Teacher Jeanene
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Teacher Ji
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Little KiwisCooperative Learning Model - Ages 20 months-3 years
2020 Remote learning at it's best! |
Cooperative Leaning Program 2020 for the Little Kiwis
Hello Little Kiwi Families!
This cooperative module is designed for you to work with your kiddos at a pace that fits into your home life. It is programmed with one learning activity per week, per learning area. How you chose to do those learning activities is up to you. It could be one a day throughout the week, or you could do every activity each day of the week, the only one that needs to stay on schedule is the Zoom sessions. You will get a weekly calendar every month with the outline of the program to help guide you through.
Zoom
There will be two zoom sessions a week for 10-15 mins. This is where we will do a calendar time and one child will share the special time with us. Each month the “sharing time” will have a focus, which is listed on attached sheet. The calendar time will start of very short but as time goes on, we will add to it.
Language and Literacy
Each week there will be a video of someone reading a “book of the week” that is linked to the Author of the Month. The reader will primarily be myself, but I hope to have guest visitors read for us on occasion. It is encouraged that the video is watched everyday so that the children become familiar with the story and then on the last day start to pause the video at sections and ask your child “what happens next?”
Mathematical and Scientific Thinking
Each week there will be a planned Mathematical and Scientific activity some of these will have videos to support them, but not all will need them. Most Months these will be repeated over the course of a few weeks, this is to add as much repetition into your child’s learning as possible. As we know kiddos this young flit through activities (and life) at a rapid pace and often don’t truly absorb everything they are or have done, so by repeating it numerus times over a close and steady pace information begins to stick better.
Arts
Each week there will be an art activity that will have a video to support it. Some of the art supplies will be provided via the monthly packets (see info below), but others may be required for you to provide. For example, on week one in October it is suggested you go for a walk and collect leaves, those leaves will then be used to create the art work. This is a great way to empower the children by letting them document their hard work (collecting the leaves and then making a masterpiece with them).
Motor Activities
These are activities that will continue to support your child’s overall gross and fine motor development.
Learning Packet
Learning packets will go out on a monthly bases and be jam packed full of supplies that you may need to do the planned lessons. There will be a variety of art supplies, limited worksheets and other materials for you to use that will support the monthly program and where possible a little extra to do on the side if you wish to (more likely at a later date). Your packet will be ready for pick up in the education hallway by the Preschool Office. This will ensure that our curriculum will not be stolen and stays dry. Final details about packet pick-up from the office in September. The Preschool is asking that you return all the bags to a bin when you come to collect your next packet. All bags will be sanitized after each use.
Communication
I will communicate with you via email for important information, but will also create a private Facebook Page just for our class. It is an amazing support network that I can upload all the videos on to and stay connected to everyone. I also encourage families to upload photos and videos of their kiddos doing the activities and to stay connected to each other. The best part is that when you load a message, I am usually able to reply instantly. As this will be a private page, I ask that you only invite your partners to join so they can also join in the fun, if you are not on Facebook please consider joining just for this purpose.
Blessings,
Teacher Jeanene and Teacher Ji
Hello Little Kiwi Families!
This cooperative module is designed for you to work with your kiddos at a pace that fits into your home life. It is programmed with one learning activity per week, per learning area. How you chose to do those learning activities is up to you. It could be one a day throughout the week, or you could do every activity each day of the week, the only one that needs to stay on schedule is the Zoom sessions. You will get a weekly calendar every month with the outline of the program to help guide you through.
Zoom
There will be two zoom sessions a week for 10-15 mins. This is where we will do a calendar time and one child will share the special time with us. Each month the “sharing time” will have a focus, which is listed on attached sheet. The calendar time will start of very short but as time goes on, we will add to it.
Language and Literacy
Each week there will be a video of someone reading a “book of the week” that is linked to the Author of the Month. The reader will primarily be myself, but I hope to have guest visitors read for us on occasion. It is encouraged that the video is watched everyday so that the children become familiar with the story and then on the last day start to pause the video at sections and ask your child “what happens next?”
Mathematical and Scientific Thinking
Each week there will be a planned Mathematical and Scientific activity some of these will have videos to support them, but not all will need them. Most Months these will be repeated over the course of a few weeks, this is to add as much repetition into your child’s learning as possible. As we know kiddos this young flit through activities (and life) at a rapid pace and often don’t truly absorb everything they are or have done, so by repeating it numerus times over a close and steady pace information begins to stick better.
Arts
Each week there will be an art activity that will have a video to support it. Some of the art supplies will be provided via the monthly packets (see info below), but others may be required for you to provide. For example, on week one in October it is suggested you go for a walk and collect leaves, those leaves will then be used to create the art work. This is a great way to empower the children by letting them document their hard work (collecting the leaves and then making a masterpiece with them).
Motor Activities
These are activities that will continue to support your child’s overall gross and fine motor development.
Learning Packet
Learning packets will go out on a monthly bases and be jam packed full of supplies that you may need to do the planned lessons. There will be a variety of art supplies, limited worksheets and other materials for you to use that will support the monthly program and where possible a little extra to do on the side if you wish to (more likely at a later date). Your packet will be ready for pick up in the education hallway by the Preschool Office. This will ensure that our curriculum will not be stolen and stays dry. Final details about packet pick-up from the office in September. The Preschool is asking that you return all the bags to a bin when you come to collect your next packet. All bags will be sanitized after each use.
Communication
I will communicate with you via email for important information, but will also create a private Facebook Page just for our class. It is an amazing support network that I can upload all the videos on to and stay connected to everyone. I also encourage families to upload photos and videos of their kiddos doing the activities and to stay connected to each other. The best part is that when you load a message, I am usually able to reply instantly. As this will be a private page, I ask that you only invite your partners to join so they can also join in the fun, if you are not on Facebook please consider joining just for this purpose.
Blessings,
Teacher Jeanene and Teacher Ji