How can you incorporate language development into your infant room? Diapering/toileting times: Discuss what you are doing as you change a diaper. “I am changing your diaper. I going to remove your pants and take off the dirty diaper.” Count the number of snaps on the onesies. Talk about 3-D materials hanging above the changing...Read More

When we think about teaching nature and science, we might imagine older children doing experiments or looking through microscopes. But did you know that even babies and toddlers can begin to explore the world of nature and science? It all starts with the materials we give them and the words we use.Read More

Angel Avery How can you incorporate language development into your infant room? Diapering/toileting times: Discuss what you are doing as you change a diaper. ‘I am changing your diaper. I going to remove your pants and take off the dirty diaper.” Count the number of snaps on the onesies. Talk about 3-D materials hanging above...Read More

By Lisa Mulliken Look around any infant or toddler classroom, and you will usually see a variety of equipment used to “contain” infants in sitting, standing, or back-lying positions. Containment equipment includes any device that restricts children’s movement in specific areas or situations. This can include a variety of items such as baby seats, exersaucers,...Read More

By Angel Avery-Wright The learning of math/numbers should begin very early in life. Math for infants and toddlers should be introduced informally and naturally as opportunities come up. There are many toys for young children that relate to math.Read More

por Lisa Mulliken Los bebés nacen listos para comunicar. Los bebés pequeños lloran para expresar sus necesidades y, a medida que crecen y desarrollan, los bebés mayores usan sonidos, expresiones faciales, y gestos para expresar su mensaje. Incluso, los bebés muy pequeños participan en intercambios lingüísticos de ida y vuelta con los adultos que los...Read More

Pam Schaffner When we consider the word “environment” for preschool-age children we often think of learning centers and thus areas for concept development such as math, science, or art. We think of these learning centers in an elementary school setting as the subjects of the classes they have art class or math class. The term...Read More

Guest Blogger Sarah Brendle Looking back on my own experiences as an assistant director, I remember the many families we guided through the transition process. I would say the most difficult promotion for both children and parents was the move from infant to toddler care. Once a baby was settled into their infant classroom, I...Read More

Por: Lisa Mulliken Mire en cualquier salón de bebés o niños pequeños y verá colecciones de libros en el área de lectura o en contenedores alrededor del espacio. Puede ser abrumador e incluso frustrante a veces para los maestros cuando usan libros con bebés pequeños, bebés que quieren masticar libros o con niños pequeños que...Read More

Lisa Mulliken Look into any infant or toddler classroom and you will see collections of books in the reading area or in bins and containers throughout the space. For teachers, using books with tiny babies, older infants who want to chew on the book, or those wiggly toddlers who are constantly on the move can...Read More