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Activity Resource Center (ARC)
September Newsletter
Happy September!
I hope you got the year off to a great start! For those of you who are new to Orange
County Public Schools, the Activity Resource Center or “ARC” is a wonderful place to come for
professional learning or to create materials for your classroom. Each course includes a „Make
and Take‟ portion so materials are classroom -ready the next day. The course offerings for
September and October are included in this newsletter.
The ARC will be open for general use at different times each month. Those dates and times
will come out with the monthly schedule. The ARC will be open until 5:30 one or two Wednesdays a month. While there are many ideas on display, many teachers come with a plan for the
day. ARC Activities are self-directed so you can create what best meets the instructional
needs of your students.
Wishing you well,
Vicky Hepler, ARC Resource Teacher
407-317-3523 [email protected]
Please see the attached a
set of daily routine cards.
Putting the daily routine in
pictures helps children transition from one activity to
another with less loss of
instructional time!
Keeping Them Engaged …
Have on hand quick activities that pull students out of their chairs, increase their alertness and blood circulation, and add some fun to the day.
These short brain breaks (five minutes or less) help them consolidate new
learning so they can remember it later.
Instant Replay: This game heightens visual and auditory acuity by requiring
participants to pay attention to details. In pairs, learners take turns acting
out an idea (for five seconds) and mimicking (from memory) their partner‟s
gestures. Add subject matter content to make it academically valuable.
Taken from “Brain Compatible Strategies” by Erin Jensen
Did you know that the ARC has over 500 die-cuts: large,
standard size and tiny? These can be used to create
literacy centers, math centers or concept boards.
Get emergent readers off to a great
start with engaging activities that
spark leaning
Session 1: Making Literacy Relevant: Names, Nursery
Rhymes and Environmental Print
September 13 from 8:30-3:00
Session 2: Supporting Oral Language Development in
the Early Childhood Classroom
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Enroll: Go to [email protected]
and type, Beginning of the Year Literacy, in the search engine
Questions: [email protected]
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Session 1: Teaching Phonemic Awareness Using Music
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September 22 from 8:30-3:00
Session 2: Rockin’ and Reading: Building the Foundation
October 25 from 8:30 to 3:00
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Enroll: Go to [email protected]
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Questions: [email protected]
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What is “General Use” at the ARC?
*This is a self-directed time. You have the opportunity to create materials to enhance learning and differentiate instruction.
*You must to go signmeup.ocps.net to reserve your space. Go to signmeup.ocps.net and type ARC Activities in the
search engine. You sign up for the entire session and then come as your schedule allows.
*To make the most of your time, come with a plan of what you would like to get accomplished.
*Make copies of what you want to create before you come to the ARC.
*For example, www.abcteach.com has word wall words you may want to print, then assemble on cardstock and laminate.
*You may only laminate what you create or assemble at the ARC
*Resource teachers can come create materials for a team of teachers at their school.
General Use for September
9/14 1:30-5:30 (Late Hours)
9/28 1:30-5:30 (Late Hours)
FYI: Points are no longer awarded for General Use at the ARC
Beach Ball Bonanza
Use the prompts on the following page to develop oral language and create a classroom community. Print the prompts on cardstock, cut and laminate. Then attach
one Velcro dot to each section on the ball. Then place the other dot on the question
cards. Choose the questions you want to put on the ball. To do the activity, have
children toss the ball to a classmate who answers the question their right thumb
lands on. You can reuse the same ball by programming cards with spelling words,
vocabulary words, multiplication facts or comprehension questions.
This activity is a great way to get everyone involved because you never know when
the ball is heading your way.
The OCPS Early Childhood Team is committed to
supporting an intense focus on student
achievement in all areas through developmentally
appropriate practices
and child-responsive instruction.
Carla Betts, Sr. Administrator, Early Childhood Services,
[email protected]
Pamela Clark, Early Childhood Resource Teacher,
[email protected]
Heather Porter, Early Childhood Resource Teacher,
[email protected]
Vicky Hepler, Early Childhood Resource Teacher,
[email protected]
Resources:
www.teachers.net
www.edhelper.com
www.kidscount1234.com
www.fcrr.org
www.mandygregory.com
(Great site for classroom library
labels)
www.mrsruss.com
(Great for spelling
center activities)
What was your
favorite part of
today? Why?
What is something
new you learned
today?
Tell us something
helpful you did
today…
What was your
favorite story,
song, etc. from
today? Why?
What did we do
after/before…?
Tell me more...
Tell something
helpful someone
else did today...
Tell us what you
Tell us something
did at Math,
you are good at…
Outside Time,
How did you get
Specials, etc.
so good?
today...
Use as part of your Sharing
Tell us something
Circle. Roll or toss ball to
different children-they answer
you like to do with the
question they touch when
they catch the ball. Great for
your family, at
oral language development.
home, etc. Why?