Session 1

Session 1: Social-Emotional Development

Learning Activity 3: Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Development

Focus

By using praise, child care providers can promote children’s social and emotional development and their self-esteem. In this learning activity, you will have the opportunity to observe, practise, and reflect on the use of praise.

Directions

Step 1: Review Anecdotal Notes. Go to a child care facility. For at least 20 minutes, observe and make anecdotal notes about the social interactions and use of praise between two children or between a child and a child care provider.

Step 2: Immediately following your observations, model the use of praise with one or more children.

Important: Always make sure that you gather information in a way that ensures the information remains confidential. Never leave your notes where children or the family members of children could read them.

Step 3: Prior to leaving the child care facility, complete Learning Activity 3: Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Development.

Step 4: Review Student Rubric for Learning Activity 3: Supporting Children’s Social and Emotional Development. Assess the quality of your reflection, and make any necessary adjustments.

Checking In

Save your completed learning activity and your self-assessment in your course folder.