A Toddler’s Environment *Remember: YOU write anything that is RED !

1. A Toddler’s Environment *Remember: YOU write anything that is RED!

2. What will we learn today? • Standard: • ET-ECE-7: Explore the growth, development, and care of the toddler. • EQ: • How does a toddler’s environment effect their development?

3. A toddler’s environment influences the extent to which their potential is developed! • Environment: • people, places, and things that surround and influence a person • This includes: family, home, school, and/or community • Children are especially influenced by: • What they read • The music they listen to • What they watch on T.V. • The community in which they grow up

4. Environments that Promote Intellectual Development MUST: • Stimulate the senses • Have things to: see, touch, hear, eat, and smell • Have toys • Children learn through play! • Make sure toys are appropriate • Have caregivers that interact • Toddlers need AND desire affection • Helps toddlers learn, develop, and survive • Include encouragement • Caregivers should constantly praise and encourage toddlers • Helps build stability and confidence

5. A good environment will include things that are Developmentally Appropriate for the child. • Suitable for a particular age • This includes: toys, activities, and tasks • EX: An 18-month-old can stack two blocks. So, activities involving large building blocks would be developmentally appropriate for 18-month-olds.

6. A toddler’s home is their environment… • They love to explore, but the average home contains many hazardous things. • Pregnant women should start baby-proofing their house BEFORE their baby is born • Parents should toddler-proof their home once baby starts crawling • Toddlers are a lot more mobile and active than infants.

7. Toddler-Proofing Your Home: • Hazards that should be removed from young children's reach to make a home as safe as possible: • Small Toys • choking hazards • Poisons • Lighters • Lead-Based Paint • Sharp objects • knives • razors

8. Safety Concerns for Toddlers: • Water Safety: • Drowning is one of the leading causes of death for toddlers • Can drown in as little as 1 inch of water! • NEVER leave them alone in the bath! • Choking hazards: • Cut food into bite-sized pieces • Stay seated while eating • Motor Vehicle Safety: • MUST ride in a car seat that faces forward and is secured with seatbelts

9. More Safety Concerns for Toddlers: • Fire safety: • Keep away from: candles, fireplaces, matches, and lighters • Start teaching: Stop, Drop, and Roll • Pet Protection: • Do not leave alone with a dog or cat • Teach them to wash hands after petting animals

10. A Guide to Learning: Toddler Edition DUETODAY!! What you will do: Information you MUST include: (At Least) 2 ways parents can guide children’s learning (At Least) 2 roles toys play in learning AND (At Least) 2 examples of age appropriate toys (At Least) 2 examples of an environment that promotes intellectual development (At Least) 2 hazards caregivers should remove from a toddler’s reach to make a home as safe as possible (At Least) 2 safety concerns for toddlers Vocabulary: Incidental Learning, Directed learning, Developmentally Appropriate, Parallel Play, Self-Centered • You will work with a partner (or alone) to create a book about toddlers • Your book can be handmade OR made using PowerPoint • Your book MUST include: • A Title Page • Author/Illustrator • A Table of Contents • page numbers • A Glossary • page numbers • Pictures • drawn, cut from magazines, or found on internet