What is the amount of time that indoor and/or outdoor space is used for gross motor play in a program operating 4 or more hours per day?
100
Basic Daily Schedule
What is a sequence of daily events that children are familiar with and expect will happen?
100
Greeted Warmly
How should each child and parent be received upon entering the classroom?
100
Read Informally *6
What means that staff read books to children at various times during the day in addition to any scheduled story time.
100
Drinks in Cans or Restaurant Cups
What a staff person should never have in the presence of the children she is supervising?
200
Active Precipitation, Air Quality, Severe Temperatures
What are the 3 factors to consider before taking children outside to play?
200
Waiting Without Activity for 3 Minutes or More
What is a long period of waiting for preschoolers?
200
Pass Out Napkins *4
What is one way children can help during meals/snacks?
200
Linking Children's Spoken Communication with Written Language *7
What are we doing when we write down what children say and read it back to thiem?
200
Cookie Cutter Art
What is art that involves having children all doing the same thing with the same materials? (Definitely should not be displayed in classroom!)
300
Stationary and Portable
What are the two kinds of gross motor equipment?
300
Small Groups and Transition Activities *1
How are staff encouraged to carry out routine activities to avoid long periods of waiting?
300
To Act as Good Role Models and Supervise for Health and Safety
Why do staff need to sit and eat with the children during meals and snacks? (RULE: Staff eating with children must eat what the children are eating; staff should NEVER eat anything in the presence of the children that the children are not also being served!!)
300
Encourage Children to Communicate *8
When staff draw communication from children by asking them questions, listening to answers and asking for further details what are they doing?
300
Blocks; Playhouse Stuff; Easel
Providing what on the playground will help increase scores for "activities"?
400
Play Room in the Basement
Where is gross motor equipment available for children to use indoors?
400
To Meet the Needs of the Children *2
Why are variations in a schedule necessary?
400
To Help Children Relax
What play soft music during nap?
400
Helping Children Develop Concepts *9
What are we doing when we point out key features and talk about them using appropriate words while children are dealing with daily life as well as when they are playing with materials?
400
GET OUT OF THE WAY!!
What should groups not being observed do for groups being observed during ERS visits?
500
Rainy Day Plan
What should every teacher have prepared in the event outdoor play is not an option?
500
Activities Planned and Started by staff and Children are Invited to Participate *3
What are teacher-directed activities?***
500
Adequate Supervision During Toileting
What is keeping an eye on all children using toilet to ensure toilet paper is used, toilets are flushed, & hands washed as needed?
500
Informal Language *10
What discribes most of the language provided by staff to the children throughout the day?