Objective: To create a dramatic play activity plan for toddlers.
Scenario: You are a teacher at a childcare center for toddlers. Your class will soon be starting a “My Community” theme. The children in your care come from diverse cultural backgrounds, and several of them speak languages other than English at home.
Focus Assignment:
1. Create an activity plan for toddlers that involves dramatic play and focuses on the theme of community. Be sure to provide a description of the activity you plan to carry out, the child outcomes, the space and materials needed, the procedures you will follow, and any follow-up activities that may help reinforce the main activity. In addition, be sure to include elements that will create a multicultural and anti-bias atmosphere in the classroom.
2. Be sure to read the SELF-EVALUATION section below to guide your thinking. Write your self-evaluation after you have completed your activity plan.
3. Review the assessment rubric to see how your assignment and self-evaluation will be graded.
Self-Evaluation:
1. For each element of your activity plan:
a. Explain how this element will help students learn about the community and develop the skills honed through dramatic play.
b. Give evidence from the chapter supporting this element (with citations).
2. Describe and justify how your activity plan will improve teaching and learning in the scenario.
