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Children need self-regulation to focus attention, persist at challenging tasks, learn how to learn, manage emotions, take turns with peers and engage in playful learning that propels their development. Tools of the Mind builds these skills and more. Learn about our unique approach.
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Develop foundational literacy, math, science and social studies skills. Activate and amplify their innate, intrinsic motivation to learn. Receive individual reading instruction from the teacher and support from peer partners. Learn, grow and thrive regardless of their unique abilities.
Tools of the Mind (Tools) provides evidence that play-based curricula can help a wide range of children in both public and private early childhood programs to develop integral skills and meet academic goals.
The article provides examples of how Vygotskian and post-Vygotskian ideas get embodied in Tools of the Mind instructional strategies with a special emphasis on make-believe play as a leading activity for preschool- and kindergarten-aged children.
24 kwi 2024 · With concrete explanations and strategies on how to scaffold young children’s learning and development, this book is essential reading for students of early childhood theory and development.
Make-Believe Play Center Block- is the centerpiece of the Tools of the Mind preschool program. It is a 45-60 minute block of uninterrupted time when children engage in intentional make-believe play. During this time block, children plan their play, engage in. play together & work to clean up when play is over.
Tools of the Mind is based upon a specific set of beliefs about how children develop and learn. The core structure of Tools involves translating Vygotskian principles into practice with the goal of amplifying development in young children.
