Asking for What You Need and Want

Asking for What You Need and Want
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During this activity, children practice expressing their needs and wants, which creates opportunities for teachers to notice, interpret, and respond to children’s verbal and nonverbal signals. By engaging in these back-and-forth interactions, teachers can demonstrate responsiveness to children’s interests, needs, and requests.

Age(s): Preschool, School-age

Part of: Practice and Improve, Practice Opportunities

Category: Category 2: Teacher-Child Interactions | Subcategory: Category 2: Warm and Responsive Style | Measure: P-WRS-04: Notices and Attends to Needs and Signals