Deepen your understanding in the English Language Arts standards by reading research on developmentally appropriate practice.This module will include ideas of how you can implement these standards into your daily lessons, and allows you to learn at your own pace.

Find strategies and activities that you can use in the classroom that tie directly to the Early learning Preschool core standards.

Nursery (or Kindergarten or Preschool) students enjoy seeing the evening sky with the teacher from the playground or through a big window (indoor). This is especially relevant for students who stay for extra-hour care. During late evening hours, some students feel a little lonely waiting for their parents, but they have a wonderful natural treasure: the evening sky. By observing the evening sky with the naked eye, they will notice many colours, changing colours, the first star, the subtle colours of stars, twinkling stars, and the movement of stars. Nursery teachers who think they are not science-oriented will also gain guidance skills of introducing science to students. This activity is also useful for primary school students, especially younger-grade students.

How does Ms. Gaxiola use counting collections to help
students build an understanding of addition and subtraction?
What differentiation strategies does Ms. Gaxiola use?
How could you make counting collections a part of your
classroom routine?

Watch the linked video and ask your child(ren) to hold up a card to show how they are feeling when they hear a specific piece of music.

This is a lesson plan for teaching feelings happy, sad, scared, mad to young children.

Finding Your Path: A Navigation Tool for Scaling Personalized, Competency-Based Learning is designed to help learning communities understand the conditions for sustainable systems change and to develop and advance a strategic plan for district-wide transformation to personalized, competency-based learning.

Find strategies and activities that you can use in the classroom that tie directly to the Early learning Preschool core standards.

Children will learn to use writing materials.  Multiple opportunities to develop drawing and writing skills is important at this age.  As children are ready, encourage them to create simple strokes after a model.  Their abilities will increase as they are ready.   

This lesson is for preschool children to showcase their fine motor projects. Students will take photos using the classroom iPad and a college will be made to hang in the fine motor area to showcase student work and to be an inspiration board for other students.This project will be connected to our letter of the day. 

Children need to develop coordination of the muscles in their shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, and fingers.  Provide materials in order to help children build and strengthen those muscles.

This lesson is for Pre-K as part of a Healthy Foods and Food Groups Unit. Students will take photos of foods they eat and then sort photos into 5 food groups. 

Children will listen to music and stop their bodies from moving when the music pauses.  This allows students to explore movement through dance and also helps build self-control as they start and stop activities.  

This amazing guide to school readiness includes four sections that change monthly: kindergarten skills readiness, getting ready to read, health and wellness, and an information printout. Notably, each section includes book and website recommendations.

Plant grass seed in cups with your child(ren).  Once the seeds are planted, place them near the window and watch them grow. Provide the items needed for growth and talk about what is needed.  Each day, allow children to observe and communicate any changes they see and write about it in a picture journal. 

This report offers guidance for K-12 districts and schools by synthesizing the latest research and knowledge on emerging practices for: 1) developing local habits of success frameworks, 2) addressing equity and cultural considerations in implementing habits of success and lifelong learning skills, and 3) promoting and assessing habits of success. The report also provides recommendations and next steps to support all students in building strong habits of success.

Find strategies and activities that you can use in the classroom that tie directly to the Early learning Preschool core standards.

Children will talk about eating food to fuel the body.  Examples of healthy and not so healthy food items will be discussed.  Once you have completed the discussion with your child(ren), allow them to sort foods by healthy or not so healthy.  As children are ready, ask them to categorize foods into different food groups. 

Children will talk about eating food to fuel the body.  Examples of healthy and not so healthy food items will be discussed.  Once you have completed the discussion with your child(ren), allow them to sort foods by healthy or not so healthy.