Chapter 6 Teaching in the Kindergarten Classroom

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Chapter 6Teaching in the Kindergarten Classroom
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Conceptual Development in the Early Years

• The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
• Sternbergs Triarchic Theory of Intelligence
• Piaget
• Continuum of Teaching and Learning

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Techniques for Enhancing Conceptual Development

• Asking children to demonstrate and tell what
  they already know
• Asking questions to facilitate childrens
  mental processing
• Encouraging children to ask and answer their
  own questions
• Helping children propose alternative solutions
  to solving problems
• Recognizing the value in creative responses

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Meeting Preschool Childrens Needs

• Physical Development
• Social Development
• Emotional Development
• Intellectual Development

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Stages of Writing
Conventional Spelling
Phonetic Spelling
Letter Sequences
Letter-Like Forms
Scribbling
Drawing
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Kindergarten Classroom Centers

• Types of Centers
• Planning for Multiple Intelligences
• Meeting Childrens Needs

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Classroom Routines Responsibilities

• Routines
• Transitions
• Classroom Signals
• Taking Responsibility for Behavior
• Taking Responsibility for Tasks
• Classroom Cleanup

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Classroom Rules

• Simple
• Well Defined
• Positively Worded
• Easily Communicated
• Displayed for View

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Classroom Management

• Group Behaviors
• Individual Behaviors
• Behaviors in Other Areas of the School
• Behaviors with Special Events
• Promoting Cooperation and Community