Due Date: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 4 Points: 100

Overview:

The physical environment for an early childhood classroom should contain carefully selected materials that are arranged to invite exploration and encourage divergent thinking. To explore the planning that goes into creating a well-designed classroom space, you will lay out multiple learning/activity centers in an ideal early childhood classroom space and design one Activity/Learning center. Imagine you have all the money, materials, and space necessary for your classroom Activity/Learning Center and be creative!

Instructions:

1. Review Figure 6.1 Basic Interest Centers in Early Childhood Programs in the Textbook Chapter 6.

2. Arrange Activity/Learning centers in a classroom

a. Select six (6) Activity/Learning Centers from Figure 6.1. Make a drawing of your vision of an ideal early childhood classroom with these centers. Make sure to clearly label each center on your drawing.

b. Briefly explain (in 1-2 paragraphs) how your arrangement ensures smooth traffic flow and noninterference among the interest centers in the room. Include specific examples from your arrangement to illustrate your points.

c. Take a picture of your drawing to include with your submission.

3. Design an Activity/Learning Center

a. Choose one (1) Activity/Learning Center from your ideal classroom drawing.

b. In 1-2 paragraphs, write a description of the center and the activities planned for it.

CHS201 Creative Activity

Unit 4 Assignment: Design an Activity Center

c. Select at least 5 materials/items for your center based on the planned activities. In list format below the description, include the following information about your learning center materials/items.

i. item name, ii. a picture if available, iii. a brief description, and why you selected it for this

learning center.

Requirements:

• Submit your completed written assignment in Word format. Use double

spacing and 12 point, Times New Roman font.

• Include a picture of your ideal classroom drawing with your submission.

Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.

Evaluation Rubric for Design an Activity Assignment CRITERIA Exemplary Proficient Needs

Improvement Deficient

45 Points 36 – 44 Points 27 – 35 Points 0 – 26 Points

Classroom layout Drawing demonstrates clear and purposeful arrangement of 6 clearly labelled activity centers; Uses multiple examples that describe planning for traffic flow and noninterference of learning centers in the arrangement.

Drawing demonstrates arrangement of 6 labelled activity centers but may lack some clarity or purpose; Uses some examples that mostly describe planning for traffic flow and noninterference of learning centers in the arrangement.

Drawing demonstrates arrangement and labelling of activity centers but missing details of learning centers/labels; Few or vague examples used to describe traffic flow and noninterference of learning centers in the arrangement.

Drawing fails to demonstrate arrangement and labelling of activity centers; Does not use examples or examples are inadequate to describe traffic flow and noninterference of learning centers in the arrangement.

45 Points 36 – 44 Points 27 – 35 Points 0 – 26 Points

Activity/Learning Center Design

Selects and describes an Activity center including planned activity or activities. Includes description of 5 or more relevant items selected for the center activity or activities.

Selects and describes an Activity center but missing some details about the planned activity or activities. Includes most descriptions of relevant items selected for the center activity or activities.

Selects an Activity center but missing key details in the description and the planned activity or activities. Missing some descriptions of relevant items selected for the center activity or activities.

Fails to select an activity center or incomplete description and details. Fails to describe or inadequately described list of relevant items selected for the center activity or activities.

10 points 8 – 9 points 6 – 7 points 0 – 5 points

Clear and Professional Writing, Format Guidelines, and APA Reference Format

Writing and format are clear, professional, and error free. References (if used) are APA compliant and error free.

Few errors that do not impede professional presentation. References (if used) are compliant with few minor errors.

Some errors impede professional presentation. References (if used) are APA compliant with some errors.

Many errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed. References (if used) are not APA compliant or with many errors.