Practice 3
Use high-quality activities to provide multiple and meaningful embedded learning opportunities.
There are several things you can do to enhance the quality of your activities to provide multiple and meaningful embedded learning opportunities. This page has a selection of resources that will you implement this practice.
- Use High-Quality Activity Features
- Examine the Daily Schedule
- Focus on Activities with a Good Fit
- Make Time for Play
Learn More
Watch this video to learn about key features of high-quality activities and routines for embedded instruction
Use High-Quality Activity Features
High-Quality Activities:
- Developmentally appropriate
- Flexible and dynamic
- Balance between teacher-directed and child-initiated
- Build on children’s interests
- Provide opportunities for social interaction
- Encourage children to make choices
Examine the Daily Schedule
This short instructional video will give you more information about setting a balanced daily schedule.
Do a schedule analysis – write down your daily schedule and use the Activity Planning and Implementation checklist to identify changes you might make to support the engagement and learning of all children.
Think about the Fit
Watch this video to learn about connecting the what to teach and when to teach with a good fit between priority learning targets and activities.
Focus on Activities
with a Good Fit
This short instructional video will give you more information about finding a good fit between the priority learning target and the ongoing activity for embedded instruction.
Make Time for Play
This short video exemplar to see a teacher using play to embed instruction.