Post OfficeSponsored by David and Cristin Gianulias
“Snail” mail is still vital to the smooth running of our communities and children need to experience how it all works. Post Office “play will contribute to children”s sorting, categorizing and reasoning skill-building” and, of course, it”s fun too! In Pretend City, parents and children will pick up mail from around town, sort it and deliver it. At a special Post Office table, children can also mail postcards home to themselves so that they can actively engage in a real-life experience of mail moving from one place to another. The following are some of the activities which will support brain developing connections and California State Educational Content Standards that are addressed at the Post Office. |
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| When I deliver mail, my brain makes connections to: | Activity Meets Content Standard #: |
| recognize and use the concepts of color, shape, texture, and size | Mathematics: K1.0,K1.1, 1 2.1,2 2.1,3 2.5, Visual Arts: PK1.2, 1-2.2,3-2.2 |
| understand number concepts like more, less, longer and shorter | Mathematics: K1.1,k1.2,k1.3, 1 1.4,1 3.1,1 3.1, |
| create and reproduce patterns | Mathematics: K1.0,K1.1,1 1.1,1 2.0, 1 2.1,2 2.5,3 1.1,3 1.2,3 2.0 |
| develop matching skills | Mathematics: K1.1,k1.2,k1.3,K1.2,1 1.0,1 1.1,1 2.0,1 2.1, 2 2.5,3 2.23 1.1,3 1.2 |
| When I weigh and sort mail, my brain makes connections to: | Activity Meets Content Standard #: |
| notice details, likeness, differences and to form categories; essential to reading and math skills |
Mathematics: |
| recognize and use the concepts of color, size and shape | Mathematics: K1.1,K1.2,K2.0,1 2.0, 1 2.2,1 1.1,2 2.1,3 2.2,3 2.5 |
| understand and use number concepts of more and less | Mathematics: K1.0, K1.1, K1.3,1 1.3, 1 1.4,1 2.3, 1 1.2, 2 1.1,2 1.2, |
| develop and evaluate events using inferences and predictions based on data (Logical reasoning) | Mathematics: K2.0,K2.1,1 3.1,1 2.0,1 2.1 1 2.1,2 1.0,2 1.4,2 2.0,2 2.1,2 2.2,2 1.2,3 1.0,3 1.1,3 1.2, 3 2.3, |
| understand patterns and how they are related (Organizational Skills) | Mathematics: K2.0,K2.1,1 1.0,1 1.1,2 1.0,2 1.1,3 3.2 |
| When role- play as a postal worker, my brain makes learning connections to: | Activity Meets Content Standard #: |
| expression through using words | Performing Art/Theatre: PK2.0,K2.0,K5.1,1-2.0,2-2.0,3-2.0 |
| experiment with various adult roles | Performing Art/Theatre: PK2.2,K1.2,2-2.3 |
| solve social problems through negotiation with friends |
Performing Art/Theatre: |
| improvise and use things in a symbolic way to represent something else (abstract thinking) | Performing Art/Theatre: K2.3,1-2.1,1-2.2,2-1.2,2-2.3 |
| carry out my ideas with the cooperation of others | Performing Art/Theatre: K2.2,K5.2,1-5.2,2-2.1,2-5.1,2-5.2,3-5.1, 3-5.2 |
| exercise imagination and creativity | Performing Art/Theatre: PK5.1,K2.0,1-2.0,2-2.0,3-2.0 |
| solve social problems through negotiation with others (Teamwork) | Performing Art/Theatre: K5.2,1-5.2,2-5.2,3-5.1,3-5.2 |
| follow the development of thoughts and ideas in the plot of a story | Language Arts/Reading: 1-2.5,1-3.1,2.1a,2-2.1b,3-2.1c |
| infer and predict outcomes | Language Arts/Reading: K2.2,1-2.5,2-3.2 |
| appreciate different cultures and languages | Language Arts/Reading: 2-3.3,3-3.2 |
