E-GURO INTRODUCTORY COURSE
IN TEACHING K TO 3 LEARNERS:
A JOURNEY TO EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Consultants:
Elenita N. Que, Minerva L. Young,
Jon Paul F. Maligalig
Editors:
Jurell A. Ordanes, Jeraline E. Gumalal
Authors:
Leonor E. Diaz, Romina P. Beltran-Almazan,
Marie Grace A. Gomez, Jonellie Reynes Santos,
Rubie D. Sajise, Andrei A. Domogo,
Dennis Lee Jarvis B. Ybañez, Lynie B. Dimasuay
© 2024 UGNAYAN NG PAHINUNGOD UPOU ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
This module includes suggested and supplementary materials for Early
Childhood Education that correspond with the primary materials being given in
Modules 1 to 4.
This module has several references and links that the module writers and
module collaborators feel are appropriate and helpful for you. These materials can
be used even after finishing the whole course and are free to access or try in your
own classrooms.
The materials are sectioned based on the four modules in this course plus a
section for integrating educational technologies and information and
communication technologies (ICT). This supplementary module is a great library
of step-by-step activities that you can use as part of your real-life instruction.
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Recommendations for
Early Childhood Education
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Games for K-3 Learners
Games support development in many areas including language,
self-control, gross and fine motor skills, as well as more subtle but definitely
important skills such as patience, awareness, observational skills, and
collaboration. We have compiled some games that you may want to try in your
own classrooms.
Try one of these games that will be a sure hit among your young learners!
★ Montessori’s Silence Game
○ This game is great to play with kids from 2.5 to 6 years old an is aimed at letting
the child experience silence and self-awareness and to develop patience and
keen sound observation skills. If you are unfamiliar with the game you may
wanna try by following the step by step guide in the given link.
★ Pass the Ball
○ Pass the ball is a classroom staple game that aims at helping children develop
both motor and observational skills. You may want to check the link for a step
by step guide on how to play this game.
★ Relay Games
○ Relay games are both fun and collaborative and are great at improving motor
skills and teamwork among students. Relay games are a category of various
race games that can be done creatively inside the classroom. There are a huge
amount of variations you can do and some of them are shown in the article.
★ Pepsi-Cola 7-Up
○ An old game that challenges students to practice self-restraint whenever they
“freeze”. Almost similar to the game “Red light, Green light”. This is a great
game to develop patience, strategy, and motor skills because of the constant
running, jumping, and body control. You may view how it is done through the
given video.
★ Duck Duck Goose
○ Sitting and standing and running are the key features of this game. It is meant
to help students develop motor skills that involves their lower body and also
encourages them to listen well. The pdf contains the game’s mechanics.
★ Simon Says
○ Ever wanted to help children be more attentive? This game is right for you. The
game comprises both physical, attention, and hearing skills that would surely
take the attention of your students.
★ Open the Basket
○ A catechism favorite and an old school but reliable game. Think of an around
the world game but in a group of three. This game is not only fun but also a
great way to teach children teamwork and strategy. A sample video shows the
demonstration of the game.
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Games allow children to be children and it also encourages learning in
various ways. Games also create good neural networks between the brain and the
muscles allowing for better psycho-motor development among growing children.
Aside from that, playing games is a great way to impart personal values such as
self-control, patience, interpersonal skills, and observational skills among others.
Thus, we highly recommend that you play games along with the children with
intent and fun.
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Setting a good school and learning experience
First day of school may be a little tricky for children but at the same time a
great opportunity for you to encourage love for learning and school. A great way
to start the school year right is to have the right experience that will set your
students for a full year of learning. You may want to try this first-day-of-school
activity.
Preparation:
1. Put on friendly/cheerful instrumental music before children arrive. For
example, watch this video.
2. Prepare an Egg Hunt Game. Get plastic eggs. Get 10 more than the
number of students in your class. In each egg, place a letter or a word for
that grade level. Hide the eggs around the room. Variation: If there’s no
egg, write the letters or words in cutouts of flowers or birds and tape all
around the room. This also serves as a pre-assessment for reading.
3. Prepare a First Day of School photo corner (describe materials needed).
4. Drawing materials: paper, pencils, crayons, markers, etc.
Procedure
1. As the children arrive, invite them to the photo corner.
2. Give them bond paper and encourage them to draw their favorite toy.
Show them where the drawing materials are.
3. Teach the Greeting Song
4. Play Pass the Ball. Whenever the ball stops, the child holding it should
shout out his name.
5. Play Pass the Ball 2: Call on one child. Throw the ball to him/her. He or she
then calls on another child and throws the ball. (This is another name
game.)
6. Read the story, (give the title of a story about a child going to school.)
7. Discuss the concept of school.
8. Discuss school and classroom rules.
9. Play the Egg Hunt game.
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Other Assessments and Ways to Document Progress
Documenting learning and progress in children is not straightforward.
Assessing childrens’ learning, development, and skill progress may not be as
simple as pen and paper tests but it can surely give us a good insight on how to
better guide and help our students inside the classroom.
Here are some ways you can do assessment and documentation among
children.
1. Draw Someone You Love - The original Draw a Person Test The DAP Test
(A Quantitative Scoring System) (Naglieri, 1988) is a recently published
system of scoring human-figure drawings “to obtain an estimate of ability”
(Naglieri & Prewett, 1990, pg. From: Handbook of Psychological Assessment
(Third Edition), 2000.
2. Five Minute Word Test - Based on Marie Clay’s Reading Recovery Program.
Give your students a blank sheet of paper and ask them to write all the
words they can think of as soon as you say Go. They have to stop when you
say stop. Ready? Set? Go! This test will show you your students current
reading levels. For the very young, if they say they don’t know any words,
ask them to draw. This can be in Filipino.
If you are more interested in knowing other ways to navigate assessment in
early childhood education, here are some links and resources for you.
1. Early Resources for learning gives you a simple yet clear introduction in
conducting early childhood assessment. They also offer some examples
and key things to observe in class. Here is the link for you to check out
[Link]
2. Early childhood formative assessment is a great way to check on and
document early childhood progress. Edutopia lists 7 smart ways to do
formative assessment in an early childhood classroom. Here is the link
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3. My Bright Wheel’s guide on authentic assessment in early childhood
classrooms is a great resource for you to start with especially when you
wish to give a more streamlined and customized assessment for your
students. Authentic assessment is definitely one of the best tools for early
childhood educators out there. Find it here
[Link]
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Recommendations for
Early Literacy
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Reading activities and games for reluctant readers
Ever encountered slow progress in early childhood reading? Some children
may be reluctant readers in class or even at home. Reading is not fun and
memorable when children are alone or uninterested in what they are reading.
Thus, we have to make reading an active and worthwhile experience for them.
Here are some ways you can make those reluctant readers an active one.
1. Prodigy listed a couple of ways you can make reading an active experience.
What is good about the list is the careful inclusion of appropriate grade
levels and instructions as well as examples. Here is the link
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2. If it is reading games that you need you can find great recommendations
on mobile and web applications geared towards reading for children. Aside
from that they also included games that you can DIY together with your
students. Here is the link:
[Link]
3. Photo Reveal - On a Google Slide, place a photo that will be revealed piece
by piece while students guess. Children love this game and it’s perfect for
unlocking words or reviews.
4. eBook - Their own stories with their own pictures (photos or drawings) in
eBook format using Google Slides
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Recommendations for
Early Numeracy as Foundational
Skills to K to 3
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Here are some of the supplementary materials in teaching early numeracy
that may help enrich your experiences while learning. Check each link to the
materials.
1. Math Video and Instructional Development Source (MathVIDS) is a
library of videographic instructional materials that you can freely access. It
is made available as an open source library and is categorized into 3
categories of instructional strategies: teacher instruction, student practice,
and evaluation.
a. Open the link here:
[Link]
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2. Home Activities for Math Skills Development is a curated list of activities
that can be used to teach early math to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
and is available as a printable PDF file for easy access.
a. Check the PDF here:
[Link]
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3. Mathematics Methods for Early Childhood by Janeth Stramel is a free to
access book that outlines and discuss various foundations of teaching early
math. It also gives very good insights on assessment and evaluation. You
may also download the book.
a. Access the book here: [Link]
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4. Math Apps is a library of free Mathematics applications that you can access
through the web and can even be downloaded and run through various
operating systems. These free applications for learning mathematics are
brought to you by the Math Learning Center based on the program Bridges
in Mathematics.
a. Access the library here: [Link]
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5. Mathematics their way is a workshop book written by Mary Baratta-Lorton
and is free to access materials for teachers and parents who would like to
learn the foundation in teaching mathematics to students of all ages.
a. Take a look at the online transcribed version of the book here:
[Link]
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6. Polya’s Four Step Method is outlined in this step by step guide in PDF
form. You may download the file and learn more about how to use and to
teach George Polya’s universal method of problem solving.
a. Access the file here:
[Link]
steps_numirai2021.pdf
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7. Early Childhood Literacy and Numeracy: Building Good Practice by
Marilyn Fleer and Bridie Raban is a book and workshop text funded by the
Australian Government that aims to aid early childhood carers into the
literacy and numeracy development of children. It is a good resource to
start with if you wish to look at the foundations and reasons why literacy
and numeracy is most important in early childhood.
a. Access the file here:
[Link]
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oklet_acc.pdf
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8. Play is a very potent learning tool for children and engaging them in play
not only makes learning stick, it also fosters the development of their
creativity and problem solving skills. The guide Childcare and Pre-School
Kit, Playful Learning Challenge is a guide which contains lots of activities
for the energetic ones in learning early mathematics.
a. Check the material here:
[Link]
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9. Math Games for Geometry and Measurement. A combination of games
(two games from Jamee Petersen's book):
a. March to the Meter slideshow:
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b. Geometry Game slideshow:
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10. Math Games for Young Learners
a. Racing Bears
b. A “Mazing” 100
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Recommendations Related to
Educational Technology,
Information and Communication
Technology (ICT), and Teaching
Material Development
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Imagine the grit and creativity of K-3 teachers in the past decades creating
great tools using the limited technology during their time. Nowadays, teachers
are blessed with a lot of options and resources to incorporate innovative and new
educational technologies in their classrooms. With the progressive nature of
digital technology, there is no doubt that teachers will be more driven to be more
innovative in teaching.
This section recommends some great links and resources you can use to
better integrate educational technology and ICT in your classroom.
Here are the resources:
1. First is a foundational book that you may want to check. The book,
Supporting Technology Integration for School Leaders by Howard Pitler is a
great guide to understand the technology in the classroom and it also
provides you with a library of resources you can check to integrate
technology in your classroom (especially in Chapter 5).
a. Check the online version of the book here:
[Link]
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2. Now if you are an avid video material user and would like to make
customized educational videos yourself, UPOU has a number of practical
guides on how to make videos that you can use for face-to-face and remote
learning.
a. Here is a link of the tutorials:
[Link]
b. Mobile Video Recording for Video Lectures – Lighting and Set Design
(2 minute video)
c. Mobile Video Recording for Video Lectures – Audio Management
(2 minute video)
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