Child Centered Activity Plan

Purpose

The purpose of creating a child-centered activity plan is for students to demonstrate skills in planning developmentally appropriate curriculum activities that foster social, cognitive, physical, emotional, language and creative development.

Instructions

1. Watch the following Observation Video: Joy and Jona Working on a Puzzle
2. In at least one page, answer the following questions while watching the video:

• What are the children doing and what is the intent of their play?
• What are they trying to figure out? What difficulties are they encountering?
• How are they working cooperatively to solve the problem?
• What activity or lesson can be developed to facilitate the children’s critical thinking and discovery?

1. Based on the observation, plan a child-centered activity for Joy and Jona that supports their learning. The learning activity must be for one of the following subject areas: Math, Literacy, Social Studies, Science, Art, Music, Dramatic Play, or Health.
2. 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

1. Write a one-page summary explaining the following:

• • How does your activity meet the current interests, skills, and abilities of the children within the scenario?
  • What aspects of your activity makes it child-centered?

The activity must be developmentally appropriate and support children’s developmental needs: physical, social, emotional, linguistic, & cognitive.