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Early Childhood Curriculum, Planning and Evaluation
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (0-5)
Assessment Objective: This assessment requires you to explain and apply contemporary educational theories to develop a learning plan in one key area of curriculum for children in either:
Birth to 2 years, or 3 to 5 years
Your learning plan should be informed by contemporary educational theories and demonstrate an understanding of how children learn and develop in your chosen age group. Get expert online assignment help in the USA.
Assessment: Planning and Programming for Key Areas of Curriculum - Explain and apply understandings of contemporary educational theories to develop a learning plan in one key area of curriculum for children in either the birth to 2 years or 3 to 5 years age group.
Assessment Instructions
Choose an Age Group and Key Curriculum Area (design one specific learning activity)
Select either Birth to 2 years or 3 to 5 years as your focus.
Choose a key area of curriculum, such as:
Numeracy
Literacy
Science
Arts
Choose focus child or children and do the observation
Learning outcomes should follow the SMART rules:
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time-based
Curriculum/Framework links-explain how your lesson plan links to the EYLF (including the specific learning outcomes, which principles or practices you follow or Australian Curriculum, be specific with your explanation
Theoretical connections (explain how your lesson plan links to the contemporary theories such as Vygotsky, Piaget, Bronfenbrenner, Reggio Emilia, Montessori)
Physical space (indoor or outdoor? tabletop or on the mat? what equipment you need for your planned activity etc.)
Materials/ resources (what kinds of materials you use, considering about the reason you use them, about the size,
safety and texture regrading children's age groups.
Detail instructions
Provide the in-detailed step by step introductions for your activity including four parts-transition, introduction, main-body and closure or conclusion
What strategies you used for the smooth transition in and out of the activity
What strategies you use for diverse learners including special needs, language delay, limited English or diverse cultural backgrounds
What assessment strategies you use to assess children's learning outcomes for each part?
Reflection-what did you learn from making the in-detailed lesson plan, which part you find the most challenging and how can you improve your lesson plan in your future practice?