Unit 8 Project Lesson Plans that Integrate Curriculum In this project you will create two lesson...

Unit 8 Project Lesson Plans that Integrate

CurriculumIn this project you will create two lesson

plans that address the integration of content areas and learning domains through a theme based approach.

This project has two parts.

Part 1The first is the selection of an age appropriate,

meaningful topic; one that represents both the interests of the children and the educational goals of the educator. Select a topic to use as the focus of your lesson plans. The topic should be one that is of interest to children; something in their everyday experience that invites exploration. It should also be a topic that fits with learning standards created by government or professional organizations.

That children can interact over time and engage in multi-sensory experiences is essential to the selection of a good topic of study.

PART 1 is represented by an introductory page (200 - 300 words); naming and defending a topic of study/ the topic you will base your lesson plans on.

Part 2Write TWO (2) Lesson Plans; each based on a different

domain from the Children’s Comprehensive Curriculum model. Each lesson, though from a separate domain, will focus on the same theme/topic. The domains are: – The Aesthetic Domain– The Affective Domain– The Cognitive Domain– The Language Domain– The Physical Domain– The Social Domain

Your lesson plans must be presented in the template provided (see Unit 8 Menu ‘Project’ icon).

Two lesson plans; each representing the same theme/ topic but a different domain (see previous list).

Note: There are examples in Appendix A of your text Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, 5th ed., pp. 488 – 494, however they are not presented in the same template form that you will be using.

Unit 8 Project Rubric: Lesson Plans that Integrate Curriculum (185 points)

40 points: Introduction: Appropriate theme/ focus is identified and defended through professional standards and/ or early childhood theories.

125 points: 2 Individual Lesson Plans that address same theme are presented using the provided template for each plan. Lesson plans include: (examples on pgs. 488-494 of text)

• Activity name

• Learning Domain

• Goal (based on developmental expectations, research, early childhood theory)

• One or two Objectives (based on NAEYC standards or milestones of development)

• Content

• Materials

• Procedures

• Simplification/ Adaptations/ Modifications

• Extensions/ Support

• Evaluation

20 points: Grammar and spelling is correct. Writing is clear, concise, and follows a logical pattern. The Lesson Plan Template and APA Format is used and a minimum of two quotes/ citations are included to support plans; for example to support a learning goalor objective. There is a separate Title & Reference Page.

Creating lesson plans that are multi-dimensional make it more likely all students will learn; as they tend to address multiple intelligences and multiple learning styles.