| *Take short walks around the neighborhood and identify structures; homes, businesses, churches, etc.)
*Help children observe and identify changes that take place in their environment *Record events that take place in the children’s lives and review them. This will help children understand that we can record events and these records help us to recall, or remember, the events accurately. *Learn about the jobs of others. Take field trips and have classroom visitors. *Older preschoolers/kindergarten children can begin to classify goods and objects as “needs” and “wants” and discuss the difference. *Share family customs, foods, holidays, etc. *Have children play a role in setting up the guidelines (rules) of the classroom. *Fire Safety *Stranger Safety *Role play the careers and jobs of others *Explore various types of transportation Allow children to create forms of transportation with blocks Use large blocks to build forms of transportation children can use for dramatic play *Sort the objects used for transportation according whether they travel on land, air, or water *Create a graph of how children get to school *Traffic Safety *Importance of : Sleep Good food Exercise Sunshine Cleanliness Children can be taught the proper practices for each of these and begin to take responsibility for them in their own life *Share books, food, clothes, etc. from various cultures *Provide pictures around the room depicting various cultures *Tasting party of foods from other cultures |
![]() |