https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7 en-us 2017-09-21 15:01:33 UTC 2025-04-23 19:50:33 UTC hello@padlet.com everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189798256 Children can practice writing by drawing letters in sand or using movable magnetic letters. ]]> 2017-09-21 15:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189798256 everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189803716 Children are encouraged to choose books and read independently. The goal is to make reading fun and give as much choice as possible.  ]]> 2017-09-21 15:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189803716 everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189814869 New York State Pre-K learning standards are used and often paired with a chosen curriculum. ]]> 2017-09-21 15:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189814869 everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189817455 As children interact with each other and their environment, and choose how to play, they learn speaking and listening skills. ]]> 2017-09-21 15:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189817455 everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189829433 2017-09-21 16:20:54 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189829433 everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189854740 Classroom environment should be literacy-rich, with a variety of text and environmental print for children to look at and "read"]]> 2017-09-21 17:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189854740 everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189860788 Read alouds, songs, and chants may be used to promote listening & speaking. There may be circle time or calendar time everyday. ]]> 2017-09-21 17:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189860788 everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189862684 Resources such as flip books may be used to teach reading and listening skills ]]> 2017-09-21 17:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189862684 everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189865794 Crafts and activities help familiarize children with letters ]]> 2017-09-21 17:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189865794 everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189867788 Children practice literacy skills to prepare for kindergarten such as writing their name and learning the alphabet.  ]]> 2017-09-21 17:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/189867788 everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/190589998 No set schedule:
"The instructions of the teacher consist then merely in a hint, a touch—enough to give a start to the child. The rest develops of itself." [Maria Montessori, Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook]]]> 2017-09-24 17:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/190589998 everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/190591099 Children develop speaking/listening skills while engaging in dramatic play with peers, for example, a play kitchen. ]]> 2017-09-24 17:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/190591099 everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/190591901 2017-09-24 17:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/190591901 everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/190592950 Children build social skills, prepare for kindergarten, and develop literacy skills such as speaking & listening through playtime. ]]> 2017-09-24 17:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/190592950 everett_emma https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/190593431 Materials are easily accessible to children. Skills are developed naturally and the teacher acts as a guide. ]]> 2017-09-24 17:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/everett_emma/vplpsc97pap7/wish/190593431