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Blocks
Housekeeping/Dramatic Play
Math Discovery
Art and Creative Experiences
Community Helper Match Up
Topic: Restaurant
Spot the Dot Cards (Student Set)
Sponge Painting
Class: ECD 237
Class: ECD 131
Class: ECD 133
Class: ECD 237
Purpose: To integrate math
Purpose: Gives children the
Purpose: To enhance counting
Purpose: Gives children the
through one to one
opportunity to integrate both
skills through number and
opportunity to explore with
correspondence by requiring
math and literacy while
operation.
different textures while painting
children to match the
pretending to run a restaurant. Five Frame Cards (Student Set)
and using their creativity.
community helper to the correct Objects included: plastic foods,
Class: ECD 133
Materials included: paint,
utensils they use.
plates, bowls, utensils, receipts,
Purpose: Allows children to
different sponges, water, card
Various Hats
menus, cook books, aprons, hats,
visualize dots in different
stock paper
Class: None
open/close sign, measuring cups, formations. Enhances childrens
Colorful Collaging
Purpose: Gives children the
telephone
understanding of different
Class: ECD 237
opportunity to dramatize
Topic: Post Office
formations of numbering.
Purpose: Children will
community helpers such as
Class: ECD 131
Jungle Grid Game
experiment with various
firefighters or construction
Purpose: Gives children the
Class: ECD 133
materials of different colors and
workers.
opportunity to integrate both
Purpose: Enhances childrens
textures by putting them
Wooden Blocks
math and literacy while
number and operation skills
together to make a collage.
Class: None
pretending to run a post office
through one to one
Materials included: pompoms,
Purpose: Allows children to
Objects included: envelops,
correspondence.
pipe cleaners, glue, paper,
build towers using blocks. Also
writing utensils, mail boxes,
Rocket Ship Path Game
scissors, feathers, beads
introduces problem solving
rolled up newspapers, writing
Class: ECD 133
Masher Print Painting
skills to the children when
surfaces, stamps, stickers, boxes Purpose: Enhances childrens
Class: ECD 132
learning where and how to place
Book: The Hueys in the New
number and operations skills by
Purpose: Integrates math by
the blocks correctly.
Sweater
requiring them to count and use allowing children to experiment
Pictures of Diverse Community
Class: None
addition
with different potato mashers
Helpers
Purpose: This book introduces a
Insect Sorting
which creates different shapes,
Class: ECD 108
specific article of clothing. Also
Class: ECD 237
prints, and textures on the paper.
Purpose: Gives children
enhances social emotional skills
Purpose: Integrates math by
Materials included: paint, paper,
visualization of diverse people
by learning that its okay to
requiring children to categorize
different potato mashers
working in various careers.
stand out and be different.
and sort insects by multiple
Assorted Writing Surfaces
Example: Woman Doctor
Book: Shoe Bop! By: Marilyn
attributes such as number and
Class: ECD 131
Ramps & Pathways
Singer
color, also integrates science by Purpose: Allows children to write
Class: ECD 133
Class: None
identifying characteristics of
when the feel the need and use
Purpose: Allows children to
Purpose: This book introduces
living things
different materials. Enhances fine
explore physical science by
the different types of shoes.
Ice Cream Cone Match Up
motor skills.
giving them opportunities to roll Children will explore the different
Class: ECD 237
Assorted Writing Utensils
various objects down the ramp. attributes of the various types of Purpose: Integrates literacy by
Class: ECD 131
Various Items to Roll Down
shoes such as heels, tennis,
using different kinds of print to
Purpose: Enhances fine motor
Ramp
sneakers, etc..
represent numerals. Children will skills by using different utensils
Class: ECD 133
Book: Pretend By: Jennifer Plecas have to match up the cone to the
of size and shape
Purpose: Objects that will be
Class: None
scoop of ice cream and the
Pictures of Diverse People
included are marbles, pompoms, Purpose: This book serves as
chocolate topping
Class: ECD 108
erasers, rubber balls, etc.
motivation for children to use
Foam Numbers
Purpose: Visualization of
Allows children to compare and their imagination and creativity
Class: None
different people creating art.
contrast how fast each object when engaging in play within the
Purpose: Gives children the
Some may have disabilities or
moves.
dramatic play center.
visualization of numbers
other physical traits.
Road Signs
Book: Gingerbread Mouse By:
I Have, Who Has Cards
Book: I Know A Wee Piggy By:
Class: None
Katy Bratun
Class: ECD 237
Kim Norman with Felt Pieces
Purpose: Gives children the
Class: None
Purpose: Class set used to
Class: ECD 131
opportunity to visualize
Purpose: This children can be
enhance math by gaining
Purpose: To enhance the
environmental print while in the used with a stuffed animal prop. knowledge of different colors and exploration of color with young
block center.
Integrates literacy by introducing geometrical shapes also shows
children
new vocabulary.
one to one correspondence by
Book: The Legend of the Indian
matching
Paintbrush By: Tomie DePaola
Tangrams
Class: None
Class: ECD 133
Purpose: To give children a
Purpose: Gives children the
visualization of illustrations
opportunity to experiment with
made from different materials
different shapes. Also shows how Book: Draw Me a Star By: Eric
shapes can be made up of other
Carle
shapes.
Class: None
Tangram Puzzles
Purpose: Shows children
Class: ECD 133
illustrations done by different
Purpose: Shows how shapes can
materials and can also teach
come together and create a
them how to draw a star
picture or new shapes
Book: Who Said Red? By: Mary
Button Sorting
Serfozo
Class: ECD 133
Class: None
Purpose: Children will sort
Purpose: Gives children the
buttons based on multiple
opportunity to explore different
attributes such as color, shape,
materials that have multiple
size, and number of holes
colors and attributes.
Five Fat Peas Chart
Book: White Rabbits Color Book
Class: ECD 237
By: Alan Baker
Purpose: Integrates literacy into
Class: None
math because it enhances
Purpose: Allows children to
vocabulary skills while also
explore the mixture of colors and
counting down from five
how they can create other colors.
Community Helper Number Cards
Class: ECD 237
Purpose: To show numbers in
numerical formation and the
number of objects each career
uses. Uses one to one
correspondence by matching the
cards together. Also integrates
social studies.
Book: 1, 2, 3 How Many Animals
Can You See? By: Emilie Boone &
Felt Pieces
Class: ECD 237
Purpose: To enhance number and
operation skills through counting
and one to one correspondence
Book: Five Little Monkeys
Class: None
Purpose: This book is reading
books and the library. Children
will use their imagination while
reading this story.
Book: El Dia De Ricardo By:
George Ancona
Class: None
Purpose: This book serves
purpose for diverse students.
Children will be able to explore
a book that is written in a
different language. (Spanish)
Book: My No, No, No Day! By:
Rebecca Patterson
Class: None
Purpose: This book appeals to
the social emotional
development of young children.
Can be used to introduce new
vocabulary words.
Book: How I Was Adopted By
Joanne Cole
Class: None
Purpose: This book explains the
concept of adoption. Could be
used if children within the class
are adopted. Promotes diversity.
Book: K is for Kwanza By:
Juwanda G. Ford
Class: None
Purpose: Integrates diversity
within the classroom by allowing
children to explore different
cultures and traditions.
Food Experiences
My Plate Poster with Food Cards
Writing
Long Ago and Today
Outdoors
Scarfs
Other
representations.
Fish Bit My Finger Chart
Class: ECD 237
Purpose: To promote literacy
development by introducing new
vocabulary words. Could also be
used musically.
Book: Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon
By: Patty Lovell
Class: None
Purpose: Illustrations are very
descriptive. This could give
children opportunities to write
about what it going on within the
pictures.
Book: What I Like About Me By:
Allia Zobel-Nolan
Class: None
Purpose: This book introduces
diversity within the classroom. To
jump off of reading this book
children can write about what
makes them unique.
Book: The ABC Bags By: Margaret
Allen
Class: None
Purpose: This book shows
children how to properly form
letters. Concept book that has a
different word that goes with the
letter on each page. Could help
children with sounds.
Book: The Stray Dog By: Marc
Simont
Class: None
Purpose: To give children
something to write about while
reading and looking at
illustrations
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