PREKINDERGARTEN ACTION PLAN 2013-2014 Action Plan Members: Betty Jackson, Leslie Roetzel, Sarah Tchoukaleff PROBLEM: How

to implement STEM into the prekindergarten classroom? IMPLEMENTATION

What needs to be done? By when? What resources?

EVALUATION
What evidence indicates this progress? How and when will evidence be gathered?

OBJECTIVE: To enhance our students ability to be curious, innovative, and willing to take risks.
Research how to implement STEM in EC classroom

August 2014-May 2014 Continuous

Order and gather materials for units of exploration Plan for color exploration

August

Plan exploration of the five senses/sound

October

Books, blogs, internet research, reading specialist, librarian Books, blogs, internet research, reading specialist, librarian Fiction/non-fiction books, Mimio board, food coloring, Eye droppers, coffee filters Fiction/non-fiction books, smelly jars, taste test foods, games Fiction/non-fiction books, flashlights,

Classroom centers, lesson plans, openended activities, Classroom centers, lesson plans, openended activities Classroom centers, lesson plans, openended activities

Observation, daily conversations with students, students use iPad to document their learning Observation, daily conversations with students, students use iPad to document their learning Observation, daily conversations with students, students use iPad to document their learning

Classroom centers, lesson plans, openended activities

Observation, daily conversations with students, students use iPad to document their learning

Plan shadow/day/night sky activities

February

Classroom centers, lesson plans

Observation, daily conversations with students, students use iPad

Plan exploration of water activities

March

Plan for plant/worm unit Plan for unit on ramps

April

May

Fiction/non-fiction books, water table, water wheel, funnels, measuring cups Fiction/non-fiction books, seeds, dirt, earthworms Fiction/non-fiction books, blocks, boxes, cars, marbles, PVC pipe

Classroom centers, lesson plans, openended activities Classroom centers, lesson plans, openended activities Classroom centers, lesson plans, openended activities

Observation, daily conversations with students, students use iPad to document their learning Observation, daily conversations with students, students use iPad to document their learning Observation, daily conversations with students, students use iPad to document their learning

Sources: Moomaw, Sally. Teaching STEM in the Early Years. St. Paul: Redleaf Press, 2013.Print Helm, Judy Harris. Young Investigators The Project Approach in the Early Years. New York: Teachers College, 2011. Print Worth, Karen. Worms, Shadows, and Whirlpools. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2003. Print
Shillady, Amy. Spotlight on Young Children: Exploring Science. Washington: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2013. Print