Preschool Sequence and Teacher Handbook

The Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence and Teacher Handbook

This brand new publication from the Core Knowledge foundation includes:

Chapters addressing each of the following content areas and developmental domains:

• Getting Started & Adapting the Sequence for Children who have Special Needs
• Scaffolding Learning
• Assessment & Planning
• Movement & Coordination
• Autonomy & Social Skills
• Work Habits
• Oral Language
• Nursery Rhymes, Poems, Fingerplays, and Songs
• Storybook Reading & Storytelling
• Emergent Literacy in Reading & Writing
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Orientation in Time
• Orientation in Space
• Scientific Reasoning
• Visual Art
• Music
• Parental Communication and Involvement
• English Language Learners
• Core Knowledge for Toddlers

Best Practices for each developmental domain.

Explicitly stated learning goals for each developmental domain.

• Learning goals are further defined by one of more individual skills that have been defined for two levels of learner.
• The specificity of these skills and the inclusion of level I and level II skills support teachers as they address the individual needs of children three- to five-years-old.

Language of Instruction for each developmental domain.

• These are the terms that knowledgeable and competent individuals generally use to talk about the particular subject area.
• These terms allow teachers to use and model language to help children develop vocabulary skills.

Cross-Curricular Connections that demonstrate how skills and content from each developmental domain can be presented and reinforced in conjunction with skills and content from other developmental domains.

The most important ideas for each developmental domain are presented in a quick-reference At a Glance box.

Specific Oral Language Skills presented within each developmental domain.

Background knowledge and teaching ideas that support What Teachers Need to Know to ensure that classroom activities and experiences meet the needs of individual children and address the content, goals, and skills necessary for children's success.

Scaffolding Strategies specific to each development domain.

Assessment Strategies for each development domain, highlighting what to look for and when to look.

Resource Lists for both children and teachers.

ISBN: 978-1-933486-05-5