How do children strengthen their sense of identity and belonging?
Children strengthen their sense of identity and belonging by identifying and expressing their own interests and similarities with others.
How do the children communicate their individuality and also their similarities with others?
Foundation 1.1: Sense of Identity and Belonging
23–36 Months
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Foundation 1.2: Recognition of Agency
23–36 Months
Foundation 1.3: Expression of Emotion
23–36 Months
Foundation 1.4: Regulating Emotions and Behaviors
23–36 Months
How do children build their social skills with caregivers and peers?
Children strengthen their social skills by communicating about their own needs, feelings, and interests, as well as those of other people. Children also engage with others in more extended interactions and common activities.
What activities are the children trying to carry out within the social interactions?
Foundation 2.1: Social Understanding
23–36 Months
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Foundation 2.3: Interactions With Caregivers and Other People
23–36 Months
Foundation 2.4: Interactions With Peers
23–36 Months
How do children develop relationships with peers?
Children prefer to interact with a small group of familiar children and begin to engage in more complex play with those children than with others.
What do you notice about who children play with and how children play together?
Foundation 3.1: Relationships With Caregivers
23–36 Months
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Foundation 3.2: Relationships With Peers
23–36 Months