These basic preschool classroom items would enhance the every day curriculum in my preschool classroom. These items would allow for rotating of materials so students could experience different fine motor activities. Fine Motor skills such as correct grasp, string items together, sort by different attributes can be addressed. The literacy items would allow them to work on speech goals such as answering questions, CVC words, expressive language and social interactions with their peers, teachers and therapists. The other items would be used to print, laminate and create adapted materials for ALL students.
How doesn't a kid know how to play? I get that question all the time. Unfortunately in my classroom this is a deficit for my students. Their social skills are delayed and these items could help facilitate peer to peer interactions, answering who, what, where questions, playing with materials appropriately & requesting materials. Learning through play will allow students to work on several skills that will carry over into their K-5 years. Play is healthy for brain development!
My classroom is broken up into 7 centers that the children rotate through daily- dramatic play, science/math, blocks, art, sensory, literacy/books and fine motor/IEP goals. The games and story telling kits will be used to target peer to peer interaction. For instance, we will work on first/then for turn taking with one peer then incorporate additional peers as IEP skills are met. For the sensory items such as the rice & light table items, these will be used to work on fine motor skills such as grasp & crossing midline. The teacher supplies such as the printer, laminator & posterboard will be used to create adapted books for students to use in the literacy center. I will adapt books by creating lift flaps, large print, etc.
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These basic preschool classroom items would enhance the every day curriculum in my preschool classroom. These items would allow for rotating of materials so students could experience different fine motor activities. Fine Motor skills such as correct grasp, string items together, sort by different attributes can be addressed. The literacy items would allow them to work on speech goals such as answering questions, CVC words, expressive language and social interactions with their peers, teachers and therapists. The other items would be used to print, laminate and create adapted materials for ALL students.
How doesn't a kid know how to play? I get that question all the time. Unfortunately in my classroom this is a deficit for my students. Their social skills are delayed and these items could help facilitate peer to peer interactions, answering who, what, where questions, playing with materials appropriately & requesting materials. Learning through play will allow students to work on several skills that will carry over into their K-5 years. Play is healthy for brain development!
My classroom is broken up into 7 centers that the children rotate through daily- dramatic play, science/math, blocks, art, sensory, literacy/books and fine motor/IEP goals. The games and story telling kits will be used to target peer to peer interaction. For instance, we will work on first/then for turn taking with one peer then incorporate additional peers as IEP skills are met. For the sensory items such as the rice & light table items, these will be used to work on fine motor skills such as grasp & crossing midline. The teacher supplies such as the printer, laminator & posterboard will be used to create adapted books for students to use in the literacy center. I will adapt books by creating lift flaps, large print, etc.
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