Competency Statement II- Physical and Intellectual PDF

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Competency Statement II: to advance physical and intellectual competence...

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Katerina Stanley

Competency Statement II To advance physical and intellectual competence Physical As a preschool teacher, I make sure that our daily activities support my children’s physical development. My children have multiple opportunities to go outside on the playground daily. If the weather permits, we go on a walk to explore the neighborhood. They are encouraged to travel down the hall in unique ways, such as skipping or tiptoeing. Cognitive In my classroom, I provide my children with many opportunities to explore their growing cognitive skills. The activities build on skills they have already learned while providing new challenges to expand their learning. They are allowed to manipulate a variety of materials and explore different methods of problem solving throughout the day. Communication In the preschool classroom, I provide many opportunities for open communication and development of early literacy skills. During circle time, each child has an opportunity to ask questions and tell the group about their night or weekend. The children are also given opportunities to draw letters or write throughout the day. Creative My classroom has multiple areas where children are encouraged to explore their creativity in different ways. They read in groups of their own to make their own stories all with the pictures in the books. They are encouraged to use their imagination throughout the day and no matter what area we are exploring.

Katerina Stanley

CS II-a My activity in Bug Sorting for fine motor skills promotes the child’s physical development by allowing them to work on their grip and pinching. While sorting bugs by color, they will also be able to be at play while learning and developing vital skills. It is very important that the children don’t feel as if they are being assessed while developing skills necessary to move onto the next milestone. CS II-b My activity of Painting a Butterfly promotes cognitive development by enhancing their knowledge of multiple subjects, such as math and art. It allows the children to explore their creativity while realizing symmetry and how colors mix. This is an activity that the children can do largely on their own and will give them a feeling of pride in their work. CS II-c My activity entitled My Imagination aids in the children’s creative development in allowing them to explore what is going on in their head without restraints. They will be encouraged to draw as much or as little as they want. The project will be completely of the children’s own making. They will be asked to tell the teacher what they drew which will help them put their feelings and thoughts into words. CS II-d It is important to have a print rich classroom to aid in children learning communication skills and language development. This can be achieved by having labels with multiple languages for everything in the classroom. Labels will help the children in the room to learn the names of the name of things they encounter in their everyday lives. It is important to have all of the families’ home languages represented in all of the print in the classroom. This shows respect for

Katerina Stanley

the different cultures in the classroom and allow the children to learn about each other as well as teaching them print awareness....