Lesson Plans
How often should you prepare a lesson plan?
Each week
As of right now, where will you complete your Home Visits?
In the homes of the families.
How many times should a LAP Assessment be completed for each child during the school year?
3 Times: A Pre test; a Mid test; and a Post test
How often should you follow a predictable daily schedule?
Always!
What is the due date for completing your supply order request for the following year?
April 1st
When is your lesson plan due?
The Wednesday prior to use
When do you complete your 1st and 2nd Home Visits?
Complete your 1st Home Visit prior to the first day of class, if possible, and turn in by August 31st.
Complete your 2nd Home Visit in January, and turn in by the January 31st.
What should you do with a toy that has been placed in a child's mouth?
Sanitize it immediately, or place it to the side in a "designated bucket" to sanitize later.
What should you provide to your students when the class moves from one activity (or one place) to another?
A transition with learning embedded
What week do we complete the Brigance Screening for each child?
During the third week of class
To Whom Do You Send Your Lesson Plans? (3 people should be included in your answer)
Holly Guinn (Education Specialist)
Donna Wixom (Child Development Advisor)
Your Area Supervisor
When do you complete your 1st and 2nd Parent/Teacher Conferences?
Your first conference will be completed by the end of October, and your second conference will be completed by the end of April.
How often should you change out Interest Area materials?
Each week
Match the Study Topic for Head Start classrooms
During what time of the day should you focus your teaching on gross motor skills?
Outdoor Time
Music and Movement
Up to how many blocks can you travel away from your center during a field trip, if approved?
4 blocks
After each child has been assessed or screened, what should be added to the lesson plan?
Individualized learning activity taken from Intentional Teaching Cards, Mighty Minutes, or another source.
Where do you place the original (white) copy for Home Visits and the Parent/Teacher Conferences?
In the child's blue binders
How often should Enrichment Activities be sent home with families?
At least once per month, except for those students identified as needing additional help and resources
According to "The Creative Curriculum," what book should you read at least one "story" from each day?
Highlights Hello
We follow federal regulations to stay in compliance with our jobs at Big Five Head Start and Early Head Start. What are these guidelines called?
The Head Start Program Performance Standards
Where do you post your lesson plans?
On the Parent Board
Besides Big Five Staff Members, who could also access the children's binders to ensure completion of 2 Home Visits and 2 Parent/Teacher Conferences?
Federal Head Start Monitoring Team
If a child does not sleep at nap time, what should you provide to them? (according to the Head Start Performance Standards)
Provide an alternative quiet activity
Three times per week, you should complete what during circle time?
Baby Doll Circle Time
We provide learning to our students based on their different stages of development. Which framework do we use as a guide for this?
HSELOF
(Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five)