To develop learning activities for toddlers designed to enhance effective development and social relations.

You’ve been working in a multicultural early childhood care facility for several months when the director asks you to design some new learning activities for the toddler classroom. The director seems especially interested in activities that will enhance the toddlers’ affective development through play. It’s important to you that the activities support self-esteem.

Focus Assignment

1. Identify three specific affective behaviors and describe a learning activity designed to address each of these behaviors, basing the activities on the humorous play. Describe an additional learning activity designed to enhance positive self-confidence.
2. Be sure to read the SELF-EVALUATION section below to guide your thinking. Write your self-evaluation after you have completed mapping out your plan.

Self-Evaluation

1. For each activity:
     a. Explain how this activity addresses the issues in the scenario.