Explain the importance of providing a variety of developmentally appropriate activities, including play, to support the science skills of all children.
Central Objective: Explain the importance of providing a variety of developmentally appropriate activities, including play, to support the science skills of all children in early childhood education and child care centers. Supporting Elements: Demonstrate understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for school-age children with developmental, emotional, cognitive, language, and/or physical needs. This page shows how inclusive, play-based science experiences meet diverse needs across early childhood and can guide practitioners in child care centers.Trainings incorporating this outcome
120 hours courses
12 CEUs online
5/5
12 CEUs online
CDA Family Child Care Credential with Portfolio Review 
Credencial CDA de Cuidado Infantil Familiar con Revisión del Portafolio
Credencial CDA de Cuidado Infantil Familiar con Revisión del Portafolio 5/5
3 hours courses
0.3 CEUs online
Montessori Cultural Activities: Exploring the World Through Play and Learning Actividades culturales Montessori: Explorando el mundo a través del juego y el aprendizaje
Actividades culturales Montessori: Explorando el mundo a través del juego y el aprendizaje 4.5/5
2 hours courses
0.2 CEUs online
4.4/5
Related Outcomes
- Explain appropriate supervision for all children’s activities.
- Identify appropriate practices for identify and demonstrate an children: Identify examples of appropriate activities for different ages
- Recognize the importance of providing activities that reflect a welcoming environment for all children, youth and families, regardless of culture, language, or religion, or strengths, talents, and abilities.
- Give examples of developmentally appropriate musical activities for children.
- Recognize the importance of demonstrating respect for all diversity and providing activities that reflect a welcoming environment for all children, youth and families, regardless of culture, language, or religion, or strengths, talents, and abilities.
- Explain developed methods to teach children a large body of general knowledge that supports emerging math skills
- Identify appropriate practices for identify and demonstrate an children: Define Developmentally Appropriate Practice
- Explain how materials and experiences support the developmental needs of young children.
- Explains how materials and experiences support the developmental needs of young children.
- Explain how to support emerging math skills in young children.
- Explain safety guidelines involved when planning sensory activities for young children.
- Identify appropriate activities for children birth through age three
- Demonstrate an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for infants and toddlers with developmental, emotional, cognitive, language and/or physical needs
- Describe the importance of social emotional skill development in children entering kindergarten.
- Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate supervision for all children’s activities.
- Give examples of appropriate sensory activities for preschool-age children.
- Demonstrate understanding of children's general knowledge that supports emerging math skills
- Explain appropriate techniques for supervising and guiding young children in childcare.
- Demonstrate communication skills that enable intercultural communication, including effective listening skills
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