Developmentally Appropriate Activity Planning

The focus of the Final Project is to choose nine developmentally appropriate activities for young children. Your capability to effectively plan these activities demonstrates your mastery of the course learning outcomes and your ability to use your knowledge to plan effective activities for young children. Early childhood educators play an important role in the future success of children, and your ability to create effective curriculum experiences is a fundamental part of that.
To prepare for this assignment,

• Please refer to the Week 5 Guidance for further tips and examples that will support your success with this discussion.
• Review and download the ECE 203 Activity Template  Download Activity Template.
  • There are nine required sections total: Science/Sensory, Language and Literacy, Creativity, Fine motor (please choose an indoor activity), Gross motor (please choose an outdoor activity), Self-Concept, Emotional Skills/ Regulation, Social Skills, and Math.
  • Read the required resources for this week and consider reviewing the recommended resources as well.

Remember that any applicable resource used throughout this course can support the requirement for four scholarly resources for this assignment.
 
area of focus:

• Center-Based Infant/Toddler (young infants, mobile infants, or toddlers)

 
In your assignment, create a nine- to 11-page Word document that addresses the following:
Center-Based Infant/Toddler

• Complete each section of the Activity Template.
  • To complete the sections for a Center-Based Infant/Toddler:
    • Indicate the age group. Of the nine activities, three should be appropriate for young infants, three for mobile infants and three for toddlers.
    • List the intended goals.
    • List all of the materials that will be needed for each activity.
    • Explain in detail the process/teaching strategies that will be used for each activity.
    • Specify how each activity is developmentally appropriate for that age group.

 
 
The Developmentally Appropriate Activity Planning project:

• Must be nine to 11 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center (Links to an external site.)’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • To assist you in completing the library research required for this assignment, view this Help! Need Article (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which can help you find a good starting place for your research.
  • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center for specifications.