The purpose of creating an child-directed activity plan is for students to demonstrate skills in planning developmentally appropriate curriculum activities that emerge from children’s interests

The purpose of creating an child-directed activity plan is for students to demonstrate skills in planning developmentally appropriate curriculum activities that emerge from children’s interests and foster social, cognitive, physical, emotional, language and creative development. Students will also demonstrate how curriculum and environment can be designed and adapted for children’s unique and individual ages, stages, and needs.

Instructions

Read the following vignette (taken from page 30 in your text)

“Look at the bee!” Marissa points excitedly. “Let’s make an investigation of why bees are in the sandbox.”

Josh says, ” Look at his antennae. That’s how they get their prey.”

Marissa adds, “When they crawl inside the flower, they hang upside down and attach their stinger.”

Josh says, ” I saw the bee, but he didn’t think I was his enemy. He went back to the flower. Why does it go upside down in the flower?”

Ms. Jaana answers, “Let’s look at the insect book and see if we can find an answer.”

Think about the children’s emerging interests in the above scenario. How can you use these interest to plan a Child-Directed Activity Plan?

Plan an emergent activity for the children in the above scenario in one of the following subject areas: Math, Literacy, Social Studies, Science, Art, Music, Dramatic Play, or Health. The activity must be developmentally appropriate and support children’s developmental needs: physical, social, emotional, linguistic, & cognitive.

Use the following template to create your activity plan. Activities plans will include the following information:

Name of the Activity

Age Range

Subject

Learning Area

At Least 3 Learning Objectives, including an explanation of how the objectives will be met

At least 3 Developmental Objectives, including an explanation of how the objectives will be met

List of materials required

Explanation of how the activity will be introduced to the children

Step-by-Step Procedure (Explanation of how the children will use the materials to meet the learning objectives and developmental objectives)

Explanation of how children will be evaluated in meeting the objectives

Write a one-page summary explaining the following:

How does your activity meet the current interests of the children within the scenario?

What aspects of your activity makes it child-directed?