Learning Objectives
1. Discuss the importance of helping children understand concepts regarding senses, animals and plants’
2. Explore the different forms of teaching sensory-related concepts in the classroom.
3. Identify classroom activities to help children learn about animals, including keeping safe while interacting with them and caring for them.
4. Describe ideas for teaching children about plants, including the value of plants for children and their environment.
Science in the Early Years, Contd.
These are the topics that we will discuss during class.
· Life Science
· Please read the following BEFORE class.
· Read Chapter 12
Eliason, C., & Jenkins, L. (2016). A practical guide to early childhood curriculum (10th ed.). Pearson. (ISBN-13: 978- 0133801293)
Harms, T., Clifford, R. M., & Cryer, D. (2014).
Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, third edition (ECERS-3). New York, NY: Teachers College Press. (ISBN: 9780807755709) Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). (2021`). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.