Course Activity Guide

Activity one:

Read all course materials.

Submit the below table with completed topic choice and due dates for approval.

Remember when choosing due dates that you will need to complete all coursework by 9/1/2018.

Please space assignments accordingly.

Schedule your due dates to meet your needs as an adult learner.

 

Topic Choice
Activity two due date
Activity three
Activity four

Write a short reflection telling how you came to your decision of due dates and why you chose the topic you submitted.

List of approved sub-topics:

You will explore these topics and share the information you find.

• Play in Early Childhood
• Why ditto sheets are not developmentally appropriate
• Developing a curriculum
• Creating a quality lesson plans
• Creating a DAP circle time
• Interest areas
• Art in the classroom
• Music in the classroom
• Math in the classroom
• Science in the classroom
• DAP literacy experiences
• Outdoor play
• Rough and Tumble Play
• Other topics by instructor approval

Activity two:

Submit four to five questions that you would like to seek answers to throughout this course. Sample questions:

Rough and Tumble Play:

• What age does rough and tumble play begin to develop?
• What are the fears around rough and tumble play?
• Is there a difference between rough and tumble play and aggression?
• Are there benefits of rough and tumble play for children?
• Can rough and tumble play work in a classroom or child care setting?

Circle time:

• Does circle time benefit young children?
• Should children have to participate in circle time?
• How long should circle time be?
• What information should be covered in a developmentally appropriate circle time?

Take time to think about these questions. Choose questions that are relevant to the work you do daily within your program. Write a short reflection to share why you chose the questions that you did and how you hope to implement your new knowledge within your daily practice. Submit these questions for approval and reflection before moving on to your research.

Activity three:

Complete the table below:

Guiding questions:	Themes from research:

Write a short summary/reflection of your progress so far. Answer questions such as:

How has your research gone?

Have you found an overload of information or is information scarce?

Has research aligned with your prior knowledge and assumptions?

Do you need to adjust your guiding questions?

What are some of the main points that have stuck out to you so far?

Include a list of resources that you are currently working from. (Remember these sources must be from reputable sources. Books, Scholarly Articles/Journals, NAEYC, etc. Sites such as Wikipedia or personal blogs are not research based reputable sources.)

Submit this assignment and post your summary in the community of learning. Be sure to read others summaries and provide feedback to others.

Activity four:

Create a presentation of your findings. This presentation should cover answers to all of your guiding questions. The presentation can be presented in a variety of formats. Prezi, Powerpoint, video, etc. The most important piece of this presentation is that you are sharing what you have learned. The presentation should be brief, yet provide enough information that others would understand your topic.

You will again write a summary and reflection of the process of the activity. Include a list of resources.

You again can use these questions to guide your reflection:

Write a short summary/reflection of your progress so far. Answer questions such as:

How has your research gone?

Have you found an overload of information or is information scarce?

Has research aligned with your prior knowledge and assumptions?

Do you need to adjust your guiding questions?

What are some of the main points that have stuck out to you so far?

Share both your presentation and summary to the community of learning. Be sure to explore others research and give feedback.