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Foster positive identity and a sense of
well-being
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Allow opportunities for children to demonstrate and practice their newly developed self-help
skills
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Teachers shall support developing friendships and provide opportunities for children to play alone, with another child, or in small
groups
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Encourage children to think, reason, question and
experiment
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Provide activities that demonstrate cause and
effect
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To plan activities for labeling, classifying, and sorting objects by shape, color and
size
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Discuss concepts, such as the seasons of the
year
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Introduce number
concepts
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Provide for language and literacy
development
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Introduce recognition of names, colors and
shapes
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Provide a print-rich
environment
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Enhance physical development by providing activities that promote physical
fitness
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Encourage interest in
writing
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Encourage and demonstrate sound health, safety and nutritional
practices.
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Provide various cooking activities and introduce
nutrition
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Introduce safety
practices
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Encourage creative expression, representation and appreciation of
art.
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Provide musical
activities
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Offer art activities that are an exploratory
process.
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Introduce creative
dramatics
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Respect cultural
diversity
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Provide materials and activities that reflect diverse cultures that children may not likely see, as well as those that represent their family and
culture
