Overview
The Tools of the Mind program has been developed with the following premises:
- The Leading Activity unique to preschool and kindergarten should be a key activity within the child’s day.
- Cognitive and social-emotional self-regulation or executive function is taught in special activities or embedded in content activities. MORE
- Activity content should be research-based and designed to meet all state and national standards in literacy and mathematics and to cover all developmental domains. MORE
- Instructional strategies used in Tools are a combination of child-initiated activities, cooperative paired learning, teacher scaffolding and explicit instruction, individualization through multiple levels of scaffolding, and on-going use of assessment data to tailor interactions to meet individual needs.
Preschool and Kindergarten
Sample Preschool Child Work
Sample Kindergarten Child Work
For detailed information about the preschool and kindergarten program click on brochures or contact Amy Hornbeck: ahornbec@mscd.edu.
Preschool Program Brochure
