There are developmental levels in drawing, and children normally progress through all of them in the early childhood classroom.

The value of clay in the early childhood program may be often underestimated.   Children can express themselves, and create in many ways with clay that they cannot with drawing or painting. 

The earliest stage of play is onlooker behavior, where the child plays passively by watching other children engaged in play activities.

Modeling is manipulating and shaping flexible materials, and has many benefits for young children such as helping them to develop tactile perception and helping to develop the child’s adaptability to change.

Some outdoor science activities might include: looking for the best types of plants to have at the daycare in a seed catalog or watching a film about lions and tigers before nap time.

Capital C creativity is something we all experience as we create and explore ideas that are new to us.

A teacher should have reasonable expectations of how long young children can be attentive in certain areas and should know how to supervise and balance  these activities.

Puppets, to be used in the early childhood classroom, may include stick puppets, bag puppets,  hand puppets, finger puppets, wooden spoon puppets, or even puppets made from paper plates, socks, gloves, mittens, cardboard, styrofoam balls, or other materials. 

Young children learn important concepts such as “hard” and “soft” and “same” and “different” through artwork.

Which of the following are health effects associated with exposure to air pollution?