• empathy
• emotion management ( impulse control , emotion regulation , anger management )
• social problem solving
• transition to kindergarten
It is a universal prevention program that emphasizes understanding and dealing with emotions , expressing emotions in socially acceptable ways , thinking about social situations in accurate and constructive ways , and learning prosocial behaviors through practice . The program assumes that feelings , thoughts , and behaviors affect one another .
All PK classrooms implement the Executive Function ( EF ) Project by embedding strategies throughout the day to support :
• Inhibitory Control-self-control or self-discipline , selective or sustained attention
• Working Memory-the ability to hold information in your mind and work with it
• Cognitive Flexibility- thinking “ outside the box ”
EF skills are essential for success in school , positive behaviors , health / wellness , and ULTIMATELY an innovative , competent , and flexible future society .
UNITS OF STUDY Enfield Head Start & PKSTEAM
Unit |
PLTW |
Learning Scenario |
Time Frame |
Start Date |
End Date |
Exploring Inquiry |
Healthy Habits |
Community Helpers |
6-8 weeks |
09 / 12 / 2022 |
10 / 21 / 2022 |
Beginning of the Year Steering Engineering |
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Community Helpers |
6-8 weeks |
10 / 24 / 2022 |
12 / 02 / 2022 |
Buildings Forces in Motion |
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4-6 weeks |
12 / 05 / 2022 |
01 / 06 / 2023 |
Balls / Simple Machines Matter Matters |
Sink & Float |
Space |
6-8 weeks |
01 / 09 / 2023 |
03 / 03 / 2023 |
Clothes Decoding Coding |
Coding / Spatial Sense |
Space |
6 weeks |
03 / 06 / 2023 |
04 / 21 / 2023 |
Reduce , Reuse , Recycle Bones and Stones |
Living / Non-Living |
Dinosaurs |
6-8 weeks |
04 / 24 / 2023 |
05 / 26 / 2023 |
Trees |
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