Large Muscle Development

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1 Large Muscle Development Course Design Course Information Organization: Division: Course Number: Title: Credits: 1 Developed by: Lecture/Lab Ratio: Transfer Status: Extended Registration Class: Eastern Arizona College Social Science ECD 171A Large Muscle Development JoAnn Morales 1 hour lecture, 2 hours lab Under evaluation. Check the latest electronic Course Equivalency Guide. NO CIP Code: Assessment Mode: Pre/Post Test Questions = 7 Points = 9 Semester Taught: Gen. Ed. Area: Separate Lab: Awareness Course: Intensive Writing Course: Prerequisites: Offered on Request None No No No Six hours per week of ECD employment or volunteer work required. Educational Value: Description: This course will be helpful to students interested in child care, daycare, and education careers. An overview of the physical maturation process of young children, the value of gross motor activities, and techniques for providing a variety of spontaneous and teacher directed Textbooks: Cheryl Foster. small Muscle Development. Central AZ College, Source: Central AZ College Bookstore. Supplies: Large Muscle Development 1

2 Competencies and Performance Standards 1. Determine the meaning of large muscle development and identify some basic large muscle Domain--Cognitive Level--Application Importance--Useful Difficulty--Low a. Define large muscle b. Describe the current large muscle activities you offer infants, toddlers and preschoolers throughout the day (include indoor and outdoor activities). 2. Sequence the steps in physical maturation as related to large muscle Domain--Cognitive Level--Application Importance--Useful Difficulty--Medium 3. Explain the values of large muscle a. Discuss the general characteristics of large muscle development for infants to 8- year-olds. b. Discuss with your advisor how to develop a chart or assessment sheet to track the physical maturation of the children in your care. Domain--Cognitive Level--Evaluation Importance--Useful Difficulty--Medium a. List 4 values of large muscle activity and give specific examples of how you give an infant, toddler, and a preschooler opportunities to achieve those values. b. Identify a child who has reached a milestone in his/her large muscle What activities enhanced this Large Muscle Development 2

3 4. Provide an environment that encourages large muscle Domain--Cognitive Level--Application Importance--Important Difficulty--Medium 5. Provide adequate guidance for large muscle a. Evaluate your attitude toward large muscle In what ways do you encourage children to try new large muscle skills and b. List all the large muscle activities planned indoors and outdoors for children and determine the amount of time given for large muscle Domain--Cognitive Level--Application Importance--Essential Difficulty--Medium a. Discuss with your advisor how you provide spontaneous b. Make a simple toy that fosters and infant's use of his/her hands; devise a game or play material that enhances a toddler's or preschooler's large muscle c. Find 5 new ideas or activities in the various areas of large muscle skills for your children. 6. Provide a wide range of planned and spontaneous large muscle Domain--Cognitive Level--Application Importance--Important Difficulty--Medium a. Accept responsibility for teaching safety, encouraging sharing, teaching specific skills, and children's responsibility for the care of equipment and materials. b. Outline a plan for meeting specific needs in this area of guidance for large muscle Large Muscle Development 3

4 7. Assess the abilities and needs of individual children in large muscle Domain--Cognitive Level--Evaluation Importance--Important Difficulty--High a. Devise a form to record observations concerning large muscle development of children during your daily program b. Use a checklist to keep a record of each child's ability and growth in large muscle behavior. c. Discuss with your advisor how you can share this information with parents. 8. Apply information gained from observations to provide change and challenge as large muscle development progresses. Domain--Cognitive Level--Application Importance--Essential Difficulty--High 9. Develop a plan to help meet special needs in large muscle a. Use 2 children as examples and list ways you have provided activities which assure continuous growth for each child. b. Identify 5 verbal clues you have used in the last week to challenge children in your program. Domain--Cognitive Level--Synthesis Importance--Essential Difficulty--High a. Devise a plan to motivate a child that is having large muscle development problems. b. Discuss with your advisor the ways in which you provide extra encouragement for those children with special large muscle needs. c. Make a plan of how you will notify and work with the parents of a child with special needs. Large Muscle Development 4

5 10.Develop an implementation plan. Domain--Cognitive Level--Synthesis Importance--Essential Difficulty--Medium learner completes a written implementation plan which states how the new skills and techniques learned will be implemented. in the completion of an implementation plan. in the completion of a posttest. a. State how the information and skills learned in this module will be incorporated into his/her ongoing work with children. Types of Instruction Individualized/Independent Study On-the-job Experience Simulated or Actual Work Experience Grading Policy Evaluation Methods: A pre and posttest will be given. Pre-test will not count. Posttest will count 10% of the grade. The instructor evaluates the student's competence by observation, responses to written assignments, and individual conferences. Grading Scale: Grade Requirement A % of completed competencies. A written implementation plan. 100% attendance and preparedness. B C D 80-89% of completed competencies. A written implementation plan. 95% attendance and preparedness % of completed competencies. A written implementation plan. 90% attendance and preparedness % of completed competencies. A written implementation plan. 85% attendance and preparedness. F Below 59% Large Muscle Development 5

6 Learning Plans Learning Plan 1-- Large Muscle Development Overview: Competency: 1. Determine the meaning of large muscle development and identify some basic large muscle Competency: 2. Sequence the steps in physical maturation as related to large muscle Competency: 3. Explain the values of large muscle Competency: 4. Provide an environment that encourages large muscle Competency: 5. Provide adequate guidance for large muscle Competency: 6. Provide a wide range of planned and spontaneous large muscle Competency: 7. Assess the abilities and needs of individual children in large muscle Competency: 8. Apply information gained from observations to provide change and challenge as large muscle development progresses. Competency: 9. Develop a plan to help meet special needs in large muscle Competency: 10. Develop an implementation plan. Learning Activities: Performance Assessment Activities: 1. Select a daycare. 2. Meet with your advisor. 3. Read the module. 4. Make observations of children in your program. 5. Plan and carry out activities with children. 6. Complete the supplement section as assigned through out the module. 1. Complete assigned 2. Submit the assignments for evaluation and credit. 3. Discuss observations with advisor. 4. Submit an implementation plan. 5. Complete a posttest. Large Muscle Development 6