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Types of Pre-school

Types of Pre-school. Miss Perez. Bell ringer. Take a moment to reflect on your own pre-school experience. Did you get to play outside? Did you complete art project? Was it structured? Did you learn about math and literacy?. Various types of pre-school. Montessori Waldorf

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Types of Pre-school

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  1. Types of Pre-school Miss Perez

  2. Bell ringer • Take a moment to reflect on your own pre-school experience. • Did you get to play outside? • Did you complete art project? • Was it structured? • Did you learn about math and literacy?

  3. Various types of pre-school Montessori Waldorf High/scope Bank Street Reggio-Emilia Play-based Project-based Religious Community Cooperative Developmentally-appropriate Language Immersion Parent Participation

  4. Montessori • Started by Dr. Maria Montessori in 1907 • More then 5000 in North America • Promote learning through curiosity, inquiry, and exploration • Children learn individually or in small groups • Allows children to be creative and free

  5. Montessori • “Guides” or teachers encourage the child’s independence • Variety of ages • Emphasize the importance and connection of living things

  6. Montessori Curriculum • Practical life • Sensory awareness education • Language arts • Mathematics and geometry • Cultural subjects

  7. Montessori play • The curriculum is tied together in a complementary way • Toys are laid out in the classroom so that the child can pick their task according to their interest • “Work” items include books, puzzles, games, art, projects • Toys are used in multiple ways

  8. Who Montessori pre-school works best for • Children who enjoy hands-on activities • Students with ADD do well because of the individual attention they get from “guides” • Parents that are open to exposing their children to a diverse student body

  9. Montessori

  10. What are some benefits of this pre-school? What are some draw backs?

  11. Radio Commercial time

  12. You and your partner just took a job at an advertising agency. They have just signed a contract to help out various types of pre-schools. Your job will be to create a 30-second pre-school advertisement selling the strengths of that particular pre-school for the radio. Make it creative, funny, and entertaining. You will be creating one for each type of pre-school; at the end of class you will present your best one! Please write your official script in the space below. Remember these should be factual and informative. Have fun with it!

  13. Waldorf • Started in 1919 by Rudolf Steiner • Create comfortable home-like environment for children • Based off of the principle that a person is made up of three aspects-spirit, soul, and body

  14. Waldorf • Classroom follows a rhythm • The goal is to develop children emotionally, physically, and intellectually

  15. Waldorf Curriculum • History • Language arts • Science • Math • History • Follows seasons • Focuses on strong teacher child relationship

  16. Who Waldorf pre-school works for • Children who interact well with others • Children who thrive on rhythm repetition • Not recommended for children with severe developmental disabilities

  17. Waldorf

  18. What are some benefits of this pre-school? What are some draw backs?

  19. Reggio Emilia • Created in Italy in the 1940’s • Students take the lead in learning • Environment is another teacher

  20. Floor plan of Reggio Emilia school

  21. Philosophy The Reggio Emilia philosophy is based upon the following set of principles: • Children must have some control over the direction of their learning • Children must be able to learn through experiences of touching, moving, listening, seeing, and hearing • Children have a relationship with other children and with material items in the world that children must be allowed to explore • Children must have endless ways and opportunities to express themselves.

  22. Reggio Emilia • Teachers work in small groups while the rest of the class is engaging in another activity • Teachers are viewed as life long learners • Project work is used • Allows the children to dictate what they learn

  23. Reggio Emilia • Mistakes are viewed as learning experiences • Allow students to figure out their own disputes

  24. Who Reggio Emilia works for • Creative children who enjoy art, dramatic play, and music • Do well in groups working and playing with others • Enjoy hand on activities and exploring

  25. Reggio Emilia

  26. What are some benefits of this pre-school? What are some draw backs?

  27. Radio Commercial time

  28. What are ways that you can include these pre-schools philosophies in your lessons?

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