Professional Documents
Culture Documents
EarlyChildhoodEducation
II7112
UNITC
DevelopmentallyAppropriatePractice
forEarlyChildhoodPrograms
ESSENTIAL
STANDARD:
4.00
B6
20%
OBJECTIVE:
4.02
B6
8%
Createelementsofearlychildhoodenvironments
basedondevelopmentallyappropriatepractice.
Produceanitemforearlychildhood
environmentsbasedonstandardsfor
developmentalappropriateness.
EssentialQuestions
:
Whatstandardsensurethatitemsforearlychildhoodenvironmentsare
developmentallyappropriate?
Whatarethestepsinproducingitemsforearlychildhoodenvironments?
UNPACKEDCONTENT
Standardsfordevelopmentallyappropriateitemsforearlychildhoodenvironments
Coherence
Unityofdesign
Workmanship
Aestheticallyappealing(tochildrenandadults)
Function
Servesdevelopmentalpurpose(s)e.g.,fosteringselfhelp,responsibility,motorskills
Developmentallyappropriateforagespan
Appropriateforindividualratesofgrowth,intelligences,andlearningstyles
Appropriatefordiversesocialandculturalbackgrounds
Nonsexist,antibias,andnotstereotypical
Durable
Versatile
Safe
Easytomaintain
Originality
Reflectsresourcefulness
Unique
Stepsinproducingdevelopmentallyappropriateitemsforearlychildhoodenvironments
1.Identifyaproblem.
GENERATE
SOLUTIONS
2.Planadesign
SOLUTIONS
PLAN
SOLUTION
3.Produceamodelorprototype
PRODUCE
SOLUTION