a tour of new updates Pre-K Math and Science

OPENING ACTIVITY State one thing you enjoy about teaching Pre-K Math and Science (previously INDEX)

Three Part Overview Pre-K Math and Science (formally known as INDEX) 1 What stayed the same? 2 What has been updated? 3 What do you need to know as we move forward?

WHAT STAYED THE SAME? Activities and Content 1

Content Layout of book- new lessons basically match old lessons Additional resources- online, no cd, no powerpoints (called visual aids) Activities Reading responses from evaluations and talking to trainers Interactive activities that connected reader with material Books Book list- individual books, group sets, classroom sets Evaluations- we found that the books were well loved and received What Stayed the Same?

Exploring the lessons Lessons Look over your lessons Lesson 1: Foundation of Math and Science with Young Children Lesson 2: Theory and Research: How Children Explore the World Lesson 3: Inquiry and Processing Skills Lesson 4: Math and Science Learning Environment Lesson 5: Numbers and Patterns Lesson 6: Physical Science and Life Science Lesson 7: Geometry and Measurement Lesson 8: Earth Science and Nature Lesson 9: Projects: Investigation and Exploration Lesson 10: Projects: Documentation All lessons are 3 hours. See page xii

Manuals Trainer Kit Books See page viii Materials

2 What has been updated? Format, Projects, and Nature

Format: The manual has been formatted to the ECEP manual format Goals and Objectives have been added based on the content Nature: A new video by Richard Louv Connecting with nature inside the classroom Projects: The last lesson of INDEX (9) has been separated into two different lessons (9 & 10) Lesson 9 and 10 are each 3 hours How to manage the two session broke into two sessions?

3 What do you need to know as we move forward? As we look into the future

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