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Prep at a Child Care Centre

Submitted by Admin (09-11-2012)

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Prep at a Child Care Centre

 

I am hoping to get a position teaching prep and am unsure how to approach planning when children are in care at a long day care centre. I gather I will plan from 9 till 3pm. Any ideas how to get started would be greatly appreciated.

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miss_jenny (10-01-2011)

Hi there. I am an assistant Director and also teacher in a LDC preschool room. I have children ranging in ages from 3-5. The best advice I can offer is remember that everything in a Long Day Care Centre is an opportunity to learn.

Not just structured learning experiences, but inside and outside play, transitions, meal times, toileting, self help, social interactions .The possibilities are endless. You can extract language, numeracy and cognitive experiences from anything.

Use the children's interests to scaffold your planning ideas, then think of how you can simplify or extend the activity. Oh.. there is one more thing. sing, sing, sing. I have found that adding a tune to things i really want the children to remember helps. Then add an action. Like those you would for Jolly Phonics ect. Have fun.


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