Approaches to Learning

Personal Definition- Gain new knowledge by taste, touch, smell, sight, sound, feelings, and through their physical actions.

 

 

1.) Name of Activity: Dump and fill

 

Originating Idea: Seeing the garbage truck on trash day

 

Curriculum Area: Approaches to learning- #1 Initiative: Children express initiative

 

Materials: Bowl or plastic bin, dumb truck toys, blocks, rice and beans, spoons

Appropriate Age group: Toddlers

 

Beginning of Activity: During circle time sing " Dumb Truck (on the construction site)" or read "Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site" by Sherri Duskey Rinker

 

Middle of Activity

 

Early Extension: Young toddlers might choose a dumb truck and explore it

 

 

Middle: Toddlers will choose a dumb truck and fill and dumb with rice

  

 

Later Extension: Older toddlers will choose a dumb truck and fill and dumb with rice

 

 

End of Activity: Teachers can ask toddlers how using the dumb truck went

 

Follow-up Ideas (2): Toddlers can choose how to play "jobs". Pretend play.

 

2.) Name of Activity: Find the toy

 

Originating Idea: Looking for toys in the room

 

Curriculum Area: Approaches to learning- #2 Problem solving: Children solve problems encountered in exploration and play

 

Materials: Blankets, various toys, floor

Appropriate Age group: Infants

 

Beginning of Activity:  Babies crawling to a toy

 

Middle of Activity

 

Early Extension: Encourage tummy time

 

 

Middle: Babies will try to feel the top of blanket and feel toys underneath

  

 

Later Extension: Babies will lift blanket to find toys

 

 

End of Activity: 

 

 

Follow-up Ideas (2): Playing peek-a-boo

 

3.)Name of Activity: Squeaky clean hands

 

Originating Idea: Encourage toddlers to wash their hands

 

Curriculum Area: Approaches to learning- #3 self-help: Children do things for themselves

 

Materials: Water, sink, soap

Appropriate Age group: Toddlers

 

Beginning of Activity: Explain how you will show toddlers how to wash their hands

 

Middle of Activity

 

Early Extension: Toddler will get hands wet with water

 

 

Middle: Toddlers will get soap and wet hands

  

 

Later Extension: Toddlers will scrub hands with soap and water while singing "ABC's", then dry hands

 

 

End of Activity: Sing "Wash your Hands Song" by Cocomelon or read "Baby Shark- Wash your Hands!" by Pinkfong

 

 

Follow-up Ideas (2): Hand washing with colorful soap, pepper experiment