Setting: The Busy Bees Preschool classroom has two lead teachers, Ms. Jones and Ms. Garcia. The classroom serves a diverse group of 4-year-old children.
The Challenge: Ms. Jones and Ms. Garcia have been having disagreements about how to arrange the classroom furniture. Ms. Jones prefers a more structured environment with clearly defined activity areas. Ms. Garcia believes in a more open layout that encourages flexible play. This difference in opinion has created tension between the two teachers, and some of the children have begun to pick up on the discord.
Chapter 7: Modeling Adult Relationships
Answer the following questions questions:
How can Ms. Jones and Ms. Garcia effectively communicate their different perspectives on the classroom layout?
What strategies can they use to resolve their disagreement and find a solution that works for both of them and the children?
How can they model positive conflict resolution for the children in the classroom?
How can Ms. Jones and Ms. Garcia use the classroom layout to address both their teaching philosophies?
What specific features could they incorporate to create a stimulating and developmentally appropriate environment for the children?
Category: Early childhood
In this assignment, you will select a science or sensory activity and use it as a catalyst for the design of a developmentally appropriate, integrated curriculum unit. You will develop an introductory paper for the integrated unit.
Create a Word document for your response.
Use APA format for the title page, references page, and in-text citations. Use a minimum of three references, no older than 10 years, cited in APA format to support your introductory paper and integrated curriculum unit.
Follow the directions and submit your Word document. Include the introductory paper and integrated teaching template in one submission.
Step 1. Choose
Choose a science or sensory activity. You can use one from the course readings or find one through your own internet research.
Step 2. Compose
Compose a one-page introductory paper in which you describe the age group and activity. Explain (1) why the activity is appropriate to the age group (2) the state or national standards to which the unit aligns, and (3) how you will use the activity as the catalyst for the development of an integrated curriculum unit.
Step 3. Identify
Identify additional activities and resources to be used in conjunction with the activity to create an integrated unit addressing the following areas: science or sensory development, language and literacy, mathematics and number sense, cognition/logical reasoning, physical development, and social/emotional development. If needed, see the Module 3 Learning Objects and/do your own internet research for more information and ideas about integrated curriculum.
Step 4. Determine
Determine a format for your unit. More information and example templates can are available from the Nebraska Department of Education websiteLinks to an external site..
Step 5. Explain
In a conclusion section of 2-3, well-developed paragraphs, explain how you will involve parents and families of students in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the unit.
Step 6. Submit
Submit your final paper and integrated teaching template as one submission.
I provided the article and instructions with questions for assignment. Please answer each question, do not need to be put in essay form, just answer as it is.
Summarise and critique the methodology and methods used in 2 selected, published research articles on early childhood topics. Ensure that one selected research article uses a quantitative or mixed-methodology approach. The other using a qualitative approach
1) How will you begin to address all of the health and safety issues necessary in the maintenance of a quality child care program? Log on to the American Academy of Pediatrics Web site at http://www.aap.org. Do a keyword search for “food and nutrition,” and locate (2) relevant articles on child care center food and/or nutrition requirements. Give a one page summary for each article listing the highlights of the article. Be sure to include the name of the article for easy referencing. Each summary should be double-spaced, 12 font.
Watch the TED Talk video entitled Parents of Children with Special Needs Have Needs, Too | Debra Vines | TEDxOakParkSalon
Summarize what you feel was the key takeaways from the video and respond to 2 of your classmates for full credit
Watch the video entitled: Social-Emotional Learning: What Is SEL and Why SEL Matters.
Write a paragraph explaining what does social emotional learning mean to you. (minimum 100 words