Appendix L Sample Child Care Instruction Plan and Content Outline ...

Sample Child Care Instruction Plan and Content OutlinePlease complete the Instructional Plan and Content Outline and submit with the Child Care Training Approval Application.Title: Using literacy in everyday lifeInstructor Name: Jane DoeContent Area: (1 content area per 1 hour of training)Planning a safe, healthy learning environment (includes nutrition)Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development 6Positive ways to support children’s social and emotional development(includes guidance and discipline)Strategies to establish productive relationships with families(includes communication skills and cross-cultural competence)Strategies to manage an effective program operation (includes business practices)Maintaining a commitment to professionalismObserving and recording children’s behaviorPrinciples of child growth and development# of hours inthis areaEarly Learning Standard(s): (Include sub-sets of each standard addressed)Infant/Toddler:Area 1 – Physical Well-Being & Motor Dev.Area 2 – Approaches to LearningArea 3 – Social and Emotional Dev.Preschool:Area 8 – Physical Well-Being & Motor Dev.Area 9 – Approaches to LearningArea 10 – Social and Emotional Dev.Area 4 – Comm., Lang., & Lit. Area 11 – Comm., Lang., & Lit. 11.1,11.2,11.3Area 5 – Math & ScienceArea 12 – Math & ScienceArea 6 – Creative ArtsArea 7 – Social StudiesKey Concepts: (optional)1.2.3.Area 13 – Creative ArtsArea 14 – Social Studies7/13Iowa Child Care Resource and Referral

Objectives:1. Participants will be able to incorporate language and literacy activities all throughout the daily routines of their earlylearning environment.2. Participants will be able to support vocabulary development in early learners.3. Participants will have an understanding of the appropriate language and literacy building materials that should beincorporated into the classroom.Content Outline: Specify all details that will be presented to participants in the training.(Including diversity, core values, material usage, etc.)A. Opening Activity: Literacy Introduction Time: 1 hra. Training Method: Power Point, Lecture, Discussion, Handoutsb. Specifics: Participants will explore what developmentally appropriate literacy looks like in a preschool classroom.B. Topic: Zone of Proximal Development & Scaffolding Time: 1 hra. Training Method: Power Point, Lecture, Role Playb. Specifics: Participants will learn what the zone of proximal development is and how to utilize scaffolding strategiesto support early learning.C. Topic: Word Play, Rhymes & Alliteration Time: 1 hra. Training Method: Power Point, Lecture, “Spooky Sentences”, word sort, handoutsb. Specifics: Participant will develop an understanding of the role word play, rhymes and alliteration play within thepreschool classroom and what they can do as early childhood professionals to not only encourage these elementswithin their classroom, but how to purposely incorporate them.D. Topic: Early Writing Time: 1 hra. Training Method: Power Point, Lecture, Handout, Small Group Activity, Flip Chart Demonstrationb. Specifics: Participants will learn to accept early writing and its many forms. Participants will develop anunderstanding of how to support early learning with their learners throughout the day and in all areas of the classroom.E. Topic: Alphabet Learning Time: 1 hra. Training Method: Power Point, Lecture, Handoutb. Specifics: Participants will explore how alphabet learning can occur within the preschool classroom without the useof academic worksheets. Participants will investigate different strategies available for them to use to support alphabetlearning.F. Topic: Storytelling Time: 1 hra. Training Method: Power Point, Lecture, Demonstrations, Handoutb. Specifics: Participants will develop knowledge of what storytelling really is, and how to implement effectivestorytelling strategies within the classroom. Participants will learn how to be an active storyteller and how to encouragestorytelling from the children in their preschool classroom.G. Topic: Time:a. Training Method:7/13Iowa Child Care Resource and Referral

. Specifics:I. Closing Activity: Time:a. Training Method:b. Specifics:Assessment of Learning:Presentations and reports to instructor and the group.All handouts, videos, Power Point presentations, etc. submitted Yes NoMaterials List: “Spooky Sentences” cards Flip chart/markers “Literacy” by Cate Heroman and Candy Jones “Preschool Readers and Writers” by Linda Wiekel RanweilerEvaluation of Training:CCR&R Evaluation (required)Additional Evaluation (copy must be submitted)Reference List: (Minimum of 3 must be submitted)1. “Literacy” by Cate Heroman and Candy Jones2. “Preschool Readers and Writers” by Linda Wiekel Ranweiler3.4.5.7/13Iowa Child Care Resource and Referral

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