Gross Motor
This term describes the type of play that should be encouraged according to both ECERS-3 and Creative Curriculum, where children engage in activities that involve high energy and sustained movement.
What is "Vigorous Play"?
This is the key practice in the top tier of the Pyramid Model, which involves identifying children who need specialized help and working with families and specialists to create individualized interventions.
What is "Individualized Behavioral Support"?
List the 6 steps of the handwashing process.
What is "Wet hands, Get soap, Scrub for 20 seconds, Rinse hands, Dry hands, Turn off water with a paper towel"?
This type of observation involves watching and recording children's behaviors or actions during an activity without interference or judgment.
What is "Anecdotal Record"?
Mighty Minutes activities are often used during this part of the day, helping children move smoothly between activities and reinforcing learning.
What is "Transition Time"?
According to ECERS-3, this is essential when setting up play spaces for gross motor activities to ensure children can move freely and safely without crowding.
What is "Adequate Space"?
This strategy, highlighted in the Pyramid Model, is used to teach and reinforce appropriate behaviors, ensuring that children understand expectations in the classroom.
What is "Positive Behavior Support"?
According to health guidelines, this is the minimum amount of time children should wash their hands to effectively remove germs.
What is "20 seconds"?
What form allows you to quickly track students abilities either online or through a printed version?
What is the "On the Spot Tool"?
These resources help teachers choose developmentally appropriate activities that intentionally support specific skills, such as recognizing letters or understanding patterns.
What are "Intentional Teaching Cards"?
According to ECERS-3, vigorous play should occur regularly and last for this amount of time to be considered beneficial for children's physical development.
What is "At least 30 minutes for every 3 hours"?
According to the Pyramid Model, this is a key practice for universal promotion, where teachers model and encourage positive social interactions, like greetings and sharing, throughout the day.
What is "Teaching Social Skills"?
Children should always wash their hands after this activity, as it can expose them to germs from toys, equipment, or shared play areas.
What is "Gross Motor Play"?
Teachers can use GOLD to help ensure that children’s learning goals are appropriate, challenging, and achievable, providing this to families to track growth.
What are "Progress Reports" or "Development and Learning Report"?
This resource within the Creative Curriculum offers various activities to develop skills in areas such as math, literacy, and social-emotional development during short timeframes.
What is "Mighty Minutes"?
According to ECERS when does the 30 minutes of gross motor start?
When the last child reaches the gross motor space and gross motor equipment is accessible to all students
According to the Pyramid Model, this is the key role of preschool teachers in preventing challenging behaviors and promoting social-emotional development across all levels of support.
What is "Supporting Positive Relationships"?
This is one of the ways to reinforce proper handwashing techniques in the preschool setting to ensure children are properly completing the steps.
What is "Referring to Visuals"?
This dimension focuses on a child’s ability to engage with books, symbols, and written language, as well as their understanding of early literacy concepts.
What is "Literacy Development"
These Creative Curriculum tools can be used during story time to deepen children's understanding of books and help them think critically about what they hear.
What are "Book Discussion Cards"?
This chain of activities help children develop strength, balance, and coordination through actions like crawling, jumping, and balancing and are most commonly used during classroom indoor gross motor play activities.
What is "Obstacle Courses"?
Teachers in the Pyramid Model may implement this technique to help children practice and reinforce positive behaviors in real-life contexts, rehearsing social interactions.
What is "Role-Playing"?
In the preschool setting, children should wash their hands after this, especially if they have been in close contact with another person who might be sick.
What is "Coughing or Sneezing"?
This method allows teachers to track a child's behavior and development continuously by observing them during different activities, providing a holistic view of their skills.
What is "Ongoing Assessment"?
Teachers can find specific activities and ideas for integrating these developmental goals in their daily routine using Intentional Teaching Cards.
What are "Learning Objectives"?