If you are looking for fun and developmentally appropriate activities for your birth-to-three classroom, look no further! The activities included here align with all five developmental domains of the North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development (NC FELD).
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Using Choice and Preferences
What is the child choice strategy, why is it important and what can you do in your classroom? Learn more in this report.
Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)
The Ages & Stages Questionnaires® (ASQ®) provides reliable, accurate developmental and social-emotional screening for children between birth and age 6. Drawing on parents’ expert knowledge, ASQ has been specifically designed to pinpoint developmental progress and catch delays in young children—paving the way for meaningful next steps in learning, intervention, or monitoring.
Resources for Opening and Running a Successful Family Child Care Home
Are you interested in opening a family child care home? Are you already running a family child care home and looking for additional resources? Child Care Aware provides guidance to learn about the steps you’ll need to take to be successful and will provide resources to ensure your program is providing a high-quality learning experience… Continue reading Resources for Opening and Running a Successful Family Child Care Home
Strategies for Uncovering the Purpose of Behavior
Children speak to us through their behaviors and challenging behaviors communicate a need. In other words… children use challenging behavior because they have learned it works for them! By determining the purpose of a behavior, teachers can devise strategies to help the child learn more appropriate ways to meet the same need.
Strategies for Acknowledging Positive Behaviors
By noticing and acknowledging children’s appropriate behaviors, you motivate children to continue to use those behaviors. It’s a win-win situation: teachers want children to exhibit positive behaviors and young children want their teacher’s approval. Learn more about strategies for acknowledging positive behaviors in this report.
Strategies for Using Choice and Preferences
Allowing children to express their preferences and make choices throughout the day will help them develop control and a sense of power over their environment. This report contains some strategies to make that fun and effective.
Strategies for Building Positive Teacher-Child Relationships
In early childhood settings, each interaction between a teacher and a child holds the potential to develop positive relationships. In this report, you’ll find quick and easy ideas and strategies to help you form closer relationships with the children in your care.
Uncovering the Purpose of Behavior
What is meant by the purpose of behavior and why is important? Find out in this report.
Strategies for Creating Opportunities That Support Children’s Interactions
Although most children find it easy to talk, play and work with other children, some need a teacher’s assistance. Through planned social situations children are able to make new friends, which gives them confidence to seek out other social interactions. Discover various strategies in this report.