PR009

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PR009-Instructions.docx

PR009/Teaching in the Arts, Social Science, and Health in the Preschool Setting.

Practically every preschool teacher is constantly on the lookout for lessons, activities, and other resources that can make learning come alive for children. Thanks to the World Wide Web, today’s educators have access to a plethora of information and resources online. When planning instructional lessons and activities, and selecting resources, you do not have to constantly reinvent the wheel. There is an abundance of free downloadable lessons, activities, and resources available to you on the websites of professional organizations such as the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and HighScope, as well as on commercial sites. Additionally, your colleagues are often a valuable source of creative ideas, materials, and time-tested lessons, activities, and resources.

For this first part of the Assessment, take time to scan the Internet, as well as professional texts, and talk to colleagues about developmentally appropriate arts, health and social studies lessons, activities, and resources that have proven successful in helping children achieve important learning goals. Evaluate the activities, lessons, and resources to identify those that are developmentally appropriate and applicable to the children in the Case Scenarios. Then, select one for each of the three classes, and complete the following:

· Write a detailed description of each of the activity, lesson, or resource. For example, for Carlos’s class you may describe an art activity that gives children opportunities to develop fine motor skills and engage in physical movement while demonstrating what they have been learning about diversity. (1 paragraph per resource)

· Provide a rationale for why each resource was selected for use with the children in the case presented. (1 paragraph per resource)

· Include the source of the activity/lesson/resource (e.g., associated citation and link/picture)