Capacity Building of SRG for Quality

Education ( NISHTHA)
Preschool• Education

Department of Elementary Education

NCERT New Delhi
 Learning Objectives:
At the end of this theme you will be able to:
 Define Preschool education
 Describe the need and importance of Preschool education
 Describe the Pedagogy used in Preschool Education
 Understand the importance of planning activities and experiences for
holistic development of the child through play -based developmentally
appropriate activities
 Demonstrate an understanding of assessment in Preschool Education
 Outline the Role of Parents in Preschool Education
 Describe how linkages can be made with Primary schools for smooth
transitions
Activity 1
Share the memories of your childhood days (one
pleasant and the one not so pleasant).
Let’s listen to each other and see how the memories
leave a lifelong impact.
 Do you recall/remember any stories /rhymes learnt in
your early years even now as adults.
 So YOU have seen how important are the first five
years! …
 Impetus for Preschool Education
 Sustainable Development Goal (Target 4.2)
 Inclusion of two years of Preschool Education under Samagra
Shiksha, 2017
 NCF 2005
 National ECCE Policy 2013
 National ECCE curriculum Framework (2013 MWCD)
 The National Policy on Education(NPE), 1986
 The Preschool Curriculum (NCERT 2018)
 Guidelines for Preschool Education (NCERT 2018)
 Availability
of Preschool
Education

Anganwadis NGO
Government Private
under ICDS Schools Preschools s
 What is Preschool Education ?
• First stage of organised joyful
education providing strong
foundation for all round
development and life-long learning
and preparing the child for school
• Any setting imparting preschool
education to the children between
3-6 years (referred by any
nomenclatures such as anganwadi,
balwadi, nursery, preschool,
preparatory, pre-primary, LKG, UKG
etc.)
Why Invest in Quality Preschool
Education?

Human Rights
Scientific Rationale
Economic Benefits
Social Equity
Achieve National and International
Goals
Human Rights
Convention on the Rights of the Child
(CRC) – Most ratified convention 1989

Children have the Right to survive and

to thrive
Scientific Rationale:-Evidence from the
Neuroscience
Quality Preschool Education is a Smart Investment
 Economic Benefits
Prevention is less expensive than Treatment
Preventive care reduces costs of health care
throughout life
Investment in quality preschool education
:-prepares the child for the school and costs less
than high dropout and repetition rates leads to
increased workplace productivity.
Social Equity
 Early Interventions help disadvantaged groups
most
In India , ICDS offers six important services:
Health Check up
Nutrition and health Education
 Immunization
Care for pregnant and lactating mothers
Supplementary Nutrition,
Preschool non formal Education
 Achieve National and International Goals

A holistic approach is key in meeting development

targets
Global Movement for Young Children
Sustainable Development Goal (Target 4.2)
Inclusion of two years of Preschool Education under
Samagra Shiksha, 2017
ENSURING A SMART START FOR EVERY CHILD
Developmental Areas
 6-8 YEARS

SMOOTH
3-6 YEARS TRANSITI
PLAY AND TO EARLY
DEVELOPMENT PRIMARY
ALLY GRADES AND
APPROPRIATE LEARNING
PRACTICES
FORMAL 3 R’s
FOR
PRESCHOOL
IN ACTIVITY
EDUCATION METHOD,
& STRESS- HEALTH,
FREE SCHOOL WELL BEING
READINESS, N’
HEALTH, NUTRITION
HYGIENE &
NUTRIION
Pedagogy of Preschool Education
 How Children Learn ?
Children learn in an Asking and Answering

emotionally supportive and questions- e.g., “ But Why”
Exploring and Observing

stimulating environment Listening to Sounds, making

Sounds and Singing
Experimenting with textures,

objects and materials
Expressing feelings and ideas,

Responding to voices
Creating and Constructing

Solving problems

Pointing to pictures in books,

Choosing books to read
Doing things that stimulate

their Senses
It is possible only if you are motivated and willing !
 Classroom can be
divided into different
Activity/ Interest
Areas equipped with
play materials where
children explore and
enjoy Free Play !
 If Space is
constraint, provide
Activity Areas on
rotation or
temporary basis
 Use Low cost /No cost material to equip the
activity areas and Create Literacy Rich
Environment

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 Suggestive Activities for Motor Development
 Large Muscle Development
Running, Jumping, Walking, Throwing,
Catching , balancing, Music and
Movement, etc.

 Fine Motor Development

(eye-hand coordination)
Threading beads, Block building,
Tearing and pasting, etc.

 Health, Hygiene and Nutrition

Suggestive Activities for Socio-Emotional Development
 Practice sharing and turn-
taking during daily routines
(snack, circle time).
 Creating small groups of
mixed-age children to read a
book together.
 Adding materials/books for
Pretend play
 Creating personalized social
stories
 Playing games where children
have to listen carefully to each
other (e.g., Simon Says).
 Activities for S–E Deve (continue..)
 Including play materials that involve children working
together (construction, water and sand play toys, etc.)
 Model talking about one’s own emotions and supporting
children when they share their feelings.
 Arranging Activity/Interest areas so that three-four
children can play together
 Providing developmentally appropriate materials that
promote social interactions (e.g., dolls & dress-up clothes,
blocks, balls, puppets, toy cars, and board games).
Suggestive Activities for Creative Development

Music and
Movement
Art and Craft
Dramatic play
Drawing, Coloring,
Scribbling
Clay Modeling
Sand play
Water play
Activities for Creative Development
( cont..)
 Going for a nature walk to collect materials to create
art
Using role play, rhymes,and movement to act out
things from daily life. It could be animals, mothers,
fathers, community helpers or whatever your children
likes or whatever is the theme the class is following.
Acting out roles from a favorite story with movements
or sounds.
Encouraging children to march, roll, stamp, hop, slide
and run,dance. Play some music to get children move
or come up with new actions.
Suggestive Activities for Language and Early Literacy

 Free Talking Time and teacher

initiated conversation
 Listening to Stories , Singing
Rhymes and Songs, Creating
Story, Read aloud, Shared
reading, Looking at Pictures,
Picture Reading
 Acting Out ,Role play,
 Games for Phonological Story Telling:- using an age appropriate
awareness : Rhyming games- Picture Story Book and moving the index
eg.,‘ What other words sound like finger beneath the text from left to right
car?’
 Opportunities for drawing,
scribbling, mark making, writing
Activities for early literacy ( continue..)
 Use different times in daily routine and opportunities to
encourage children to learn. Example :Writing a shopping
list in front of children, playing a rhyming game or reading
a story and asking questions etc
 Word games to learn sounds. E.g., ‘I spy with my little
eye something beginning with f-f-f. What do you think
I’m looking at that starts with that sound?’.
Encouraging children to turn the pages .Use your
finger to guide children’s eyes from left to right across
the page as you read, and point out certain words or
phrases.
Suggestive Activities for Environmental Awareness,
Scientific thinking, Math readiness/ Early Math
 Provide opportunities for play and explore materials
 Asking open-ended questions: “Why do you think so?”,
What do you think is happening here?" Tell me why you
think that ?”
 Helping children develop hypotheses:- “what do you think
will happen?" or "Let's predict what we think will happen
next.”
 Critical thinking :Asking questions like, "What other ideas
could we we think?" or "Let’s think of all the possible
alternatives solutions."
 
 continue…
sorting leaves, seeds, objects etc
seriating /ordering from biggest to smallest; dark to light…
 retelling the familiar story in sequence;repeating the
given pattern and extending it further ( flower-leaf-flower-
leaf..?)
 Clapping and Counting; Touch and Count
completing puzzles and maze
memory games
activities for development of basic concepts such as colour,
shape, vegetables, fruits, transport etc.
Assessment in Preschool Education

Observing
 the progress of children’s learning and development-

what they already know and how can they be supported in

advancing their learning

Identification
 of developmental delays, special educational needs

and potential or abilities

Teacher
 self-assessment for programme modification
 How Assessment should be Done ?
Continuous and Comprehensive
 Observing children as they are engaged in play in small groups and noting
how they are working with / handling the materials; how they are interacting
with peers and so on.
 Writing anecdotal/ observation notes
 Keeping sample of children’s work in portfolio
 Checklists, Rating scales
 Photographs, Video clips
 Developing Rubrics
 Maintaining Health cards and Child profile
 Involving Parent and Community
 Creating a school
environment that support
parent involvement
 Involving Parents as a
Resource in Preschools
 Organizing PTMs/
Workshops
 Meeting Parents informally
when they come to drop or
pick, or occasionally
 Creating Parent Resource
center
Linkages between Preschool and Primary Education
for Smooth Transition
 A Day’s Schedule:- A Sample
30 minutes Welcome, warming up activities, Teacher directed large Group activity
cleanliness checkup
30 minutes Free play in Activity/Areas Child-Initiated small group activity
15 minutes Circle Time : Free conversation Teacher guided large group activity
15minutes Guided conversation Teacher guided in large group
30 minutes Numeracy Activity Teacher guided and child initiated
30 minutes Writing Readiness/Early literacy/Art Child Initiated
Activities
30 minutes Snack Time (Hand washing 10 minutes before and
10 minutes after snacks
30 minutes Outdoor play Child initiated and teacher guided
30 minutes Story Making Child initiated, teacher guided

10 minutes Good bye Circle Large group activity, Teacher guided

 Some Priorities

 Parent and Community Awareness and partnerships.

Strengthening Training in Preschool Education and also
involving Grade -1 & 2 teachers and provision of Story
books , Play/learning materials etc.
Development of resource/learning materials for teachers
and children
Incorporating school readiness activities in the preschool
curriculum
Group Work : Sit in 6-7 groups.
Activity 1 : Plan one activity for each domain for preschool
children and share what children will learn through the
activity.
Activity 2 : Write at least 3 of each literacy and numeracy
activities (games, stories, rhymes) and creative activities for
Preschool Children.
Activity 3 : Discuss in a group about how preschool
education can be linked with early primary classes. Suggest
at least 3 strategies for strong linkages between the two.
Please look through our list of resource
books on ECE for additional ideas
available at NCERT sales counter with
Publication Division and on NCERT
website
Publications by NCERT in ECE
Har Bachha Aham Every Child Matters—A
Little Steps handbook on quality ECE
Trainer’s handbook in Theme Based Early
ECCE Childhood Education
Early childhood education programme
programme Khel –Khel mein
Readiness activities for Guidelines in ECCE
the Beginners ( volume I Smooth and Successful
& II) transitions
Young Children in Motion DARPAN
Poorv Prathmik Shiksha
–Ek parichai
 You may contact the faculty for queries
related to Preschool Education
Dr. Suniti Sanwal  Dr. Romila Soni
[email protected] [email protected]
 Dr. Padma Yadav Dr. Reetu Chandra
[email protected] [email protected]