What are preliminary learning activities?
They are activities that help the teacher understand how much information does the learner already have or know about a topic. In other words, this can refer to the "KWL" strategy; where the learner asks him/herself questions (with a little help from mommy) to activate their background knowledge about a topic.
- What I know about the topic?
- What do I want to know about the topic?
- What I learned? (This is answered after the activity.)
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Similarly, for preschoolers it is very important to ask questions to activate their background knowledge or to help them understand what they are about to do. For example, if you are teaching colors, then you will have to teach them what each color looks like before progressing to color games or activities. Sometimes, these games and activities alone help strengthen your child's abilities and skills. But it is equally important for your child to have a few teachable moment about the topic they are learning. So in this case scenario, you will explore, question, discover, experiment, or research about colors in your daily life. This way you can help address questions or introduce key vocabulary terms. Some other ways of doing preliminary learning activities for a topic/subject are as follows:
- Having discussions
- Reading Stories and Real life events/articles
- Viewing Media Resources (Visual and Audio)
- Making a Brainstorming Bubble (use of Graphic Organizers)
- Introducing Key Vocabulary Words (related to topic)
So for our "Creating Colors" science unit, we did some really cool preliminary learner activities:
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Writing and Identifying Colors © Everything Family Guide
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| Sorting Toys according to Color © Everything Family Guide |
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| Sorting Beads in Matching Color Bins © Everything Family Guide |
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| The good ole' picture cards © Everything Family Guide |
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| Best Game ("Bingo Bears") to teach the concept of colors by Learning Resources © Everything Family Guide |
We are having a colorful week, are you? ;)
Annie
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