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PR009: Teaching the Arts, Social Science, and Health in Preschool
Case Scenarios
Scenario 1: Carlos’s Class
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Carlos is a lead teacher at the River Heights Creative Learning Center, a preschool with an arts focus. His class has 20 children ranging in age from 3 to 4, however three children had just recently turned 3 and two children are almost 5. The school is located in a wealthy suburban area, and the families generally come from high socioeconomic backgrounds. As his class includes several children with special needs, his classroom also has two assistant teachers. As Carlos considers activities and lessons for his class, he needs to make sure that they are developmentally appropriate for all of his students. Several children have difficulty sitting still or looking at paper for any extended period of time. Due to the age range of his students, the youngest children sometimes need support with fine motor activities and the older children appreciate more opportunities to be independent.
Scenario 2: Xiao Jin’s Class
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Xiao Jin works at a preschool program in a community-based organization in a large city. The organization serves mostly immigrant families living at or below subsistence levels. Many of the students are brought to school by their grandparents, because both parents work. Some children even live with their grandparents while parents live in another area and in some cases even in another state.
Her classroom has 20 students who are all 4 years old but several students had just turned 4, while some are close to turning 5. Almost all of her students speak another language at home. Two of her students have developmental delays; they have difficulty with transitions and engaging in pretend play.
Scenario 3: Emily’s Class
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Emily is a lead teacher at a child care center located in a rural Midwestern town. She has 15 students in her class, ranging in age from 3 to 5. Most of the families have low to middle socioeconomic status (SES) . Recently, a tornado passed through a nearby town, causing major damage. While it didn’t affect the immediate area around the preschool, some of her students’ families were affected: three students have relatives whose homes were destroyed and one student’s father owned a restaurant, which was demolished. Parts of a nearby shopping and community area were also very visibly damaged. Her students have many questions and thoughts about the disaster.
