Early Childhood Standards of Quality for ... - State of Michigan

ELE: EARLY LEARNING IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES3. Do adults communicate positively, openly, and respectfully, expressingthemselves in a language and style appropriate to the age, developmentallevel and uniqueness of the child?4. Do adults model the same kind of self-regulation, empathy, acceptanceof others, and engagement with learning that they would expect and valuein others?5. How does the program use an array of positive responses to affirm childrenas individuals? Do adults step in when children make hurtful comments?6. How do teachers help children to see each person’s perspective andlearn how to compromise in a mutually respectful way? How are thesestrategies shared with parents?7. How does the program respect family culture and encourage families toshare their culture; e.g., cooking, crafts, traditions, singing, story telling ofnative tales?8. What artwork from diverse areas is present; are there simple musicalinstruments from different countries?9. How do adults acknowledge differences, similarities, andaccomplishments as part of every day experiences (not one being betterthan the other)?3. Early Learning Expectation: Children show growth in theirunderstanding of the concept of time and begin to realize that theyare a part of a history, which includes people, places, events, andstories about the present and the past.Children typically:1. Use words to describe time; e.g., yesterday, today, tomorrow.2. Can talk about recent and past events.Examples of Experiences and Strategies• Storytelling helps children to understand the ideas of time, change overtime, and before/after.• Children can find books, stories, and literature that is valued by thecultures in their community.• Children experience a sense of their classroom as a community.• All cultures are treated with respect.• Children learn that everyone has a voice, a chance to be heard, opportunityto participate, and rules to follow (democratic community learners).• Adults model desired actions and behaviors, using descriptive words thathelp children to understand sequence of events.Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Prekindergarten 129