Playing is Learning
Constructive Kinder Tools
- Toys - All kinds. Traditional and more so non-traditional toys such as cardboard boxes, wooden spoons, plastic cups, paper plates and things of that nature that children find exciting and stimulating.
- Writing Utensils- All Types and Varieties. Pencils, Pens, Crayons, Markers, Hi-Lighters, Colored pencils, Chalks, Lead etc.
- Paper Products- All Sizes, Shapes, Colors, Varieties. Lined Paper, Graph Paper, Construction Paper, Newspapers, Magazines, Junk Mail, Note Pads, Butcher Paper, Tissue Paper etc.
- Art Supplies - All Varieties. Paints. All Sizes of Brushes, Sponges, Water Colors, Glue, Paste, Stapler, Staples, Paper Clips, Buttons, Glitter, Pom Poms, Straws, Pipe Cleaners, Craft Sticks, Beads, Cotton Balls, Foam Sheets, etc. (Collage Materials)
- Books- Visually Stimulating, Picture Filled, Engaging Characters and Plot. All Shapes, Sizes and Variety of Authors. Fiction and Non-Fiction
- Classroom Environment- ANYWHERE not just at a desk or in a school but outside in nature, a store, etc. LEARNING happens everywhere.
Constructive Kinder is...(but not limited to)- Hands -on Active Learning- Using Tools such as blocks, macaroni, marbles for early math and tools such as scrabble pieces, logos, play dough for early literacy
- Child Lead - Activities and projects based upon what the child is interested in learning and exploring on any given day.
- Integrates Play across the curriculum
- Integrates arts and crafts into math and reading
- Creative and Open Ended
- Guides and also Gives room for optimal learning
- Uses non traditional learning instruments
- Engaging and Sporadic
- Child Focused
- Teaches the Whole Child- Learning begins at the social emotional level
- Fun and Beneficial
- Inside, Outside, Here and There...
