IT LOOKS LIKE
I’M PLAYING BUT….
Make a book by taking
pictures of your students engaged in different centers.
Use the following captions to describe
the benefits of each area.
Let one child take home the book each day to share with their families.
Dramatic Play – It
looks like I’m playing, but I’m developing social skills, emotional skills,
independence, oral language, my imagination, responsibility, and the executive
function. I may use these skills
as a mother, father, safety officer, or politician one day.
Blocks - It looks like I’m playing, but I’m
developing motor skills, math concepts (number, size, shape, space), oral
language, social skills. eye-hand coordination, self control, and my
imagination. I may be a builder or
architect when I’m grown.
Art – It looks like
I’m playing, but I’m developing my creativity, small motor skills, problem
solving, sharing, cooperation, independence and responsibility. I may use these skills as an artist,
illustrator, or designer one day.
Math - It looks like I’m playing, but I’m
developing oral language,; social skills, small motor skills, concepts about
quantity, shape, size, pattern, and an interest in math. I may use these tools as a computer
programmer, accountant, or mathematician in the future.
Library - It looks like I’m playing, but I’m
developing alphabet knowledge, oral language, print knowledge, listening
skills, eye-hand coordination, concepts about the world, and the desire to read. Maybe I’ll be a publisher, author, or
librarian when I grow up.
Science - It looks like I’m playing, but I’m
developing a curiosity about the world, sensory skills, problem solving,
language skills, and experience with the scientific process (observing,
predicting, experimenting, recording, reporting). If I’m a doctor, lab technician, pharmacist, or landscaper I
will utilize these skills.
Table Toys - It looks like I’m playing, but I’m
developing small muscles, eye-hand coordination, attention span, social skills,
and concepts about size, shape, color pattern. I might use these skills as a chef or dentist one day.
Language – It looks
like I’m playing, but I’m developing oral language, alphabet knowledge, print
connections, phonological awareness, visual skills, book knowledge, phonics;
motivation to read. No matter what
I become when I grow it, it will be important to know how to read.
Writing - It looks like I’m playing, but I’m
developing eye-hand coordination, small motor skills, alphabet knowledge, self
confidence, vocabulary, and an interest in print. I might use these skills one day as a journalist,
administrative assistant, or poet.
