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Understanding children needs and planning ahead

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In today’s meeting, we further learned that our teachers must take into account the age characteristics of children, their practical ability, and the suitability of materials in their daily courses or activities.

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Benefits of providing age appropriate activities and environment for the children. Teacher can facilitate by scaffolding through asking questions.

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it is important for us to adopt good age appropriate practices as well as developmentally appropriate practices in teh classroom as it is a key factor in ensuring that each individual child is able to reach their fullest potential in all their learning areas. it has to be appropriate in all aspects of the classroom from how we set up our physical environment ton how we communicate to the learning materials. we have to be knowledgeable of each child's cultural background as well and their interests

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To understand the age suitability of children and children will be interested in the place. Prepare age-appropriate activities for children, such as large crayons and large paper for children to carry out art activities.

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choose suitable materials according to the age and interest of the child.especially the drama corner is loved by children.

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Through this training, I learned why the teaching materials should be adapted to the age of the child.

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Shen: For N1 children, we have to use big puzzles and connector toys.
Yilin: Provide children more dramatic play opportunity as they started on learn through prentend play.

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Age appropriateness is a guide for a teacher on what activities and teaching strategies we can apply to children with multiple intelligences.

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age appropriateness is the key to children's successful learning and development.

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Children are at the stage where they start to make meaning out of the things around them.

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Teachers should take the following into consideration:
Speech, Materials, Classroom environment. Age appropriateness is important  throughout their lifespan since children learn new skills and show different interests during different stages of development.

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Providing textured, 3D or even real materials where children get to explore and learn how to use them. For example, real telephone in dramatic play or when introducing a topic
- bring real object to class and demonstrate.

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This will benefit the children to their holistic development.And also it allows children to share and engage in learning process.