Discussions Regarding the Preschool Observation Checklist and Evaluation Tool (POCET)

Sample Parent Letter

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:37:00 +0000

Using the POCET system provides teachers a way to observe and track progress of each individual child, which can be greatly beneficial when it comes to communicating with parents. Below is a sample letter than can be sent from teachers to parents about POCET and what the teacher will be tracking throughout the school year. This letter also introduces parents to the checklist folder and the criteria used to evaluate the various skills, which they will see evaluated during the year.

Dear Family Members:

Your child’s classroom has chosen to use the Preschool Outcomes Checklist and Evaluation Tool (POCET) to track your child’s progress in developing preschool skills.

Several times throughout the school year, we will update your child’s progress using the Developmental Checklist Folder that is part of the POCET tracking system. The checklist folder contains the 68 developmental guidelines that have been determined to be appropriate skills for preschool children. These 68 skills are developed to help your child be prepared to enter kindergarten at the age of 5.

When you receive a copy of your child’s developmental checklist folder, you will notice that each skill is scored with three different criteria:

· Not Evident (your child cannot demonstrate the skill at this time)
· Needs Support (your child demonstrates part of the skill or making progress toward mastery)
· Competent (your child reliably demonstrates the skill) It is important to remember that the developmental guidelines are always listed in developmental order (the order most children develop the skills).

Depending on your child’s age, it may be appropriate for your child to score ‘not evident’ in areas that are not yet appropriate for your child. Although the skills are listed in developmental order, children develop at different rates. Help us support your child in making continual progress through these important early childhood skills.

Working together we can prepare your child to enter kindergarten.

Sincerely,

Child’s Teacher

POCET for Back to School

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:48:00 +0000

Fall often means new classes and students, new projects, new teachers... It's a season of new beginnings. Starting your school year with POCET is a great way to provide parents and teachers a common ground for communication about each child's progress. POCET provides early childhood educators with six easy steps to individualized assessment, and it can be used with any preschool curriculum.
With POCET as their guide, any teacher can identify an appropriate sequence of preschool skills, using developmental guidelines. provided in the POCET binders. These guidelines are divided into eight domains of learning and focus on school-readiness skills, such as language, literacy, math, social & emotional, creative arts, approaches to learning, science and physical health and safety. POCET provides activities that help build skills in each domain, and provides tracking sheets that allow educators to clearly track a child's progress in each domain.
Here's an example of a a language domain activity:
Skill: Follows Directions
Activity: Follow the Leader
Have the child/children imitate whatever motion the leader chooses. The teacher should be the first leader. As children master following this one-step direction (for example, clapping, hopping, winking, waving, etc.) have them take turns being the leader.
There are more listening-skill-building exercises on TeacherQuickSource as well.
Starting the year off with POCET gives teachers an organized, simple way to begin observing and tracking the learning progress of the children in their care.

Summertime Fun Through Physical Health & Safety

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:19:00 +0000

Summer brings us more opportunities to learn and grow through outdoor play. Within Kindergarten QuickSource®, we learn:

"Physical Health and Safety supports a child’s overall education and growth. Children learn best when they have healthy minds and bodies. You can promote a child’s physical health and development by planning activities that involve fine and gross motor development and by teaching good nutrition and hygiene."

This summer, involve the kids in active play on most days of the week in order to promote optimal physical health and development.

Find FREE activities that will reinforce gross and fine motor skills, the understanding of basic safety rules, the importance of regular physical activity and an overall healthy lifestyle.

Moms, Dads, Teachers, Childcare Providers: get started with the following activity, Throwing and Catching. You will need a soft beanbag and a target (optional).

Let’s Get Started:

1. One of the best ways to teach children throwing and catching is to use beanbags. Beanbags don’t roll away and soft beanbags allow for safe activity without injury.

2. For children just learning this skill, have them choose a target. An actual beanbag toss game could be used, or the target can even be as simple as just a spot on the wall.

3. Allow the child to practice tossing the beanbag at the target.

4. When each child has practiced, pair the children and allow them to try to throw the bag directly into their partner’s hands. The partner will try to catch the bag.

5. When the children are able to catch the bag regularly, move them to soft sponge balls. They will roll, but the child should be familiar with catching by this point.

Summer is the best time to explore the outdoors and be active; get the kids out there today!

Summer Countdown!

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:24:00 +0000

There are only four more weeks left until the first day of summer! Can you believe it? The coming of summer calls for a countdown. Here's a great activity to try with your preschoolers, called Link-by-Link Calendar. This project will aid in the understanding of calendar days by making the concept of date and time more engaging and easier to visualize. Children will also track the days in the calendar by counting, which will serve as a useful introduction to the concept of numbers, dates, and time.

For this activity, you will need several sheets of construction paper, a pair of scissors for each child, and crayons or markers.

Activity: Link-by-Link Calendar

Goal: Participate in a Variety of Tasks, Complete Tasks and Express Curiosity about New Activities

Let's Get Started:

1. Distribute one strip of paper to each child

2. Assign a number to each child (this will represent each calendar date until the event)

3. Allow them to decorate their strips, making sure they include their assigned number on the strip.

4. When all of the strips are decorated, demonstrate how to create the first 'link' by securing both 1 1/2"ends of the strip together with tape.

5. Have the students line up in numerical order, with strips in hand.

6. The first child in line will link her strip by looping it into the center of yours and securing the 1 1/2" ends together with tape.

7. Each child will do the same, one by one, in numerical order, ultimately creating a chain.

8. At the end of each day that passes, have each child unlink his or her numbered link, corresponding to the calendar date.

9. Each day, the chain will allow young ones to 'see' how many days are left until the special day, just by looking at their chain and counting the links.

If using POCET™, this Activity correlates to Developmental Guideline: AL1 Participates in a Variety of Tasks, Completes Tasks and Expresses Curiosity about New Activities.

For more great developmentally-apppropriate activities, visit http://www.teacherquicksource.com/ and browse through all age areas, including Preschool, Kindergarten, Infant, Toddler, and Head Start. Don't forget to explore activities promoting environmental awareness at Environmental Quicksource®.

Active Play For Preschoolers

noreply@blogger.com (Discount School Supply) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:30:00 +0000

Spring has sprung, and before you know it, summer will be here. It's time to get our little ones outside to soak up the sun and get moving! From Preschool QuickSource® we learn that "You can promote children's physical health and development by planning activities that involve fine and gross motor development and by teaching children good nutrition and hygiene." There's no better time to start than Springtime!

Here is a fun activity to try with your preschooler. Animal Moves is a great way to integrate gross motor skills into science curriculum. For this activity, you will need Animal Photo Cards or several pictures of animals.

Activity : Animal Moves

You can use animal imagery to encourage children to move and interact!

Goal: Introduction or enhancement of balance and control during locomotor movements.

Let's Get Started:

1. Show the children one of the animal pictures.

2. Discuss the movements of that animal.

3. Have the children move around the space pretending to be that animal.

4. Repeat the activity with a different animal.

If using POCET™, this Activity correlates to Developmental Guideline: PH 3 Demonstrates Balance and Control During Locomotor Movements.

For more fun activities to encourage and promote optimal physical health and gross motor skills development, turn to Teacher QuickSource® and browse through developmentally-appropriate activities for Preschool and Kindergarten age ranges. Click on Physical Health & Safety and try a variety of active play activities. Now get moving!

Earth Day is Almost Here!

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:11:00 +0000

Earth Day is coming! Enjoy learning opportunities that bridge the creative arts & curriculum with environmental awareness. As we enjoy the daily treasures that the arrival of spring brings, we should aim to find ways to cultivate environmental awareness and appreciation. Look to Environmental Quicksource® for FREE activities for developing learning outcomes in arts & crafts and curriculum areas, all of which help to foster appreciation for the environment.

Here's a favorite activity to try for children ages 2 to 4 years. This is versatile enough to be done at home, daycare or preschool. You will need markers and journal notebooks.

Citrus Bird Feeders (ages 2-4)

Feeding the birds is a popular activity that toddlers enjoy. This activity will help them to connect with and care for nature. This type of bird feeder is suitable for children with allergies, and an alternative to the traditional peanut butter and pinecone feeder.

Goals:
Help connect with and care for nature

Let's Get Started:

1. Cut each piece of fruit in half. Using a large metal spoon, loosen the contents of each half of fruit. Put the birdseed into a bowl. Save one piece of fruit of each kind for the toddler to investigate

2. Show the toddler the fruit. Let her hold each kind, look at it, smell it, and taste it.

3. Show her the fruit cut in half.

4. Give her a spoon and encourage her to scoop out the contents of the fruit.

5. After the fruit has been cleaned out, give the toddler a scoop. Encourage her to scoop the birdseed out of the bowl and to fill the fruit with the seed.

6. Put the fruit halves on a windowsill and watch for birds.

Furthermore:
Take photographs of the birds that eat from the fruit. Make a bird-watching book. Encourage the toddler to draw a picture of the bird (keep in mind most toddlers are in the scribbling stage of fine motor development).

There are plenty of fun and simple ways to help children understand the importance of caring for our planet. Start with Environmental QuickSource® today, and celebrate Earth Day every day!

Spotlight on Sensory Awareness

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:49:00 +0000

As Valentine's Day approaches, we are reminded of the warmth that springtime will usher in. Before you know it, March will be here! As the seasons change, all of our senses are engaged - from the sunrise, to the fresh smell of rainfall, to the crunch of leaves underneath our feet - there are so many 'events' that our senses take part in. Teach children to appreciate nature by simply taking the time to celebrate the changing of the seasons and make each a learning opportunity about the five senses.

Find several FREE age-appropriate activities for your young learners for developing sensory awareness at Infant and Toddler QuickSource®.

Here's an activity to try today, called That Smells. This experience correlates to correlates to Developmental Guideline: EA6: Notices Differences in Temperature, Smell and Taste.

Experience: That Smells

Let's Get Started:
1. The caregiver should always give children an opportunity to experience different smells.

2. Choose smells that are not strong, but pleasant and make an attempt to allow the child to smell the fragrance.

3. For example, the teacher can let a child smell a particular food or flower and comment on the smell. The caregiver may want to model smelling the smell.

4. The caregiver should try to avoid using strong or unpleasant smells with the infant.

A New Year Brings New Learning Opportunities for Baby!

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:27:00 +0000

A new year brings a wealth of learning opportunities and experiences. Focus on finding learning opportunities in everyday objects and everyday activities. You can play a gentle game of tug-of-war with a blanket, look and talk about colors in a photo, or dance to music. You can play hide and seek with Baby's stuffed animals, or take Baby on a nature walk. There are so many simple activities you can do!

As always, look to Infant and Toddler QuickSource® for a plethora of fun, simple and FREE activities that you can do from the comfort of your own home!

Try the following activity today! This will help Baby with motor skills.

Experience: Watching for Smiles

Let's Get Started:

1. Grinning will usually turn into smiles after a short period of time. The caregiver should engage the child so that the smiling response becomes more frequent.

2. The smiling reflex may begin to exhibit itself when the child is sleeping. It is not uncommon to see an infant smiling in her sleep. Although this may be a reflex or the result of a pleasant dream, the child is beginning to have this physical response.

3. When an infant begins to have eye contact and engages the person talking to her, the caregiver will begin to see slight grins.

This experience correlates to Developmental Guideline: EP2: Smiles.

Have fun with the everyday, and create learning opportunities out of the simple things!

Celebrating the Environment This Holiday Season

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:41:00 +0000

As the holiday season approaches, we gather together to reflect on the past year and all of the things we are thankful for. One thing we should include on this list is the bounty that Mother Nature bestows on us with every season—from the blue skies, to the much-needed rain, to the sun rays that stretch over us while we're at play, to the wintry evenings that make us thankful for the warmth of family and friends. Why not use this time to emphasize to young ones the importance of caring for the environment? Live by example and take steps to help children be environmental stewards at an early age. This correlates to Preschool POCET™ Developmental Guideline SE10: Demonstrates awareness of community helpers and environment.

To start, look to Environmental QuickSource® for FREE activities that will help you connect conservation concepts to classroom activities. This convenient resource will help you explore ways to educate children on the importance of caring for the environment to help make the earth a healthier place. And Discount School Supply also offers a plethora of other FREE eco-resources such as tips, activities, and products that bring us closer to keeping the Earth a beautiful, sustainable place.

Remind kids that we can all take steps to reduce our ecological footprint. Together, we can make a difference. Small steps lead to great strides in helping care for the planet and ensuring that young people have a healthy place in which to learn and grow.

Laying the Groundwork for Literacy Success

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:50:00 +0000

In Preschool Activity QuickSource®, we learn that "Literacy begins by immersing children in literacy-rich environments and fostering a love of language and reading. You can support young children's emerging literacy skills by planning activities that involve discriminating sounds, identifying print, recognizing letters, developing a love of books, writing, and appreciating the rhythm of language."

At the core of literacy development, children first learn to identify sounds associated with letters, then, letter combinations associated with written words. Be sure to engage early learners in activities that focus on sounds. Here's one to try, Environmental Sounds, that correlates to POCET™ Developmental Guideline: LT1 Identifies Sounds in the Environment and in Speech.

Before you start the activity, make sure you have comfortable shoes and clothing for each child, and anything else you might need for a walking field trip. Also, you might want to have walking rope on hand, and to further reinforce learning, consider the Outside Sounds Listening Lotto Game.

Let's Get Started:

1. Prepare for a walking field trip, either around the neighborhood or to a local park.

2. As the children are walking during the field trip, ask them to identify any sounds that they hear during the field trip. Encourage the children to be alert to any sound they hear while on the field trip.

3. Sounds that might occur during a walking field trip might include: cars, trucks, buses, trains or planes in some areas, birds, children stepping, people talking/laughing, etc.

Find more activities like these at www.TeacherQuickSource.com and help early learners build the foundation for literacy success.

Back To School!

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:46:00 +0000

With the advent of a new school year, it's the ideal time to make sure you have all the materials you need for your assessment system.

Remember to stock up on Checklist Folders, Lesson Plans, Portfolio Pads, or anything else you might be running low on. Remember to browse the Infant & Toddler supporting materials too!

Also, mix up your daily routine by engaging young ones in new activities every week. You can always find FREE, age-appropriate activities on www.TeacherQuickSource.com . Freshen up your day-to-day routine while enriching and expanding the learning possibilities!

Here's a simple and fun back-to-school activity that correlates to POCET™ Developmental Guideline: PH1 Demonstrates Eye-Hand Coordination. This activity is called Pat, Pat, Clap, Clap.

All you will need for the following activity is you, a child, and Get up & Go! Dice.

Let's Get Started:

1. Set up a face-to-face partnership with two children.

2. Teach the children to pat their thighs twice and then clap their hands twice.

3. When the children are comfortable with those motions, add a cross clap with their partner (child claps partner’s right hand with his right hand then repeat with the left hands). The activity would then include pat, pat, clap, clap, cross-clap, cross clap.

For more FREE activities, visit Teacher QuickSource®.

Spotlight on Emergent Creative Arts

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:54:00 +0000

Within Toddler QuickSource®, we learn that "toddlers [from 18-24 months old] begin to feel rhythms and understand that they can also create a type of music with simple instruments and singing." You can reinforce early music skill development with simple songs or sounds.

One great way to start is with animal sounds. Try an activity called Quack Like a Duck, in which you initiate the sound of a duck quacking, and encourage your toddler to imitate. View the full activity, along with more recommended activity ideas at Infant and Toddler QuickSource®.

Remember, POCET™ Infant and Toddler is an invaluable, easy-to-use resource that provides comprehensive support across eight domains of emergent learning. With POCET™ Infant and Toddler, you can tailor interactions, routines, materials and activities to each child's individual needs.

Top Areas of Focus For Toddlers

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:32:00 +0000

Did you know that language, cognitive skills, social emotional development and physical development are the four areas of focus for the toddler group? Learn more about this on Infant and Toddler Quicksource®, and take a look at the accompanying activities for all four of these areas. Remember, toddlers enjoy learning by engaging in activities that provide a wide range of experiences that involve their 5 senses and their growing bodies.

One favorite language activity to try is called I Can, which emphasizes language learning using animal sounds. Browse companion products at DiscountSchoolSupply.com to help inspire more fun activities for toddlers.

Remember to visit Infant and Toddler Quicksource® for even more FREE activity ideas for all domains of learning, including Emergent Literacy, Emergent Mathematics, Emergent Social and Emotional, Emergent Creative Arts, Emergent Science, and Emergent Physical Health and Safety.

Summer is Here! Get Moving!

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:25:00 +0000

Summer is almost here, and outdoor play will be keeping your young ones busy. There's no better time than now to review the POCET™ developmental guidelines for Physical Health and Safety . Under Motor Skills, you will find the following:

PH1: Demonstrates eye-hand coordination.
PH2: Begins to show fine motor dexterity and control.
PH3: Demonstrates balance and control during locomotor movements.
PH4: Uses large muscles to manipulate objects.

And, underneath Health and Safety, you will find:
PH5: Demonstrates independence in hygiene and nutrition.
PH6: Understands basic health and safety rules.

Look to Teacher QuickSource for activities for each of the Physical Health & Safety developmental guidelines above. Also, be sure to browse companion products for the correlating activities. Simply visit www.DiscountSchoolSupply.com/POCET and click on the age-appropriate category under Curriculum Companions to find matching products.

Finally, take a look at the Active Play category at www.DiscountSchoolSupply.com for inspiration on more summertime activities - and get going!

Foster Imagination and Creativity Through Creative Arts

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:01:00 +0000

Look no further than the Original POCET™ for a plethora of Creative Arts activities to inspire, motivate and engage young children. Preschool Activity QuickSource® reminds us that "Creative Arts support all areas of child development and foster children's imagination and creativity. By painting a colorful picture, singing a song, dancing, and role-playing with their friends, children learn to express their thoughts, ideas, and feelings in new and creative ways." And, several studies suggest that art promotes social and emotional development, cognitive development, critical thinking/problem solving skills, spatial relationships, and a sense of independence.

So draw, sing, or dance today - and bring out the artist in your child!

Don't forget to browse companion products correlated specifically to the Creative Arts developmental guideline for preschoolers.

Spotlight on Language : Birth to 6 Months of Age

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:04:00 +0000

Within Infant and Toddler Quicksource®, we learn that "Brain researchers agree that the development of language is critical during [birth to six months of age]. The ability to listen, understand and eventually speak begins to develop soon after birth...The development of language during this time will affect the child’s entire life as she begins to listen, respond and communicate."

Visit Infant and Toddler Quicksource® for critical insights on learning domains including Emergent Language for infants ages birth to 6 months - another great way to supplement POCET™ Infant Toddler.

Support a language-rich environment for infants by exploring and engaging in a wide range of age-appropriate activities today.

You can start with activities that promote and develop Listening and Understanding and Speaking and Communicating.

Be sure to visit Infant and Toddler Quicksource® for even more FREE activity ideas for all domains of learning, including Emergent Literacy, Emergent Mathematics, Emergent Social and Emotional, Emergent Creative Arts, Emergent Science, and Emergent Physical Health and Safety.

Discover Supporting Materials for POCET™ Infant and Toddler

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:40:00 +0000

Find a wealth of products to support age-appropriate activities and experiences for POCET™ Infant and Toddler. Our POCET™ Infant Product List and Toddler Product List guide you through supplementary products in all areas of skill development, including Emergent Language, Emergent Literacy, Emergent Creative Arts, Emergent Social and Emotional, Emergent Science, and much more. View the POCET™ Infant Product List and the Toddler Product List today and maximize the learning possibilities.

A Great Companion to POCET™ Infant and Toddler

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:02:00 +0000

Infant and Toddler QuickSource® is a great companion for the new POCET™ Infant and Toddler! With Infant QuickSource®, you can observe and identify developmental stages for infants. You will also find experiences that help reinforce and support developmental milestones, aiming to build the foundation of learning. Plus, Toddler QuickSource® allows you to focus on language, cognitive skills, social emotional development and physical development – the four critical areas of learning for the toddler group. Visit Infant and Toddler QuickSource® today!

More About POCET™ Infant and Toddler

noreply@blogger.com (YG) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:12:00 +0000

POCET™ Infant and Toddler supports and encourages development through observation and tracking. This set includes:

● 1 complete Infant Program
● 1 complete Toddler Program
● 10 Developmental Checklist Folders for infants
● 15 Developmental Checklist Folders for toddlers
● Bi-weekly Care Plans for 10 infants for one year (260 care plans)
● Weekly Group Lesson Plans for toddlers (52 plans)

To learn more, visit POCET™ Infant and Toddler at Discount School Supply.

Steps for NEW POCET™ - Infant and Toddler

noreply@blogger.com (POCET (tm)) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:36:00 +0000

STEP 1 - Identify Appropriate Sequence of Developmental Stages
Developmental Guidelines included in each program provide a scope and sequence of the developmental stages that occur during a child's first 18 months and also the stages and skills that emerge during a child's toddler months.

STEP 2 - Provide Support for Skill Development
Each program offers three suggested experiences or activities that help caregivers and teachers support and encourage a child's progress toward each new skill or behavior described in the Developmental Guidelines.

STEP 3 - Record Individual Progress
Developmental Checklist Folders provide an easy way to organize individualized data on each infant or toddler's progress. The Checklist Folder can be updated to record each child's progress, which can be shared regularly with parents.

STEP 4 - Use Data to Inform Care and Instruction
POCET™ Infant and Toddler provides Individual Care Plans for up to 10 infants, and Group Lesson Plans for toddlers. Caregivers and teachers can use information gathered in the Checklist Folders and previous plans to create individualized Care Plans and Lesson Plans.

Announcing NEW POCET - Infant and Toddler!

noreply@blogger.com (POCET (tm)) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:57:00 +0000

POCET™ Infant and Toddler contains two complete and separate easy-to-use programs: one for infants, ages birth to 18 months, and one for toddlers, ages 18 to 36 months. Each program allows the teacher to track development by identifying developmental milestones for infants and toddlers, and each program offers age- appropriate activities and experiences. POCET™ Infant and Toddler will help to tailor interactions, routines, materials and activities to each child's individual needs. Read more.

Developmental Guidelines

noreply@blogger.com (POCET (tm)) — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:29:00 +0000

Now available - view all of the Developmental Guidelines for POCET in sequential order:

Language(LG)
Literacty (LT)
Mathematics (MA)
Social & Emotional (SE)
Creative Arts (CA)
Approaches to Learning (AL)
Science (SC)
Physical Health and Safety (PH)

Products Matched to Each POCET Guideline - Creative Arts

noreply@blogger.com (POCET (tm)) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:25:00 +0000

Find the right products matched with the right curriculum companion! Regarding the Creative Arts (CA) portion in POCET, find a developmentally appropriate product aligned with each outcome.

CA1: Participates in Musical Activities - find the Bean Bag Activities CD to get kids moving, dancing and part in fun bean bag games, dances and activities.

CA2: Uses Musical Instruments for Musical Activities - find the Toddler Rhythm Band to encourage exploration with rhythm.

CA3: Demonstrates Feelings through Movement and Music - find the Kids in Motion CD to get kids moving and singing.

CA4: Recognizes and Moves to Different Musical Beats - find the Rainbow Dancing Wrist Bands to enhance dance movements and other gross motor actions.

CA5: Explores Drawing, Painting and Modeling with Different Materials and Media - find the Colorations® Simply Washable Tempera to encourage painting through rich, bright, creamy and ultra-washable colors.

CA6: Plans and Work Independently through the Process of Art Activities - find the Construction Paper for open-ended activities to encourage thinking and planning through an art activity.

CA7: Verbally Expresses Ideas about Art and Completed Projects - find the Big Project Box to encourage children to make their own decisions and discuss what they would like to make, and then talk about it once it's finished.

CA8: Participates in Dramatic Play by Using Materials to Create Different Roles and Situations - find the Career Hats to spark imaginations and role play.

Products Matched to Each POCET Guideline - Social/Emotional

noreply@blogger.com (POCET (tm)) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:51:00 +0000

Find the right products matched with the right curriculum companion! Regarding the Social/Emotional (SE) portion in POCET, find a developmentally appropriate product aligned with each outcome.

SE1: Show Awareness of Self and Knows Personal Information and SE2: Displays Confidence and Independence in a School Setting - find the Jumbo Finger Paint Paper Kids to encourage children to depict themselves participating in their favorite school activity.

SE3: Expresses Feelings and Is Aware of How Actions Affect Self and Others - find the Moods and Emotions Classroom Set to help children learn to recognize and describe their own feelings and those of people around them.

SE4: Follows Rules and Uses Material Purposefully in Cooperative Play and SE6: Interacts Appropriately with Others by Helping, Sharing, Discussing and Devloping Friendships - find the Classroom Canvas Quilt to encourage children to follow rules and cooperate as they each create their own quilt square.

SE5: Follows Adult Direction - find the Transition Time Book to turn stressful transition times into fun learning experiences with practical, simple activities.

SE7: Demonstrates Give and Take Interactions and Is Able to Negotiate Conflicts - find the Girl and Boy Puppets as the perfect prop for role playing conflict negotiation and modeling good manners.

SE8: Shows Respect and Understanding of Individual Differences and Similarities - find the Colorations® Jumbo Washable Stamp Pads for children to make thumbprints on paper to show that everyone is different.

SE9: Shows Awareness of Individual Family Composition and SE10: Demonstrates Awareness of Community Helpers and Environment - find the My World Posters depicting families, community places, community helpers and children in all sorts of settings.

Products Matched to Each POCET Guideline - Mathematics

noreply@blogger.com (POCET (tm)) — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:01:00 +0000

Find the right products matched with the right curriculum companion! Regarding the Mathematics (MA) portion in POCET, find a developmentally appropriate product aligned with each outcome.

MA1: Can Explore with Materials - find the Activity Table and Activity Tubs to encourage exploration.

MA2: Recognizes Spatial Relationships - find the Toss and Learn Game Board to reinforce "above," "below," "in front," "in back," "to the side," and more as children take aim and toss bean bags at the sturdy game board.

MA3: Classifies and Sorts by Attributes - find the Wooden Pattern Blocks - 250 Pieces to help children sort by shape and color.

MA4: Creates Patterns by Extending and Comparing - find the 500 Unifix Cubes Set to assist children on creating repeating patterns.

MA5: Shows 1-to-1 Correspondence and Recognizes the Manyness of Sets - find the Counting Bears - 96 Pieces in Jar to combine and separate objects based on colors and size.

MA6: Understands Ordering. - find the Classroom Calendar and Weather Center to help children work on the order of days of the week and months of the year.

MA7: Demonstrates Understanding and Recognition of Numerals 0-9 - find the Insect Classifying and Patterning Chart to help children connect the numeral symbol to the number of counted objects.

MA8: Recognizes and Manipulates Basic Shapes - find the Shape Puzzle to stimulate perceptual skills through the different colored and sized geometric shapes.

MA9: Understands the Concept of Measurement - find the Balancing Bear Scale to help children understand the concept of balance and measurement.