I.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

II. This course will focus on combining academic

subjects to teach around a specific topic. It will
help the students to describe a movement
toward integrated lessons
III. helping students to make connections across
curricula. It will also guide the teachers and
students to be empowered to attain the
teaching learning process collaborately
IV. leading to the development of a well-rounded
personality. It also aims to enhance the critical
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 thinking and understanding on the integrative
teaching strategies to be utilized in
V. teaching and learning process
This course will focus on combining academic
subjects to teach around a specific topic. It will
help the students to describe a movement toward
integrated lessons
helping students to make connections across
curricula. It will also guide the teachers and

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students to be empowered to attain the teaching
learning process collaborately
leading to the development of a well-rounded
personality. It also aims to enhance the critical
thinking and understanding on the integrative
teaching strategies to be utilized in
teaching and learning process
This course will focus on combining academic
subjects to teach around a specific topic. It will
help the students to describe a movement toward
integrated lessons
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helping students to make connections across
curricula. It will also guide the teachers and
students to be empowered to attain the teaching
learning process collaborately
leading to the development of a well-rounded
personality. It also aims to enhance the critical
thinking and understanding on the integrative
teaching strategies to be utilized in
teaching and learning process
This course centers on the basic concepts, principles and practices of child health, food and nutrition, and child safety for children ages 0 to 8. It
provides opportunities to pre-service students to demonstrate content knowledge of relevant policies, guidelines and procedures and preventive
practices that provide safe and secure learning environment, including ECCD in emergencies and child protection. It emphasizes on the importance
of partnering with health professionals and building relationships with families and communities to help young children establish healthy lifestyles and
achieve their learning potential

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 VI. This course will focus on combining academic
subjects to teach around a specific topic. It will
help the students to describe a movement
toward integrated lessons
VII. helping students to make connections across
curricula. It will also guide the teachers and
students to be empowered to attain the
teaching learning process collaborately
VIII. leading to the development of a well-rounded
personality. It also aims to enhance the critical

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 thinking and understanding on the integrative
teaching strategies to be utilized in
IX. teaching and learning process
X. LEARNING PLAN
Course Teaching and Learning Learning
Week Topics Assessment Tasks Remarks
Outcomes Activities Resources
A. BiPSU’s Mandate/ Interactive lecture on Free Speech Test on the
VMGO Orientation BiPSU’s mandate/VMGO understanding of BiPSU’s
and course orientation. mandate/VMGO vis-à-vis Computer/
1 B. Course Orientation on GE: GE: Entrepreneurial Mind Laptop
Entrepreneurial Mind and
its academic requirements. Lesson
presentation
2 II. Foundations for Wellness in
Young Children
a. analyze the impact of the
1. Importance of nutrition and early years on children's • Discussion Computer/
health in the early years life-long health and Laptop
nutritional status; • Based on researches,
2. Current trends and relationships design an infographic on: Lesson
between children’s health, safety, b. explain how health, presentation
and nutrition safety, and nutrition are 1. Importance of nutrition
interrelated; and Internet
3. Factors that influence children's health connection
health safety and nutrition c. describe current trends 2. current trends affecting
affecting health, safety, and children’s health, safety and
nutrition; nutrition
3. factors that influence

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 d. describe the factors that children's health safety and
influence children's health, nutrition
safety, and nutritional
status based on research;
and

describe the role of culture

in children’s health, safety,
and nutrition.

III. Nutrition and the Healthy a. explain the basics of • Quiz on nutrition and the Computer/
Child early childhood nutrition; healthy child Laptop

1. Basics of early childhood b. develop meal plans and • Snacks prepared by the Lesson
nutrition, including nutritional snacks that meet children's students will be assessed presentation
meal plans and snacks nutritional needs; based on the following
sample criteria: nutritional Internet
2. Developmentally appropriate c. analyze the quality and content, taste, presentation, connection
mealtime environments for developmental and ease of preparation
3 infants, toddlers, preschoolers, appropriateness of meal-
and primary children time environments for
infants; and
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d. analyze the quality and
developmental
appropriateness of meal-
time environments for
toddlers, preschoolers, and
school-age children.
4 IV. Standards, Guidelines and
National Initiatives a. explain the nutrition • Quiz on standards, Computer/
standards, guidelines, and guidelines and national Laptop
1. Roles of standards, guidelines, national initiatives on initiatives
and national initiatives for children’s program and teaching Lesson
nutrition, safety, and health in practices; • Seatwork: develop presentation
program and teaching practices program nutrition goals and

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 b. explain the safety design a weekly meal plan Internet
standards, guidelines, and connection
national initiatives on • Paper on insights scoring
program and teaching rubric
practices; and

c. explain the health

standards, guidelines, and
national initiatives on
program and teaching
practices
5 Midterm Examination
V. Physical Fitness and
Movement in Young Children a. explain the importance of
physical fitness of young • Quiz on physical fitness Computer/
1. Importance of Physical children; and and movement in young Laptop
Fitness children
b. design movement Lesson
2. Development of Movement activities for young children. • Movement activities presentation
designed and performed by
3. Movement Programs for the students will be Internet
6 CO 2 Young Children assessed based on the connection
following scoring rubric:
inclusion of locomotor and
nonlocomotor movements,
easy to follow, fun, etc.

• Observation report
sheets/checklists scoring
rubric

7 VI. Standards, Guidelines a. explain the nutrition

and National Initiatives standards, guidelines, and Computer/
national initiatives on • Quiz on standards, Laptop
program and teaching guidelines and national
1. Roles of standards,
practices; initiatives Lesson
guidelines, and national

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 initiatives for children’s nutrition,
safety, and health in program
and teaching practices
V1. Common Illnesses and
Injuries
1. Health policies in early
childhood settings
2. Teacher’s role in managing
8 illness and common infectious
diseases
3. Healthy practices to prevent
the spread of illness
9 VII. Children’s Emotional
Health and Safety
presentation
b. explain the safety • Seatwork: develop
standards, guidelines, and program nutrition goals and Internet
national initiatives on design a weekly meal plan connection
program and teaching
practices; and • Paper on insights scoring
rubric
c. explain the health
standards, guidelines, and
national initiatives on
program and teaching
practices.
• Quiz on common illnesses
a. enumerate health and injuries Computer/
policies including safe Laptop
medication administration; • Reports will be assessed
based on the following Lesson
b. describe the teacher's sample criteria: presentation
role in managing illness completeness, clarity, etc.
and common infectious nonlocomotor movements, Internet
diseases; and easy to follow, fun, etc. connection
c. explain healthy practices • Observation report
to prevent the spread of sheets/checklists scoring
illness in early childhood rubric
settings.
a. describe the relationship • Quiz on children’s
between mental health and emotional health and safety Computer/
child development; Laptop
b. apply strategies in • Puppet show scoring Lesson
creating a prosocial rubric presentation
environment;
Internet
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 c. demonstrate effective connection
responses to
aggressive behavior;
and

d. enumerate ways to
address children's
varied mental health
needs.
G. Child Abuse and a. describe risk factors • Quiz on child abuse and Computer/
Neglect for child abuse and neglect Laptop
neglect Identify signs of
child abuse and • Advocacy poster scoring Lesson
neglect; rubric presentation

b. explain the DSWD • Reflection paper scoring Internet

guidelines and rubric connection
10 protocols for child
abuse and neglect; and

c. explain the early

childhood educator's
role in the prevention of
child abuse and
neglect.
11 H. Effective Emergency a. identify the most • Quiz on effective Computer/
Response common types of emergency responses Laptop
injuries in young
children; • First Aid Flip chart scoring Lesson
rubric presentation
b. explain policies and
procedures for Internet
preventing and connection
responding to
emergencies; and

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I. Developing and
Implementing Safety
Practices
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J. Evaluating Children’s
Health and Development
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14 K. Parents and Community
Partnership to Promote
Children’s Wellness
1. Importance of partnerships
with families to meet children’s
nutritional needs
c. Prepare a disaster
response plan.
a. design a safe early • Pretest/Posttest on Computer/
childhood indoor students’ knowledge of Laptop
educational common safety practices
environment; Lesson
• Playground safety presentation
b. design a safe early evaluation scoring rubric
childhood outdoor Internet
educational • Classroom safety connection
environment; evaluation scoring rubric
c. describe effective
supervision in early
childhood education
settings Identify food
safety issues; and d.
evaluate safety
practices.
a. describe the role of • Quiz on evaluating Computer/
health screenings and children’s health and Laptop
assessment in early development
childhood settings; and Lesson
• Seatwork: develop school presentation
b. analyze health forms such as child health
conditions that affect record, incident report, etc. Internet
children. connection
a. develop strategies • Quiz on parents and
that facilitate community partnership
collaboration with promoting children’s Computer/
families to meet wellness Laptop
children's nutritional
needs, including the • Brochure of online Lesson
support of breast resources scoring rubric presentation
feeding;
• Parents orientation Internet
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 2. Importance of partnerships
with families to meet for
children’s special health care
needs
3. Educational opportunities for
families in the areas of health,
safety, and nutrition
4. Ways that culture can play a
role in children’s wellness
L. Effective Learning
Experiences
15
16 Final Examination
17-18 Preparation for lacking Requirements
b. describe ways that program scoring rubric connection
early childhood
educators can partner • Panel discussion scoring
with families to provide rubric
for children's special
health care needs; and • Develop a partnership with
the community
c. plan educational
opportunities for • Propose a project/program
families in the areas of with the barangay
health, safety and
nutrition
a. design learning • Quiz on effective learning Computer/
experiences focused on experiences Laptop
health concepts and
activities for young • Written lesson plan on Lesson
children; nutrition scoring rubric presentation
b. design safety • Demonstration lesson on Internet
awareness activities for nutrition scoring rubric connection
young children; and
• Activities for safety
c. design nutrition awareness scoring rubric
education activities for
young children.
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