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4. Becoming a facilitator of learning
Serving as a behavior model
Letting the environment do the teaching
Show delight in what child is accomplishing
RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES
a. Classroom floor plan: Make a large classroom floor plan for your program
showing learning centers arranged according to ideas presented under “Locating
and Spacing Learning Centers.” Present using overhead transparencies.
d. Response for manipulative-level children: Report how you responded (or would
respond) to three children at the manipulative level, giving details of your support
for how they were interacting and any new materials you might suggest. Present
with handouts.
e. Response for mastery-level children: Report how you responded (or would
respond) to three children at the mastery level, giving details of your support for
how they were interacting and any new materials you might suggest. Present with
handouts.
2. Field trips to observe two teachers: Observe an early childhood teacher in a self-
directed learning environment and a teacher in a traditional early childhood
classroom. How are their roles different? Refer to tasks of self- directed teachers in
this chapter. Give details of how they handled similar situations. Present using
handouts.
3. Montessori and Piaget: Research information on what Montessori and Piaget had to
say about young children’s repetitive actions. Why did they think these actions were
important in young children’s development? Report on handout giving sources, or
show film.
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4. Children’s social interactions: Research information on social interactions of
children 3, 4, and 5. Be sure to include information from Parten, Kemple, or Corarso.
How are these social interactions another important indicator of their development?
Report on handout giving sources.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. How is the role of the teacher in a self-directed learning environment different from
that of a teacher in a traditional classroom? Which is better?
2. How can we meet the needs of each of the children in our classroom if they are all at
different levels of development? Give examples.
3. How can our observations of children’s interactions with materials in our classroom
help to determine their developmental levels? Give examples.
4. Why do you think both Montessori and Piaget believed that repetitive actions are
important in a young child’s development? Do you agree?
5. As a behavior model for the children in your classroom, how should you act when
children get out of control? Give examples.
Appropriate Curriculum for Young Children: The Role of the Teacher (DVD) from
NAEYC (1-800-424-2460). Shows adults’ important roles in helping young children
learn through play and child-initiated activities. 28 min.
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