VPA Overview Module

Foundation Module - Overview

Powerpoint Presentation
VPA Overview PPT 5.8MB  (November 11, 2011)

Trainer's agenda
VPA Overview Trainer Agenda  DOC

Articles
Playdough: What's Standard About It? by Mallory I. Swartz (Posted with permission from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) www.naeyc.org)

Activities
Activity 1 Take a Stand – Slide 5 (no handouts)  DOC
Activity 2 Guiding Principles – Slide 14 (no handouts)  DOC
Activity 3a Environment and Materials – Slide 19  DOC
Activity 3b Environment and Materials – Slide 20  DOC
Activity 4 Dance Foundation Practice – Slide 32  DOC
Activity 5 Visual Arts Invitation – Slide 41  DOC
Activity 6 Music Opportunities in the Routine – Slide 48  DOC
Activity 7 Putting it All Together – Slide 57  DOC

Handouts
Environment and Materials Action Plan Card  (use for both 3a and 3b) DOC
VPA Map (blank) handout – Slide 23 PDF
VPA Map Music  – Slide 23  PDF
Strand Substrand – Slide 24  PDF
Dance worksheets #1  DOC; # 2  DOC; #3 DOC
Visual Arts Invitations in the Environment handout  DOC
Environment and Materials Action Plan card (optional) DOC
Music Opportunities in the Routine DOC
Putting it All Together Handouts - A-DOC; B- DOC; C-DOC; D-DOC; E-DOC

Video clips (If using Safari, click on the video to play. Then use the Window drop down menu, select Activity. You will see the video on the list. Hold down the Option key and double click twice. The video will then download.)
Scarf video  WMV  MOV
Music transition  WMV  MOV

YouTube links
I Am an Artist  YouTube video
Daddy Ross Preschool YouTube video

Frameworks
CA Preschool Curriculum Frameworks, Volume 2, Visual and Performing Arts Chapter PDF
VPA Trainer's Manual
VPA Core Curriculum