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Play, Create, Discover: Building Early Learning Across the Curriculum brings together language and literacy, social studies with art, music, and movement, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) into one integrated resource for children birth through age eight. Grounded in developmentally appropriate practice, this text emphasizes the power of play, creativity, and exploration in fostering curiosity and learning across domains. Future educators will find practical strategies for designing inclusive, culturally responsive activities that support emergent literacy, spark creative expression, and introduce foundational STEM concepts. With guidance for planning engaging environments and implementing hands-on, play-based experiences, this book equips students to build meaningful curriculum that nurtures the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical growth of young learners.
ECE Unit 1: Social Studies, Art & Music
- Course Competency 1: Examine the critical role of play-based learning as it relates to SSAMM
- Course Competency 2: Establish a developmentally appropriate environment for SSAMM
- Course Competency 3: Incorporate Social Studies, Art, Music & Movement (SSAMM) into daily routines
- Course Competency 4: Create Social Studies learning experience plans that promote child development and learning
- Course Competency 5: Create Art learning experience plans that promote child development and learning
- Course Competency 6: Create Music and Movement learning experience plans that promote child development and learning
- Course Competency 7: Integrate SSAMM learning experiences into an interdisciplinary unit
ECE Unit 2: Early Language & Literacy
- Course Competency 1: Explain the concepts of early literacy developmental theory and practices for children
- Course Competency 2: Explain the interrelationship of language and literacy development
- Course Competency 3: Identify the role and progression of literacy skills in children
- Course Competency 4: Integrate culturally responsive strategies to promote language and early literacy skills for all children
- Course Competency 5: Demonstrate interactive reading strategies for children
- Course Competency 6: Assess the components of a literacy-rich environment
- Course Competency 7: Create language and literacy learning experience plans that promote child development and learning
- Course Competency 8: Investigate language and literacy resources for the field of early childhood education
ECE Unit 3: STEM
- Course Competency 1: Explain the basic concepts of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)
- Course Competency 2: Examine strategies that teach early science skills
- Course Competency 3: Examine strategies that teach early math skills
- Course Competency 4: Examine strategies that teach technology skills
- Course Competency 5: Examine strategies that teach engineering skills
- Course Competency 6: Establish a developmentally appropriate environment for STEM
- Course Competency 7: Incorporate STEM learning experience plans that promote child development and learning
- Course Competency 8: Develop STEM learning experience plans that promote child development and learning
- Course Competency 9: Integrate STEM learning experiences into an interdisciplinary unit
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