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Frameworks & Publications Guiding Best Practices
This document explores why worksheets for preschoolers and TK children should not be used as a main instruction tool or evidence of learning at home and in programs. Alternative activities to build key school readiness skills are offered.
What I'm Learning Posters.pdfYoung children need to play! A resource for parents and adults, these posters describe the skills that children learn through various types of play. Hang them in your classrooms, at the different learning centers, or give them out to parents at orientation, during back-to-school night, and more!
Young children need to experience play-based learning.
What is meant by play-based learning?
The Purposeful Play video project was developed by Kern County to help school administrators, teachers, and parents see play-based Pre-Kindergarten/TK learning environments in action.
Characteristics of Pre-K Learners.pdfCharacteristics of
3 & 4 Year Olds
Curriculum Considerations and Examples for Pre-K Learners.pdfCurriculum Considerations & Examples of Integrated Learning
Setting Up Learning Centers.pdfSetting Up Learning Centers
Routines and Sample Schedule of the Day.pdfRoutines and Sample Schedules of the Day
These resources come from a NYSED guide: Planning for High Quality PreKindergarten Programs.
A Resource for California Public School District Administrators and Teachers
This guide includes considerations for the structure and design of TK programs, effective instructional and curricular approaches, and includes the importance of family and community partnerships and systems of support for transitional kindergarten.
This website contains a plethora of information parents, teachers, and administrators, including a resource library, latest TK news, and ideas for integrating content in the TK classroom.
A landing page for UPK implementers, this page contains customizable slide decks, overviews, and branding logos for leaders needing to share UPK information to families and community members. Some materials have been translated into multiple languages.
Math Resources
Mathematizing Our PK/TK Environments
A padlet with inquiries and examples of math activities from ACOE's Early Learning Collaborative.
Count Play Explore
For Families
Helping families incorporate math into every day interactions
Count Play Explore
Video Resource Library
See examples of math in action throughout the instructional day
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