Here are some skills that children develop as they "play" in learning centers. Don't forget that a child's "play" is how they learn. It is vital to allow children free "play" time to practice skills you are teaching in the classroom.
(developed by Dr. Jean Feldman)
Dramatic Play: Social skills, emotional skills, independence, oral language, imagination, responsibility, life skills.
Blocks: Motor skills, math concepts, oral language, social skills, eye-hand coordination, self control, imagination.
Art: Creativity, small motor skills, problem solving, sharing, cooperation, independence, responsibility.
Math: Oral language, social skills, small motor, concepts about quantity, shape, size, patterns, interest in math tools.
Library: alphabet knowledge, oral skills, print knowledge, listening skills, eye-hand coordination, concepts about the world, motivation to read.
Science: Curiosity about the world, sensory skills, problem solving, language skills, scientific process (observing, predicting, experimenting, recording, reporting).
Table Toys: Small muscles, eye-hand coordination, print connections, phonological awareness, visual skills, tracking left to right, phonics, motivation.
Reading: Oral language, alphabet knowledge, print connections, phonological awareness, visual skills, tracking left to right, phonics, motivation.
Writing: Eye-hand coordination, small motor skills, alphabet knowledge, self-confidence, vocab, interest in print.
Others: Sensory motor, computer, listening, cooking, music and theme based ideas.
(developed by Dr. Jean Feldman)
Dramatic Play: Social skills, emotional skills, independence, oral language, imagination, responsibility, life skills.
Blocks: Motor skills, math concepts, oral language, social skills, eye-hand coordination, self control, imagination.
Art: Creativity, small motor skills, problem solving, sharing, cooperation, independence, responsibility.
Math: Oral language, social skills, small motor, concepts about quantity, shape, size, patterns, interest in math tools.
Library: alphabet knowledge, oral skills, print knowledge, listening skills, eye-hand coordination, concepts about the world, motivation to read.
Science: Curiosity about the world, sensory skills, problem solving, language skills, scientific process (observing, predicting, experimenting, recording, reporting).
Table Toys: Small muscles, eye-hand coordination, print connections, phonological awareness, visual skills, tracking left to right, phonics, motivation.
Reading: Oral language, alphabet knowledge, print connections, phonological awareness, visual skills, tracking left to right, phonics, motivation.
Writing: Eye-hand coordination, small motor skills, alphabet knowledge, self-confidence, vocab, interest in print.
Others: Sensory motor, computer, listening, cooking, music and theme based ideas.