TK Guided Tour - Flipbook - Page 7
Day 1
Choice Time
As the children freely engage in the interest areas, provide the
following activities to build on the concepts discussed during focused
project learning.
Guided Discovery –
ART
• Display materials to create percussion instruments, e.g., cardboard
tubes, tape, clean milk cartons, sand, small rocks. Offer instruments
for the children to refer to for inspiration.
• Review the question of the day and ask, “How could we use this
cardboard tube to make a percussion instrument like the wooden
ones we are investigating?”
• Support the children as they use various materials to make
percussion instruments.
• As they work, ask the children why they are choosing certain
materials or why they are creating their instrument in a certain way.
For example, you might say, “I see that you are using sticks from
outside to make ridges on your block. Why are you doing that? Which
type of instrument are you making?”
Playful Observations – Sustains
play with small group (2c)
As you observe children engaging
in the interest areas, notice how
they sustain play with each other.
Do some children move from area
to area without staying engaged?
Are some children often playing
independently? You can support
children’s ability to sustain play
with others by teaching them
how to enter a play group (e.g., by
asking, “Can I play with you?”) and
by helping them find classmates
they might enjoy playing with and
who have similar interests.
No Food, Please!
Independent Discovery –
MUSIC AND MOVEMENT
Many families experience food
insecurity, and some children may
be uncomfortable using food
for activities other than eating.
While using food items during
non-cooking activities can be
beneficial to the development of
children who need more exposure
to specific textures or materials, it
is typically better to choose nonfood options whenever possible.
For example, provide sand or
pebbles for creating filled rattles
instead of rice or dry pasta.
• Display a collection of plastic cups filled a quarter of the way with
materials that make different sounds when rattled, e.g., sand, small
rocks, beads, etc.
• Invite the children to gently shake the cups and listen to the different
sounds the materials make.
• Encourage the children to think about their discoveries as they build
percussion instruments in the Art area.
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