Transcript edu-280-activity

Activity Planning
Terms
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Activity: the name of the
activity you are going to
implement
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Curriculum Area:
Music,
Movement, Math, Science, Social
Studies, Creative Art, Health, Language
Arts, Safety, Nutrition, etc.
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Behavioral Objectives: "what"
you want the child(ren) to
accomplish; must be stated as :
"The child (or children) will"...
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Concepts: Specific truth(s) to be
taught; facts the children might
obtain as a result of the experience
Terms
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Target Group: age range of
children for which the activity is
developmentally appropriate
Group Size: the number of
children you intend to include in
the activity
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Location: the area in (or outside)
the classroom where the activity
will be presented
Materials: the resources you will
need to implement the activity; the
"how and what" tools
Terms
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Procedure: the steps in
implementing the learning activity-includes advance preparation,
questions the teacher might ask,
ideas that are introduced to
stimulate discussion, and
implications for guidance
(including behavioral limits)
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Evaluation/Comments:
the
notes the teacher makes to herself
concerning the activity after the
presentation of the activity: how
the children reacted, things to
remember for the next time,
feelings about the activity
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Source: where you found the activity-original idea, another teacher, activity
book, magazine.
For books give title (underlined) and
author. For magazines, list the name of
magazine and month and year of
publication. For websites, include the
entire URL.
ACTIVITY: Our Sequenced Story
CURRICULUM AREA:
Language/Literacy
BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVE(S): The
children will use a toy person to tell a
collective story.
CONCEPTS:
 1. A story has a beginning, a middle
and an end.
 2. Stories have characters, pictures,
and words.
TARGET GROUP/GROUP SIZE: 5’s &
6’s/ group of 6-8 (or about half the
class)
LOCATION: group time area, circle
time area gathering place
MATERIALS: sequenced story such as
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, wooden
play person or rag doll.
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PROCEDURE: (including questions/comments to stimulate
discussion, and guidance suggestions/limits)
Warm Up: Gather children and read a sequenced story
such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Ask the children
what the story is about. Then talk with them about the
different parts of the story, including the characters, the
pictures, and words. Point out that the story has a
beginning, a middle and an end.
Activity: Bring out the wooden person or rag doll, and
explain to then children that they will be passing the toy
around the circle to tell a sequenced group story.
Ask the children to brainstorm a name for their story’s
character. Then give the toy to a child nearest you and
ask him or her to begin the story (for example, “Amy is
going to school.” Then ask the child to pass the toy on to
the next child for the next idea.
EVALUATION/COMMENTS:
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SOURCE: Early Childhood Today,
October 1995