Child Development and Classroom Environment

• The process of child development involves biological, psychological, and emotional changes that a child undergoes between birth and adolescence.
• The classroom environment can be helpful in developing social-emotional skills.
• A teacher's role is to create an environment that enables children to become independent and to choose work that they find appealing, selects activities that appeal to the child's interests, and maintains the environment as needed.
• Teacher's role is to model positive behaviour by following the rules of the class and being calm, consistent, gracious, and respectful.

Explore the factors influencing child development, including biological, psychological, and emotional changes, as well as the role of the classroom environment in fostering social-emotional skills. Learn about the teacher's responsibilities in creating an enabling environment and modeling positive behavior.