Group size
Infant Ratio
What age group has the ratio of 1:4?
This is the part of the environment that includes the way space is organized including materials and equipment.
What is the definition of "physical environment"?
This type of environment gives children the feeling that they are capable, competent, and successful.
What is a self-help environment?
This includes basic areas for play and engagement in a variety of dimensions.
What is a "learning center"?
Self-selecting activities
Toddler Ratio
What age group has the ratio of 1 to 4?
This part of the environment includes daily schedules, routines, and transitions
What is the "temporal" environment?
This is what we know about ourselves, and it includes the ability to take care of our own needs.
What is self-concept?
This is the person that first introduced child-sized furntiture.
Who is Montessori?
Outdoor activities
What is 60 seconds?
Preshooler, 30-36 months
Which age group has the ratio of 1:8?
This includes the teacher, relationships in the classroom, the tone.
What is the interpersonal part of the environment?
This is the value we place on ourselves and how much we like or dislike ourselves.
What is self-esteem?
These are the times between events and activities.
What are transitions?
Large group activities
What is 20 seconds?
Preschooler, 36 - 48 months
Which age group has the ratio of 1:10?
These environments convey a feeling of welcome, give clear cues about what can be done in each area, provide spaces that let children concentrate.
What is prepared environments?
This requires a modification to the environment or the schedule so that a child with disabilities can attend a typical classroom.
What is "accommodation"?
This involves working with 3-4 children and include activities that involve learning letters, numbers, counting, sorting, etc
What is small group time?
Clean up
What is 15 minutes?
Preschoolers, 48 months to school age
What age group has the ratio of 1:12?
This is one of the most important indications of quality child care.
What is group size?
This is the practice of placing children with disabilities in the same classroom as children without disabilities.
What is mainstreaming?
This time of the day includes calendar, attendance, weather, songs, fingerplays, classroom helper and involves all of the children at one time.
What is large group time?
Nap and rest time
What is 1 to 2 hours?