Preschool Laboratory 1 (6114/6115)
Level 4.0/5.0 (Juniors and Seniors)
6 periods – 1 credit
Course Description and Requirements:
Students develop competence in creative teaching techniques, developmentally appropriate
practice, program management, child behavior and guidance, interpersonal relationships, health,
nutrition and safety standards, applications of technology, and workplace skills. Opportunities
for higher level thinking skills are provided in the areas of oral and written communication.
Thematic unit and portfolio development are key components. The skills developed and
practiced prepare students for careers relating to children and families. Students are responsible
for providing some supplies and materials.
Prerequisite:
Successful completion of the Child Development/The Preschool Years and teacher
recommendation.
Required Text:
Working with Young Children
By Judy Herr
Goodheart-Willcox
Learning Outcomes:
1. Be able to identify the connection between theory and practice in a quality preschool
child development laboratory.
2. Identify the elements that contribute to a responsive, inclusive, diverse early childhood
environment.
3. Apply principles of child development to the observation and documentation of a young
child’s thinking and behavior using DAP in the areas of art, reading, music, structured
learning…
4. Use your own knowledge and other resources (internet, resource cart…) to design,
implement, and evaluate meaningful, challenging curriculum to promote positive
outcomes.
5. Demonstrate a disposition to be a continuous, collaborative learner.
6. Know how to use developmental knowledge to create healthy, respectful, supportive
learning environments.
7. Integrate practices that facilitate partnerships with preschool families (documentation
panel, weekly newsletter, and “little buddy” progress reports…)
8. Begin a professional portfolio that will be continuously developed within your
educational classes.
9. Develop the ability to reflect critically on yourself as a person and a professional, and on
the work you will do.
10. Identify and begin to conduct yourself as a member of the early childhood profession.
Calendar of Preschool Laboratory 1 Curriculum Syllabus
September
 Welcome Back
 Teaching Team Development
 Review of social, emotional, intellectual and physical development of a young child
 Plan Orientation Day and initial preschool lesson for the Kiddee Korner Preschool Child
Development Laboratory
October
 Kiddee Korner Preschool Laboratory – research, formulate and evaluate use of DAP
techniques in weekly thematic lessons
 Analyze observation skills with journal assessments
 Explore the connections between textbook content and daily experiences in the preschool
laboratory
 Apply elements of early childhood development to create a mid-year educational
extension activity (hands-on) for the “little buddy”.
November
 Kiddee Korner Preschool Laboratory – research, formulate and evaluate use of DAP
techniques in weekly thematic lessons
 Analyze observation skills with journal assessments
 Explore the connections between textbook content and daily experiences in the preschool
laboratory
 Assess “little buddy’s” progress and participation in instructional content areas (i.e.
reading, music, art…)
December
 Kiddee Korner Preschool Laboratory – research, formulate and evaluate use of DAP
techniques in weekly thematic lessons
 Analyze observation skills with journal assessments
 Explore the connections between textbook content and daily experiences in the preschool
laboratory
January
 Kiddee Korner Preschool Laboratory – research, formulate and evaluate use of DAP
techniques in weekly thematic lessons
 Analyze observation skills with journal assessments
 Explore the connections between textbook content and daily experiences in the preschool
laboratory
February
 Kiddee Korner Preschool Laboratory – research, formulate and evaluate use of DAP
techniques in weekly thematic lessons
 Analyze observation skills with journal assessments
 Explore the connections between textbook content and daily experiences in the preschool
laboratory
 Assess “little buddy’s” progress in social, emotional areas of development within the
preschool laboratory
 Critically evaluate professional practice utilizing mid-year teacher profile
March
 Kiddee Korner Preschool Laboratory – research, formulate and evaluate use of DAP
techniques in weekly thematic lessons
 Analyze observation skills with journal assessments
 Explore the connections between textbook content and daily experiences in the
preschool laboratory
 Students will select a variety of “little buddy” created materials and build a scrapbook
reflective of the child’s year in preschool
April
 Kiddee Korner Preschool Laboratory – research, formulate and evaluate use of DAP
techniques in weekly thematic lessons
 Analyze observation skills with journal assessments
 Explore the connections between textbook content and daily experiences in the preschool
laboratory
 Assess “little buddy’s” progress in the areas of social, emotional, cognitive and
language/self-expression within the preschool laboratory session
May
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Kiddee Korner Preschool Laboratory – research, formulate and evaluate use of DAP
techniques in weekly thematic lessons
Analyze observation skills with journal assessments
Select and create a variety of learning centers to be carried out during the culminating
festival, Stars of the Future Festival
Produce a professional portfolio in order to develop documents to be used in one’s
professional career
June
 Final Exam
*Each teaching team will be required to produce a thematic bulletin board and a documentation
panel.
**Information above is subject to change due to changes in school schedule, etc.