Centers & Materials
A play area is a space where materials are provided for play. This type of center is a space designated for a specific type of play.
Interest Center
The time of day between two activities that is a great time to incorporate quick math activities.
Transitions
These types of questions that we ask children have more than one answer.
Open-ended questions
Reading books
According to the state, this is the maximum number of students that can be enrolled in each classroom.
20
Choice time must be available for this much time in a half day program in order to score a 5.
60 minutes
You should point to these throughout the day and talk to children about them in ways that interest them.
Written numbers
Rather than just repeat phrases that students say, we can increase language skills by doing this.
Extending language
This word refers to children being interested in and paying attention to an activity.
Engaged
MOU is an acronym for this...an agreement between our program and local organizations throughout the Yorkville community.
Memorandums of Understanding
This is a word used by ECERS to describe the ability of children to reach, use, and put away materials on their own.
Accessible
One of the three math items that ECERS assesses.
Math materials and activities,
Math in daily events, and
Understanding written numbers
When a new vocabulary word is introduced or a student doesn't understand a big word, this is what we can do to help.
Repeat and rephrase
Conversation between children and adults is important, but conversation between children and their _______ is also important to encourage.
This is the program area that encourages acceptance of all people, roles, and family situations.
Promoting acceptance of diversity
These are five of the possible interest centers that can be provided in a room.
Cozy, Dramatic Play, Blocks, Art, Literacy, Music/Movement, Library, Sand/Water, and Science
Name two of the four math material categories.
Counting/comparing quantities, measuring, written numbers, and shapes
This is the kind of thinking that we encourage in children when we ask open-ended questions and have deep, on-going, back and forth conversations with students.
Higher-level or higher-order thinking
If you want to score a 7.3 in the area of snacks/meals, it is important that you actively teach students these skills.
Self-help
Even though our PFA program is currently full, we will continue holding screenings throughout the year as a part of this program.
Child Find
Though classroom materials and arrangement are important the ECERS-3 has an even greater emphasis on this.
Interaction, instruction, language and engagement
Five songs that incorporate math skills into daily activities.
Five little monkeys, Five green and speckled frogs, Five little ducks, Jump and Count, Ants Go Marching, One Two Buckle My Shoes, Johnny Works With One Hammer, Ten in a Bed
Name five ways that we can encourage students to become familiar with print.
Shared writing, reading with students 1:1, interactive poetry/nursery rhymes, writing students words on art, modeling using word cards in writing center, encouraging use of journals, referring to student writing or alphabet on walls, etc.
We should use these types of words when interacting with students.
Big, unfamiliar, wide-range, descriptive, new, expanded, words in home language
Providing high-quality preschool experiences for ALL children in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) is called this.
Inclusion