Define active play in the early childhood classroom and describe its benefits for young children.
Central Objective: Define active play in the early childhood classroom and describe its benefits for young children. Supporting Element: Define Cultural Activities in the Montessori early childhood classroom, illustrating how cultural activities enrich learning in Montessori settings. This page serves early childhood education and child care centers seeking practical, evidence-based guidance.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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Related Outcomes
- Define Cultural Activities in the Montessori early childhood classroom.
- Define differentiated instruction in early childhood education and describe how it may look in the classroom.
- Identify the role of play in the early childhood environment
- Describe the benefits of an outdoor classroom.
- Identify strategies to promote play in the early childhood learning environment
- Identify strategies to promote play in the early childhood learning environment.
- Identify strategies to facilitate learning in the early childhood classroom using various methods.
- Describe the benefits of an outdoor classroom.
- Identify common interaction strategies to help promote a positive classroom environment for young children.
- Define mental health and its Indicators in infants and young children.
- Define social emotional development in young children
- Explain safety guidelines involved when planning sensory activities for young children.
- Describe the history of early childhood education in the U.S.
- Describe the importance of learning centers in the early childhood education environment.
- Identify the role of play in the early childhood environment.
- Identify the types of sun rays and their benefits to young children and the earth.
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