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(Unit 5) Topic 2: Planning Developmentally Appropriate Activities for Children

2 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education

Unit 5 Topic 2 Agenda:

​Topic 2 Page 1

1. ​Unit 5 Topic 2: Planning Developmentally Appropriate Activities * Agenda​
2. Developmentally Appropriate Practice
3. What is Curriculum?
4. Learning Styles
5. Planning Activities for Young Children
6. Visual and Auditory Learning
7. Attention
8. Temperament
9. Factors Affecting a Child’s Temperament
10. Influencing Temperament
11. Treating all Children Respectfully and Individually
12. Self-Identity
13. Planning for Exceptionalities
14. Six Categories of Exceptionalities 
15. Fostering Respect for Everyone
16. Curriculum Planning
17. Intentional Teaching
18. Applying Intentional Teaching Strategies 
19. End of Topic 2 Assessment Quiz​

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• Unit 5 Synopsis and Checklist

Topic 2 Course Description:
2 Clock Hours
CDA Settings:

• Infant/Toddler
• Preschool
• Family Child Care (Mixed-Age)

This topic is designed to teach participants how to plan developmentally-appropriate activities for a group of children based on their ages and individual needs.  Program planning involves taking each child’s strengths, ability levels, capabilities, and temperament into consideration. This information gives teachers and caregivers the tools they need to create a well-balanced program that values diversity, respect, and inclusion. The following topic will assist in planning program activities for students with different learning styles, exceptionalities, and temperaments.

Learning Outcomes:

• List 3 early childhood teaching strategies to assist in the learning of young children.
• Explain what it means to promote diversity in your classroom.
• Define Intentional Teaching

​Meet our Team of Trainers
​This topic has been collaboratively created, organized, and developed by our team of trainers, educators, administrators and specialists. We strive to maintain high quality online training methods while adhering to DEL standards for adult learning and meeting the needs of our students.
For more trainer information please visit the links below.​​

• Aurora Tollestrup, BS Ed, Coordinator of Online Learning and Instructional Technology
• Claudette Lindquist, HD M.A, Part-time STARS Trainer
• Genie Skinner, Director of Online Program Administration ​​

TRAINING REFERENCES

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