskiIfs
position,guofity & quontity
gotheringinformotion
meosurement
relotionsh
ips
recordinginformotion
turn-toking
experimentotion
& expforotion
feorningpropertiesof substonces
learningoboutyour surroundings number,letter, shoperecognition
ondmotching
gross-motordevelopment
directions
following
movementof body ports
language
skills
singing& vocofexpression
rhyme& rhythm
explorotion
of emotions
individuolexpression
literocyskills
useof writingtools
sound-symbol
relotionships
expforingbooks
creativewriting
self-expression
concept& vocobulory
devefopment
lookingot, listeningto ondporticipoting
in stories
beot
mothskifls
pre-literocyskilfs
imitotion
retellingstories
folfowingdirections
ottentionspon
Potterns ond Crofts
This sectionincludesseveralpotternsor croft ideasto utilize in your ort center. Onemusto
cons.ider
th.ot,forthe youngortist old.creotor,the"process"is muchmoreimportontthon th
prodgct. The.young
ortist d-evelops
skifls in severoldlvelopmentdomoins.Use'theideosond
octivitiesin this sectionto focilitotethe foflowingskill development
ondconcepts:
creotivity
expforotion& experimentotion
feorningpropertiesof substonces
buifdingself-esteem
buildingfine motorskills
foflowingdirections
pre-literocyskills
unigueproducts
usingdrowing,writingondcuttingtools
f indingnewwoysto usemoteriols
monipulotion
of voriousmoteriofs
Bulletin Boord fdeos
Severofsuggestions
ore includedfor creotinginterestingond informotivebulletinboordsbose
the themeof sofety ondconbe usedin o voiiety of woy! in the clossroom. Here oreo f ew ti
Keepthem neotondprofessionol
looking
Disploychildren'suniguecreotions
Disployphotosof kidsot ploy& work
Chongethe boqrds periodicofly
Disploymogozine
picturesof "reof"things Useneotondconciseletters & writing
Keepthem current to theme or octivitiesof the progrom
Disployot the oppropriateheightfor children's
viewing
Disployhigherfor fomifymembersondvolunteers
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My BookAbout...
Mcikecopiesof the pagesin this sectionto creote an interestingbookobout keepingsafe neor
street for your youngleorners.Simplyduplicotethe pages,cut ondossembfe
themby number
the.pages
together
with
stoples
brods.
or
Lominote
the
bock
ond
front
for durobility.
4.ttoSh
Childrenwill enjoylisteningto the story ondcoloringthe pages.Olderchifdrenmoyhovethe
to color,cgt, assemble
ond reodthe story f or themselves.Floving
childrenmoketheir ownbo
helpsdeveloppre-emergentreadingskilfs in eorly leorners.
Goodiesto Moke ond Eot!
The recipesfound in this sectionare devotedto cookingondnutrition. Clayor doughrecipes,
you moyusein your ort or sensoryareo,ore olsoincluded.The recipesconbe copiedonto pos
boord,largesheetsof poper,or recipe-sized
cordsso thot children,fomiliesond.volunte?Fs
cr
folfowolong. Youmcywontto odd clip ort picturesin ploceof wordsto createrebus recipec
Usethe recipesin this sectionto focilitote thesedevalopmentol
skills:
directions
following
cooperoting
with others
counting& meosurement
concepts
sensoryexplorotionof foods
pre-literocyond literocyskills
performingoctivitiesin seguentiol
order
monnersondtokingturns
useof simplekitchenutensils
observotionof food in diff erent forms
procticingdiff erent food preporotions
At HomeWith...
Thissectionis meontto providefomilieswith ideosondoctivitiesto do of homewith their ch
Theseoctivitieswilf helpto encouroge
communicotion
belweenfomilymemberondchild,os we
supportthe skill development
of the chifd.The octivitiesshouldbe optionolfor thosefomifies
wishto ond hovethe time to porticipote.Educotorsmoywishto incorporotethe ideosinto tht
newsfetters
or simplyottochthe "At HomeWith....."sheetto their notes.
Porent/Fomilyfnvolvement
Throughouteachthemebook,educotorswilf note ihe voriousopportunitiesto encouroge
paret
Communicotion
betweenporentsondthe progromis onekey to incFeosing
fomily involvement.
invofvement.Onemechonism
to increasecommunicotion
with porentsis throughnotesor news
letters.
Tips for Notes ond Newsletters
- odd cliport
Mokethemvisuollyoppeoling
Write blocksof informotion
Be specific whenref erringto o doy or time
Typewrittenor printed
Write obout eochcenter,octivity,or type of news
Mokeit neot- professionol
Add o responsesheetfor porents
Prooffor typing errors
- porentvolunteersfor of leostoneoctivity
Reguestossistonce
Keepthem eosyto reod- vocobulary/avoid
lengthysections
Avoidusinglost nomeson generolnewsletterswithoutpermission
Add guestions
for porenfsto osktheir childrento encou?age
conversotion
Note:
All of the patternsond illustrotionsin this bookconbe enlargedto better suit the needsof y
learners.
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