Encourage Active Participation (E3.2.4)
Sub Category: Curriculum and Standards
Credential Level: Level 2 •
Age Group: Infant, Toddler, Pre-K
COMPETENCY STATEMENT
Encourages children’s participation in curriculum activities and lessons
DEFINITIONS
Teachers help children stay interested and involved by inviting them to join in classroom activities and lessons. When children are active participants, they learn more and feel more confident. Teachers can do this by offering choices, asking questions, and making learning fun and hands-on.
EXAMPLES
Encourage Active Participation
Age Group: Infant
Age Group: Infant
In this video, the teacher is encouraging children’s participation in the curriculum activity and lesson. Notice how she encourages their participation by taking turns, narrating actions, demonstrating new ways to make sounds, and encouraging students to try a new action.
Encourage Active Participation
Age Group: Toddler
Age Group: Toddler
In this video, the teacher is teaching the children about the strainer while asking questions and keeping the children involved. Notice how she even asked a student to demonstrate how the strainer works for the rest of the children. These strategies help the children remain engaged in the activity and lesson.
Encourage Active Participation
Age Group: Infant
Age Group: Infant
In this exemplar video, a teacher encourages an infant’s participation in a curriculum activity by prompting the child to place crayons inside a tube. Notice how the teacher uses supportive cues and gentle encouragement to engage the infant in the activity, an example of encouraging children’s participation in curriculum activities and lessons.