PTKLF Approaches To Learning (ATL) by Karen Eaton

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In order to prepare for the training session, please read and review the following information from the PTKLF ATL.

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We will use this in the training to guide our courageous conversations.

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We will use this in the training to guide our courageous converstaions and allow some reflection.

Debbie Supple, M.A.

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Debbie Supple was Director of the Bay Region 4 California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN) for 16 years. Her role was to help close the “readiness gap” and provide all Bay Area children with opportunities to begin Kindergarten ready to learn the new skills necessary for successful lifelong learning. Ms. Supple’s main responsibilities included providing early childhood administrators and teachers with high quality professional development, current and confirmed research, and best practices to support the California Preschool Learning Foundations and Curriculum Frameworks. She did this by conducting training for teachers and administrators and providing onsite coaching in preschool classrooms.

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Eloisa Mendoza-Hinds

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A lot of open ended materials such as Legos, magna tiles, soft/hard blocks, hallow blocks, scarves, linking cubes, nuts and bolts, marbles, etc.

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They are located away from the noise. One is located by the library and the other one by the writing area. They have "Patrick" which is a weighted lap pad dog, books, a blanket, and fidgets. I also have some tools to help them regulate like a candle and a pretend flower and some pictures as well

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Playdough, Kinetic Sand, loose natural parts, real artifacts (feathers, shells, rocks, insects, seeds, soil, etc), math manipulatives, dolls, nonfiction and fiction books, dramatic play items, paint, anything students can touch and manipulate to expand their vocabulary and experiences in the classroom.

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I have a space located away from the commotion. We have two bean bag chairs with stuffed animals on them. I have visuals of calming strategies and items to use like sensory toys, pinwheel, timers, fake flower, handheld mirror. Also displayed are our different emotions. We have a weighted blanket.

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We have musical instruments, textured numbers/letters, songs/fingerplays, rice/bean/water sensory table, nature walks, mud kitchen, sound tubes

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Sound hunts- we listen for nature sounds on our walk or when we are at outdoor play and we mimic and try to guess what thing or animal is making the sound.

Sensory play table- using natural items such as feathers, pinecones, shells, etc.

-Ashely Terrazas

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Chants and songs to signal transitions or changes in schedule

Whole body response

Time checks/gentle transitions

Role playing

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Touch: Encourage them to feel different textures—bark, leaves, stones, grass.
Sight: Look for different colors, shapes, and patterns in the environment.
Hearing: Listen to birds, wind, rustling leaves, or distant sounds.
Smell: Smell flowers, herbs, or fresh-cut grass.
Taste (with caution): Grow a small herb or vegetable garden where they can safely taste what they grow.

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Pinecones, sticks, leaves, acorns, rocks
Sand, soil, water, mud
Shells, feathers, moss, seeds

5 senses play

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smell- chocolate playdough (February), Cinnamon playdoh (October),

sight- magnifying glass, kaleidoscope, prism, flashlight,

hearing-musical instruments,

touch- fidgets, scarf dance,

touch- cooking day,

vestibular- balance beam, trampoline, yoga,

hands-on play

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magnet blocks, Scale, different texture of blocks,

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Please read pages 6-8, Diversity in Children's Approaches to Learning Skills.

Please look over pages 21-22, 35, 39, and 45-46. We will refer to and use these pages during our training

We have Instruments musical, letters

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visual schedules

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individual and class

Task analysis

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for routine tasks. First then boards. For small group work (what work to do, how much work, what to do when I'm done)

How do you create cozy, safe spaces?

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A comfortable couch, soft cozy toys.

How do you show routines?

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Singing songs, chants, games: simon says

Signal Strategies

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Attention Grabbers

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ATL, Pages 6-8: Diversity in Children's Approaches to Learning Skills

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PTKLF-ATL, PAGE 20

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PTKLF-ATL, PAGE 23

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PTKLF-ATL, PAGE 26

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PTKLF-ATL, PAGE 29

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PTKLF-ATL, PAGE 39

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PTKLF ATL-PAGE 49

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Growth Mindset Books for Kids

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VIDEO: Working Memory for Kids: An Executive Function Skill

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Growth Mindset Reframe

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Growth Mindset Video

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ATL Videos

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HOCUS POCUS, EVERYBODY FOCUS!

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VIDEO: THIS IS APPROACHES TO LEARNING

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VIDEO: BLOCK PLAY

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Video: Intrinsic Motivation

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Building a Classroom Culture of Responsibility

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How to Solve Problems Sesame Street Video

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VIDEO: PROBLEM SOLVING IN REAL LIFE SITUATION

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SOLUTION KIT: ENGLISH AND SPANISH

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Solution Kit Video

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WE CAN BE PROBLEM SOLVERS PROBLEM CARDS

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We Can Be Problem Solvers (Spanish)

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5 Ls Chart with Lyrics

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Self-Regulation/Inhibitory Control Activity Ideas

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How to make a weighted stuffed animal

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Page 35: PTKLF_ATL_2.3: Managing Attention and Distractions

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PAGE 45: PTKLF ATL: 3.3 PROBLEM_SOLVING_TOGETHER

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PAGE 46: PTKLF ATL 3.3 : PROBLEM SOLVING TOGETHER (CONTINUED)

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STRESSBUSTERS

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Bay Region 4 CPIN Professional Learning Padlet

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