Welcome to Unit 5 CE101 Introduction to Early Childhood Education and Curriculum Planning Instructor Lori Becker

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Learning Outcomes After completing this unit, you should be able to: Identify the domains of development. Explain how educators can apply these domains to meet different learning styles.

Developmental Domains Physical Development: small motor skills, large motor skills, balance, and movement control Socio-emotional Development: getting along with others, understanding, regulating, and expressing feelings, developing moral and ethical beliefs Cognitive Development: thought process, language, intellectual skills, and creativity (Follari, 2007, p. 5).

Teacher’s Considerations Learning experiences should be designed to enhance development Development is usually in predictable, sequential patterns. Teachers should take into account that each individual does progress differently Some skills may be categorized within one domain The majority of skills can be addressed on an integrated level(Follari, 2007, p.5).

Other considerations The teacher should view the child as a whole person (holistically) Observations should be performed of the child as an individual and as part of a group Learning Theories should be considered in the plan Teaching is from the heart (Follari, 2007, p. 6).

Terminology Integrated Learning Experiences: including activities that build skills and foster competency in more than one area Key periods: Researchers carefully observing large numbers of children promoted the belief that there are key times, especially in very young childhood, in which our brains are planned to make certain development leaps (Follari, 2007, p ).

Unit 5 Project As a professional, you will have the opportunity to create learning centers that support these developmental domains: cognitive, social-emotional, physical In your opening paragraph, describe your theme and how the children in your area would be familiar with that theme. What specific age(s) will you be working with? How is your topic relevant to their life experiences? In paragraphs two through four, select and describe an age-appropriate activity for each domain. Be specific about what the children will be doing and how it relates to their development. For example, instead of "play with blocks", be more specific with a description, such as "the children will go to the block center and use the small blocks to create our school building/classroom". Cognitive: What concepts will you present? (color recognition, shapes, numbers sense, vocabulary and other early literacy concepts) Social-emotional: How will they interact with others? What will they do together? How will it impact their individual self-esteem? Physical development: What activities could you do with the children that would provide fine (small) motor practice? (art activities, finger plays, etc.) What kinds of activities will reinforce gross (large) motor development? (blocks, movement activities, etc.) In paragraph five, summarize how you were able to address developmental skills of the domains through active learning. What skills were the children able to practice? Why is it important to address all the developmental domains in early childhood centers?

Wrap-up TEAMWORK It’s amazing what can be accomplished when nobody cares about who gets the credit. - Robert Yates