ACAP Did You Know?
This is everyone's job; promoting the agency, distributing flyers and recruiting potential families
What is Outreach
This is found in the classroom posted and followed, but is also a visual tool
What is a daily schedule?
This tool evaluates the classroom environment
What is Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS)?
To ensure classrooms are prepared for the following week, these are due by noon every Friday.
What are Lesson Plans?
When Teachers communicate on a daily basis with families they?
What is Build Relationships
This style of dining encourages children to serve themselves, make choices, and practice independence
What is Family Style Dining?
These are most effective when children practice, discuss, and review them regularly—not just during the first week of school
What are classroom rules?
These classroom areas allow children to choose activities like blocks, dramatic play, art, and science.
What are interest centers?
This is when teachers use what children are interested in and observing to guide what is planned and taught in the classroom.
What is Intentional Teaching?
A meeting between teachers and families, often held in the home, to build relationships and share information.
What is a home visit.
This is where you can find all important paperwork, forms and resources for ACAP
What is the public server
When Children move from one activity , environment or routine to another is called?
What are Transitions?
These should be labeled with pictures and words so children can independently find and put away materials.
What are classroom shelves or storage areas?
This assessment tool is used to document children's development and guide individualized instruction
What is Teaching Strategies Gold?
Name one way programs can involve families in the classroom?
Volunteering, family events, or classroom activities and take home activities
How many days do teachers typically have to complete initial assessments after a child starts Head Start?
Within the first 45 days of enrollment
This is a consistent way teachers guide children in how to enter, participate in, and exit activities throughout the day
What is a Classroom Routine?
This classroom space helps children recognize, regulate, and express their emotions using calming strategies and self-regulation tools.
What is a cozy corner (Take a Break area or calm-down area)?
Rather than giving children all the answers, teachers use these to encourage thinking, problem-solving, and conversation.
What are open-ended questions?
This happens 3 times a year to discuss children's progress
What are Parent-Teacher Conferences?
This anniversary is considered a Diamond Celebration
What is 60th Anniversary
This is what teachers do before an activity to let children know what is expected, how to do it, and how long they will have.
What is giving directions (or setting expectations)?
Instead of displaying only traditional classroom decor, this should be displayed throughout the classroom to promote a sense of belonging and celebrate learning.
What is children's work?
These should be objective, factual, and written as soon as possible after observing a child.
What are anecdotal notes?
What is the data base where you document family notes
What is Cap60?