Monday, October 14, 2013

Family Child Care Scavenger Hunt


The Environment Rating Scales looks for a lot of “stuff” in your environment.  There are many other facets to the ERS, but here is a fun scavenger hunt to look for the stuff part of the ERS

Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale Scavenger Hunt
r Comfortable adult seating
r Child sized chairs (feet touch the floor or adapted to work for children)
r Soft toys (2X the number of children)
r Soft furnishings (chair, couch, bean bag chair, etc.)
r Accessible shelves/bins/baskets for materials
r Self help (stepstool at sink, labels for materials)
r Two spaces for 1-2 children to play alone
r Colorful pictures/posters displayed
r Photos of the children/families/pets at eye level
r Individualized children’s art displayed at eye level
r Book area
r Books (20+)
r Books that display diversity in:
            Race/Culture _____
            Abilities _______
            Age  ______
r Books about:
            Animals _______
            Non-fiction/factual  _______
            Fantasy  ________
            Nature/science  ________
            Familiar experiences ________
r Fine motor items: (how many of each)
            Infant toys  ______
            Toddler toys _______
            Interlocking building toys ______
            Art _______
            Manipulatives _______
            Puzzles _______    
r Art materials: (how many)
            Drawing  ______________
            Paints  _______________
            3D  ________________
            Collage  _______________
            Tools  _______________ 
r Music instruments (10+)    __________
r Dance props/music to listen to ________
r Three types of recorded music:
            1.
            2.
            3.
r Two types of blocks (at least 10 of each) for infants/toddlers
            1.
            2.       
r Two types of blocks (at least 10 of each) for preschoolers
            1.
            2.       
r Near blocks:
            r Transportation 
            r Animals 
            r People 
r Dolls with 3 skin types
r Doll props and furniture
r Telephones
r Soft animals
r Pots/pans
r Female Dress ups
r Male Dress ups
r Other diversity in dramatic play props
r Play furniture
r Foods
r Dishes/eating utensils
r Doll house
r Additional dramatic play theme(s)
r Math/Number/Shape materials
            r Number/shape toys for infants/toddlers
            r Counting
            r Measuring
            r Comparing quantities
            r Shapes
            r Written numbers
r Sand play indoors or outdoors
r Water play indoors or outdoors
r Nature/Science materials
            r Collections of natural objects
            r Living things
            r Nature/science books, games, toys, pictures
            r Nature/science tools


r Ten items that show diversity (not counting dolls)
            r Race     
            r Culture
            r Age
            r Abilities
            r Gender
r Items in all areas rotated
r Items in all areas labeled
r Outdoors:
            r 2 surfaces
            r Protection from rain 
            7-9 skills children can do outdoors:
                        1.
                        2.
                        3.
                        4.
                        5.
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