Tiny Adventurers: Purposeful Play: Adult Interactions With Infants and Toddlers
Session Focus: In this session, we're going to dive into some super practical, research-backed strategies for making the most of your time with infants and toddlers in outdoor spaces. We're talking about how to interact with them in ways that boost their language and play skills.
Session Objective: By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Get a solid grasp of strategies to keep infants and toddlers engaged in language and play activities while enjoying the great outdoors. We'll help you make those interactions rich and meaningful for their development
Session Focus: In this session, we're going to dive into some super practical, research-backed strategies for making the most of your time with infants and toddlers in outdoor spaces. We're talking about how to interact with them in ways that boost their language and play skills.
Session Objective: By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Get a solid grasp of strategies to keep infants and toddlers engaged in language and play activities while enjoying the great outdoors. We'll help you make those interactions rich and meaningful for their development
Session Focus: In this session, we're going to dive into some super practical, research-backed strategies for making the most of your time with infants and toddlers in outdoor spaces. We're talking about how to interact with them in ways that boost their language and play skills.
Session Objective: By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Get a solid grasp of strategies to keep infants and toddlers engaged in language and play activities while enjoying the great outdoors. We'll help you make those interactions rich and meaningful for their development
This Series Contains 6 Live Virtual sessions:
1. Envisioning a Safe and Inviting Outdoor Space for Infants and Toddlers
2. Setting Up a Physical Outdoor Space for Infants and Toddlers
3. Age-Appropriate Outdoor Materials for Infants and Toddlers
4. Engaging Outdoor Activities for Infants and Toddlers
5. Partners in Play: Intentional Adult Interactions with Infants and Toddlers
6. Sustaining Your Outdoor Space
Learning Outcomes:
After completion of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Apply learned strategies to create, maintain, and sustain a high-quality outdoor learning environment, enhancing support for
Infant and toddler learning experiences.
2. Define the components of an active, safe, and inviting outdoor space.
3. Select age-appropriate outdoor materials to support motor development.
4. Recognize strategies to support authentic interactions with young children.
Who is This Course For:
• Childcare directors
• Early Childhood Educators
• Family Childcare Home Providers
• Curriculum Coordinators
• Parents/Caregivers
• Others
Participants will receive a zoom link via the email used during registration the day before each session.