Module Objectives

In this module you will:

1. Explore the elements of infant curriculum
2. Analyze play materials for babies
3. Continue to work on your Play Materials Zine

Assignment #1:  Curriculum in Infant Classrooms

Read: Anderson (2018) and McMullen (2018). Complete this handout as you read.

Anderson (2018) McMullen (2018)

Review this Power Point I narrate the Power Point in this video

Answer the following question:

We have studied infant development and best practices for infant development.  Based on the information in this module and your insights from previous modules,

1. How do infants learn?
2. How do relationships support infant learning & development?
3. Based on your responses to questions #1, & 2, and the information presented in this assignment
   1. What should curriculum in infant classrooms be? Why?
   2. How should infant teachers plan for or develop the curriculum for infant classrooms?
   3. Use specific evidence from each of the readings and Power Points in this module  to support your response to the questions under question #3.

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Assignment #2: Play

Read Guyton (2011) and Shabazian & LiSoga (2014). Complete this handout as you read the articles.

Guyton (2011) Shabazian & LiSoga (2014)

Watch Let’s Talk About Following the Baby video.  Complete this handout as you watch the video

Answer the question below:

1. What play materials support infant development?
2. How specifically do the play materials support infant development?
3. How should infant teachers engage and play with babies to support their development?
4. Use specific information from each of the readings and the video to support your answer.

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Assignment #3: Play Materials Zine

What should you do this week?

1. Communicate with your group! Let me know if you are having trouble reaching a group member
2. Identify your play material. See Module 4 Assignment 3 for a list of play materials. Pick 1 to focus on – that is the 1^st step!
3. What is your assigned color (I sent it in an email)?
4. Go to your group’s Google folder, to the Google Doc for Module 10.
5. What is your role for the week (based on your color)?
6. Add material to the Google Doc for Modules 10 based on your assigned color/ role.
7. Our audience is infant teachers who are working in the field –what you can share with them (from the articles, videos, etc. that will be helpful). They already know general info – they need specifics (quotes, concepts, details, etc. from the videos & reading) to support their work!
8. Go back to Modules 5-9 and add material to the Google Doc based on your role.
9. Check to see if you can access Flipsnack; this video reviews how to access Flipsnack.
10. With your group, continue putting the info you have collected (your data) into paragraphs! There is a new document in your folder you can use in your Google folder. Remember, your audience is infant teachers – so they want specifics!

Assignment #4: Self-Reflection

At the end of the semester you will determine your grade for ECE 209 based on your self-assessment of what you have learned. In preparation for your self-assessment, answer the questions below; you will answer these questions at the end of each module so you have a record of what you have learned over the semester. You can answer the questions here on Open Lab or create a journal on Blackboard (which would be private).

• What did you learn in this module?
  • Information/ knowledge
  • Skills
  • Insights (connections you made or “ah-ha’s” you had about the material)
• How will the material from this module better prepare you to work with infants?

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