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Activities for: Module I | Module II | Module III| Module IV

Module I: Social-Emotional Growth and Socialization
Find the Mystery Words
Topic: Mod I: Temperaments
Type: Games
For: Individuals     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Gardening Analogy
Topic: Mod I: Socialization & Guidance
Type: Discuss/Report
For: Individuals, Pairs     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Goals for Age 3 - 4
Topic: Mod I: Social Emotional Milestones
Type: Read/Discuss
For: Large Group     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Key Concepts Match Up
Topic: Mod I: Responsive Caregiving
Type: Read/Discuss
For: Individuals, Pairs     Time: 5-10 mins.
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Let's Dance
Topic: Mod I: Responsive Caregiving
Type: Brainstorm
For: Small Groups     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Match the Phrases
Topic: Mod I: Socialization & Guidance
Type: Mixer/Ice Breaker
For: Large Group     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Preparing to Get in Tune
Topic: Mod I: Responsive Caregiving
Type: Reflection/Journaling
For: Individuals, Pairs, Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Right from the Start
Type: Reflection/Journaling
For: Large Group     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Signs of Communication
Topic: Mod I: Responsive Caregiving
Type: Mixer/Ice Breaker
For: Small Groups     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Strategize: Supporting Social Emotional Development
Topic: Mod I: Social Emotional Milestones
Type: Brainstorm
For: Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Supporting My Group
Topic: Mod I: Temperaments
Type: Reflection/Journaling
For: Individuals, Small Groups     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Supporting Responsive Caregiving
Topic: Mod I: Responsive Caregiving
Type: Discuss/Report
For: Small Groups     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Taking the Training Home
Type: Walk About
For: Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Taking the Training Home
Type: Brainstorm
For: Individuals, Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Temperament Lines
Topic: Mod I: Temperaments
Type: Mixer/Ice Breaker, Discuss/Report
For: Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Ten Caregiving Gifts
Topic: Mod I: Socialization & Guidance
Type: Brainstorm, Discuss/Report
For: Large Group     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Think of a Child
Topic: Mod I: Understanding Children’s Behavior
Type: Reflection/Journaling
For: Individuals, Small Groups     Time: 20-30 mins.
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What Do I Do?
Topic: Mod I: Understanding Children’s Behavior
Type: Scenario/Case Study
For: Pairs, Small Groups     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Module II: Group Care
Always, Never, and It Depends
Topic: Mod II: Caregiving Routines as Curriculum
Type: Brainstorm, Discuss/Report
For: Large Group     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Challenges & Strategies
Topic: Mod II: Individualized Care
Type: Discuss/Report
For: Individuals, Pairs, Small Groups     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Chart: Space to Grow Key
Topic: Mod II: Environments
Type: Scenario/Case Study
For: Small Groups     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Creative Environments for Infants and Toddlers
Topic: Mod II: Environments
Type: Brainstorm
For: Small Groups     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Environmental Concepts
Topic: Mod II: Environments
Type: Brainstorm, Reflection/Journaling
For: Individuals, Pairs     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Favorite Place
Topic: Mod II: Environments
Type: Visualization/Guided Imagery
For: Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Feel the Loss!
Topic: Mod II: Continuity of Care
Type: Visualization/Guided Imagery
For: Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Game Show
Topic: Mod II: Caregiving Routines as Curriculum
Type: Games
For: Large Group     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Getting to Know You
Topic: Mod II: Primary Care
Type: Mixer/Ice Breaker
For: Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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High Regard
Topic: Mod II: Respectful Caregiving
Type: Reflection/Journaling
For: Individuals, Large Group     Time: 5-10 mins.
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I Like it Like This!
Topic: Mod II: Primary Care , Mod II: Continuity of Care
Type: Reflection/Journaling, Discuss/Report
For: Large Group     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Let's Go Shopping
Topic: Mod II: Environments
Type: Visualization/Guided Imagery
For: Individuals, Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Like Best and Least
Topic: Mod II: Environments
Type: Reflection/Journaling, Discuss/Report
For: Individuals, Small Groups     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Overstimulation
Topic: Mod II: Environments
Type: Visualization/Guided Imagery, Discuss/Report
For: Individuals     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Places I Like to Shop
Topic: Mod II: Environments
Type: Brainstorm, Reflection/Journaling
For: Individuals, Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Planting Beans
Topic: Mod II: Individualized Care
Type: Games
For: Individuals, Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Resource Search: Creating Small Groups
Topic: Mod II: Small Groups
Type: Read/Discuss
For: Small Groups    
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Right from the Start
Type: Reflection/Journaling
For: Large Group     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Say It With Stickers
Topic: Mod II: Primary Care
Type: Visualization/Guided Imagery
For: Individuals, Small Groups     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Shop 'Til You Drop
Topic: Mod II: Environments
Type: Games
For: Individuals, Pairs, Small Groups     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Sleepy Time Memories
Topic: Mod II: Caregiving Routines as Curriculum
Type: Visualization/Guided Imagery
For: Individuals     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Supporting Individualization
Topic: Mod II: Individualized Care
Type: Brainstorm, Reflection/Journaling
For: Small Groups     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Taking the Training Home
Type: Walk About
For: Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Taking the Training Home
Type: Brainstorm
For: Individuals, Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 30-60 mins.
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What Are They Learning?
Topic: Mod II: Caregiving Routines as Curriculum
Type: Brainstorm
For: Large Group     Time: 10-20 mins.
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What Kind of Environment Would You Prefer?
Topic: Mod II: Environments
Type: Mixer/Ice Breaker
For: Pairs, Small Groups     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Module III: Learning and Development
Ball Bounty
Topic: Mod III: Discoveries of Infancy
Type: Games
For: Pairs     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Bean Counting
Topic: Mod III: Special Needs
Type: Visualization/Guided Imagery
For: Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Curriculum & the Responsive "Gardener"
Topic: Mod III: Facilitating Early Learning
Type: Brainstorm, Discuss/Report
For: Small Groups     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Facilitate This!
Topic: Mod III: Facilitating Early Learning
Type: Brainstorm, Role Play/Dramatization, Discuss/Report
For: Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Flip, Turn and Slide
Topic: Mod III: Discoveries of Infancy
Type: Games
For: Pairs     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Language "Mixer"
Topic: Mod III: Culture, Language and Cognition
Type: Mixer/Ice Breaker
For: Pairs     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Responsive Communication
Topic: Mod III: Culture, Language and Cognition
Type: Role Play/Dramatization
For: Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Right from the Start
Type: Reflection/Journaling
For: Large Group     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Taking the Training Home
Type: Walk About
For: Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Taking the Training Home
Type: Brainstorm
For: Individuals, Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Talk to Me Strategies
Topic: Mod III: Culture, Language and Cognition
Type: Brainstorm, Role Play/Dramatization
For: Small Groups     Time: 20-30 mins.
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What Concerns You?
Topic: Mod III: Special Needs
Type: Reflection/Journaling, Discuss/Report
For: Individuals, Large Group     Time: 30-60 mins.
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What's In Your Environment?
Topic: Mod III: Discoveries of Infancy
Type: Brainstorm, Reflection/Journaling
For: Small Groups     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Module IV: Culture, Family, and Providers
Cultural Change
Topic: Mod IV: Responding to Families in Culturally Sensitive Ways
Type: Role Play/Dramatization
For: Pairs, Small Groups     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Dealing with Differences
Topic: Mod IV: Harmonizing Cultural Diversity
Type: Discuss/Report
For: Small Groups     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Extinction?
Topic: Mod IV: Responding to Families in Culturally Sensitive Ways
Type: Games, Reflection/Journaling, Discuss/Report
For: Individuals, Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Getting a Baby Owl to Sleep
Topic: Mod IV: Responding to Families in Culturally Sensitive Ways
Type: Scenario/Case Study
For: Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Key Concepts: Parent Partnerships
Topic: Mod IV: Protective Urges
Type: Games
For: Large Group     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Opening the Cultural Door
Topic: Mod IV: Responding to Families in Culturally Sensitive Ways
Type: Games, Discuss/Report
For: Small Groups     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Parent Relationships: Personal Reflection
Topic: Mod IV: Protective Urges
Type: Reflection/Journaling
For: Individuals, Pairs     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Right from the Start
Type: Reflection/Journaling
For: Large Group     Time: 10-20 mins.
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Taking the Training Home
Type: Walk About
For: Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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Taking the Training Home
Type: Brainstorm
For: Individuals, Small Groups, Large Group     Time: 30-60 mins.
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What's in a Name
Topic: Mod IV: Harmonizing Cultural Diversity
Type: Mixer/Ice Breaker
For: Large Group     Time: 20-30 mins.
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What's in a word? Culture and Communication
Topic: Mod IV: Culture, Family and Providers (Ask, Acknowledge, & Adapt)
Type: Read/Discuss
For: Large Group     Time: 10-20 mins.
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When You Were a Child
Topic: Mod IV: Culture, Family and Providers (Ask, Acknowledge, & Adapt)
Type: Mixer/Ice Breaker, Reflection/Journaling, Discuss/Report
For: Small Groups     Time: 30-60 mins.
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Activities for: Module I | Module II | Module III| Module IV

 
 

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