Design learning centers that encourage exploration, discovery, and development.

Design should include

• grouping materials and equipment around common activities in areas that fit the unique interests, needs (e.g., coping with trauma and building resilience), and characteristics of the child population
• reflecting available space and materials, budgetary constraints, and applicable licensing regulations.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

• Why should creativity be encouraged in children?
• What teaching strategies encourage children to exercise their creativity?

Communication

• How can one identify the developmental needs and interests of children?

Leadership

• What learning centers can be set up in a classroom?
• What skills are needed to design a developmentally appropriate learning center?

Management

• What are licensing regulations for learning centers in the state of Virginia?
• What are the resources needed to design a developmentally appropriate learning center?