1. Snowmen January 16, 2008 St Paul Pre-Kindergarten

2. A Chubby Little Snowman… Small motor control Small motor control Draw circles Draw circles Coloring Coloring Works with art materials (white crayons on blue paper) Works with art materials (white crayons on blue paper) Holds crayons with fingers Holds crayons with fingers Hand preference Hand preference

3. A Chubby Little Snowman… Do finger play and repeat them Do finger play and repeat them Memorize simple songs Memorize simple songs Use 1:1 correspondence Use 1:1 correspondence Follows directions Follows directions Responds when spoken to Responds when spoken to

4. Flannel board Name basic shapes Name basic shapes Discriminate size Discriminate size Share & play cooperatively Share & play cooperatively Relating to other children Relating to other children Uses play material correctly Uses play material correctly Starts and finishes a task Starts and finishes a task Copy a pattern Copy a pattern Express needs in words Express needs in words Understands spacial relationships Understands spacial relationships Name basic colors Name basic colors Order objects by size Order objects by size

5. Flannel board Name basic shapes Name basic shapes Discriminate size Discriminate size Copy a pattern Copy a pattern Understands spatial relationships Understands spatial relationships Name basic colors Name basic colors Order objects by size Order objects by size Share & play cooperatively Share & play cooperatively Relating to other children Relating to other children Uses play material correctly Uses play material correctly Starts and finishes a task Starts and finishes a task Express needs in words Express needs in words

6. Sequence Language experience – Using complete sentences Language experience – Using complete sentences “Reads” pictures “Reads” pictures Relate simple story sequence Relate simple story sequence Left to Right Left to Right Relate sequence of events in pictures Relate sequence of events in pictures

7. Sequence Follow two step directions Follow two step directions Relate simple story sequence Relate simple story sequence Discriminate size of the snowballs – “medium” Discriminate size of the snowballs – “medium” Ordinal Numbers (First, second, third) Ordinal Numbers (First, second, third) Working with art materials, cutting, gluing, coloring Working with art materials, cutting, gluing, coloring

8. Free Play Share and play cooperatively Share and play cooperatively Relate to other children Relate to other children Imitates own play Imitates own play Take turns Take turns Responds when spoken too Responds when spoken too Assumes responsibility for behavior Assumes responsibility for behavior Pretend play Pretend play Assume a role Assume a role Work out differences Work out differences Imaginative play Imaginative play