3. Traffic patterns Stimulation Materials

4. How much time do you have? attention spans vary widely within each center specials What is your class composition? learning styles prior knowledge What does your center want you to include? calendar books new concepts

6. activity loud movement novelty predictability reflection quiet stillness repetition spontaneity

7. knowing about learning styles being prepared filling our pockets evaluating Preschool planning takes just as much, if not more, planning than the primary grades. How much time are you putting into planning?

8. Defined

9. Visual learners- thinks in pictures, learns best from visual displays. Older children prefer to take detailed notes that they often visualize later.

10. Auditory Learners- learns by talking things through, listens for subtleties in voice.

11. Tactile/ Kinesthetic Learners- leans best through a hands on approach, cannot sit still for long.

12. Now what?

13. Pictures, Pictures, Pictures! Have them illustrate. Write as you talk.

14. Use different colored highlighters. Use picture icons to separate information. Give assignments that allow for illustrations. Use videos and other visuals (pictures, charts, maps, graphs, artifacts) to enliven the material. Manipulatives!

19. Explain, explain, explain! How is your inflection? Repeat. Songs La la la!

20. Read text aloud. Songs- amped up! Debates. Verbal presentations.

24. Circle time stillness? Rotate! Hands-on please.

25. Frequently allowing them to move!!! Chew gum? Stand up for knowledge. Dont forget the hands-on.

30. A necessary evil

31. How many times the children get up. How many times you need to redirect questions. How easily can the children retell you what they have done or learned later in the day. How many times you need to regain volume control of the group.

32. And I dont mean in our jeans!