Infant and Toddler

 

INFANT AND TODDLER WORKSHOPS

CREATING SOOTHING NAPTIME ROUTINES

• Gain a better understanding of the importance of naptime
• Learn how to establish soothing naptime routines
• Discover strategies to use in your program tomorrow to make naptime a more relevant part of your day

 

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

• Examine the line that defines professional behavior
• Explore the NAEYC Code of Ethics and how it can help guide our strategies
• Discuss some common situations that arise between administrators and teachers, teachers and teachers, teachers and parents, and even with children

 

CREATING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: RE-INVENT YOUR BLOCK AREA

• Learn why blocks are an essential item in every early childhood environment
• Identify elements of a well-designed and well-equipped block area
• Discover activities that build children’s understandings of the world through block play

 

ROUTINES AND RITUALS AS CURRICULUM

• See how your everyday routines and rituals can support each child’s emotional and social well-being
• Discover how to embed learning experiences into activities that are done at the same time in the same way every day
• Learn routines and rituals that increase learning time, decrease disruptions, and improve classroom management

 

THE FLOORTIME APPROACH: MEETING INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF INFANTS AND TODDLER IN GROUPS

• Identify and understand developmental challenges some children face and help move them to higher levels of social interaction and play
• Learn specific strategies involved in carrying out a successful Floortime session
• Discover how to integrate Floortime into the day so that each child can benefit

 

PARTNERING WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

• Examine how to communicate effectively with parents of infants
• Learn how to share developmental information in a non-judgmental way
• Discover how to approach discussions with an open-minded attitude, and how to partner with parents when there is a difference in caretaking philosophy