| Home Center |
Objectives (based on the TEKS, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills)
*TLW present dramatic interpretations of experiences
*TLW identify jobs in the home
*TLW use problem solving and decision making skills, working independently and with others
in a variety of settings
*TLW develop self awareness through dramatic play
*TLW assume roles through imitation and recreation
*TLW create playing space using simple materials
*TLW cooperate with other in dramatic play
*TLW present dramatic interpretations of experiences
*TLW identify jobs in the home
*TLW use problem solving and decision making skills, working independently and with others
in a variety of settings
*TLW develop self awareness through dramatic play
*TLW assume roles through imitation and recreation
*TLW create playing space using simple materials
*TLW cooperate with other in dramatic play
"Do you have a house center?"
"Do you think children really need a house center to play
in?"
"How does the home center fit into an 'academic'
kindergarten?"
We get these questions all the time...... from other
teachers, parents, and administrators. They're easy to
answer when you stop and think about what the students
are practicing while in the home center.
The home center is a great place to:
*solve problems
*build language/vocabulary
*develop social skills
*read a cookbook
*look up numbers in the phonebook
*take "phone messages"
*write grocery lists
*pretend!
Of course, pretending builds creativity and imagination,
which lead to great storytelling/writing and problem
solving! All of which sound very "academic"...... Let's
face it, everything we do in kindergarten is academic
because it leads to learning!
Students are naturally drawn to this center in the
beginning of the year, mostly out of familiarity. We find
that as the year progresses and as their learning needs
change, students tend to gravitate toward the other
centers and the home center "fades" away.
"Do you think children really need a house center to play
in?"
"How does the home center fit into an 'academic'
kindergarten?"
We get these questions all the time...... from other
teachers, parents, and administrators. They're easy to
answer when you stop and think about what the students
are practicing while in the home center.
The home center is a great place to:
*solve problems
*build language/vocabulary
*develop social skills
*read a cookbook
*look up numbers in the phonebook
*take "phone messages"
*write grocery lists
*pretend!
Of course, pretending builds creativity and imagination,
which lead to great storytelling/writing and problem
solving! All of which sound very "academic"...... Let's
face it, everything we do in kindergarten is academic
because it leads to learning!
Students are naturally drawn to this center in the
beginning of the year, mostly out of familiarity. We find
that as the year progresses and as their learning needs
change, students tend to gravitate toward the other
centers and the home center "fades" away.
