Infant Toddler Environment

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Cozy corner-

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a place to get away from it all- a private area to be by self. Can be located in a tent, a box, under a loft. Meets the needs of the ‘whole’ child-emotional: comfort and safety,

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Language and Literacy Area:

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An area to explore books

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Creative Area

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Create using a variety of materials: paint, crayons, paper, glue, dough, clay

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Sensory Area

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Small bins of sand and water

Feely boxes

Bottles with coloured water/ sound objects

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Children use fine motor skills from age:

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birth to 3 years

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Infants/Toddlers coordinate their eye and hand movement this is called:

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Visual Motor Skills

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Infants/Toddlers explore objects by using small muscles in their hands this is called:

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Manipulation Skills

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Infants/Toddlers use their hands in coordination with each other this is called:

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Bilateral skills

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In describing appropriate decisions about practice, NAEYC’s position statement includes three fundamental principles:

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1. Knowledge about age-related developmental information about how children learn;

2. Knowledge of individual children’s abilities, characteristics, and needs for support: and

3. Knowledge of the cultural context from which each child comes.

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The 5 best practices in the visual arts for young children are:

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1. Best practice in the visual arts is developmentally appropriate and accessible for all children.

2. Best practice in the visual arts emphasizes personal expression and creativity.

3. Best practice in the visual arts emphasizes process versus product.

4. Best practice in the visual arts emphasizes active engagement, sustained involvement, exploration and discovery.

5. Best practice in the visual art is success-oriented and intrinsically motivating.

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imaginative or symbolic play

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toddlers and 2-year-olds use symbols, such as themselves, photos, pictures, objects, and materials, to represent something real such as a telephone, a mom, cooking utensils, or an animal.

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Dramatic play

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includes children, usually toddlers, playing a role such as mom, dad, or a pet.

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Carol Westby’s Symbolic Play Scale 5 Levels:

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1) Autosymbolic play: 17-19 months

2) Using objects as symbols: 19-22 months

3) Represent daily experiences: 24 months

4) Represent significant experiences: 2 ½ years

5) Play out a scene in sequence: 3 years

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Which theorist emphasized that children do not need formal lessons to learn; rather they need toys, materials, and time to play?

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Piaget

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What is the term that describes children’s ways of exploring a toy, for example, when they shake all objects that they pick up?

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Schema

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Sesto held the paper down with one hand and drew on the paper with the other hand is an example of a _____________ skill

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Bilateral skill

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Where are large blocks most likely found in a toddler room in a program?

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Construction area

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Children play a role such as an animal, mom, dad, or Dr. is referred to as ______________

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Dramatic Play

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Which theorist said, “Creativity is an aspect of how children think through assimilation and accommodation”?

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Piaget

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Mobile infants are likely to use what type of grip when they hold a paint-brush or a crayon?

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Hammer

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Which theorist(s) emphasize the importance of culture and social interaction in the development of language?

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Vygotsky

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Often parents and teachers use shorter words, exaggerate words, and speak more clearly to make language accessible to children. What process are they using?

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Paratense

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Mimi a toddler teacher, wanted to observe with her co-teachers how infants communicate that they are hungry, tired, or frustrated. Which of the following processes was she using?

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Reflecting

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A toddler uses the word “cat” for small animals with four legs, for example, Tia calls both a cow and a dog “cat”. What is the term used to describe this?

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Overgenerlization

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Which of the following terms is used to describe the ability of children to use conversational rules such as taking conversational turns?

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Pragmatics

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Carmen, 18 months old, asked excitedly, “Fo te sa?” (in English). Which of the following was Carmen exhibiting?

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Jarganoing

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Which of these basic safety steps are imperative when children are outside?

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Every child should have sunscreen and be offered drinks of water

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Watching sunbeams play on the dust in the air teaches

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nature learning brought indoors

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Balance is how infants

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Manage their large head size

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Mobile infants enjoy stooping and then standing up again. What could a care teacher do to support stooping and standing?

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Point out little bugs or other tiny things they will see best by stooping