TEACHING APPROACH
- Express a welcoming attitude in your voice and gestures
- Express affection and comfort children
- Follow predictable routines and schedules
- Be sensitive to each child’s personality and manner of expressing emotions
Ensure children feel safe, cared for, and have a sense of belonging
- Affirm children’s positive behavior
- Stick to predictable routines for your daily schedule and the sequence of steps that are part of meals, clean-up, and activities
- Give children cues for transitions, like singing a “clean-up” song
- Communicate rules clearly and enforce them
