Indoor & Outdoor

Learning Environments

Objective:

Given websites from child care catalogs

and a budget of $20,000, the student will

be able to create a list of indoor and

outdoor materials and equipment that is

developmentally appropriate for an

infant or toddler room.

Criteria: All of the $20,000 will be

reflected in a itemized list and be spent

with no more than $10.00 remaining.

Infant & Toddler Indoor Environments

Infant rooms and toddler rooms are

distinctly different from preschool

classrooms:

Toys and materials differ according

to age and developmental level

Keep safety and flexibility in mind when

choosing materials.

Age requirements

Infants: Birth to 12 months

Toddlers: 12 to 36 months

Infant toys & equipment for indoor

environments

Provide washable stuffed animals and dolls

Provide toys that produce an interesting effect or toys that change shape

Provide toys that take into account the development of younger and older infants

Provide opportunities

for infants to see, feel,

hear and manipulate

interesting things

Provide a well

organized

environment

Provide different kinds

of spaces for different

kinds of play: active

play, messy play,

sleeping and eating

Toddler ToySomeone’s Happy. :)

CarbonNYC, “SO Much Fun”,

June 27, 2006 via Flickr,

Early Learning Catalogs

www.kaplanco.com

Kaplan

www.discountschoolsupply.com

Discount School Supply

www.lakeshorelearning.com

Lakeshore Learning

www.abcschoolsupply.com

ABC School Supply

www.constructiveplaythings.com

Constructive Playthings

Creative Commons

Attribution

Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale-R

Have fun looking through the catalogs

and

spending your $20,000!