North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development (NCFELD) Alignment Table Approaches to Play and Learning (APL) Domains, Subdomains and Goals
How does the curriculum meet NCFELD Goals for Infants/Toddlers/Preschoolers? Include title of curriculum document and page numbers. Please include one strategy the curriculum gives for teachers to use with infants and toddlers, and preschool children.
Example
NC FELDs goal APL-1: Children show curiosity and express interest, aligns with the suggested activity on page (page #s) in (title of curriculum), (title of referenced book within the curriculum). In group time the teacher has several items in a bag so the children cannot see the items in it. The teacher makes a variety of sounds using the items. Then, says “Those sounds we hear in our classroom. What are they? The curriculum instructs teachers to document in child portfolio the level of interest children show in figuring out what made the different sounds. Other activities which align with Goal APL1 are on pages (list page #s). Curiosity, Information Seeking and Eagerness Goal APL-1: Children show curiosity and express interest in the world around them. Goal APL-2: Children actively seek to understand the world around them. Strategy The Get Set for School® Complete Pre-K Program is designed for children ages 3–5 years old. Infants/Toddlers Allows I/T to make choices of activities. Strategy Throughout each day for preschool children, lessons encourage curiosity and problem-solving, both of which are Preschool developed through real-world scenarios and problems to solve as a whole group, in small groups, or as individuals. Provides examples of open-ended questions to encourage children Children have many opportunities to engage in inquiry-based learning, where they are an integral part of the learning to share ideas, what they like, process. For instance, in a Science lesson named Play the Ice Cream Relay Game, children experiment with the size, dislike and enjoy. (e.g., What will weight, and speed of balls through a relay race, then discuss the results. Children are asked: “I have balls of different sizes happen when we add the water to and weights. This one is heavy, and this one is light. Let’s roll them to see which one is faster and why?” (p. 179). In the flour? Have you ever another Science lesson, children experiment with sound using musical instruments and are prompted to “experiment wondered where snow goes? with the instruments and identify instruments that are loud and soft” (p. 215). Finally, children create their own instruments and then celebrate their work and have a parade. 9
