What is the basis of friendship for preschool-aged children and ...

[Collmarie]

What is the basis of friendship for preschool-aged children and how does a preschoolers friendship differ from that of an older child?
   
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

You have been hired as a Head Start teacher for a mix-age group of children. You have 5 three-year-olds, 10 four-year-olds, and 3 five-year-olds in your classroom. What are do you need to consider when planning for this class? What are some of the positive and negative results of this type of classroom, if any?
   
  What will be an ideal response?

[adf223]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: Young childrens concept of friendship is limited, primarily revolving around immediate situation with little thought given to enduring nature of friendship. As children get older their peer groups becomes much more important as a source of support.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: You should consider where the children are developmentally and assessing each stage of development. In a multi-age room the material selection should be more open ended. The positive aspect is the shared learning with children who have a more developed skill. The cons include engaging all children in the learning.

[Collmarie]

Both answers were spot on, thank you once again

[adf223]

Great! Please up vote