View Of The Child
YMCA Curriculum
Statement On Play
YMCA Curriculum Goals and Approaches
YMCA Curriculum Goals and Approaches CONT.
100
One word, fill in the blanks: Every child is ------- in the eyes of their parents and those who love them. The children are also ------- to us.
Special.
100
What YMCA curriculum has been successfully implemented in all programs for children 0‐6 since 2000?
YMCA Playing to Learn.
100
What does play foster?
Skill development.
100
Promoting health, safety, nutrition & well‐being: name 1 of the procedures in place at the YMCA?
Safe supervision of children, Child Protection procedures and training, Sanitation and disinfection procedures, Menu Planning following the Canada Food Guide, Communicable disease prevention, Emergency procedures, Standard First Aid and CPR training.
100
Define the word inquiry?
The act of asking questions in order to gather information.
200
Name 3 ways each child is different?
Their looks, their growth patterns, their genetic make-up, their previous experience, the way they think and in every aspect of what makes them human beings.
200
When was the YMCA Playing to Learn 2nd Edition released?
2015.
200
Name 3 areas of development on the YMCA FDK Program Plan?
Construction, Health and Wellness, Language and Literacy, Creative Arts, Science/Math, Physical, Music/Drama.
200
Supporting relationships: name how your children should feel in the environment of your program?
Children should feel safe, secure, valued and a contributing member of their world they are able to explore, discover, try new things, grow, learn and develop.
200
Providing child‐initiated & adult‐supported experiences: what should YMCA staff do as children and parent enter the program?
Children and parents are warmly greeted upon arrival.
300
Name 1 thing play is by definition?
Enjoyable, spontaneous, active, and undertaken without external goals and sanctions.
300
What school-age curriculum for was implemented for children 5‐12 in 2009?
YMCA A Place To Connect.
300
Define a skill?
A learned behaviour.
300
Encouraging children to interact, communicate, & self‐regulate: define what self-regulation is?
It involves gaining a degree of control over one’s bodily functions and impulses, managing one’s emotions, changing one’s behaviours and maintaining focus or attention on something or someone.
300
Define what child directed play is?
Spontaneous activity initiated by the child that is allowed to take the course decided upon by the child; may involve careful adult planning.
400
Fill in the blank: . This means children are self‐-------- and do not require an adult to choose what or how they should learn.
Self-learners.
400
What Ministry has embraced play and adopted a very similar approach to our YMCA curriculum?
The Ministry of Education.
400
Define self-regulation?
The child’s conscious or unconscious control of her body, relationships and other aspects of him or herself.
400
Encouraging children to interact, communicate, & self‐regulate: name 1 of the approaches implemented by YMCA educators to set the stage for positive interactions among children?
Educators provide small group experiences that allow for more individualized adult attention, Educators role model inclusive, respectful, and collaborative interactions with children and other adults, Educators ensure the learning environment is flexible so they can respond in the moment and build on or scaffold the children’s interests, Educators ensure toys, equipment, and materials are plentiful and available to children at all times, Children are given freedom to make choices, By engaging as a play partner with children, educators are able to demonstrate pro‐social skills including promoting discussion, problem solving when conflict arises, and understanding how their actions effect others, Educators attend trainings that address self-regulation and resilience.
400
Planning learning environments to support every child’s learning: we arrange play environments to give what type of asthenic?
A home like asthenic.
500
Define holistic development?
The philosophy or view of human development that recognizes the necessity to include all aspects or domains of development in order to understand the whole person.
500
What month and year did the roll-out of YMCA A Place to Connect happen nationally?
January 2016.
500
Name 1 thing physical play increases?
Activity levels, fitness, balance, gross motor skills and fine motor actions.
500
Fostering exploration, play & inquiry: name 1 way YMCA staff can foster, expand and scaffold this natural talent called play by being?
Active participants, architects of the play scape, keen observers, planners, reporters, collaborators, reflective practitioners.
500
Supporting educators’ continuous professional learning: fill in the blank - The YMCA is committed to the ongoing ------------ ---------- of all our educators.
Professional Development.
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