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COURSE:

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

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