What is the structure of a class?
Submitted by teacher on Thu, 2009-09-17 09:10
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What is the structure of the class enviornment
Structure of the Environment
- The curriculum is designed to enable children to internalize concepts.
- External limits are set to enable the children's developmental and behavioral success.
- The schedule provides alternating periods of quiet and active play.
- Non-regimented transitions are planned as a vehicle for learning.
- A balance of individual and group activities is provided.
- Staff-initiated activities make allowances for and encourage child-initiated activities.
- Children are encouraged to think, reason, question and experiment, all of which foster the development of critical thinking.
Kid Talk
Conversation between two children:
Child #1 said, “You need time out!”
Child #2 protested “She said that I need time out, but I do not want time out. Why do I need time out?”
Child #1 explained, “…because she does not do things the way I want her to do them.”
