This measure looks at whether the daily schedule demonstrates a balance of both teacher- and child-initiated planned daily activities. Scheduled parts of the day when the teacher will typically lead the instruction including circle time, story time, and small group. Scheduled parts of the day when children will have free choice include tummy time, centers, and free play. See measure P-IFAL-01 for examples of teacher-directed and child-directed activities.
Category: Category 2: Teacher-Child Interactions
Subcategory: Instructional Formats and Approaches to Learning
Examples
In this section you will find videos, images, and/or documents that can be used to better understand this measure. These examples can also be used in conversations between mentors, directors, and/or teachers to discuss how the program's current practices compare to these examples.
Example Document
This sample infant classroom daily schedule shows set time frames of specific activities to be done throughout the day. The schedule is balanced with a mixture of opportunities for both teacher-initiated activities and times where infants can initiate what they would like to do within those set times.
Age(s): Infant
Example Document
This sample preschool classroom daily schedule shows set time frames of specific activities to be done throughout the day. The schedule is balanced with a mixture of opportunities for both teacher-initiated activities and times where preschool children can initiate what they would like to do or talk about within those set times.
Age(s): Preschool
Example Document
This sample school age daily schedule shows set time frames of specific activities to be done when participating in a before school and after school program. The schedule is balanced with a mixture of opportunities for both teacher-initiated activities and times where school age children can initiate what they would like to do or talk about within those set times.
Age(s): School-age
Example Document
This sample toddler classroom daily schedule shows set time frames of specific activities to be done throughout the day. The schedule is balanced with a mixture of opportunities for both teacher-initiated activities and times where toddlers can initiate what they would like to do or talk about within those set times.
Age(s): Toddler
