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Designated Activity Areas and Capacity Limits The number and size of learning centers depends on curriculum priorities as well as classroom and group size. We want to maximize childrens opportunities to make choices and work/play independently but also minimize conflicts over materials and space (Gestwicki, 2011; Swim, 2012). Each learning center should be equipped and […]

What General Principles Should Guide Environmental Planning? More From the Field Director Lucia Garay describes the elements of planning that result in an effective learning environment. Critical Thinking Question Lucia says, “the environment becomes the curriculum.” What does she mean by that? Early childhood space planning is guided by general principles adapted to the specific

Does Your Curriculum Dictate or Provide Direction? Given the innumerable different kinds of locations, classroom shapes, sizes, and building designs, it would be almost impossible for a curriculum to dictate exactly what a classroom or care space should look like. Curricula do, however, to varying degrees, implicitly or explicitly suggest and guide decisions about what

Creating a Physical Environment for Your Curriculum Susan Woog-Wagner / Getty Images Children use a variety of materials to explore concepts about water, including different-sized containers (in which they can pour the water back and forth) and objects that sink and float. The physical environment is a powerful messenger, and “every environment implies a set

Integrating Developmental Principles and Beliefs In considering our opening vignette, you may have wondered how an open-ended, comprehensive play-based curriculum could be compatible with planning and scheduling for a teacher-directed supplemental literacy program. Curricular activities may be conceptually organized by developmental domains or by academic content areas, but the planning process for any curriculum should

Contextual Factors That Affect Planning Regardless of where you teach, your circumstances (or context) will impact your planning. Among the most important factors that affect planning are the curriculum, the children, their families, your teaching colleagues, and the physical settingthe building and learning spaces. The Planning Context Whether you are given a curriculum to implement

Describe an ethical situation you or someone in your field of study or career path might face The point of studying ethics is to improve ethical decision-making. Given every ethical situation, a decision has to happen. Even indecision or inaction are ultimately decisions and actions. In order to be sure that you are clear on

How can procedures that are well developed and specifically taught reduce behavior problems? A teacher needs to have a classroom management plan so that everyone can understand the types of behavior expected, and the consequences in case that behavior is not met. This allows for an efficient and safe learning environment. The most crucial components

Developmentally Appropriate Activity Planning The focus of the Final Project is to choose nine developmentally appropriate activities for young children. Your capability to effectively plan these activities demonstrates your mastery of the course learning outcomes and your ability to use your knowledge to plan effective activities for young children. Early childhood educators play an important

CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES IN FAMILY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:Outside influences come into the family environment to change the way the family thinks and behaves Families do not exist in a vacuum. Outside influences come into the family environment to change the way the family thinks and behaves. These influences come from history, culture, and the environment. Historical Influences