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SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Curriculum Program:

SECOND STEP

https://www.secondstep.org

The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

5 Competencies of SEL

Responsible Decision Making: Identify problem, analyze and solve
Relationship Skills: Communication and teamwork
Social-Awareness: Respect and empathy for others
Self-Management: Managing behavior and self discipline
Self-Awareness: Identifying emotions and understanding strengths

Social Emotional Learning is one’s ability to participate in human relationships and manage emotions. Social emotional learning is an ever evolving skill set whose foundation is laid at an early age and develops and evolves over time.

https://casel.org/what-is-sel/

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Key Features of Second Step & How We Use It

Common Language- Whole Body Listening, Calm Down Strategies, Fair Ways to Play
Suggested Literature that links with lesson idea/target skill

Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen
What About Bear?

Fun Puppets to help teach lessons (Steve & Sally)
HomeLinks for Parents
Additional Fun Videos from Sesame Street

Highlighting some of the 5 Competencies

Name That Emotion

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English Language Arts

Students who meet the standards develop the skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening that are the foundation for any creative and purposeful expression in language. http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/ela/2017-06.pdf

Curriculum Program Materials:

Thematic Monthly Vocabulary
Thematic Monthly Book List
Learning Without Tears-Formerly Handwriting Without Tears
Expanding Expression Tool (EET) (4-5 year old class)
Heggerty Phonemic Awareness
BRAIDY

Follows Directions
Comprehends language
Uses conventional grammar
Expanding expressive vocabulary
Tells about another time or place
Notices rhymes & alliteration
Identifies & names letters
Uses letter sound knowledge
Interacts during read alouds & book conversations
Writes name
Retells stories

EXAMPLES OF ELA SKILLS

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Phonemic

Awareness

The understanding that spoken words are made up of individual sounds.

Curriculum Program Materials:

Heggerty- Pre-K

Heggerty Pre-K Book Lesson Demonstrations

Phonemes (sounds)
Spoken language
Auditory language

Phonemic awareness is an essential component of reading instruction

Examples of

Phonemic Awareness Skills

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Phonics

Graphemes (letters) and sounds
Written language
Visual and Auditory lessons

Students practice reading and writing letters according to their sounds

Examples of

Phonics

Skills

A method of teaching people to read by correlating sounds with letters or groups of groups of letters in an alphabetic writing system

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Ways We Develop ELA Skills:

What It Looks Like In The Classroom

Reading & rereading stories
Acting out stories
Story retell and comprehension activities
Songs, Chants, Fingerplays
Category games
Letter of the week activities
Word Walls
Brainstorming
Group “writing” & oral storytelling
Rhyming and alliteration activities & songs
Morning sign in routines

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MATHEMATICS

Curriculum Program:

EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS

https://www.mheducation.com/prek-12/program/microsites/MKTSP-TRA15M0.html

EXAMPLES OF MATHEMATICS SKILLS

Counts
Quantifies
Connects Numerals with their Quantities
Understands Shapes
Compares & Measures
Demonstrates Knowledge of Patterns
Understands Spatial Concepts
Money Skills (4 Year Old Year Only)

The mathematics content standards are presented by individual grade levels in pre-kindergarten through grade 8 to provide useful specificity. The pre-kindergarten standards apply to children who are four-year-olds and younger five-year-olds. Students who meet the standards are able to identify problems, represent problems, justify conclusions, and apply mathematics to practical situations. They gain understanding of topics and issues by reviewing data and statistical information. They develop reasoning and analytical skills and make conclusions based on evidence that is essential to both private deliberation and responsible citizenship in a democratic society. They understand mathematics as a language for representing the physical world.

http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/math/2017-06.pdf

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Ways We Develop Mathematical Skills

What it looks like in the Classroom

Daily Routines

Calendar & Weather charting
Lining children up in a pattern
Counting and comparing activities

Data collection and making charts & graphs

Exploring with pattern & attribute blocks
Building with blocks
Using play money in dramatic play area
Math Games (both from Everyday Math & commercially produced)

Monster Squeeze
Cover All
Number BINGO, 1,2,3 Zingo, Hi Ho Cherry Oh

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SCIENCE

Curriculum Program Materials:

Caterpillars/Butterflies/Tadpoles

Bulbs & Seed

Pumpkins & Apples

Water & Ice

EXAMPLES OF SCIENTIFIC SKILLS

Inquiry skills
Demonstrates knowledge of the characteristics of living things
Demonstrates knowledge of the physical properties of objects and materials
Demonstrates knowledge of Earth’s environment
Uses tools and other technology to perform tasks

Pre-K standards ask students to demonstrate an ability to ask questions, set up simple investigations, analyze evidence, observations, and data for patterns, and use evidence to explain or develop ideas about how phenomena work.

http://www.doe.mass.edu/frameworks/scitech/2016-04.pdf

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Ways We Develop Science Learning Skills

What it looks like in the Classroom

Making observations
Using hands on materials
Caring for living things
Go on nature walks
Comparing and Contrasting
Making charts and graphs
Making collections of objects
Finger plays, songs, videos
Drawing observations

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HANDWRITING

Curriculum Program:

Learning Without Tears

https://www.lwtears.com/gss/details

Why We Chose

Learning Without Tears

(Formerly Handwriting Without Tears)

Developmentally Appropriate
Multisensory
Common and Simple Language
FUN!

The Writing program teaches body awareness, cooperation, taking turns, listening, crayon grip, drawing, building, letter and number recognition, capital letter and number formation.