Title: Implement a schedule of activities, routines, and transitions in an early childhood education setting.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services II (19153-II) > Section: Creating a Curriculum Responsive to Children’s Needs

Implementation should include

- selecting activities, routines, and transitions according to effectiveness and appropriateness
- using daily schedule and routines
- incorporating transition techniques (e.g., gross-motor stretching activity, finger plays, music, visual and auditory cues) to move smoothly from one activity to another.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What factors should be considered when developing a schedule or routine for various age groups?
- What licensing requirements pertain to scheduling?
- What are some examples of transition-time activities?

Communication

- What criteria should be used in developing a schedule for an early childhood center?
- How can one communicate the need for a schedule to children, parents, and employees?

Leadership

- What leadership skills are needed to develop a schedule for an early childhood center?
- How might scheduling practices help and/or harm children?
- What are possible consequences of not developing a schedule?

Management

- What are the steps in developing a schedule for an early childhood center?
- What are the basic criteria for developing a schedule that meets the state standards for early childhood centers?

Teacher Resource:

- Virginia’s Milestones of Child Development