CDA II: Curriculum, Schedules

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CDA II Curriculum, Schedules Room Arrangements
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Curriculum
  An organized framework that Identifies content
that children are to learn, Activities that will
assist children in learning and exploring
content Explains what teachers can do to assist
children Gives the how, where, and with what
children will explore content
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Remember CARE
Activities
Curriculum
Environment
Relationships
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Problem-Solving Your Rooms

• Divide into groups
• Read the handout aloud
• Write down 3 problems you have with your room
  arrangements
• Go around the group and share ideas for solving
  the problems. Share one idea at a time. If there
  is more time go around again and share.

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Learning Centers

• Organize your work with children
• Assure that you provide a variety of activities
  in all developmental levels
• Provide more guidance and structure for children
• Are fun for children!

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Why Plan Your Time

• We plan for haircuts, doctor appointments, TV
  shows, going to a movie, why not our activities
  with children?
• Saves Time
• Saves money (you can buy ahead in bulk).
• Helps you provide different activities for
  different areas of development
• Creates a more secure atmosphere and fewer
  discipline problems.

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When you schedule your day

• Use large blocks of time arrival, sleeping,
  eating, etc. or by each activity
• Allow for flexibility
• Post your daily schedule
• Schedule and balance time for active and quiet
  play, small and large motor activities, indoor
  and outdoor, individual and group activities
• Develop routines and procedures and follow them
• Handout

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Lesson Planning the Easy Way

• Identify interests
• Brainstorm (What do you wonder or What would you
  like to know about)
• Choose key questions
• Develop Activities and Put into lesson plan
• Locate materials
• Conduct activities
• Evaluate unit
• Keep the Ideas and materials that worked!

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How they grow
PumpkinWeb
Cooking pumpkin
sizes
foods
smell
Jack-O-Lanterns
Pumpkin
Dogs
Seeds
Color of Pumpkin
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Planning Health, Safety, and Nutrition Curricula

• Using books to identify activities
• Using the internet
• Using curricula books