The Juggling Act: Schedules, Routines and Transitions
Connecting consistent, balanced schedules, routines, and transitions can enhance the emotional and social competence skills of young children. Participants will explore how to enhance these connections through an analysis of classroom challenges and will make plans for necessary changes. Discover how to make the best use of routine times. Learn how to use language and literacy-enhancing activities to create smooth transitions between activities. This is a 4-hour course worth 0.4 CEU's.
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Connecting consistent, balanced schedules, routines, and transitions can enhance the emotional and social competence skills of young children. Participants will explore how to enhance these connections through an analysis of classroom challenges and will make plans for necessary changes. Discover how to make the best use of routine times. Learn how to use language and literacy-enhancing activities to create smooth transitions between activities. This is a 4-hour course worth 0.4 CEU's.
This course can be utilized to meet the training requirements to earn or renew your Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. Course content is aligned with the CDA Subject Area 3: Supporting children’s social and emotional development.- Scheduling
- Transitions Classroom
- Environment Administration
Approved for 0.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in all 50 states.
This course is approved for CEUs in every state. It is also approved for state training hours in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.
All teachers and administrators of children birth to age 5.
“This is exciting to learn about, because we are approaching a new school year with the opportunity to set a new schedule and lay down expectations without having to change something that has already been established. I know that I struggle with transitions; the times I was left to sort out transitions on my own last year I felt like I was floundering all of the time. In my summer camp program, I have also identified managing transitions as a weak spot for me. As I sit down with my new lead teacher this year who is going into her first year as a lead, I want to work with her on formally planning the transitions for a few weeks at a time. Inevitably you deviate from the plan as you find out what they are excited about and what holds their attention but that also gives you more ideas for what to incorporate as the year continues."
-Ciara C., CO, 2021