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Early Childhood Curiculum
The law of love could be best understood and learned through little children.
– Mahatma Gandi
Goals:Social / Emotional Skill Areas Core Concepts Activities Assessment Resources
- Develop emotional competence
- Develop and strengthen sense of personal well-being
- Develop social competence
Standards:
Show evidence of developmentally appropriate ability in:
- expressing a wide range of emotions in a variety of settings
- seeking adult interactions as needed for emotional support, physical assistance, social interaction and approval
- self-control
- using words to communicate emotions
- understanding and responding to others emotions
- self-esteem
- self-direction in choices and actions
- self awareness, including abilities, characteristics and preferences
- creative self-expression
- willingness to make needs known and to trust in others
- viewing self as a teacher/learner
- interacting with one or more other children
- seeking out peers as play partners
- participating successfully as a member of a group
- using words and other positive strategies to resolve conflicts
- understanding when an dhow to ask for adult help
Social & Emotional Early Childhood Top of Page Skill Areas:
- Interacting with others:
- sharing materials
- taking turns
- solving problems
- playing cooperatively
- participating in discussions or conversations in group settings
- participating in group games
- Working toward a common goal
- Coping with conflict
- expressing and understanding feelings of self and others such as anger, jealousy, sadness and fear in culturally appropriate ways
- using a variety of problem solving skills such as walking away, negotiating, seeking others, using a strong voice
- seeking adult help when needed to resolve conflicts
- Recognizing and expressing feelings
- Not hurting self or others
- Caring for toys and other materials
- Speaking respectfully
- Accepting responsibility for own actions
- Listening and following directions
- Making appropriate choices
- Following routines and rules
- Transitioning easily to new activities
- Willingly attempting new tasks
- Completing tasks
Social & Emotional Early Childhood Top of Page Core Concepts:
- Feelings about self and others
- Form relationships
- Maintain positive relationships with adults and children
- Feelings of others
- Success in group settings
Social & Emotional Early Childhood Top of Page Instruction Activity Suggestions:
- Share time
- Giraffe (high) level behavior
- Free/Choice time
- Dramatic play
- Writing centers
- 123 Magic
- Love and Logic
- Play
- Listening time
Social & Emotional Early Childhood Top of Page Recommended Points of Assessment:
- Complies/follows classroom rules and directions/self-control
- Plays cooperatively (sharing, turn-taking)
- Demonstrates willingness to try new tasks
- Participates in group activities
- Demonstrates knowledge of honesty
- Respects others and their property
- Seeks help appropriately
- Engages in pretend play
- Uses words to express feelings
- Demonstrates persistence in working on an activity
- Shows compassion towards others
- Shows leadership (self-esteem)
- Is able to accept changes in classroom routine
Social & Emotional Early Childhood Top of Page Possible Resources:
- Hayes School Publishing Progress Report, www.teachersparadise.com
- The Mailbox Magazine Teachers Helper Magazine
- The Creative Curriculum Checklist http://www.teachingstrategies.com/page/CA_ImplementationChecklist.cfm
- Getting Your Child Ready for School, by Kristen J. Amundson Developmental Milestones, http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/stages.cfm Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14, by Chip Wood
- Core Knowledge, http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/index.htm Every Day in Every Way, by Cynthia Holley and Faraday Burditt Carson Dellosa, www.carsondellosa.com
- Harrison and Company, Preschool Progress Reports