Your Unit 9 Project: Select Activities That
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For your Unit 9 Project, you will select activities that encourage children to think and act creatively and identify ways to incorporate creative activities in early childhood care settings. Choose any of the following age groups and find three (3) activities that will nurture and encourage the creativity of that particular age group and explain how it can be used in the classroom.
My Creative Activities Portfolio
Unit 9 Project
CE230
My Name
Date
CE230 Creative Activities for Young Children Final Project
Activity # 1
Source:
Specify the source of the activity here.
Age(s):
6 weeks - 1 year | 2-4 years | 5–7 years | 8–10 years | 10-12 years
Time Required:
Estimate the duration needed for this activity.
Objectives:
After completing this activity, students will be able to demonstrate...
Materials/Equipment:
List all necessary materials or equipment here.
Related Developmental Area(s):
- Drama
- Creative Play
- Art
- Music
- Movement
- Individual
- Small Group
- Large Group
- Cognitive
- Linguistic
- Physical
- Sensorimotor
- Social-emotional
Procedure:
Explain in detailed narrative form using complete sentences how this activity is accomplished. Include the skills that are required and learned and what will be necessary for the instructor to successfully conduct this activity with students.
Activity # 2
Source:
Specify the source of the activity here.
Age(s):
6 weeks - 1 year | 2-4 years | 5–7 years | 8–10 years | 10-12 years
Time Required:
Estimate the duration needed for this activity.
Objectives:
After completing this activity, students will be able to demonstrate...
Materials/Equipment:
List all necessary materials or equipment here.
Related Developmental Area(s):
- Drama
- Creative Play
- Art
- Music
- Movement
- Individual
- Small Group
- Large Group
- Cognitive
- Linguistic
- Physical
- Sensorimotor
- Social-emotional
Procedure:
Explain in detailed narrative form using complete sentences how this activity is accomplished. Include the skills that are required and learned and what will be necessary for the instructor to successfully conduct this activity with students.
Activity # 3
Source:
Specify the source of the activity here.
Age(s):
6 weeks - 1 year | 2-4 years | 5–7 years | 8–10 years | 10-12 years
Time Required:
Estimate the duration needed for this activity.
Objectives:
After completing this activity, students will be able to demonstrate...
Materials/Equipment:
List all necessary materials or equipment here.
Related Developmental Area(s):
- Drama
- Creative Play
- Art
- Music
- Movement
- Individual
- Small Group
- Large Group
- Cognitive
- Linguistic
- Physical
- Sensorimotor
- Social-emotional
Procedure:
Explain in detailed narrative form using complete sentences how this activity is accomplished. Include the skills that are required and learned and what will be necessary for the instructor to successfully conduct this activity with students.
References
- Copple, C., & Bredekamp, S. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8 (3rd ed.). National Association for the Education of Young Children.
- Gartrell, D. (2014). The young child in the family. Cengage Learning.
- Edwards, C. P., & Miller, B. (2008). The intentional teacher: Conceiving of early childhood professional development as a process of inquiry. Young Children, 63(3), 12-18.
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (2020). Advancing practices in early childhood education. NAEYC.
- NAEYC. (2019). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. 4th Edition.
- Sims, M., & Pearson, C. (2019). Creative activities in early childhood education. Journal of Early Childhood Research, 17(4), 365-378.
- Hohmann, M., & Weikart, D. P. (2011). Play is primary: The importance of play in early childhood development. YC Young Children, 66(2), 70-77.
- Brooks, J. P., & Robinson, D. (2018). Engaging children in creative arts: Strategies for early childhood educators. Early Childhood Education Journal, 46(3), 307-316.
- Johnson, J. T. (2020). Supporting creativity in early childhood classrooms. Early Childhood Education Practitioner, 42(1), 23-31.
- Rogoff, B. (2003). The cultural nature of human development. Oxford University Press.