To create an integrated activity plan for preschoolers, and to evaluate your plan. Please make sure to include the reflection
Scenario:
You are a preschool teacher and are beginning a new unit on butterflies at the beginning of the school year. You have a group of nine preschoolers including Brian and Marisol enrolled in your class. Brian and Marisol are both 4 years old but have different levels of experience with preschool skills. Brian has limited experience with preschool skills such as using writing utensils and scissors, and he does not know the alphabet yet. In contrast, Marisol is very confident using pencils, markers, crayons, scissors, and glue sticks, and she already knows the entire alphabet. You will keep their levels in mind as you plan for the whole class, while also differentiating and individualizing to meet the specific needs of Brian and Marisol.
Instructions and Rubric for Chapter Scenario: 100 Points Total
Focus Assignment: 50 points
Create an activity plan on butterflies for your students, keeping in mind their developmental stage as 4-year-olds and Vygotsky’s theory of the zone of proximal development in order to maximize the learning potential for Brian and Marisol. In addition to the activity, you will integrate the topic into learning centers throughout the classroom to give all students including Brian and Marisol more opportunities to explore and engage as they show interest.
Self-Reflection: 50 points
- In your self-reflection, explain how this lesson plan will help your students learn about butterflies
- A minimum of two In-text citations to justify your explanation.
- At least 1 resource must include the assigned chapter in the textbook. You must provide reference “in-text” to the specific page or section your citation is from. For example, stating Chapter 1 will not earn credit. Instead, you must be more specific, (Beaver & Wyatt, 2023, sec 1-b).
- Credit will not be given for research unless citations are included in both in-text and in a proper APA formatted reference section.
- Examples:
- In-Text- (Beaver & Wyatt, 2023, sec 1-b)
- Reference section – Beaver, N. H., & Wyatt, S. (2023). Early education curriculum: A child’s connection to the world (8th ed.). Cengage Learning.
- https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html