Chapter 2: Program Activities for Healthy Development
2.1 Program of Developmental Activities
2.1.3 Program Activities for Three- to Five-Year-Olds
2.1.3.2: Opportunities for Learning for Three- to Five-Year-Olds
Programs should provide children a balance of guided and self-initiated play and learning indoors and outdoors. These should include opportunities to observe, explore, order and reorder, to make mistakes and find solutions, and to move from the concrete to the abstract in learning.
RATIONALE
The most meaningful learning has its source in the child’s self-initiated activities. The learning environment that supports individual differences, learning styles, abilities, and cultural values fosters confidence and curiosity in learners (1,2).TYPE OF FACILITY
Center, Head Start, Large Family Child Care Home, Small Family Child Care HomeREFERENCES
- Rodd, J. 1996. Understanding young children’s behavior: A guide for early childhood professionals. New York: Teacher’s College Press.
- Ritchie, S., B. Willer. 2008. Teaching: A guide to the NAEYC early childhood standard and related accreditation criteria. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.