Capital Goal 2: Improving Physical Competency

CAROL HAMM

COMPETENCY GOAL 2

TO ADVANCE PHYSICAL COMPETENCY

FUNCTIONAL AREA 1

PHYSICAL

I PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN MY CLASSROOM

DAILY AND LESSON PLANS DAILY AS EACH MORNING

WE START THE DAY WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

AND THE CHILDREN AND I MARCH WITH THE FLAG IN A

CIRCLE TO VARIOUS
PATRIOTIC SONGS I HAVE ON CD'S.

WE THEN DO MUSIC AND DANCE TO LOTS OF CD'S TO

PROMOTE PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND DANCE RHYTHYM.

WHEN WE GO OUTSIDE FOR PLAY THE CHILDREN GET

PHYSICAL EXERCISE BY RIDING BYCYCLES,CLIMBING UP

THE SLIDE,HOPPING,SKIPPING,JUMPING ROPE,PLAYING

THE HOOL A HOOPS.THEY PLAY WITH BALLS.THEY BALANCE

BALANCING RAIL.WE PLAY GAMES LIKE RED ROVER.
FUNCTIONAL AREA 2

CREATIVE

I PROMOTE CREATIVE ACTIVITIES BY HAVING THE CHILDREN

DO ART BY COLORING AND LET THEM EXPRESS THEIR OWN

CREATIVE IDEAS BY PAINTING WITH A PAINT BRUSH USING

THE EASELS. THEY USE BEANS AND MACARONI AND TEAR UP

PAPER IN SHREDS MAKING CONFETTI AND GLUING IT ON TO

CONSTRUCTION PAPER. THEY USE SCISSORS TO CUT PAPER.

FUNCTIONAL AREA
3

COGNITIVE

I PROMOTE COGNITIVE GROWTH IN MY ROOM BY PROVIDING

ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP PRE-READING SKILLS BY ALPHABET

RECOGNITION ,VISUAL DISCRIMINATION, MATCHING SHAPES,

LETTERS, WORDS AND PATTERNS.THE CHILDREN LEARN THEIR

PREWRITING SKILLS BY TRACING ACTIVITIES LIKE THEIR NAMES

NUMBERS AND THE ALPHABET LETTERS .

THE CHILDREN DEVELOP AND BEGIN THEIR MATH SKILLS BY

MATCHING, SORTING AND COUNTING CONCRETE OBJECTS.

GROUPING OBJECTS IN TO SETS, NUMBER RECOGNITION AND

SEQUENCING OF NUMBERS.

I TEACH LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN SCIENCE BY GROWING

PLANTS AND TEACHING THE CHILDREN TO WATER AND TAKE

CARE OF THEM AS THEY WATCH THEM GROW. THEY GATHER

AND COLLECT THINGS FROM NATURE OUTSIDE AS A PART OF

SCIENCE ALSO.

FUNCTIONAL AREA 4

COMMUNICATION

I TEACH COMMUNICATION DAILY BY READING THE MORNING

MESSAGE. WE START OUT BY READING GOODMORNING BOYS

AND GIRLS .HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I ASK CHILD IN THE CIRCLE

HOW THEY ARE FEELING TODAY. WE THEN LEARN TODAY IS THE

DAY OF THE WEEK EXAMPLE LIKE TODAY IS MONDAY JUNE 8TH

2009 .

WE RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE SING THE DAYS OF

THE WEEK EXAMPLE SUNDAY,MONDAY,TUESDAY,WEDNESDAY,

THURSDAY,FRIDAY ,SATURDAY/WE REPEAT THIS TWICE .WE ALSO

SAY THE MONTH AND SPELL IT OUT. WE SING SONGS AND LEARN

NURSERY RHYMES.

I ENCOURAGE THE CHILDREN TO USE THEIR WORDS AND NOT HIT

OR BITE ANOTHER CHILD OR SCREAM AND THROUGH TANTRUMS

TO USE THEIR WORDS TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.