Culturally Relevant, Developmentally Appropriate Plan
[WLO: 4] [CLO: 3]
Early childhood educators and administrators play an important role in the development of culturally relevant, developmentally appropriate curricula. In your textbook, Chapter 3 discusses the concept of culturally relevant, anti-bias instruction and includes planning lessons relevant to the children and families in your program.
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| Prepare
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review
Chapter 3 of your course textbook, Cultural Competence in Early Childhood Education.
Reading Your Way to a Culturally Responsive Classroom.
Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Education Position Statement.
Week 2—Culturally Relevant, Developmentally Appropriate Plan template.
| Assignment Instructions
Using the Week 2—Culturally Relevant, Developmentally Appropriate Plan, create two culturally relevant, developmentally appropriate lessons. You could conduct these lessons as an early childhood professional based on the developmental level of your choice. You can choose to write both lessons for one developmental level, or you can select two different developmental levels for your lesson.
The three developmental levels are as follows:
Infant/toddler (must be activity-based)
Preschool (can be literature- or activity-based)
Early elementary (must be literature-based)
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Refer to the Writing Center’s Writing Lesson Plans for guidance on creating lesson plans.
| Submission Requirements
The Culturally Relevant, Developmentally Appropriate lesson plan
must use the Week 2—Culturally Relevant, Developmentally Appropriate Plan template, completing all required areas.
must be formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word resource.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must utilize academic voice. Check the Academic Voice resource for additional guidance.
must use at least one scholarly source in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review this Quick and Easy Library Research tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper guide.
must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. Check the APA: Formatting Your References List resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
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