Description
Short Early Years Course. Being two isn’t easy; at times you feel big and strong and then you feel small and vulnerable. Working with two-year-olds isn’t easy either; they’re endearing and trustful, but they also start to push boundaries and test their limits. Learn how to set up the physical environment for two-year-olds and be supportive in this contradictory stage. This course may also be of interest to parents and carers of young children.
Learning outcomes
- You will see how important different environments are for two-year-olds, and will know how to create spaces that encourage movement and action, withdrawing and relaxing, imaginative play, and tactile exploration
- You will find out about the links between physical activity and brain and body development, and the strong biological drive children have for experiences that develop their ‘vestibular sense’
- You will learn how being physical underpins mental health through building self-image, confidence, and self-esteem
- You will understand the need for two-year-olds to immerse themselves in nature and child-friendly recesses in a nursery garden will be suggested to learners
- You will learn the importance of peaceful places in a childcare setting, as well as the importance of creating opportunities for a child to use their imagination
- You will learn about the positive effects of imaginative, sensory, and tactical play
- You will be given suggested ideas for activities and spaces that promote physical, tactile, and sensory play; as well as examples of nurturing spaces – such as a comfortable book corner – and spaces that encourage children to be imaginative – such as a role play area
Advantages of this short early years course
- While open areas are vital for active play, and different materials needed for sensory play, two-year-olds also need to disengage from action during a busy day so their bodies can recharge and their minds can reflect on and process experiences. Imaginative play can also help a child to process experiences and also try to understand the world around them.
- This course offers the learner ideas and activities for creating the perfect environment full of opportunities for whole-child development
- Reading texts, case studies, website and video resources are utilised to explore environments for two-year-olds in more detail
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