Assignment task: Read
Article: Setting Up a Sensory Environment for Infants and Toddlers by Jacalyn Post, Mary Hohmann, and Ann S. Epstein
1. Because very young children are growing and changing rapidly, what do they need in their environment?
2. What sensory experiences should infant teachers include in the environment?
3. What are open-ended materials? What are examples of open-ended materials and what young children can to do them?
4. How is a basket of beads different from a bead maze?
5. What opportunities for textural variety can infant teachers incorporate into their classrooms?
6. Why is it important for infant teachers to provide interesting visual experiences in infant classrooms?
7. How can infant teachers incorporate interesting things for babies to look at in infant classrooms?