Learning Experiences
Children learn by doing. Use these resources to find out how children’s learning experiences build on their natural interests and curiosity about the world and lead to learning and development.
News You Can Use: Approaches Toward Learning Part 3—Foundations of School Readiness
Young children's ability to remember what they see and hear, to relate what they remember to previous experiences, and to use what they know to meet challenges and solve problems are examples of using learning approaches. Part 3 of the News You Can Use series on approaches toward learning explores memory, persistence, and problem solving, and provides teachers, home visitors, and family child care providers with ways to help infants and toddlers develop these qualities.
News You Can Use: Approaches Toward Learning Part 1—Foundations of School Readiness
Read the first part of this News You Can Use series on approaches to learning, which describes the domain and highlights the concept of self-regulation: why it is important, how it relates to approaches toward learning, and strategies for helping infants and toddlers develop this skill.
Approaches to Learning
Explore the link between health and approaches to learning.
Creativity
The Effective Practice Guide for the Creativity sub-domain includes four sections of teaching practices: Know, See, Do, and Improve. Practices for home visitors are included.
Initiative and Curiosity
The Initiative and Curiosity sub-domain Effective Practice Guide includes four sections of teaching practices: Know, See, Do, and Improve. Practices for home visitors are included.
Cognitive Self-Regulation
The Effective Practice Guide for the Cognitive Self-Regulation sub-domain includes four sections of teaching practices: Know, See, Do, and Improve. Practices for home visitors are included.
Emotional and Behavioral Self-Regulation
The Emotional and Behavioral Self-Regulation sub-domain Effective Practice Guide includes four sections of teaching practices: Know, See, Do, and Improve. Practices for home visitors are included.
Promoting Creativity in Early Childhood Classrooms
Learn ways to promote children's creativity through intentional classroom design and engagement.
Approaches to Learning
The Approaches to Learning domain includes Effective Practice Guides for each sub-domain. Discover teaching practices that support children’s development in all early learning settings.