Lifelong Learning Practices Standards - Age 3 (2023)
Lesson Plans

Strand 1: SELF-REGULATION AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING

Self-Regulation, which is the ability to regulate one's own behavior while engaging with others and in the learning environment, is a key developmental task of the preschool years. Executive Functioning includes the essential learning skills of attention focusing, working memory, information processing, and reflection.

Standard LLP 3 yr.1.4

With prompting and support, begin to develop the ability to recognize and show awareness of thinking processes (Reflection, for example, the child explains that she took a deep breath to help herself calm down).

• Calming Techniques
  Provide your child(ren) a mat, a hula hoop, or a towel to indicate the space they need to stay in.  Give the students instructions for slow relaxed movements to help them focus on their body in space.  This activity can help them calm down and be ready for more challenging tasks. Talk to your child(ren) about the benefits of relaxing and being calm. 
• Imaginary Play - Grocery Store
  Children will communicate what they intend to do during imaginary play. They can use props and toys as they act out certain situations.  Brainstorm with the child(ren) about different things they may add to the play area for that specific theme. Once they are done playing, they can draw a picture and write to tell what they enjoyed the most. 
• Imaginary Play - Post Office
  Children will communicate what they intend to do during imaginary play. They can use props and toys as they act out certain situations from the story, or made-up scenarios similar to what they read/heard about.
• Imaginary Play - Restaurant
  Child(ren) will brainstorm with an adult about different things they may add to the play area for a specific theme. Children will communicate what they intend to do during imaginary play.
• Read - Saturday
  Child(ren) will read the book Saturday with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.

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