Assignment:
Content Review
Directions: Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2 to 3 paragraphs in length.Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document. Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your Instructor can see to which question you are responding.
"Responsive teachers allow each child's interests and motivations to emerge as a focus of the curriculum" (Friedman & Soltero, 2006, p. 1). Consider the vignettes focusing on toddlers in the article "Following a Child's Lead: Emergent Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers."Provide at least three examples of how the teachers in these vignettes use children's interests to provide a foundation for engaging curriculum.
When planning daily experiences for toddlers, you must take a variety of factors into account. Describe the process of developing daily plans for toddlers, and identify at least three factors you would consider when planning for individual children.
An engaging curriculum for toddlers is comprised of moments that can be developed into ongoing projects (Swim, 2017). Describe the benefits of using projects in the toddler curriculum, and explain how webbing can serve as a useful project planning tool.