The Outdoor Classroom
Discover the benefits of implementing an outdoor classroom program for early childhood education and child care centers. Learn about specific considerations and valuable resources to successfully establish an engaging and enriching learning environment.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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120 hours courses
12 CEUsRelated Outcomes
- Describe the benefits of an outdoor classroom.
- Recognize the benefits of an outdoor classroom.
- Recognize the benefits of an outdoor classroom.
- Describe the benefits of an outdoor classroom.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to create a natural outdoor classroom that supports child development in all areas.
- Define what transition times are and when they occur during the day in the classroom
- Describe ways to analyze classrooms for an anti-bias approach.
- Define active play in the early childhood classroom and describe its benefits for young children.
- Identify procedures that will promote a safe environment (indoor and outdoor)
- Distinguish appropriate outdoor safety concerns.
- Identify the misconception that classroom curriculum is more important than social relationships.
- Identify strategies to facilitate learning in the early childhood classroom using various methods.
- Define differentiated instruction in early childhood education and describe how it may look in the classroom.
- Identify procedures that will promote a safe environment (indoor and outdoor).
