Can be adapted to the needs of an individual or situation
Flexible Limits
When setting limits for children, make them what?
Short and positive
The way you react to children who break limits affects children’s feelings of this.
security
These are suggested limits for the cooking area in a classroom.
These are suggested limits for the art area
Quality of being the same every time
consistency
If you determine that a limit no longer fits the group’s needs you should do this.
discard it
Some teachers divide their limits into these three categories.
These are suggested limits for the block building area
These are suggested limits for the library/book area
These are limits
guides to actions and behaviors that are necessary for children in early childhood settings
This may happen if you have too many limits
The children will forget them, and teachers may have trouble remembering and enforcing them.
Staff need to evaluate individual classroom limits by asking themselves what questions?
These are suggested limits for the music area
These are suggested limits for the science area
holds a variety of items for children to experience.
sensory table
Children are often confused by general words such as these when setting limits.
be nice, stop it, or behave
Enforcing limits also requires that limits be what?
Flexible
These are suggested limits for the dramatic play area
These are suggested limits for the outdoor sand area.
letter knowledge, concepts of print, phonological awareness, and language skills.
Pre-reading skills
Limit changes need the entire staff to discuss the changes. However, they also require what?
discussion with the children who are preschool age or older.
Sometimes, stating limits in simpler terms is necessary, for this reason.
so the children understand them
These are suggested limits for the sensory area
These are suggested limits for the swings outside.