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ECPK 492 Specific Forms

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Unit Planning Materials

Unit Planning Chart for your Topic: ______________________

To develop a unit, generate questions about the topic and use those questions to form learning goals.  In the chart below, begin by listing 3-5 measurable objectives that demonstrate the desired outcomes for children during your unit.  In the objective,  use the verbs listed below or other appropriate verbs from Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Analyze Compose Devise Rearrange
Categorize Conclude Discover Recommend
Change Construct Judge Reconstruct
Classify Contrast Justify Relate
Combine Create Modify Tell
Compare Decide Plan Use
Compile Design Produce Write
Develop Question Show
Reorganize Summarize

 

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Objectives Assessment Methods Activities
What do you expect that children will do as a result of the unit?

Include the appropriate learning standard.

Worded as:  The children will VERB . . .

What will the children do to demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes?

What evidence will “prove” the children learned?

How will you evaluate the evidence?

How will the children develop skills and practice to be successful on the assessment?

Avoid worksheets and craft projects where the pieces are designed by someone else and the children simply follow directions or copy a model to make their own

OBJECTIVE 1: 

The children will

LEARNING STANDARD:  

To prove the children can (objective 1)  I will collect the following evidence:

To analyze the evidence I will look for:

(Be specific – what vocabulary, describe motor skills) What is expected for the children to be able to do?

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OBJECTIVE 2: 

The children will

LEARNING STANDARD:  

To prove the children can (objective 2)  I will collect the following evidence:

To analyze the evidence I will look for:

(Be specific – what vocabulary, describe motor skills) What is expected for the children to be able to do?

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OBJECTIVE 3: 

The children will

LEARNING STANDARD:  

To prove the children can (objective 3)  I will collect the following evidence:

To analyze the evidence I will look for:

(Be specific – what vocabulary, describe motor skills) What is expected for the children to be able to do?

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Unit Web Template for Toddlers

Unit web for Toddlers using the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care. (2010, November). Massachusetts early learning guidelines for infants and toddlers. Boston, MA: Author.

Unit Web Template for Preschool Children

Unit Web for Preschool children using the Massachusetts Department of Education. (2003, April). Guidelines for preschool learning experiences. Malden, MA: Author.

Children’s Book List to support learning about your UNIT topic

Create a list of Children’s books that you would use to support learning during the teaching of your UNIT. Remember to include at least 5 fiction and 5 non-fiction books with author information.  The concise summary should clearly explain how the book will support learning during the teaching of your unit topic.

Children’s Book Title Author Summary

Include informational text in the list.