Thematic Part C

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CHS425 – Curriculum Approaches to ECE

Unit 5 Assignment: Thematic Unit Part C Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 5 Points: 10 Thematic Unit Part C

• NAEYC Standard 1a: Knowing and understanding young children’s characteristics and needs. • NAEYC Standard 1c: Using developmental knowledge to create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments. • NAEYC Standard 2c: Involving families and communities in their children’s development and learning.

Overview: Part C of the project requires you to continue building your thematic unit. The focused curricular areas are Math, Engineering/Construction, Language & Literacy, and Social Studies/Dramatic Play. You will identify theme-related children’s books, and design plans for building connections between home, school, and community. All information will be added to the “Thematic Unit Template” you submitted in Unit 3. All requirements are presented below. The template contains all due dates. You will fill in all sections on the template that read “U5.” Please be sure to review the entire template as items due each week are found in different sections throughout the template. Instructions: Using the Thematic Unit Template, complete and submit all requirements for Part C. Requirements: 1. Four Curricular Areas: Develop plans for 1) Math, 2) Engineering/Construction, 3) Language & Literacy, and 4) Social Studies/Dramatic Play.

• Identify two early learning standards from the four curricular areas. o Locate and provide the website for your state’s early learning standards for preschool or kindergarten. For preschool children, you may use the Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards: What children, birth to 5, should know and be able to do.

• Identify 5 ideas for each curricular area that include a variety of activities (books, songs, fingerplays, etc.).

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• Provide four curricular descriptions: one for each area. • Describe one activity for each curricular area.

o Activity name  o Description (in your own words of the activity) o Bulleted list of procedures (can be used directly from a source) o Website: This is necessary if you obtained the activity from a source, and it is not your own idea

2. Theme-related Children’s Books: Create a booklist with 5 books related to the theme. For each book, include a complete title, author/illustrator, and a brief 3 to 4 sentence summary using your own words. 3. Home-School Connection: Write a family newsletter. Plan two strategies to engage children’s families in meaningful ways that: 1) connect directly to the theme, 2) support learning in the home, and 3) value families as their children’s first teachers. 4. Community-School Connection: Plan two strategies to involve the community in meaningful ways that: 1) connect directly to the theme, and 2) introduce children to community helpers.

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Unit 5 Assignment

CRITERIA Outstanding Good Fair Needs Improvement

9-10 Points 8 Points 6-7 Points 0-5 Points Completed Template (Part C)

Template (Part C) is complete. All key details are included.

Template (Part C) is mostly complete with some key details missing.

Template (Part C) has significant details that are missing.

Template (Part C) is missing or inadequate.