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Creating a Physical Environment for Your Curriculum Susan Woog-Wagner / Getty Images Children use a variety of materials to explore concepts about water, including different-sized containers (in which they can pour the water back and forth) and objects that sink and float. The physical environment is a powerful messenger, and “every environment implies a set […]

Integrating Developmental Principles and Beliefs In considering our opening vignette, you may have wondered how an open-ended, comprehensive play-based curriculum could be compatible with planning and scheduling for a teacher-directed supplemental literacy program. Curricular activities may be conceptually organized by developmental domains or by academic content areas, but the planning process for any curriculum should

Contextual Factors That Affect Planning Regardless of where you teach, your circumstances (or context) will impact your planning. Among the most important factors that affect planning are the curriculum, the children, their families, your teaching colleagues, and the physical settingthe building and learning spaces. The Planning Context Whether you are given a curriculum to implement

Reflection:What can be gained through analyzing film? After completing your movie analysis, you will reflect on the analysis process and how you have learned to more thoroughly analyze film as well as how rigorous study of film enhances your development as a student and thinker. In this 300- to 600-word reflection, review your initial post

How do you feel about working with another teacher or assistant teacher? Final Film Critique You can choose from When Harry met Sally, The Wizard of Oz, or The Godfather.   If this video is not loading properly, you can access the video by See attached PDF # Please click  here  to view the Week Five

Developmentally Appropriate Activity Planning This entire course has been devoted to understanding the individual components of curriculum, instruction and assessment, as well as how each is interconnected.  We have discussed how to assess our students, how to create a curriculum that is developmentally appropriate and how to individualize our instruction.  We have even practiced creating

Literacy Backpacks “Language is essential to society, forming the foundation for our perceptions, communications, and daily interactions with others” (Kostelnik et al., 2014, p. 243).  Oral language in early childhood is fostered through many things such as conversations with adults and peers, pretend play, singing, questioning, etc. Oral language is also fostered through the daily

Week 5 Overview:What will you do to begin establishing an effective, professional relationship? Congratulations and welcome to week five of ECE203!  This week we culminate our class with a few topics that seek to add to our knowledge gained in previous weeks and to further enhance your ability to plan effective activities for your students. 

What Are My Responsibilities as a Planner? Brand X Pictures / Thinkstock Learning Objectives After reading this chapter, you should be able to: Describe factors that affect the planning context. Describe important considerations for planning the environment. Explain the types of resources available to teachers for planning. Describe a continuum of approaches to planning and

Developmentally Appropriate Activity Planning The focus of the Final Project is to choose nine developmentally appropriate activities for young children. Your capability to effectively plan these activities demonstrates your mastery of the course learning outcomes and your ability to use your knowledge to plan effective activities for young children. Early childhood educators play an important