Running Head: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROJECT PLAN ASSIGNMENTEarly Childhood Education Project Plan AssignmentJulia DavenportLiberty UniversityEDEC 670 – Curriculum & Methods for Early Childhood Education
2EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROJECT PLAN ASSIGNMENTEARLYCHILDHOODEDUCATIONPROJECTAPPROACHPLANNINGTEMPLATEAge of Students:4-5 years oldTopic:DinosaursCore Objective/s:1. Observe how dinosaur fossils are dug up and found.2. Understand that dinosaurs may come in different shapes and sizes.DiscussionField WorkRepresentationInvestigationDisplayPhase I:Beginning aProjectWeb question:What do youknow aboutdinosaurs?Where do youthink dinosaurscome from?Do you thinkdinosaurs come indifferent sizes?Do you thinkdinosaurs come indifferent shapes?Through askingthese set ofquestions, I candetermine thestudent’s priorknowledge withdinosaurs. I willutilize the KWLchart byunderstandingwhat the childrenknow, what theywant to know, andwhat they havelearned throughthis project.Children will beintroduced to thebook, “DinosaurDig.” This bookencompassesdinosaurs workingtogether to dig andcreate a pool. Thiswill help make theconnection withthe upcomingactivity aschildren will worktogether to dig forfossils to createdinosaurs.Children willexplore andinvestigate howdinosaurs arefound and whatthey look like.They will exploredinosaurs througha dinosaurdiscovery tablethat will allowchildren to engagein a fossil dig.Children will havea container filledwith sand anddifferent dinosaurbones. They willutilizeA variety oflearning tools willbe provided forthe children inorder for them toexplore andfurther theirknowledge withdinosaurs.For example:- Playdoh- Stamps- Paper- Stamp Pads- Toy Dinosaurs- Baskets andlabels to sort- Dinosaur Books- Dinosaur Bones- Paintbrushes- Sand- Petroleum Jelly,Plaster, and WaterUsing dinosaureggs – dinosaursfrozen into a ballof ice – havechildren explorethroughexcavation.Provide droppersfor children to fillwith warm waterto help themexcavate thedinosaur eggs.Engage indiscussion withthe children aboutdinosaur eggs andhow dinosaurs areborn from them.The KWL chartthat waspreviously createdwill be displayedin the classroomfor children toreflect on. It willallow them to seewhat they havelearnedthroughout theprocess.Additionally,photos captured ofthe activities theyengaged in (i.e.dinosaur dig, )will be displayedthroughout theclassroom.Children will alsohave access todinosaur books inthe library forthem to furthertheir knowledgeand interests.2
3EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROJECT PLAN ASSIGNMENTpaintbrushes todust the fossilsoff. I will askthem questions toencourage them tothink about thedifferent aspectsof dinosaurs. Forexample, “Dodinosaurs come indifferent sizes?”,“Do dinosaurscome in differentshapes?”Phase II:Developingthe ProjectGuided discussiontopics:- What do youthink dinosaurseat?
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