School Age Children: The Age Range Challenge

If you are employed in a state that uses a registry to track professional development hours, you will be able to provide your registry ID (Stars, MOPID, Registry or other ECE ID#) after you have completed the quiz for the course. If you pass the quiz we will report your course completion to the state registry using the registry ID that you provide.

Explore practical strategies for creating engaging, inclusive experiences in mixed-age school-age classrooms. Designed for early childhood educators and childcare professionals who work with children from approximately five to twelve years old, this course addresses age-appropriate activities, games, science experiments, technology, competition, relationships, and group performances. Participants will explore adaptable activities and real-world strategies that can be adjusted for different ages and abilities. Apply these ideas to build positive relationships, ensure older children feel heard and respected, and create meaningful experiences where everyone can participate and succeed. Course length  – 2.0 hours.

The course answers the following questions:

• How can I teach a five year old and a twelve year old at the same time?

• What games are adaptable to both the youngest and oldest in my group at the same time?

• How can I help establish healthy relationships between the various age groups in the classroom?

• How can I help the older children feel heard and respected?

• What is the best way to handle technology that children bring into the classroom?

• What is the best way to handle competition among the children?

• What science experiments work for this age range?

• What are some fun drama or theatrical art activities that the children can practice and then perform together?

Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to:

• Implement strategies that encourage positive relationships among children of different ages in a school age program.

• Develop and implement a mentoring system within a school age classroom.

• Plan developmentally appropriate activities that are engaging, fair, and challenging for children across a range of school age groups.