Hereareexamplesofappropriateactivitiesfor

threetofiveyearolds
inspecificareasoflearning:
LanguageandReading

Readstorybookswithchildrenbothindividualandgroup

Usedrawandtell(chalktalk)andskywriting

Playaudiotapesandvideotapeswithstories

Usepuppets,objectlessons,andvarioustypesofstoryprops

Useflipchart,flannelboard,andmagneticboardwaysofsharingstories

Providetimetopracticescribblingandwriting

Math

Provideactivitiestoteachcolor,shape,andnumberconcepts

Usesorting,matching,andsearchactivities

Usecharts

Useatexturesboxorbag

Incorporatecountinginactivities

Planactivitiestoteachsize,space,volume,time,andtemperatureconcepts

Science

Lookfornaturesamplesaroundwhichtobuildanactivity

Plansimpleexperiments,aswithfoodandwater

Letchildrenplaywithsciencematerialsandequipment

Setupasciencetableandchangewhatsdisplayedtherefrequently

Helpchildrenlearntousetheirsensestoexplaintheirenvironment

Planactivitiesforunderstandingtheirbodies

Planactivitiesinvolvinggardening,air,magnets,wheels,animals

Planfieldtrips

SocialStudies

Usethemesrelatedtosocialstudiesconcepts

Focusonsimilaritiesamongpeoplesincechildrennaturallynoticedifferencesmoreeasily

Promotepositivethinkingaboutolderpeople

Useconceptsofgovernment,suchasvotingonthingsthatcanbeleftuptothechildren

Teachchildrenhowtonurtureothersbyhavingthemcareforplants

Takeanaturewalktoobservechangesinnaturetohelpthemlearnadaptabilitytochange

Usereadinessactivitiestopreparechildrentolearntoreadmaps

Useshowandtelltopreparechildrentobeinterestedincurrentevents

Examplesofappropriateactivitiesfor
threetofiveyearolds
inspecificareasoflearning,
continued:
Art

Useavarietyofpaintingactivitiese.g.,easel,finger,string,texture,andchalkpainting

Useactivitiestohelpchildrenlearnbasicformsandshapes

Allowchildrentodrawandcommentontheirmovementsastheydraw

Avoidlimitingchildrensarttocoloringbooks

Allowchildrentoplaywithmoldingmaterials

Havechildrenbuildstructureswithblocks

Havechildrenuseavarietyofmaterialstobuildcollages

MusicandMovement

Promoteinterestinmusicalinstruments

Choosesongscarefully

Createnewwordsforwellknownsongtunes

Usethephrasemethodforteachingwordsofsongs

Havechildrenuserhythminstruments

Usefingerplaysandchants

Dobodypercussionactivities

Provideactivitiesfortime,space,andweightawareness

Usedancing,wordgames,pantomime,andpretending

Examplesofappropriateactivitiesfor
sixtoeightyearolds
inspecificareasoflearning:

LanguageandReading

Readavarietyoftexts(fiction,nonfiction,poetry,drama)andrespondindifferentways

Begintodeveloplisteningskillsanduseactivelistening

Begintodevelopspeakingskillsanduselanguagetoexpressthemselves

Usecommunicationandtechnologyskillstoaccomplishapurpose

Readwithfluency,comprehension,andmoreindependenceexpandvocabulary

Learntorecognizewordsandconstructmeaningfromtexts

Writeforavarietyofaudiencesandpurposes

Math

Developtheabilitytoread,write,andcountwholenumbers

Usetoolsformeasurementtomeasurenonstandardandstandardunitsuseacalendar

Estimateusesimpleprobabilityexperimentsandinterpretfindings

Telltimetofiveminuteintervals

Learnnamesandbasicpropertiesofsimplegeometricshapes

Collectdatabycounting,measuring,andconductingsimplesurveysandexperiments

Recognizeandcreatesimplepatternsanddescribebytheirattributes

Compare,sort,andorderthingsbyoneormorecharacteristics

Science

Usetheirsensestomakeobservations

Usetheirownrulestoclassifyliving/nonlivingobjects

Seekinformationaboutanimallifecycles,weather,propertiesofmaterials,andsound

Ponderandprocessplant,soil,humanbody,andearth/moon/sunsystems

SocialStudies

Understandneighborhoods,communities,andregionsofthelocal,state,nation,andworld

Developasenseofcitizenshippeoplemakingadifference


Art

Drawfrompersonalexperienceandimaginationbecomemoreawareofthemselves

Useappropriatesubjectmatterfamily,fivesenses,counting,andretellingstoriesinpictures

Recognizethatmistakescanbecomecreativeopportunitiesdistinguishrealityfromfantasy

Observehowartiststellstoriesandcreatemoodsthrougharttelloriginalstoriesthroughart

MusicandMovement

Recognizeandusebasicmusicalelementsmelody,rhythm,harmony,lyrics,tempo,andpitch

Havechildrenmaketheirownrhythminstruments