Early Childhood Curriculum Development

Taylor Robert
Dr. Maureen Maiocco – Early Childhood A.S. Program

Featured Lesson Theme: Trip to the Zoo Featured Lesson Plan

Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework
[HSELOF]Goals and Objectives: Curriculum Lesson Plan HSELOF Code Concept Statement:
Focus Title Standards/Goals The children will enhance small muscles by
engaging in a fine motor activity.
HSELOF Code: P-PMP-3
Language & Literacy Let’s Learn the Alphabet. P-LIT-3, P-LIT-6, P-LIT- 6 Materials Needed:
HSELOF Goal: Child demonstrates increasing
• Construction paper (Multi-colored)
control, strength, and coordination of small muscles. Math & Numbers Let’s Get to Counting P-MATH-1, P-MATH-4, P-MATH-5 • The children will choose the color
Objective 1: The children will develop wrist rotation
• The children’s hands
and stability by cutting out parts of the monkey with Science & Discovery What Do We Know? P-SCI-1, P-SCI-6, P-SCI-4 • Brown, green and white paint
scissors.
• Different color paint for children to choose
Creative Arts The Very Hungry Caterpillar P-SCI-4, P-ATL-3, P-ATL-13 • Paint brushes, scissors, glue and crayons
HSELOF Code: P-PMP-3 .
Physical Development Monkey Play P-PMP-3, P-PMP-3, P-PMP-3 Motivation:
HSELOF Goal: Child demonstrates increasing
I will have a monkey cut out with poster board in
control, strength, and coordination of small muscles. Large & Small Motor Hop Scotch P-PMP-1, P-PMP-1, P-PMP-2 the front of the classroom. Does anyone know
Objective 2: The children will develop finger
Social Studies The Habitats P-SE-9, IT-AL-13, IT-ATL-8 what kind of animal this is? Who wants to make
dexterity by coloring parts of the monkey throughout
their own monkey?
the activity.
Sensory Experience Let’s Dig to Find The Animals. P-SCI-4, P-ATL-12, P-ATL-13 Steps:
I will have the children come to circle time, and I
HSELOF Code: P-PMP- 3
Well-Being Healthy Foods P-PMP-5, P-PMP-5, P-PMP-5 will ask the children questions about the activity.
HSELOF Goal: Child demonstrates increasing
I will have the children walk back to their seats
control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.
like a monkey. I will have the children get their
Objective 3: The children will develop hand and eye
smocks. I will have the children get the
coordination by cutting and coloring parts of the
construction paper they want. The children will
monkey.
Featured Activity Title: Monkey Play
Steps/Directions:
About My Theme About D.A.P. put their hand in brown paint and make the
base. I will have the zoo song playing in the
I chose the theme zoo because most of background. I will have the children make the
Developmentally appropriate practice monkey’s tail. I will have the children cut out the
1. I will ask the children what kind of animal they see. the children are very familiar with zoo
involves teachers meeting young children monkey’s mouth and head with the color
2. Introduce the activity. animals and have been to the zoo. Zoo
where they are. DAP enables the children construction paper they want. I will have the
3. Transition from the rug to the tables.
4. The children will start to make the monkey crafts.
animals are very fun and interesting for to reach goals that are both challenging children make the eyes with paint. I will hang
children to learn about and see. their monkey’s up on a vine in the classroom.
5. I will be playing a song in the background. and achievable. There are 3
The children will gain hand and eye coordination
6. I will ask the children what monkeys hang from. This theme is very interesting because considerations of DAP: Knowing about by cutting the materials out. The children will
7. The children will hang up their crafts. we often always focus on many zoo child development and learning, knowing learn finger dexterity by coloring the monkey,
8. The children will clean up and wash their hands. what is individually appropriate, and
animals when creating curriculum. and the children will learn wrist rotation.
Creating and developing the lesson knowing what is culturally important. Conclusion:
plans for zoo animals will help children The theme Zoo Animals, is The children will show their friends their drawing.
developmentally appropriate. This is a very I will have the children hang up their drawing on
know each and every zoo animal and the vine.
References: common curriculum theme because
Copple, C. & Bredekamp, S. (2006). Basics of developmentally appropriate practice.
Washington DC: NAEYC
interesting facts about each animal. children know information about zoo Transition:
Jackman, H. L., Beaver, N.H., Wyatt, S.S. (2016). Early education curriculum: A child’s I will have the children walk and sound like a
connection to the world. 6th Ed. Clifton animals from previous visits at the zoo.
Park, NY: Cengage monkey back to the sink and have them wash
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (2015). Head Start Early Learning Outcomes This will give me an opportunity to dig their hands for snack time.
Framework Ages Birth to Five.
Administration for Children & Families Office of Head Start: Washington, DC. deeper into the zoo theme for the children
and teach them more about the zoo
animals.