Recognize the benefits of an outdoor classroom.
Recognize the benefits of an outdoor classroom in early childhood education and child care centers. Discover how an outdoor classroom enhances learning and development, fosters creativity, and promotes physical activity and environmental awareness.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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120 hours courses
12 CEUsRelated Outcomes
- Describe the benefits of an outdoor classroom.
- Describe the benefits of an outdoor classroom.
- Define active play in the early childhood classroom and describe its benefits for young children.
- Identify specific considerations and resources for implementing an outdoor classroom program.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to create a natural outdoor classroom that supports child development in all areas.
- The Outdoor Classroom
- Recognize ways to incorporate learning activities in the classroom that would normalize breastfeeding and additional resources for a childcare program.
- 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.
- List benefits to a multicultural and inclusionary environment.
- Recognize the importance of music in both child development and curriculum.
- Recognize the importance of problem solving and conflict resolution strategies with community members and families
- Define differentiated instruction in early childhood education and describe how it may look in the classroom.
