Complete Learning Spaces for Infants and Toddlers is designed to help busy teachers meet the challenge of creating
an effective learning environment for very young children. It includes ideas for planning, using, and evaluating
learning spaces that will captivate infants and toddlers and encourage the developmental process. Information for
each learning space is complete with thorough illustrations, letters to parents, literacy connections, and vocabulary
lists. Learning objectives and assessments help determine the impact of each learning space on the children's development.
With detailed explanations of infant and toddler development and loads of suggestions, this book is brimming with
great ideas for any infant and toddler program.
Each Learning Space includes:
Overview
Learning Objectives
Time frame
Letter to parents
Layout of the learning space
Vocabulary enrichment
Props
Activities
Literacy connections
Evaluation
Table of Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction
Ch. 2. Young Infants: Six Weeks to Eight Months
Ch. 3. Mobile Infants: 6 to 14 Months
Ch. 4. Young Toddlers: 14 to 24 Months
Ch. 5. Older Toddlers: 24-36 Months
Ch. 6. Building and Creating Items for the Infant and Toddler Areas
References
Glossary
Children's Book Index
Index
