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CEES Curriculum Light and Shadows

Learning Clarendon Experiences And Early Education Services, Inc. Resources Now! Special preschool STEM Edition! Light AND Shadows . Welcome! DOCUMENTING. CHILDREN'S EXPLORATIONS. Young children learn best when caring adults show interest in their efforts. Documenting children's projects provides opportunities to extend their learning, and provides information for you to assess their progress. What did you do? How did it work? What else could you try? What might happen if ? The work of Lillian Katz (please see Resources). expresses the importance of documenting children's work. The following are a few simple Greetings! Clarendon is very pleased to present ways to include documentation in your daily another special preschool STEM edition of LEARN. practice: This project is made possible through generous Provide paper and pencils, crayons or markers grant funding from the Massachusetts for children to draw pictures of their Department of Early Education and Care.

another special Preschool STEM edition of LEARN. This project is made possible through generous grant funding from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and are. This month we focus on Light and Shadows, with ideas for children’s explorations indoors and outdoors, using both natural and man-made sources of light.

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1 Learning Clarendon Experiences And Early Education Services, Inc. Resources Now! Special preschool STEM Edition! Light AND Shadows . Welcome! DOCUMENTING. CHILDREN'S EXPLORATIONS. Young children learn best when caring adults show interest in their efforts. Documenting children's projects provides opportunities to extend their learning, and provides information for you to assess their progress. What did you do? How did it work? What else could you try? What might happen if ? The work of Lillian Katz (please see Resources). expresses the importance of documenting children's work. The following are a few simple Greetings! Clarendon is very pleased to present ways to include documentation in your daily another special preschool STEM edition of LEARN. practice: This project is made possible through generous Provide paper and pencils, crayons or markers grant funding from the Massachusetts for children to draw pictures of their Department of Early Education and Care.

2 Observations or projects. Clip boards or hardcover books with clips can be used outside. This month we focus on Light and Shadows , with ideas for children's explorations indoors and Encourage children to write or dictate their outdoors, using both natural and man-made descriptions of observations or investigations. sources of Light . We hope that you will use some Use your phone, camera or I-Pad to take photos of these projects over time, developing more or videos of children's work. ideas based on the children's interests. Try to extend children's learning about Light and Encourage children to create books about their Shadows during routine times of day, like meal projects using either drawings or photos. preparation or waiting for the bus. Do you see Create displays of projects using drawings, any Shadows in the kitchen?

3 Where is the Light photos and writing to revisit them with the coming from? Do you think the Shadows will look children and share with families. the same tomorrow? Where do you see Light at night? Invite families to view videos of their children's work. Have a Light and Shadows celebration! Please note that more wonderful activities can be The Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and found in the Guidelines for preschool Learning applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental Experiences, as well as in the Resources section of status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or this guide.

4 Remember that your daily interactions funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.). with your children and families not only help If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program children to develop positive self-concepts, but Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at , or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing also support new skills in science, technology, all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, , engineering and math! Please encourage their Washington, 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at natural curiosity about Light and shadow, and Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish).

5 Enjoy their enthusiasm. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 2 Any recipes included are not intended for CACFP use. No CACFP funds were used in the development of this document. LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND INVESTIGATIONS. OUR PHILOSOPHY. Children learn through positive interactions with caring adults who understand how children develop and provide opportunities for meaningful hands-on learning experiences. They learn best through engaging their senses and need individual support as they explore and discover themselves, others and the world around them in the context of their families and cultures. ART BLOCKS. Shadow Painting Light It Up! Materials: Black or blue Materials: Blocks, battery powered candles/tea paint and brushes, white lights, flashlights, string lights (optional). paper, desk lamp, variety Procedure: Show children the flameless candles of objects and allow them to experiment with turning them off Procedure: Darken the room and use a desk or and on.

6 What makes them Light up? Encourage the table lamp on a table to show children how they children to design and build block structures and can make Shadows on paper with objects. Ask use the flameless candles to Light them. Talk about children to choose objects (plastic animals, trying different placement for better lighting of the kitchen tools, etc.) and to work in pairs so that spaces in their buildings. Add string lights if one child holds an object in the path of the Light possible, and discuss electrical safety. Dim the lights while another child paints the shadow. Talk about and take photos! how the Shadows change when an object is Adaptations: Provide soft or foam blocks for moved, and encourage children to younger children and carefully supervise their use predict outcomes and observe results. of flameless candles or flashlights.

7 Adaptations: Help younger children to trace Goals: Provide an opportunity to explore Light and around Shadows first. Try tracing Shadows outside shadow in a creative construction project. with chalk on a sunny day. Goals: Encourage exploration of Shadows , art Objectives for Development and Learning: materials, cooperation and use of fine motor 11e. Shows flexibility and inventiveness in thinking. skills. 21. Explores and describes spatial relationships and shapes. Objectives for Development and Learning: 26. Demonstrates knowledge of the physical properties of 7. Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination objects and materials. 21. Explores and describes spatial relationships and Aligns with: shapes. Mathematics 11-Explore and identify space, direction, Aligns with: movement, relative position and size using body movement Visual Arts 20-Explore and experiment with wet and dry and concrete objects.

8 Media in a variety of colors including black and white. Technology and Engineering 23-Explore and describe a wide Cognitive Development 66-The younger toddler explores variety of natural and man-made materials through sensory with sensory art materials and uses them to create visual experiences. effects. Cognitive Development 50-The younger toddler persists with Physical Health and Well-Being 10 The older infant trial and error approaches to solve a problem. demonstrates strength and coordination of small motor muscles. 3. LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND INVESTIGATIONS. TOYS AND GAMES STORIES AND BOOKS. Day and Night I Love My Shadow! Materials: Photos of activities that take place Me Gusta Mi Sombra! during day or night, index cards, glue sticks Materials: I Love My Shadow/Me Procedure: Ask the children to help make cards Gusta Mi Sombra book (or watch it by gluing photos of daytime and night time on Youtube; please see Resources), activities.

9 Encourage them to sort the cards by day dog stuffed animal or cut-out and night, and talk about their own routines. Procedure: Read or tell the story. Ask children to What do you do when you get up in the morning? talk about their experiences with Shadows and what What happens next? makes a shadow. Go outside with a stuffed animal Adaptations: Make sequence cards of a sunrise or or cut out of a dog and encourage children to act sunset. out the story. Remind children to never look directly Goals: Provide opportunities for sorting and at the sun. discussion of daily routines. Adaptations: Take photos of younger children with Objectives for Development and Learning: their Shadows ; take videos of older children as they 12. Remembers and connects experiences. act out the story. 13. Uses classification skills. Goals: Help children relate books to their own Aligns with: experiences and provide an opportunity for using Earth and Space Sciences 9-Observe and describe or repre- sent scientific phenomena meaningful to children's lives language in dramatic play while learning about sun that have a repeating pattern ( , day and night).

10 And Shadows . MUSIC Objectives for Development and Learning: Shadow Dancing 18. Comprehends and responds to books and other texts. Materials: Table lamp, flashlights, music 36. Explores drama through actions and language. Procedure: Place a table lamp so that it will cast Aligns with: Shadows against a blank wall. Turn off other lights Earth and Space Sciences 8-Explore sunlight and shad- and play a variety of music, encouraging children ows and describe the effects of sun or sunlight. to make Shadows on the wall as they dance. Language and Communication 17-The older infant builds and uses vocabulary through direct experiences Challenge children to connect their Shadows . and involvement with pictures and books. Adaptations: Show younger children their Shadows on the wall. Add flashlights to create multiple Shadows . Suggested books: Goals: Promote creative physical activity, body I Love My Shadow/Me Gusta Mi Sombra.


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