1. Meaningful Growth for Every Child, EVERY DAY
Strategies to impact
children’s academic success
Dianne Patterson
Educational Consultant

2. Brain Smart Start® - Unite
Good Morning, Good Morning Let’s get ready the brain smart way Good morning, Good morning
Get ready to start the day
Get your hands ready – shake, shake (Shake your hands) Get your arms ready – stretch, stretch (Reach your arms up high) Get your brain ready – cross, cross (Cross midline)
Get your focus ready – breathe, breathe (Inhale/Exhale) (REPEAT 2X)
Repeat Chorus
Connect with a friend – shake, shake (Shake partner’s hand) Connect with a friend – clap, clap (Clap both hands with a partner)
Connect with a friend – hip, hip (Tap hips together with a partner) Connect with a friend – hug, hug, hug (Give your partner a big hug)
Good morning, good morning Get ready to start the day Get ready to start the day!

3. S. T. A. R. Smile Take a deep breath And Relax
Brain Smart Start® - Calm
S. T. A. R.
Smile
Take a deep breath
And
Relax

4. Brain Smart Start® - Connect
Twinkle, twinkle little star, What a wonderful child you are! With bright eyes and nice round cheeks, Talented person from your head to feet.

5. Brain Smart Start® - Commit
I commit to investigate benefits and opportunities for differentiated instruction in Frog Street curriculum.

6. Agenda Identify basic principles of differentiated instruction
Investigate the purpose and benefits
of differentiated instruction
Frog Street lessons for differentiation
Applications, Practice, Transitions
Reflections
Agenda

7. When do you differentiate instruction?

8. Types of Instruction
Whole Group
Small Group
Centers

9. Teacher guided instruction
Where is whole group instruction
in Frog Street?
Brain Smart Start®
Morning Message
Read-Aloud
Closing Circle
Teacher guided instruction

10. Teacher supported instruction
Where is small group instruction
in Frog Street?
Literacy
Math
Teacher supported instruction

11. Child choice practice Where is child choice practice in Frog Street?
Weekly Centers
Literacy Centers
Math Centers
Child choice practice

12. Whole Group

13. Small Group

14. Centers

16. Types of Instruction in Early Childhood
Best practices
Differentiate in small groups

17. What is differentiated instruction?
Children work with an adult focused on key learning standards/IEP goals
Designed to foster a greater depth of understanding/ progress monitor
When do you need to provide one-on- one guidance?

18. Small Group Important Concepts
Pre-teach concepts that may be needed for children to participate fully in a whole-group activity.
A time to reinforce ideas and skills children may be struggling to achieve.
Assess where children are in their learning process.

19. Differentiate! Your turn!
Turn to the pages indicated on the table card.
Review the lesson and share with your group.
3. Discuss opportunities to differentiate the
instruction
4. Share!

20. Reflections
How can you impact children’s academic success with differentiated instruction?
How will you incorporate assessment?
What is your action plan for this school year?

21. Meaningful Growth for Every Child, EVERY DAY
Strategies to impact
children’s academic success
Wishing you success!