familiarize yourself with the domains of development and Content Areas (academic disciplines)

One purpose of this: to familiarize yourself with the domains of development and Content Areas (academic disciplines). Can you identify the difference between large motor and fine motor development? – between science and social studies? Granted, there is overlap! You can’t teach most things without language, for example. There are 2 objectives and assessment pairs for each area, choose the best two for each.

The second purpose for this is to get you reading appropriate objectives and good ways of knowing kids can do them (assessments, or evidence that they’ve learned it). This is one of the differences between an “activity” and a “learning plan.”

Physical Development is it:

• Large Motor example: Catch a ball with two hands. Assessment: Children might be able to catch a balloon or beach ball. (easier) or Children might be able to catch a tennis ball, more difficult.
• Fine Motor or
• Sensory

Communication, is it:

• Language
• Literacy
• Literature

Inquiry Curriculum:

• Math
• Science
• Social Studies

The Arts:

• Visual Arts
• Music
• Creative Movement

Objectives: Children will…