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Teaching a child a new concept can be daunting. Where do you begin? What do you say? When do you say it?
There are three steps in teaching something new: Introduce, Recognize, Identify. Each step gives the child more ownership in the learning.
1. The child is introduced to the new concept.
“This is a triangle. It has three sides. It looks like a piece of pizza.”
2. The child recognizes the concept.
“Point to the triangle.”
3. The child can identify the concept and the concept is learned. Review is necessary for retention.
“What is this shape called?” (The child names triangular-shaped items as triangles.)
In the perfect world, this progression would occur within a week’s time frame. But depending on your child and the concept being learned, it may take a couple of hours to many weeks to learn a new concept. Always follow the child’s cues as to when he/she is ready to move on to the next step.
To provide you with an example, I have separated the 3 Year Curriculum Lesson Plan into the three part process. Notice how the child’s participation and ownership in the learning increases through the week.
Lesson plan steps-
1. Introduce (Mondays) – This is a ______.
2. Recognize (Wednesdays) – Show me the __________.
3. Identify (Fridays) – Name this item.
3 Year Old Curriculum
Day 1 – Introduce Concepts
• Begin by introducing the Bible story, verse, song, poem – child is listening
• Introduce the new letter and number with rhymes and sandpaper tracing (This is the letter ___ and it makes the sound ____.)
• My ___ Books – Child listens as you read
• Introduce the new colors or basic math (I am sorting the blocks into different colors.)
• Introduce the name activity
Day 2 – Recognize
• Review Bible story, verse, song, poem – allow child to fill in key words
• Review new letter and number by tracing and doing an activity – (Point to the letter ____.)
• My ___ Books – Child fills in the phonetic sound of letter or name of the number
• Review new color or basic math by doing an activity – (Which block is _____ in color?)
• Do name activity
Day 3 – Identify
• Review Bible story, verse, song, poem – encourage child to take active role in each aspect with assistance along the way
• Child identifies new letter and number by tracing and doing an activity – (What is this number? What sound does this letter make?)
• My ___ Books – Child fills in the phonetic sound of letter or name of the number
• Child identifies new color or basic math by doing an activity – (What color is this block?)
• Do name activity
Throughout the week
• Do cooking activities, watch videos, read books, etc when time is appropriate
• Review all activities while in the car, bathtub, or whenever teachable moments arise
Eunoia [yoo-noy-ah] 