ECE 111

Childhood Nutrition & Safety

Course Assignment Explanation, #1 - 4

1. Assignment: Comparison/Contrast Paper, NAEYC Standards and Delecare State Regulations. Due _____________, ___ / ___ 1) Develop a written paper comparing/ contrasting one of the three areas of the course; health, safety or nutrition between the Delacare state regulations and NAEYC standards. 2) In the introduction of your paper, you will make a statement about the topic area you chose (health, safety or nutrition) and the more specific standards (at least three) and regulations that you will compare and contrast. 3) In the body you will dissect the chosen standards and regulations (at least three) and find similarities or differences between the Delacare state regulations and the NAEYC standards. 4) In the conclusion part of your paper, you will need to give your overall view of the state regulations in comparison to the NAEYC standards. 5) Please put great thought and effort into the structure of the paper. You will be graded on your usefulness of the documents as well as your grammar. 6) Your paper needs to be at least 3 5 pages in length and must be written using APA style. Please refer to the APA Quick Guide (in-text citations), posted on Blackboard, and remember that the DTCC Writing Center is available to assist you. Your cover page and reference pages are not part of your 3 5 pages. Name: ____________________________________________ Grade Grid: APA Style (Cover page, in-text citation, reference page) ____ / 2 Grammar, punctuation, etc. Content topic, comparison of at least 3 standards. ____ / 6 Total ____ / 10 *Paper is due July 7 , at 1:00 p.m. Deducted 1 point each day it is late, and will not be accepted after 48 hours.
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2. Assignment: ITERS/ETCERS Summary Paper. Due _____________, ___ / ___ 1) Write your full name at the top of your stapled papers. Identify if you are using the ITERS-blue dot (infant & Toddler Environment Rating Scale) or ECERS-yellow dot (Early Children Environment Rating Scale).
2) You need to observe at the DTCC Child Development Center for no less

than one hour. The entrance to the center is on Shipley Street. Let the administrator at the desk know that you are there to observe for ECE 111/Nutrition & Safety and they will direct you to the sign-up Observation Binder. Schedule at least one hour to observe your assigned age group (either infants/toddlers or preschool). If you need additional observation time you are welcome to sign-up at DTCC CDC.
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3) Answer ALL rating questions with a yes or no (Y or N). Log at least 10 notes related to health and safety in the classroom(s) you are observing at the bottom of each page. If you need further explanation of the ratings they can be found on the reverse page. 4) Compose a description of your findings in an early childhood classroom. Use your ITERS/ECERS notes to develop a review of your observation findings. This paper needs to be completed using APA style and must be 1 2 pages in length. In addition, your ITERS/ECERS pages with notes should also be included. *Please email or sign-up to visit during office hours is you have any questions. Name: ____________________________________________ Grade Grid ITERS/ECERS form completed with at least 10 observation notes.... ____ / 3 Paper, 1-2 pages APA (cover page, references, citation page)... ____ / 2 Grammar, punctuation.. ____ / 2

Content, description of the findings of DTCC CDC classroom.. ____ / 3 Total.. ____ / 10 Notes:

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3. Assignment: Lesson Plan Guidelines. Due _____________, ___ / ___ 1) Objective: Students will create a lesson plan for children around the topic Nutritional Snacks. Students will implement this activity for peers. 2) Students will follow the lesson plan format (will be reviewed in class) and provide proper documentation for the resource of the activity idea.
3) The food group, identified allergies and target age of the children for this lesson plan will be determined by your instructor.

4) Each group will choose a healthy recipe to help them create a hands-on activity plan and implement it in class. Remember that in order to follow a recipe, children need visual cues and all of the materials ready and accessible to them. Please also be thinking about food allergies. You will need to survey the peers in your class to see if there are any existing food allergies. Each group will need to have their recipe into your instructor for prior approval so every group does not have the same food creations. 5) Remember to use your text book knowledge of appropriate topics and curriculum planning to create a lesson plan that is developmentally appropriate for children. Chapter 21 will be a great resource for this activity plan. The DTCC library and Nemours information will also be useful. Name: ____________________________________________ Grade grid: Policy guidelines are worth 10 points, with the following breakdown: Purpose & Objectives (at least two, no more than four) ____ / 3 pts

Materials & Supplies. ____ / 2 pt Procedures (detailed steps, creativity, ease to follow) ____ / 4 pts Reference citation..____ / 1 pt Total. ____ / 10 pts

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ACTIVITY PLAN NAMES: Yours AGE LEVEL: ACTIVITY NAME: (Your choiceCapitalize main words) THEME & CURRICULUM AREA: Health & Safety OR Nutrition PURPOSE: To (introduce/explore/develop/reinforce/evaluate...Some aspect of the curriculum area) MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: (Predicted skills relating to development domains underlined above). Think about WHAT the children are doing, HOW are they doing it, and ensure that the objective is MEASURABLE (meaning you can observe the activity and confirm the objective was met). The child/children will: 1. Start each objective with a present tense verb and a capital letter. You need to write 2 objectives, no more.

2. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES NEEDED: * Bulleted list: Capitalize the first letter of each item PROCEDURES: (What you will do and say, including questions you might ask. This section should be written in the present tense. i.e. The teacher will, the children are, etc.) I will: Preparation * (Bulleted list: Start each procedure with a capital letter. Include ALL that you will need to be prepared materials made/bought/borrowed before, set-up, number of children allowed to join, etc.) *Your transitions and activity should be no less than one page in length. What you plan to say should be quoted. Transition to Activity Bulleted list: Start each procedure with a capital letter. This is the start of your script! Introduce myself How? Transition to the activity by saying or asking what? How? Where? How will you get the children to your activity? The children should be active, ideally with some aspect of hands-on, during this transition. Activity Bulleted list: Start each procedure with a capital letter. Make sure to be detailed, write this as if it were a script. What will you be doing, saying, asking during the activity? Ensure that you have at least 3 open-ended questions included. In this section you must also indicate your two objectives (O#1 & O#2) AND your three open-ended question (OE#1, OE#2 & OE#3). This will ensure that you are integrating your objectives into the activity. This is also one aspect of the teacher evaluation. You want to write this section knowing that you, or a substitute teacher, could implement the activity using this activity plan. Transition to Next Activity Bulleted list: Start each procedure with a capital letter. How will you transition the children away from your activity when complete? The children should be active, ideally with some aspect of hands-on, during this transition. Thank the children for participating Transition the children to the next activity by saying or asking what?

REFERENCE CITATION(Attach copy): (Use APA citation, not just attaching your source. Double check the format and punctuation.)

BOOK: Author(s) Last name first. (Year Published). Title Italicized and only first word capitalized.
Place Published City, State with 2 Letters: Publisher. Page(s) cited.

Posner, M. & Meyer, J. (2000). Assessment methods for infants and toddlers. New York, NY: Delmar Publishers. 29. WEB: Name of Web Site Protocol/ host name/ path to document / file name Date retrieved http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct00/workplace.html Retrieved October 6, 2002 PERIODICAL: Author(s) Last name, First name initial. (Year, Month). Article name. Periodical name in italics,
Volume (Issue or Number), Page(s).

Dumtschin, J. (1988, March). Recognizing language, development and delay in early childhood education. Young Children, 43 (3), 16-24. REMINDERS You want to write your activity with LOTS of detail, knowing that you, or a substitute teacher, could implement the activity using this activity plan and not have questions about materials needed, how to prepare, what to do and say, etc. Please make sure to reread your activity plan. Your purposes and objective should be evident in the Activity section of your plan. If they are not you need to go back and rewrite your purposes &/or objectives, or realign the Activity. When you are done with your activity writing please take time to proof read your work for spelling and grammar. Your final step is to ask yourself, If I was not there tomorrow to implement this activity, could another student/teacher implement this activity with no questions? It is essential that you include LOTS of detailed information. If you have questions regarding your plans PLEASE talk with a classmate or your instructor.

ACTIVITY PLAN NAMES: AGE LEVEL: ACTIVITY NAME: THEME & CURRICULUM AREA: PURPOSE: To

MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: The child/children will:

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PROCEDURES: I will: Preparation:

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REFERENCE CITATION(Attach copy): 4. Assignment: Healthy Food Policy Guidelines. Objective: To create a policy for healthy meals and/or snacks in a policy handbook for a Child Care Center. 1 Choose two food regulations from Delacare or healthy eating standards from NAEYC and develop a policy for families. 2.Here are some items and questions to get you started: Food brought in from the outside for celebrations Food brought in from the outside for lunch What are the nutrition guidelines for the serving breakfast and snack to children? What happens when supplemental food has to be offered? Can children share food?

What is the policy if a child forgets a lunch? What are your policies around food allergies?

3.This policy should be directed to a parent audience and follow what is known about best practices for young children. 4. Remember, this is a policy that you are introducing at your center. You are the director and can tailor this policy to fit the needs of your schools philosophy. 5. You will need to pay close attention to grammar and punctuation. Families will be reading this document and it needs to be readable to your parent population. 6. You will choose a name for your center and create official letter head paper with the policy headers under the center name; similar to the heading on this document. Finally, make sure that the policy is not so demanding that it can be enforced consistently, considering both time and financial restraints. Grade grid: Policy guidelines are worth 10 points, with the following breakdown: Name of your center & letterhead ____ / 1 pt Two topics covered, directed to parent audience & explaining best eating practices for children ____ / 6 pts Policies follow & or reference Delacare &/or NAEYC guideline.. ____ / 1 pt Grammar and punctuation ____ / 2 pts Total. ____ / 10 pts