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Using Growing, Moving, Learning: The Infant-Toddler Tool Kit

Using Growing, Moving, Learning: The Infant-Toddler Tool Kit. Anabelle O’Malley and Mary Sonnenberg Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood. Growing, Moving, Learning: The Infant Toddler Toolkit. Three volume series:

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Using Growing, Moving, Learning: The Infant-Toddler Tool Kit

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  1. Using Growing, Moving, Learning: The Infant-Toddler Tool Kit Anabelle O’Malley and Mary Sonnenberg Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood

  2. Growing, Moving, Learning: The Infant Toddler Toolkit • Three volume series: • Birth through 12 Months • 12-24 Months • 24-36 Months • What it is: • Developmentally appropriate activities for infants and toddlers • Helpful, fun and meaningful experiences to support healthy eating, physical activity and health awareness for our youngest children in early care and education settings. • Support for best practices: infant tummy time several times daily, elimination of containing devices like swings and exersaucers, daily opportunities for appropriate indoor and outdoor active play.

  3. Format • Each module has four parts which work together to focus on a particular area of development, skill or concept: • Classroom Activities (2) • Activities to Do at Home • Healthy Home Connection

  4. Parts 1 and 2: Classroom Activities • These two activities are meant to work together. • Did You Know?: Relevant background information to support the activities • Early Learning Standards: Highlighted learning opportunities from the physical development and health, social emotional, discoveries, and language and literacy domains

  5. Classroom Activities, cont’d • Materials: Commonly found items • Procedure:Step by step directions for facilitating each activity • Adapt: Suggestions for differentiation based on individual needs and interests • Extend:Ideas to extend each activity for deeper learning

  6. Activities to Do at Home • An introduction to a related family activity is included at the end of each classroom activity. • An information sheet for families explains: • Easily accessible resources for extending the learning at home. • What the children have been doing in the program • Why it is important • What families can do together at home

  7. Healthy Home Connection • Contains directions for specific activities to do at home as a family, along with a space to write about their child’s response to the activity at home. • Healthy Home Connection then travels from home back to the program. • Find a special place to display this in your program! This is a great way to build bridges with families.

  8. Trying out the Activities • If appropriate, divide yourselves into groups. • Read through the activity and discuss. • Someone should act as the caregiver and others will be the children. • Complete the activities for children 12-24 months and 24-36 months as a small group. • Activities to try out are listed on the next slide.

  9. Let’s Explore the Activities: • Reach and Explore Module (page A71-A78) under the Birth-12 months tab. Choose one of the activities to do as a small group: Reach and Stretch or Go! Baby Go! • Pop and Stop Module (page B61 – B68) under the 12 to 24 months tab. Choose one of the activities to do as a small group: Jack in the Box or Red Light Green Light • Jump and Move Module (page C41-C48) under the 24 to 36 months tab. Choose one of the activities to do as a small group: Jumping over the River or Moving Maracas • As a group, answer the questions on the next slide.

  10. Wrapping Up • What do you find most appealing about the activities? • What modifications/adaptations would you make? • How do you see the activities fitting into your daily programming? • How do the activities support the Early Learning Standards in your state or the curriculum guidelines you use for planning? • How do the activities support Let’s Move! Child Care goals and best practices for tummy time, active play, teacher-led activity, etc?

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