Dana, the classroom early childhood teacher, shares information with the classroom and support teams about the children in her class. She explains that the children are asking questions about the new garden outside. Team members use this information to plan activities together based on the children’s interests and the early childhood curriculum.
Joseph may need some additional support to actively join his classmates during these activities. The team decides to add pictures to the discussion planned for circle time, so that children could either point to or say the name of their favorite vegetable that is growing in the garden. The children’s answers will be recorded on a chart in the classroom as part of a math lesson. Joseph and his classmates will then use the chart to count how many children like carrots and how many like green beans.