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But What Are They Learning?
But What Are They Learning?
It's incredibly powerful for parents to hear what their children are learning while they play. Here's a cheat sheet for different areas of the classroom:
Sensory Play
Sensory Play
- Hand-eye coordination
- Opportunities for solo and cooperative play
- Fine and gross motor development
- Self-regulation
- Flexible thinking and creativity
- Experimenting with cause and effect
Art Area
Art Area
- Self-expression and creativity
- Exploration of new materials
- Fine and gross motor skills
- Pre-writing skill development
- Sensory stimulation
Block Area
Block Area
- Pre-math skills like balance, symmetry, size, order, length, pattern and weight
- Positive social interactions
- Turn-taking strategies and sharing space
- Problem solving skills
- Scientific thinking skills
- Flexible thinking
Cozy Reading Area
Cozy Reading Area
- Self-regulation
- Mindfulness
- Building vocabulary and oral language skills
- Building memory
- Making connections between print and images
- Exploring reading interests
- Book handling skills
Puzzles
Puzzles
- Control of fine and gross motor muscles (ie: fingers, hands, wrists, arms, shoulders)
- Visual perception skills
- Spatial awareness
- Focus
- Persistence
Manipulatives
Manipulatives
- Fine motor development
- Pre-writing skills
- Problem solving
- Making hypotheses and testing theories
- Flexible thinking and creativity
- Early math concepts (ie: comparing, categorizing, one-to-one correspondence, etc.)
Dramatic Play
Dramatic Play
- Positive social interactions and play skills
- Turn-taking strategies and sharing space
- Role playing
- Language development
- Flexible thinking
- Self-care skills
- Emotional regulation
Outdoor Play
Outdoor Play
- Gross motor development
- Building stamina for active play
- Self-regulation
- Exploring the natural world
- Negotiating conflict
- Problem solving
- Imaginative play
- Flexible thinking
- Hand-eye coordination
Label the Learning
Label the Learning
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