Nurturing Children as Individuals (E6.1.2)

In this exemplar video, a teacher engages in a focused one-on-one interaction with a child while also supporting the needs of the group. Notice how the teacher provides individualized attention and responds to the child’s interests and actions during play –an example of nurturing and interacting with children as individuals.

In this exemplar video, a teacher interacts with infants during a shared musical play experience and supports each child’s participation in the activity. Notice how the teacher provides individualized interactions while encouraging children to engage with one another –an example of nurturing and interacting with children as individuals.

In this exemplar video, a teacher shares a book with a toddler during outdoor play. Notice how the teacher asks the child “Where are your eyes?” and “Do you like apples?” while reading, using the child’s responses to learn about her individual interests and experiences –an example of nurturing and interacting with children as individuals.

In this exemplar video, a teacher interacts with a toddler during meal time. Notice how the teacher responds to child’s mention of their “DaDa” by asking “Where is DaDa?” and expanding on it by mentioning the pictures of him on the wall and that he’s at work. The teacher follows the toddler’s interests while using language that she is familiar with, an example of nurturing and interacting with children as individuals.