Encouragement/Affirmations
Acknowledge children's efforts
Look for opportunities to provide meaning feedback
Assign or given?
Your classroom is assign
How many rules?
3-5
Artwork
2 per child with dates
What is a Highly engaged teachers
playing with children
Try Again
Embrace challenges and mistakes
How many learning centers per classroom
2-12
For 10 extra points name them per age group
infants - soft, noisy - mobile, non-mobile
Pre T - library, art, sensory, blocks, mani, dramatic play, music
Toddlers - art, dramatic play, blocks, reading, manip, science music, sensory, reading,
PS - Math/manip, art, music, sensory, reading, computers, science, dramatic play, reading, writing, blocks,
Purpose of visual schedule
To supports children's sense of time
use of tape
no displays hanging off wall
instead of what you crying for say:
have child name the emotion
Instead of "Don't help her"
good attention seeking behavior
Ownership of the learning environment
Belongs to the children
Proper Material useage
introduce each child to the materials
Welcoming for parents & guess
What and where is the sign-in
what is intentionally guided development
interacting and providing play-based learning throughout the day
positive comments per day per child
supportive feedback to generate good behavior
Acknowledgment of child
Organization
Basic requirement of the classroom
differentiate instructions and directions
all children are not alike, diverse learners
Visual message to children
proper center signage
A well manage classroom
A productive classroom
1-1 peer interaction with teacher assistance
Conflict resolution
Whats for Parents?
Parent sign in, lesson plans messages for parents
children's cubbies
Expected grouping times per age
none for infants or peer to peer with adult
Pre-toddlers - 5-10 minutes
Toddlers - 10 - 15 minutes
Preschool - 15 -25 minutes
Tour of the classroom
Should be for new parents and for new children
Led by example
Show the children what they should be doing