Session 4
1. Session 4
1.3. Learning Activity 1
Session 4: Becoming an Early Childhood Professional
Learning Activity 1: An Activity Plan
Focus
In the Getting Focused activity for Session 4, you took some time to plan your perfect day. In this learning activity your challenge is to plan a day for a child care centre using children aged four and five years as your target audience.
Directions
For this activity, it might be worthwhile to spend some time in a child care facility observing the daily routines and activities, as well as taking time to discuss talk to caregivers and gain ideas from them.
Things to include in your day plan for a child care centre are the following:
- arrival
- time for routines, such as toileting, snack, and lunch
- time for downtime activities; for example, quiet time
- indoor and outdoor play, including
- large-group activities, such as circle time, story time, music time, sharing time
- small-group activities, such as stories, songs, science activities
- student-initiated (or selected) activities that are supported by the teacher
- departure
Do not forget to include any advance preparations you might need to make or supplies needed for your activities.
Remember to provide the opportunity to be physically active after a quiet time and to slow down after a period of high activity.
Complete Learning Activity 1: An Activity Plan.
Checking In
Save this project in the appropriate folder on your computer. Refer to the Student Rubric for Learning Activity 1: An Activity Plan for self-assessment. Your teacher may use a rubric similar to this for evaluation.