Provides early childhood teachers knowledge and skills to respond to the needs of children and families who experience stress and chronic violence through exploration of the power of play in helping children resolve conflicts and methods for teaching alternatives to violence. Students examine theoretical and practical considerations of curriculum development for young children including integrated, emergent curriculum, curriculum webbing, and environmental preparation of early childhood settings including the arrangement of learning centers and outdoor settings. This class serves as a framework for the series of six specific curriculum classes. Students examine the role of art and the creative process in the early childhood classroom and in children s development. Focus is placed on techniques and strategies for creating art centers and integrating art activities through the curriculum.
Students examine the development of math and science concepts in young children.
Focus is placed on techniques and strategies for supporting children s learning using activities and methods appropriate for their age. Students examine the development of children s musical and movement abilities. Focus is placed on techniques and strategies which support children s appreciation of and skill at producing music and movement, using activities and methods appropriate for their level of development. Students examine the development of children s language, reading, and writing. Focus is placed on techniques and strategies which support children s learning using activities and methods appropriate for their level of development.