This course supports preschool teachers in their commitment to planning preschool themes and activities that are engaging hands-on, interactive, fun and meets the goal of supporting each child’s level of growth and development. (15 hours) Enrollment expires 1 year from date of purchase.
What is an Inclusive Classroom?
FREE PREVIEWInclusive Classroom Similarities
FREE PREVIEWDiscussion Topic
Worksheet: Inclusive Classrooms
Everyone Benefits from Inclusion
Worksheet: Inclusion
Worksheet: Benefits
Applying Suggestions
Supporting Children with Speech Delays
Speech Delays
Supporting Children with Developmental Delays
Developmental Delays
Supporting Children with Hearing Loss
Supporting Children with Physical Disabilities
Discussion Topic
Worksheet: Supporting Children
Inclusive Education
Inclusivity During Circle Time
Worksheet: Inclusive Opportunities
Teaching Young Children About Diversity
Picture Books About Inclusion and Diversity
Discussion Topic
Supporting Diversity
Worksheet: Diversity
Lesson Plan: Our Classroom Book
Worksheet: Our Classroom Book
Response: Our Classroom Book
Lesson Plan: All the Colors I am Inside
Worksheet: All the Colors I am Inside
Response: All the Colors I am Inside
Topic 1 Assignment
Topic 1 Completion
Topic 1 Quiz
Topic 2 Description
Pre-Assessment (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)
Essential to the Day
Benefits of Classroom Community
Practicing Circle Time Routines
Following a Schedule
A Few Routines
Calendar Routines
Circle Time Activities
Establishing a Circle Time Routine (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)
Circle Time Basics
Judge the Effectiveness
Discussion Topic
Circle Time Activity Example
Three-Year-Olds
Considering Attention Levels: Preschoolers
Four and Five-Year-Olds
Considering Attention Levels: Pre-Kindergarten
Circle Time Planning
Observations and Behavior
Prevention of Behavior Problems
Discussion Topic
Guiding Circle Time
Presenting your Material
Guiding
Real Approaches
Circle Time Strategies (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)
Lesson Plan Class Bracelets
Worksheet Class Bracelets
Lesson Plan Big Ball, Medium Ball, Small Ball too!
Worksheet Big Ball, Medium Ball, Small Ball too!
Lesson Plan Bear Hunt
Worksheet Bear Hunt
Topic 2 Assignment
Topic 2 Completion
Topic 2 Quiz
Topic 3 Description
Pre-Assessment
Montessori Basics
The Montessori Classroom
Montessori Materials
Worksheet
Ages or Ability Levels
Montessori Program Planning
Independence
The Teacher's Role
Worksheet
Community and Practical Life Skills
Community
Benefits of Montessori
Montessori and Special Needs
Montessori Lesson Planning
Discussion Topic
Worksheet (Open-Ended Question to be Reviewed by a Trainer)
Worksheet
Lesson Plan: Lentil Pouring
Worksheet: Lentil Pouring
Lesson Plan: Bean Sorting
Worksheet: Bean Sorting
Lesson Plan: Cutting Practice
Worksheet: Cutting Practice
Lesson Plan: Hole-Punch Counting Practice
Worksheet: Hole-Punch Counting Practice
Topic 3 Assignment
Topic 3 Completion
Topic 3 Quiz
Topic 4 Description
Pre-Assessment (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)
Time to Play
Discussion Topic
Playground Q&A
Time and Space
Weather
Equipment and Safety
Questions and Answers
Playground Safety Facts
Outdoor Spaces
Entrapments
Entanglements
Sharp Objects
Tripping Hazards
Fencing
Poisonous Plants
Lighting and Shade
Equipment
Swings
Ride on Toys
Guardrails
Merry-go-rounds
Playground Hazards
Number One Safety Measure
Guidelines for Surface Materials
Safe Surface Materials
Supervising the Playground
Proper Supervision
Maintaining Equipment
Discussion Topic
Creating Rules for the Playground
Keeping Kids Safe Assignment
Playground Skills
Discussion Topic
Development and Outdoor Play
Play and Social Skills
The Brain at Play
Risk vs. Hazard
Healthy Risk Taking
Risk vs Hazard Questions
Lesson Plan: End of the Rainbow
Worksheet: End of the Rainbow
Possible Answer: End of the Rainbow
Lesson Plan: STEAM Stone Stacking
Worksheet: STEAM Stone Stacking
Possible Answer: STEAM Stone Stacking
Lesson Plan: DIY Recycled
Worksheet: DIY Recycled
Possible Answer: DIY Recycled
Lesson Plan: Sight Word Hopscotch
Worksheet: Sight Word Hopscotch
Possible Answer: Sight Word Hopscotch
Lesson Plan: Sensory Sandbox
Worksheet: Sensory Sandbox
Possible Answer: Sensory Sandbox
Topic 4 Assignment
Topic 4 Completion
Topic 4 Quiz
Topic 5 Description
Pre-Assessment
Executive Function Defined
Discussion Topic
Example: Executive Function
Self-Regulation
Myths about Executive Function
Children with Executive Function Disorder
Meet Rodney
What Does it Take? (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)
Rodney's Day and What it Takes
Discussion Topic
Signs of Executive Function Issues by Age
Is it EFD?
Factors that Influence (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)
Executive Function Stages
EFD
Helping Executive Function
Getting to Know Children
Discussion Topic
Knowledge is Power
Specific Accommodations for EFD
Turning Some Ideas on Their Head
How is EFD Diagnosed
Worksheet: Supporting Executive Function (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)
Topic 5 Assignment
Topic 5 Completion
Topic 5 Quiz
Topic 6 Description
Pre-Assessment (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)
Read To Be Ready
Early Years
Learners of all Ages
Discussion Topic
Language
Comprehension
Book You Have Shared (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)
Interacting with Print
Ideas for Supporting Print Concepts
Literacy Development
Stages of Early Reading
3 to 5 Years Old
Reading Experiences
Stages of Early Reading
Phonological Awareness
Phonemic Awareness and Letter Recognition
Strengthen Phonemic Awareness
Discussion Topic
Ideas for Phonemic Awareness
Phonological Awareness Quiz
Storytime
Vocabulary Skills
Support Vocabulary Acquisition
Reading Aloud
Early Writing
Draw Write Read
Writing Activities
Writing
The Importance of Literacy Centers
Creating Hands-On Literacy Centers
Effective Literacy Center
Make Them Fun
Make Them Meaningful
Discussion Topic
Designing Literacy Centers
Introduce Them to the Class
Model and Practice
Review Activities
Common Mistakes (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)
Literacy Centers
Using Picture Books
Pictures and Words Together
Picture Books for Preschoolers
The Preschool Library
Favorite Picture Books (Open-Ended Question to Be Reviewed by Trainer)
Pictures Books for the Classroom
Lesson Plan: The Giving Tree
Worksheet: The Giving Tree
Lesson Plan: Rhyming Locks
Worksheet: Rhyming Locks
Lesson Plan: Sand Tray Prewriting
Worksheet: Sand Tray Prewriting
Lesson Plan: Phonemic Tic-Tac-Toe
Worksheet: Phonemic Tic-Tac-Toe
Assignment: Design a Lesson Plan
Family Literature
Literature and Families
Literature and Families: Valuing Diverse Families
Communicating with Families
Check Your Biases at the Door
Choosing Literature
Beyond Literature
Choosing Literature
Lesson Plan: My Family Tree
Worksheet: My Family Tree
My Family Tree Possible Answer
Lesson Plan: Family Mobiles
Worksheet: Family Mobiles
Family Mobiles Possible Answer
Fairy Tale
Common Elements of Fairy Tales
Are Fairy Tales Too Scary?
Why are Fairy Tales so Important to Children?
Lesson Plan: The Princess and the Pea Stacking
Worksheet: The Princess and the Pea
Possible Answer: The Princess and the Pea
Maurice Sendak Books
Promoting Creativity
Fantasy and Fairytale and Maurice Sendak Books
Why teach fantasy and fairytale?
Discussion Topic
Life Lessons
Themes
Lesson Plan: Where the Wild Things Are Small World
Worksheet: Where the Wild Things Are Small World
Possible Answer: Where the Wild Things Are Small World
Topic 6 Assignment
Topic 6 Completion
Topic 6 Quiz
Handout
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