Activities
to Develop Concepts
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The Primary-Junior Course
South Option 2000-2001
Instructor: Lucy Giannotta
Course
Overview:
All students in the Primary-Junior panel of the Curriculum and Instruction component
(EDU 1420) are required to take this course. The course provides the candidates
with opportunities for in-depth invesitgaions of aspects of Early Childhood
Education (Junior Kindergarten to Grade 3). The following topics focus the investigations:
- September 13: Play
- September 20: Concepts and Symbols
- September 27: Concept Development
- October 4: Thinking Skills
- October 11: Language Development
- October 18: Personal Development
- November 29: Social Development
- November 30: Learning Environment
- December 7: The Learning Centres
- December 13: The Role of Observation
- January 10: Music and Young Children
- January 17: Concepts About Print/Early
Literacy
- January 24: The Montessori Program
- January 31:
Physical/Motor Development of children
- February 7:
Moral Development
- March 28:
Social Studies with young children
- April 4: The Teaching Process
- April 11: Science and Young Children
- April 18: Math and Young Children
This course encourages candidates to
develop and apply their knowledge of the curriculum to implement effective and
evolving programs for all learners in the primary division (kindergarten to grade
6).
Emphasis will be placed on a high level of participation in course activities,
including in-class seminars, discussions, workshops, demonstrations, possible
field work, reflective practice and group assignments.