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Hüseyin Ünlü; Selin S¸ims¸ek; Bijen Filiz; Ferman Konukman; Andrew Sortwell – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2024
Physical activity programs during the school day prevent students from being sedentary. One of the environments where students spend the most time during the school day is the classroom. The purpose of this article is to provide suggestions for how students can participate in physical activity during the school day in the classroom environment.
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Class Activities, Well Being, Educational Strategies
Kreider, Carri – Childhood Education, 2019
While we are seeking new ways to ensure students' academic success, we must ensure that we are not neglecting their need for physical activity. As we innovate to improve academic success, we can also seek ways to overcome the challenges of space, time, and behavior management to reap the benefits of movement, which include increased student…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Movement Education, Elementary School Teachers, Class Activities
Isom, Christie – English in Texas, 2014
Engaging young students in an authentic writing process is an important part of their literacy development. Equally important is maintaining a developmentally appropriate classroom where young students explore, create, and play. In this article, the author shares her endeavors into implementing an illustration study during writer's workshop and…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Writing Processes
Nitecki, Elena; Chung, Mi-Hyun – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2013
With our expertise and experiences in teaching language development and early literacy instruction courses at a teacher education college, we argue that it is imperative to find ways to integrate learning standards with developmentally appropriate play-based methods. We examined what literacy coach candidates found in their classroom observations…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Emergent Literacy, Play, Coaching (Performance)
Baumgartner, Jennifer J.; Buchanan, Teresa – Young Children, 2010
In using developmentally appropriate practices, teachers should intentionally address all aspects of a child's being, the spiritual along with the physical and the cognitive. Because spirituality is a vital part of human nature, a whole-child teaching approach must include the part of the child some call spirituality. Many have attempted to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Early Childhood Education, Family Life
Feldman, Erika N. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2010
The national early learning community faces the challenge of using early learning standards and assessments to improve learning environments while preserving educators' freedom to plan early childhood curriculum that accord with a child-centered focus and developmentally appropriate practices. Drawing on recent developments in approaches to…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Class Activities, Learning Activities, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Breslin, Casey Marie; Morton, Jane R.; Rudisill, Mary E. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2008
In Fall 2006, North Carolina kindergarten teachers were charged with the task of meeting the NASPE guidelines for providing daily physical activity to their kindergarten students. In turn, the teachers researched resources and consulted experts to design and develop a developmentally appropriate physical activity and physical play environment for…
Descriptors: Play, Physical Activities, Program Implementation, Kindergarten
Crovitz, Darren – English Journal, 2011
This article discusses how amusing mistakes can make for serious language instruction. The notion that close analysis of language errors can yield insight into how one thinks and learns seems fundamentally obvious. Yet until relatively recently, language errors were primarily treated as indicators of learner deficiency rather than opportunities to…
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), Error Correction, Teacher Responsibility, Cognitive Processes
Lynch, Sharon A.; Simpson, Cynthia G. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2010
Well-informed teachers of young children recognize the importance of children's social development. The development of social skills lays a critical foundation for later academic achievement as well as work-related skills. Social development is such a key issue with young children that a number of methods to address social skills have been…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Socialization, Academic Achievement, Young Children

Xu, Shelley Hong; Rutledge, Amanda Lynn – Young Children, 2003
One kindergarten teacher engaged children in conversations about environmental print and thus made literacy learning more meaningful and personally connected to the children's outside school experiences. Activities included an environmental print show-and-tell, and small-group and whole-class word-logo matching activities. It was concluded that…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Environment

Knowler, Kathleen A. – Young Children, 1988
Presents a procedure used at one cooperative preschool to orient parents and volunteer participants to a developmentally appropriate program. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Class Activities, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Parent Participation

Neelly, Linda P. – Young Children, 2002
Suggests developmentally appropriate ways early childhood teachers can help young children express, interpret, and understand their experiences through song. Discusses the importance of singing for gaining music and literacy skills and encouraging self-expression and creativity. Includes tips related to posture, breathing, vocal exploration, vocal…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices

Jalongo, Mary Renck; Ribblett, Deborah McDonald – Childhood Education, 1997
Examines the interrelationships between young children's literacy growth and music development. Discusses five ways in which song picture books promote language growth. Suggests early childhood activities and materials for using song picture books as a resource for an integrated, developmentally appropriate curriculum. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Books, Children, Childrens Literature, Class Activities

Hosfield, Doris – Young Children, 1998
In response to extended-day child care schedules, this article offers suggestions for planning a variety of developmentally appropriate activities to maintain the preschool child's interest and energy. Suggestions are provided for scheduling, enlisting parent and volunteer participation, increasing awareness of current events, and for end-of-day…
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Activities, Day Care, Developmental Tasks
Moore, Gary T. – 1994
This paper discusses the developmentally appropriate design of child care centers, focusing on the qualities or properties of center design that have been proven to influence child development. The paper suggests that the design of child care centers can be considered in terms of the five main steps in planning and designing a child care facility.…
Descriptors: Building Design, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Day Care Centers
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