Category: Other : curriculum approaches in early childhood

In Unit 7, the Thematic Unit Due in its entirety. The focus is on four curricular areas: art, music, fine motor, and gross motor. You will design plans for two curriculum activities and assessment of children’s standards-based learning. You will also present strategies for building home-school-community connections including writing a family newsletter. Lastly, you will complete a comprehensive reflection on the thematic unit project. All information will be added to the “Thematic Unit Template” you submitted in Unit 5. The template contains all due dates.
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In this Unit, utilize the checklists provided in your text to observe and record specific evidence of: 
Indoor and Outdoor Areas Safety Checklist
Learning Environment
Science Environment
Engineering & Construction Environment
Mathematics Environment
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This assignment requires you to learn about math standards for kindergarten children using the following website: Search Kindergarten math hands-on activities. Using the standards, you will identify and evaluate math learning experiences. For this assignment, you will complete and submit the assignment template attached.

Part B of the project requires you to begin building your thematic unit. The focused curricular areas are Science and Technology. You will add information to the “Thematic Unit Template” you submitted in Unit 2. The template contains all due dates. You will fill in all sections on the template that read “U3.”
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