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Bridging Early Childhood and Lower Elementary: Content Areas and Developmental Milestones

Explore the differences between early childhood and lower elementary educational content areas such as Culture, Math, Science, and Language Arts. Discover how children transition in behaviors, personalities, and academic expectations as they move forward. Learn about state social studies and science curriculums, Common Core reading and writing standards, and the importance of independence, organization, responsibility, and problem-solving skills. Enhance your child's learning experience and support their growth with valuable insights and practical tips.

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Bridging Early Childhood and Lower Elementary: Content Areas and Developmental Milestones

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  1. The Difference Between Early Childhood and Lower Elementary Content Areas • Culture (Social Studies) • Math • Science • Language Arts *No sensorial/practical

  2. Common Core Math Curriculum • Operations • Place Value • Measurement • Geometry • Algebra

  3. State Social Studies Curriculum • Family • Government • Natural Resources • Economy

  4. State Science Curriculum • Plants • Sun and Moon • Earth Materials • Light and Shadows

  5. Common Core Reading and Writing • Reading – Variety of Genres (Transitions from learning to read to reading to learn) *Beginning-D/E; Ending J/K • Writing- Narrative, Informational, Opinion

  6. Your child’s personality may change • Very noisy • Enjoys tattle-telling • Bossy • Teasing • Craves attention • Try out authority (fits and tantrums)

  7. More Changes • Highly competitive (I am first!) • Anxious to please • School replaces home as most significant environmental influence • More social awareness; more working together with peers

  8. Teacher Expectations Independence Organization Responsibility Problem solving Trying Attempt Self management

  9. Independence • What can I do without help? • Attempting a presented lesson before asking for assistance • Don’t do for the child what the child can do for himself!

  10. Responsibility • Managing Time (Completing works for a well-balanced work day) • Content area journals and work cycle folder or clip board • Keep up with work and materials (including work plans).

  11. Work Plans Purpose of work plan: • No more “Teacher what do I do?” • Gives students a document to use as a daily tracker • Provides choice and sense of responsibility • Great tool for communication between teachers and parents

  12. Work Plans How It Works: • Students are assigned lessons according to their academic ability. • A variety of lessons are expected to be completed each day. • Lessons are checked each day unless there are special circumstances (teachers are out, meetings, testing, special school events, etc.).

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