Open Discussion Forum

  • 1.  Learning through Classroom Integrated Activities -Pre-k-K

    Posted 04-18-2019 02:54 PM
    Children learn through hands-on integrated activities in Literacy ,Math, Social Cultural  experiences ,and many more domains. Can you share some light in "What Does Integrated activities mean to you?

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    Milagros Neu
    Pre-K Teacher
    French American Academy
    Edgewater NJ
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  • 2.  RE: Learning through Classroom Integrated Activities -Pre-k-K

    Posted 04-19-2019 06:01 AM
    Integrated activities are what we engage students in throughout the day that connect to our goal and/or unit. We are teaching students by connecting content areas (interdisciplinary). When we provide students with materials to explore, we may ask a variety of questions that link to other areas, in order to support the students understanding or encourage a deeper level of thinking. We are not teaching in isolation.

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    Jacqueline Baker
    Instructional Coach
    New York City Department of Education
    Stroudsburg PA
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  • 3.  RE: Learning through Classroom Integrated Activities -Pre-k-K

    Posted 04-20-2019 07:49 AM
    I believe integrating concepts is helping the child understand the well-rounded aspect of learning.  Using eggs for example, allowing 3 years olds to play with plastic eggs creates a whole new world in literacy, math, engineering, and fine motor skills.  They learn the shape, the size they learn about pushing and pulling.  When they try and open them they are learning pincer grasp and as they stack them they are learning engineering skills.  Allowing all or most areas to be reached in one activity creates those aha moments and sparks new interests and ideas.


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    Christina Piver
    Self
    Chesapeake VA
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  • 4.  RE: Learning through Classroom Integrated Activities -Pre-k-K

    Posted 04-24-2019 03:07 PM
    As the others have already said, integrated activities are from different content areas around a particular topic. I remember as a kindergarten teacher in a school system the lesson plan was to be reading, writing, math, science, and social studies. My classroom schedule was whole group time,, self selected activities time, outdoor time, story time,and lunch time. When I made my lesson plans, we might be learning about caterpillars and butterflies. I might have started with a story about caterpillars. I would ask the class about anything new they saw in the room (the caterpillars I had brought in that were now in the science area). I might have asked the class what they thought about  caterpillars, how big they were, what did they eat, etc We might have sung a song about counting, When I  wrote the lesson plan the story went under literacy, the song under math. The discussion about caterpillars went under science. .I never looked at the lesson plan again in the week. I looked at my schedule and the sequence of activities.It was a creative way of doing the required lesson plan, but following a developmentally appropriate format for kindergarten children.

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    Marie Kielty
    Kindergarten Interest Forum facilitator
    Chicago, IL
    South Suburban chapter of Illinois AEYC
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  • 5.  RE: Learning through Classroom Integrated Activities -Pre-k-K

    Posted 04-24-2019 07:56 PM
    I wanted to extend to you who responded to my question about "Integrated Activities" I needed some supportive comments and you all guided me with what I had already knew gave me the stamp of approval from experience educators like yourselves. I am not a novice educator but I so welcome what other educators think no matter how many years in this field of Early Childhood Education. Learning never ends with just one isolated domain of learning. My sincere "THANKS" for all  your comments!
                                                                                                                                                                     Best Of Wishes,
                                                                                                                                                                     Milagros

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    Milagros Neu
    Pre-K Teacher
    French American Academy
    Edgewater NJ
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