1. Documentation GOLD Tips & Tricks & Lessons Learned
Alma Alarcon
and
Cassandra Brotzman

3. What is curriculum alignment?
Aligning curriculum— (1)the knowledge, skills, topics and concepts that are taught to students, and the lessons, units, assignments, readings and materials used in the teaching process--(2) aligning various curricula within a school, such as a curriculum for a particular course, with other curricula in the school to improve overall coherence and effectiveness This to ensure that all courses follow a logical leaning sequence, within and across subject areas
Aligning Assessment: teachers may align assessments, standards, lessons, and instruction so that the assessments evaluate the material they are teaching in a unit or course.

5. Why align both curriculum?
Less Stress on Checkpoint Dates
Helpful for new home visitors
Improve efficiency and effectiveness
Strong focus on what is important
Ease of use across TSG and PAT

6. Layout Where the idea came from? Not necessary to list materials
No page numbers on PAT activities because they will change
Gold Activities Will Be
Easily accessible

7. Helpful Keys for Documentation...
Not yet's
Weekly/Order explanation

8. WEEK ONE: Social Emotional, Physical (fine motor) Literacy & The Arts
1a-1c4, 7a, 7b, 19a, 19b, 33-35
Regulates own emotions and behaviors
1a. Manages feelings
1b. Follows limits and expectations
1c. Takes care of needs appropriately
1c1. Eating and drinking
1c2. Toileting and personal hygiene
1c3. Dressing
1c4. Personal Safety
7a. Uses fingers and
7b. Uses writing and drawing tools(NY)
19a. Writes name(NY)
19b. Writes to convey meaning(NY)
Explores the arts(NY)

9. Activities According to Age
Ages and color bands
B-1 ½
months
1 ½-3 ½ months
3 ½-5 ½
5 ½-8 months
8-14 months
months
months
Multi-
Age
Care-giving routines
Accordion Book
Feely socks
Caregiving Routines
Boxed Play space
Scribbling with crayons
Beading
Block Play
Face to face taling
Baby's first feely book
I Am Special
Causing Effects
Down Chute
Egg Carton Game
Blowing Bubbles
Motivating
Learning
Infant massage
In Sync with massage
Vision Screening
Hi and Bye
Fill the Jug
Grab it and Name it
Blowing in the Band
Sticky Fun
A soft, gentle breeze
Paper Pull
Hinging on Play
Blowing in the Wind
Snack Time
Painting in a Bag
Clips and Tongs
Unwrapping a toy
Paper Play
Drawing and Writing
Using Fingers
Parallel talk and Self talk
Fingerpainting
Write a Letter
My Space
Zip and Open
People Pictures
Shaving Cream Play
Sticky Paper Collage
Tie-Dye Fun

10. Subsequent Weeks WEEK TWO: Social Emotional & Language
WEEK THREE: Social Emotional & Literacy
WEEK FOUR: Physical (Gross Motor)
WEEK FIVE: Cognitive & Mathematics
WEEK SIX: Cognitive & Mathematics
WEEK SEVEN: Cognitive, Social Studies & The Arts
WEEK EIGHT: Cognitive, Mathematics, Science & Technology

11. Take a look!
Questions...

12. Planning and Documentation

13. Planning... Parent input/planning next visit Following it weekly
Use TSG Documentation by Objective/Dimension for Sixence

14. Extra Activities and Curriculums to incorporate with GOLD
Activity Cards
Just in Time Parenting
PAT development handouts
Tracking/Activity Checklist
3yr old checklist
Other...

15. Your Turn! Time for our activity...

16. Name of activity:
Week #:
Write which objectives you will use from GOLD to score child:

18. All Finished