Behaviors and Skills

• 4.9.a
  Uses curriculum as a flexible framework for planning how to meet children's learning and developmental goals
• 4.9.b
  Adopts or develops curriculum based on sound understanding of child development and National Association for the Education of Young Children's (NAEYC) Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
• 4.9.c
  Implements curriculum that promotes group interaction, child-directed learning, play and creative expression
• 4.9.d
  Ensures that the curriculum has clearly defined goals that are relevant to the needs and interests of the children
• 4.9.e
  Plans engaging experiences to help children meet curriculum goals
• 4.9.f
  Uses developmentally appropriate assessment to assess children's progression toward curriculum goals

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• 4.9.g
  Implements curriculum in ways that are responsive to families' home culture, values, and language
• 4.9.h
  Select or designs curriculum that integrates dramatic play, block building, literacy, arts, math, science and social studies
• 4.9.i
  Embeds both indoor and outdoor experiences in the curriculum
• 4.9.j
  Invites families to share their culture with the classroom or program
• 4.9.k
  Plans field trips or excursions into the community or to places that reflect the cultures of the community, classroom or program
• 4.9.l
  Gives children opportunities to work on integrated projects and investigations that span at least several days in length