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ERIC Number: ED148697
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1972
Pages: 199
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Human Development Program: Pre-School and Kindergarten Activity Guide, Revised 1972.
Bessell, Harold; Ball, Geraldine
The curriculum guide presents the activities component of the Human Development Program for preschool and kindergarten students. The Human Development Program (HDP) is an affective curricular approach developed by psychologists. Major objectives of this program are to help children assume responsibility and build self-confidence. After a brief overview of the HDP, the Magic Circle is described. This is an activity in which students and teachers sit in a circle for 20 minutes each day and discuss a topic related to feelings. The guide presents topics and directions for 180 Magic Circle sessions. In each session, the intent is that the children will show acceptance, listen to each other, and focus on each other's feelings. Each activity relates to one of the following areas of personal development: awareness, self-confidence (also called mastery), or social interaction. First and second semester schedules comprise six weeks of awareness activities (positive feelings, thoughts, and behavior); six weeks of mastery activities (personal hygiene, motor coordination, color perception); and six weeks of social interaction activities (cooperation, social skills, sharing). Examples of topics are I can say your name, I can serve you, I can say my numbers, and I can tell what someone did that I did not like. The guide also presents information to the teacher on preparing the Magic Circle sessions, explaining the topic for discussion, leading the daily session, and helping the children review and summarize what they learned. (Author/DB)
Human Development Training Institute, 7574 University Avenue, La Mesa, California 92041 ($9.95, paperbound)
Publication Type: Guides - General
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Authoring Institution: Human Development Training Inst., La Mesa, CA.
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