Demonstrate an understanding of how available materials and equipment guide activity development
Learn how material and equipment selection can guide activity development and support lesson plan implementation in early childhood education and child care centers.Trainings incorporating this outcome
CDA Subject Areas
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUs45 hours courses
10 hours courses
5 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of how appropriate material and equipment promotes play.
- Demonstrate an understanding of prenatal development and its impact on child development.
- Demonstrate understanding of how appropriate material and equipment promotes play.
- Demonstrate understanding of how appropriate material and equipment promotes play
- Understand the relation between how material and equipment selection assist with lesson plan development and implementation.
- Understand the relation between how material and equipment selection assist with lesson plan development and implementation.
- Demonstrate understanding of observational techniques to track skill development and individual need.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how genetics and environment influence child growth and development.
- Demonstrates understanding of typical and atypical development
- Demonstrate an understanding of the physical, emotional, and motor development in children five to twelve years of age
- Demonstrate understanding of developing positive relationships with childcare families
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to develop appropriate daily schedules that promote routines. (1 hr)
- Demonstrate an understanding of content areas and how they are related to child development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how the community in which a child lives influences development
- Demonstrate an understanding of how chronic illness can affect development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate supervision for all children’s activities.
- Demonstrate understanding of using assessment and observation for short and long term goal development for special needs
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