Partner with families to learn about their language practices, stories, and literacy-related interactions at home, recognizing that children bring rich knowledge and skills from their first languages and cultural experiences. Dual language learners should have opportunities to demonstrate proficiency in the standard in both their first language and English, with supports such as first-language use, cross-language connections, gestures, visuals, and props. These opportunities allow young dual language learners to build on what they know and can do in their first language as they continue to develop communication, language, and literacy skills in all their languages.
Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD), Social and Emotional Development (SED)
INDICATOR(S)
CD-CP1.4a,
CD-SC4.3b,
SED1.4b
AGE GROUP(S)
36-48 months,48-60 months
Place balls on a small parachute and have the children move the parachute up and down so the balls move. Encourage them to move the parachute quickly and notice how the balls behave. Then move it more slowly and watch what happens.
