Interest Areas
Areas of Learning and Development
The Learning Environment
Structure for the Day
Random Facts
100

Another word for interest areas

What is learning centers?

100

This area of development gross motor and fine motor skills.

What is Physical development?

100

These interest areas should be near each other.

What is quiet with quiet, noisy with noisy.
100

This chart guides your day.

What is the Daily Schedule?
100

The amount of time allotted for Choice or Center time.

60 Minutes

200

When creating the block center, the child should have enough _______________ to build.

What is space?
200

The area is influenced by the child's approach to learning. 

What is Cognitive development?

200

Shelves should be _________ with words and pictures.

What is labeled?

200

Chart that tells everyone who's here today.

What is the Attendance Chart?

200

The kind of activity should be completed before rest time.

What is a quiet activity like, a story, a fingerplay, or a quiet song?

300

An example of what a child may do in this specific interest area: Write a shopping list before going to the store?

What is dramatic play?

300

This area of development is the ability to listen to, understand, and use words. 

What is Language development?

300

One of charts in a classroom that encourages autonomy and leadership.

What is job chart?

300

Most successful when kept short, depending on the age of the children and interest level. Gives children a sense of belonging.  

What is "Large Group (Circle Time)?

300

The amount of time allotted for outdoor time.

40-60 Minutes (per curriculum)

400
Another word for table games?

What is toys and games?

400

This area involves socialization and managing feelings.

What is social-emotional development?

400

True or False:

A calm corner is a time-out space for children.

The answer is false. The calm corner is a place for children learn and practice emotional regulation.

400

The following should be introduced during __________  __________ time:

introduce a new concept

Encourage conversations

teach a specific skill

extend children's thinking

focus on observations

What is Small Group?

400

First person to consult if you are having difficulty with a child at naptime.

What is a child's family?

500

True or false

The block interest area should be closed for the day when the children are not playing in an appropriate manner. 

False. A teacher can do a reset and restate your expectations for that interest area. 

500

There are ______ areas of learning and development.

What is 9:

Social Emotional

Physical

Language

Cognitive

Literacy

Mathematics

Science and Technology

Social Studies

The Arts

500

One thing to try if children are running around the classroom.

What is change up room arrangement?

500

Sometimes called center time or work time, children choose their interest area where and with whom they would like to work.

What is Choice Time?

500

Being able to control ones own emotions. 

What is self-regulation?

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