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High Reach, High Reach, what do you see?
Grounded in child development theory and practice
Research based
Parent communication and involvement
Balance of child initiated and teacher facilitated activities
Piaget, Erickson, Vygotsky & Bruner’s influence on me.
Theorists, theorists, what do you see?
Fun (Toddlers/Twos) All About (3-4 years+) (5+)______________For Me Me I’m SpecialIn the Forest The forest My Home & MyNeighborsWith Wheels, Wings & Other Things Things that go Off We GoWith my senses Arts Let’s PretendWith amazing animals Amazing animals Eating Healthy/Growing Strong around town Around town Let’s go to workon the farm The farm How does your garden growWith nature Nature Animals, animals, animals in the Sun Sand & sea Bugs, butterflies and Spiderswith games and toys Games & sportswith rhymes and stories Rhymes and stories with colors Wild west
We see theme units meeting kids’ developmental needs.
Theme Units, theme units, what do you see?
Child initiated learning Teacher facilitated activities
Developmentally appropriate lessons and manipulatives
I see centers & activities based on me.
Centers, centers, what do you see?
Free Choice Language/writing Listening/speaking Math Science Music Art Dramatic play
Hands on learning all around me.
Hands on learning, what do you see?
Teaching through social interaction with real objects: Meaningful and developmentally appropriate activity Carefully planned and engaging learning Phonemic awareness/beginning sound recognition Letter recognition/alphabet knowledge Language and literacy knowledge Cultural awareness Creative arts and dramatic play Math/numbers: blocks, shapes, science, cooking
Group activities coming right after me!
Group activities what do you see?Social/emotional, language and muscle development (all ages)Self-Concept (18 mos+)Problem Solving (2+) Color, Shape (2+) & Number Recognition (3+)Sequencing, graphing & predicting (3+)Counting & 1:1 correspondence (3+)Character education (3+)Phonological Awareness:
Songs, Rhymes &Finger plays (all)Alliteration, Clapping syllables (PK)
Letter recognition and beginning sounds & vowel sounds (PK)
Children learning all around me!
“Beginning with the needs and interests of the children, learning develops from meaningful experiences important to young children.”
- High Reach Website
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