Behaviors and Skills

• 1.8.a
  Ensures that children initiate and design their own play
• 1.8.b
  Creates an environment that invites children to play (i.e., places relevant props near the dramatic play areas)
• 1.8.c
  Responds to children's needs and interests as they play
• 1.8.d
  Exercises caution when joining children’s play so as not to disrupt their process and natural learning experiences
• 1.8.e
  Teaches children how to enter a play group, how to invite other children to play, and how to organize play with their peers
• 1.8.f
  Teaches children how to be peer models for play
• 1.8.g
  Provides support and structure to specific children during unstructured play times
• 1.8.h
  Assists children in sharing toys and materials with one another and teaches the appropriate social exchanges for turn-taking
• 1.8.i
  Teaches children to plan their play, and positively reinforces them for planning and for following through on their plan
• 1.8.j
  When working in the child’s home, engages caregivers to join in the child’s play and to involve siblings and/or other children in the child’s play