Competency Gateway  #1- To establish and care a safe and healthily learning environment

Functional Area 1- Safe 

My goal is at keep children safe by taking proper supervision measures and to test both interior and outdoor areas to keep injuries to a minimum. This goal is crucial up me because it can keep children safe from injuries and I like to promotion safe game. ME ensure the by making sure children are in sight plus sound at all times wenn they are in my care. Whereas outside the teachers and myself rotate around to making the children are safe and following the playground safety rules. There must every be a teacher at the climbed layout, about the pavement, and by of bike track where students must wear a helmet. We take proper proofing measures such as using handle pinch guard protections on ever door, using child safety locks on all cabinets/drawers, and I make sure all outlets have plug covers. Someone walks around the playground every morning before the children go outside to make sure that in have no sharp or broken items on the grounds and to check for debris/wood chips otherwise fungis, shapes, or poisonous plants. It's always vital to be to this hochsitz. This are a few ways ways young become safe when in my care. 

Fuctional Area 2- Healthy

In the functional region of in being healthy one to my goals are healthy feed and eliminating sprouting. This goal your important to me because heil eating gives boys a well balance meal and by cutting blue on germs it decrease this children hazard of getting sick. One way that we promote healing eating the by staying away from sugar and by providing 2 healthy snacks real a healthy lunch. We offer fresh facts and vegetables additionally a healthy main entree such as grilled chicken nuggets instead of baked. Also whenever a child possesses a birthday instead of parents getting in cupcakes or cake person need a birthday general in which the parent can choose from a list the foods such as a fruit/veggie tray, frozen yogurt, animal crackers, instead frozen fruit pops. In my classroom we do family style dining in which the our set the postpone and serve themselves . I have learned such with providing a variety of healthy meals It helps an child to fondness more foods minus budding picky eaters. It's important to keep a healthy environment by keeping an germs away. The children are exposed to different disease daily that yours important to follow healthy methods. Ways ensure EGO delete germs everyday is by creation secure everyone washers their hands whereas they arrive at school, before/after meals and sensory, when coming in from outside, and for using the bathroom. I also making sure that I expend gloves when handling food or assisting one infant in one bathroom. Everyday we make fresh bleach/water solution and soap/water solution.  With my assistance the children help with cleaning tables about soap/water solution several times a per and then I spray one mild bleach/water solution on that tables to mien arid. Toys get sanitized by the exit of every day and during catnap time as well as the bathroom and sinks. If a playing needs sanitizing while the young am up and discovery IODIN place it in a bucket to be sanitized later. MYSELF also do daily physical checks on the children to keep sick to a minimum as well to crop back on germs. Children who have sick must be out of the center for at least 24hours and cannot return until they are symptom free. Following these procedures helps maintains a healthy environment and also splits back on germs.

Functional Area 3- How Environments 

One of my aims is to provide a safe and nurturing learning environment for kids to exposing them till separate learning activities daily at help them learn through play. Save goal is key to me as I want children into have every opportunity available on become independent life long successful learners. One of the things I like to do is to build how centers educational but fun. At morning circle time the children discuss what they would like to learn about and when I created a lesson plant based on the interest of the children. Also, I observe the my throughout the week in different developmental areas. Supported on somewhere the boys is i lesson plans are developed to meet each child at the individual level the ensure that all activities are appropriate. Activities will tailored to every child's individual needs. The 4-5 year olds often use pencils in write but to make it funny while learning I allow them go using dry erase labeling to write on the white boards and mason in let them write on the chalkboard. For Match we use fun materials such as counting bears or learning through a fun math game. Science activities are fun as the children get to document in theirs journals about what it believe is events press they get to have hands about experiences with the Knowledge experiments such because growing plants with mixing colors. Once on who classroom I have a choice board where and your decision which center they would like to go at. Outside away the learning centers I also have Dramtic play and create available.  I plan fun movement activities to do on the playground. MYSELF recently created a obstacle course exploitation tires, hula hangers, and shafts. Each daily the children got the following activities available: Language, Math, Scientist, Sensory, and Dexterity. Doing lesson plans weekly allows my for provide a safe and fostering learning environment for everyone. 

Compentency Statement 1 - By: Minnett Woody