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PRE-K FOCUS GROUP
May 11, 2012
Science and Literacy Integration
TODAY’S AGENDA Already Ready Book Study
-Nurturing Writers in Preschool (Building and Understanding and Teaching Practices that support it)
Review of CCSS writing and listening/speaking standards
Writing in Science- research and inquiry Creating science lessons aligned to
CCSS
OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK Collection of fundamental
understandings about the writing development of young children
Teaching practices that nurture young writers (read aloud, side by side teaching, and share time)
Meet the Author and Illustrator (3 and 4 year old student samples)
Examining both the thinking and the writing (artifacts) in depth.
RELATING IT TO CCSS
Writing Text Types and Purposes Production and Distribution Research to Build and Present
Knowledge Range of Writing Responding to Literature
STANDARDS FOCUS (WRITING) With prompting and support, use a
combination of drawing, dictating or writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about to supply some information about the topic.
Participate in shared research and writing projects.
With guidance and support, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
RELATING IT TO CCSS
Listening and Speaking Comprehension and Collaboration
Presentation and Knowledge of Ideas
STANDARDS FOCUS (LS)With guidance and support, ask and
answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.
Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
SO WHAT CAN THIS LOOK LIKE FOR PRE-K? Project like writing (children’s book
making)
Independently read the introduction – Xiii-XVIII
Why book making in Pre-K?
So if becoming thoughtful about process, composition, craft, and more is a good educational goal for any writer, then why not these writers?
Pg. 13
What makes preschool classrooms distinct are the decisions adults are making about what experiences children should be having.
7 INTELLECTUAL DISPOSITIONSWhere children’s experiences lead to : Problem solving and reasoning Questioning and problem posing Keen observations- gathering data
through all senses Imagining, innovating, and responding
with wonderment and awe Intellectual risk-taking Thinking interdependently Persistence
PRESCHOOL PROJECTS Ex. Buying and installing an ornamental
pond at the school so their tadpoles could grow into frogs.
Share with your table a Prek project that encourages the use of literacy skills (reading, writing, drawing, listening, speaking).
APPLY THE 7 INTELLECTUAL DISPOSITIONSHow did each preschool author’s book
making involve the dispositions?
Group 1- Meet Isabella pg. 37-38 Group 2- Meet Regan pg. 55-56 Group 3- Meet Alexis pg. 85-86 Group 4- Meet Nick pg. 103-104 Group 5- Meet Lily pg. 123-124 Group 6- Meet Nicholas pg. 147-148
BREAK TIME
STANDARDS FOCUS (WRITING) With prompting and support, use a
combination of drawing, dictating or writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about to supply some information about the topic.
Participate in shared research and writing projects.
With guidance and support, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
INQUIRY Balloon Science Making Glue Gravity Straw Science Bubbles Science in a bag The Five Senses of Spring (summer, fall,
winter, etc) Nature Hunt Vocabulary Dirt Experts Worm Hotels
WORM HOTEL How can I align the worm hotel to the
common core writing, listening and/or speaking standards.
Groups of 3 – Come up with one idea You will collect 4 different ideas for
literacy and science integration
SCIENCE AND LITERACY INTEGRATIONExplore Pre-K science by rotating through
the different experiments/tasks.
Align each activity to a common core writing and/or listening and speaking standard(s).
- What can this look like in Pre-K?- Chart your ideas
SCIENCE ROTATIONS Balloons
Bubbles
Straws and clay
Science in a bag (pennies)
Gravity
COMMERCIAL BREAKS
In 3-5 minutes share a science idea that we have not shared today.
OR Share a resource that you often use.
CLOSING Please complete the evaluation for the
Pre-K CLC (4 sessions)
Please include any questions you still have along with your email address for a contact.
THANK YOU FOR PARTICPATING
IN OUR PREK CLC!
Resources
• http://prekinders.com/• www.naeyc.org • www.preschoolexpress.com • www.pre-kpages.com • http://www.pbs.org/parents/exploringscience/ • Sid the Science Kid• Dragon Fly TV• http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/ • www.engageny.org • www.nysed.gov