CHS250 Unit 7 Discussion Latest 2020 September

CHS250 Math, Science, and Technology In The Early Childhood Classroom

Unit 7 Discussion

Building an Interest Center         

Build an Interest Center

      A good portion of what is experienced in a quality preschool room happens in interest centers. These are areas set up in your classrooms that have a certain purpose. Examples might be an art area, a science table, library and reading rug, mathematics materials and table, sand and water play area, a place where children can play out and handle roles in a vets office or grocery store. It is in all of these areas that children will get to investigate, experiment and learn STEM concepts.

      For this DB assignment you will need to describe an interest center of your choice that will give your children a learning experience regarding 1 of the STEM topics.

 Let’s think about this for a moment…

The first thing you need to do is to build out a purpose or goal. For this discussion board example I will suggest a science center with rocks of different sizes, colors and shapes.

      We have been studying the 3 different rock classifications, Metamorphic, Sedimentary and Igneous rocks.  Materials will include journal pages and colored pencils and markers and four magnifiers in addition to the rocks of those three classifications.  Word cards will be placed on the table that includes the 3 types of rocks, smooth, rough, jagged, round etc. to encourage vocabulary development. There will be four chairs at the table. The outcome is hoped that the children will use the magnifying lens to identify similarities and differences in the selected rocks and record them on a journal page using the writing materials and note the classifications.

      In the DB entries you will describe the center and its purpose, include materials you will need to have on hand, how you will limit the number of students using the center and how you will assess the centers’ ability to convey what the students will gain from participation.

       1st post is the answer post including all points above.

      2nd post you need to reply with a sister interest center to a classmates’ interest center. An idea might be having non-fiction books on the library rug to peruse for information on rocks. This correlates to the journal-writing center and will give additional information through pictures, diagrams, and fact related material.

       3rd post is the same as post #2

At the end of this discussion board we will have established a plethora of interest centers on numerous subject topics of study.

Select the link above to see pictures of real examples of interest centers in a variety of formats inside and outside.