Knowing that science is at the heart of the questions children ask and topics that they are interested in, this assignment asks you to:
1) select one article from the list provided,
2) discuss how you will use this information to plan an activity aligned to an early learning standard that you select, and 3) use the topic that you selected in Unit 1 to help you focus, direct and plan the activity.
Instructions:
A. Activity Plan Preparation
1. Based on your topic selected in Unit 1, choose one article from the Unit 2 Assignment: Activity Plan Article Selections for your activity plan. You must use an article from these selections to receive credit for this
assignment.
2. Provide a citation for the article in APA 7 format.
3. In your own words: a) summarize the main idea of the article that you will use in your activity plan, and b) Provide an example of how the article idea can deepen child learning about your topic.
4. Choose one early learning standard (infants through 8 years) that you will use for this activity plan. You may choose the standard from your home state’s standards or from the Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards (CTELDS).
B. Activity Plan
Describe your activity plan with the following elements:
1. Name the topic: List your topic selection from Unit 1.
2. Name the activity. Provide a descriptive activity name.
3. Describe the activity. What are you asking children to do?
CHS250 – STEM in the Early
Childhood Education Classroom
Unit 2 Assignment: Activity Plan
4. Write the selected early learning standard. Include the text of the
standard and the source/state. Refer to the unit optional resources to find
websites for state and CT early learning standards.
5. Identify learning goal. Refer to your topic and use the early learning
standard that you selected for this lesson to write one learning goal. The
learning goal should describe what the children will learn, know, or be able
to do as a result of the lesson. Briefly explain how the learning goal
connects to the topic and early learning standard.
6. Identify vocabulary words: Identify and list 3-5 vocabulary words that
relate to your topic, will be used with the children during the activity, and
will build their understanding of the concept(s).
7. Identify materials: List concept-related materials for children’s hands-on
learning about the topic.
8. Describe community and family involvement: Briefly and explicitly describe
one idea for how you could involve the family and community in children’s
learning about the topic.
Requirements:
• Submit a Word document in APA 7 format (with Title Page and Reference Page).
• Minimum two (2) pages in length, excluding the Title and Reference pages.
sources:
Early Science Resources
or
Early Math Resources
