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Curriculum Area: social studies (Sense of place)

Self: cognitive; language arts 

Ages of Children and Group Size: 4-6 children; 3-5 years

 

 

Objective: 

 

  • What are my goals on this identified activity?  

    To gain a understanding of what it means to be in, on, or under something in a fun and playful manner.

 

  • Preschool Learning Foundations (PLF)

    Social Studies: sense of place

    Language Arts: Vocabulary

 

Materials:

 

  • What materials are needed?  

    Wall/ large size

    ply wood water

    bottles

    plastic cups

    paint(optional)

    a variety of ping pong balls,

    marbles,

    And bouncy balls.

 

  •  How will I set up and organize the materials for maximum efficiency and effectiveness? 

    - I will have the wall set up and all my materials along with participating children 

 

Procedure:

 

  • How will I introduce this activity to the children?

    I would start off by saying we are going to be experimenting with a ball run activity today. Along with to explaining where the ball will go or what will happen when the ball is under, on top, on the side, or over the path provided.

 

  • How will I involve the children?  

    The children will make their own predictions and then test them by dropping the ball in the designated places. 

 

  • What open-ended questions to ask to increase learning? 

    - What will happen if the ball is on top of the bottles?

    - Why does the ball drop?

    - What will happen if we put the ball under the bottles? 

    - What do you think will happen if we put the ball in the bottle?

    - Why do you think the ball moves?

 

  • How will you accommodate the activity for diverse learners…..delays, typical, extension and ELL?

    If necessary I would accommodate the activity to meet their standard of learning.

 

Evaluation:

 

How will you document or assess that the children learned the identified concepts.

Identify DRDP objectives that correspond to the PLF. 

  -- Measure 40: Fine motor skills

  -- Measure 30: Curiosity and initiative

 

 

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Parent Letter

 

 

This week in class your child will be presented the meaning of a sense of place. We are learning about knowing where you are and where you can be. He/she will have the chance to participate in an activity called Ball Run Fun, where the kids can place a ball to see which one comes down faster along with placing the ball in different areas such as behind, underneath, on top, inside etc. (sense of place)

 

            Having a sense of place is important because children need to foster relationships with places; specifically, natural places with the complexity that only Mother Nature can design. These early relationships create memories of a sense of home or place the activity will be outside so the children will have fresh air and are out of the classroom setting; free to roam around.

 

            To reinforce your child’s learning at home, you can use the same materials we used in class today which is a wall board such as ply wood and water bottles that are connected and a variety of sized balls; or you can be resourceful and come up with common household materials to use. First place the ball on top of the board to see how fast it will come down. Have everyone your child put the ball in a different place, but first ask him/her to predict what he/she thinks will happen before the ball is dropped. This is a fun activity that your child can include his/her friends in if they choose.

 

Thank you,

 

 Ms. Leal  

 

 

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