Tennessee Guiding Principles
Tennessee Early Learning Developmental Standards-PreKindergarden
Physical Development
Sensorimotor
Use senses to assist and guide learning; using sensory information to plan and carry out movements.
PK.PD.1. Compare, contrast, and describe different sights, smells, sounds, tastes, and textures found in the environment.
PK.PD.2. Demonstrate awareness of spatial boundaries and the ability to work and move within them.
Gross Motor
Demonstrate coordination and control of large muscles.
PK.PD.3. Develop body strength, balance, flexibility, and stamina to move self through space in a variety of ways (e.g., running, jumping, skipping).
PK.PD.4. Explore a variety of equipment and activities that enhance gross motor development and coordinate movements with upper and/or lower body (e.g., balls, slides, locomotive toys, and assistive technology).
Fine Motor
Demonstrate eye-hand coordination and dexterity needed to manipulate objects.
PK.PD.5. Experiment with handheld tools to develop strength, control, and dexterity of small muscles (e.g., paintbrushes, crayons, markers, lacing, clay, etc.).
PK.PD.6. Explore and engage in activities which enhance hand-eye coordination (e.g., building with blocks, creating with clay, putting puzzles together, and using other manipulatives).
Personal Health & Safety
PK.PD.7. Demonstrate personal care and hygiene skills.
PK.PD.8. Demonstrate awareness and understanding of healthy habits (e.g., sufficient rest, nutritious foods, exercise).
PK.PD.9. Demonstrate awareness and understanding of safety rules.
Source: Tennessee Early Learning Developmental Standards
The kids learn to read & write after learning to speak and listen actively
- Listening comes first-by listening to others the child learns to identify speech.
- Speaking-Listening is followed by speaking
- Reading – Reading comes much, much, later after the child masters the ‘look and say’ method of identifying letters and words and begins to read.
- Writing (This comes last) – It starts only after the child is able to hold a pencil or crayon. We seem , as a country to place a lot of importance on writing, even before the child has mastered listening, speaking and reading skills.
Achievement
The Mastering of the spoken word, identification of letters, numbers, alphabet, word pictures, and other objects are necessities for development.
Leaps N Bounds Academy utilizes over 360 spoken language activities, 250 written language activities and 225 identifying sound activities.
These activities assist children in learning basic skills with repetitiveness in order to master more difficult skill.
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The Pedagogy of Childcare
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Pedagogy informs teacher actions, judgments, and teaching strategies by taking into consideration theories of learning, understandings of students and their needs, and the backgrounds and interests of individual students.
Pedagogy includes how the teacher interacts with students and the social and intellectual environment the teacher seeks to establish. Its aims may include furthering liberal education (the general development of human potential) to the narrower specifics of vocational education (the imparting and acquisition of specific skills).
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