ECED 145 Science, Math, Music, and Creative Activities in ECE

5 credits

In this course students will explore ways to teach basic science, math, arts and music in early childhood education. Students will become familiar with the principles of instruction to introduce concepts and provide practice for early learners in each of the areas.

Prerequisites: ABED 46 (or placement into ENGL 93 or higher) and ABED 40 (or placement into MATH 87 or higher)

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify and create age appropriate skills and objectives
Explain the importance of science, math, music and art activities in the classroom
Develop written activity plans to provide practice in each of the course topics
Implement and evaluate planned activities
Set up appropriate interest centers to provide practice in science, math, music and art
Work as a cooperative member of a small group

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

plan, implement, and evaluate children’s programs using current child development knowledge
be prepared to create a learning environment that fosters language, social, cognitive, and motor skills in young children

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50