EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT

Lesson 28: The Beginning teacher in ECE

Interacting with children

• Move slowly: Watch children and involve as per the need.
• Maintain your role as teacher: Avoid adult centered games and plan child centered activities.
• Give children time: Allow plenty of time for children to do on their own.
• Help children wait: Have songs and finger plays memorized before moving to another activity.
• Be alert to the whole group: Monitor the whole group of children even though they are not in immediate area.
• Never leave children unsupervised: Notify your absence and make alternative arrangements.
• Maintain the environment: Keep the room and yard in order, involving children in the cleanup process.
• Use your voice and tone effectively: Speak quietly, but distinctly rather than shouting from across the room/yard.
• Never use force: Learn to use verbalizations, not force or threats of force to get cooperation from children.