Unit 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual

CDA Unit 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development

You will learn how to design a learning environment that sparks curiosity, encourages risk-taking, and nurtures imagination. You will also learn how to value creativity as a dynamic process that involves making choices and solving problems, rather than just producing a final product. We’ll also covers a wide range of topics, from the basics of communication to the complexities of emergent writing and literacy development. (15 hours)
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Course curriculum

1. Unit 2
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2. CDA Credential and Building Your Professional Portfolio
3. Course Description
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4. Technical Requirements
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5. Getting in Touch with Us
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6. Course Facilitators
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7. How to use this course
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8. Required Assignments
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1. Discussion
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2. Pre-Assessment Survey
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1. Unleashing the Power of Creativity
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2. Cognitive Skills and Creative Play
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3. Fostering Creativity in Early Childhood Education
4. The Impact of Autonomy on Creativity
5. Chapter 1 Review Questions
1. Stimulating Creativity through Sensory-Enriched Environments
2. The Half-Moon Exploration
3. Environments for Young Infants
4. Environments for Mobile Infants
5. Environments for Toddlers
6. The Preschool Classroom
7. Chapter 2 Review Questions
8. Chapter 2 Reflection
1. Unleashing Creativity: The Role of Visual Arts
2. Process vs. Product Art
3. Process Art vs. Product Art
4. Activity Suggestions for Promoting Art
5. Fostering Inclusivity
6. Chapter 3 Review Questions
7. Chapter 3 Discussion
1. Fostering Creativity with Painting
2. Scenario: Painting
3. Chapter 4 Review Questions
1. Unleashing Creativity through Nature
2. Ideas for Creativity with Nature
3. Chapter 5 Review Questions
4. Chapter 5 Reflection
1. Cultivating Creativity through Collaborative Problem-Solving
2. The Brainstorming Session
3. Chapter 6 Review Questions
4. Chapter 6 Open-Ended Question
1. Cultivating Creativity through Cultural Exposure
2. Promoting Cultural Exposure
3. Chapter 7 Review Questions
4. Chapter 7 Reflection
1. Cultivating Creativity through Synectics
2. A Day of Synectics Exploration
3. Chapter 8 Review Questions
1. Creativity through Clay and Play Dough
2. Scenario: Playdough
3. Themed Activities for Clay and Playdough
4. Things to Add to Playdough
5. Chapter 9 Review Questions
6. Chapter 9 Discussion
1. Unleashing Creativity through Sand Play
2. The Sand Art Project
3. Activity Ideas for Sand Play
4. Chapter 10 Review Questions
5. Chapter 10 Open-Ended Questions
1. Nurturing Creativity through Water Play
2. The Water Exploration Station
3. Activity Ideas for Water Play
4. Chapter 11 Review Questions
5. Chapter 11 Reflection
1. Cultivating Creativity through Dramatic Play
2. Child Created Dramatic Play
3. Promoting Dramatic Play
4. Scenario: Dramatic Play
5. Chapter 12 Review Questions
6. Chapter 12 Reflection
1. Enhancing Creativity through Storytelling and Story Retelling
2. Ideas for Storytelling
3. Chapter 13 Review Questions
1. Loose Parts Play
2. Integrating Loose Parts Play
3. Investigating Containers
4. Chapter 14 Open-Ended Question
1. The Role of Music and Movement
2. Supporting Children’s Music
3. Ideas for Music and Movement
4. Creating DIY Musical Instruments
5. Chapter 15 Review Questions
1. Fostering Creativity through Building and Construction Activities
2. Creating DIY Blocks
3. Chapter 16 Review Questions
4. Chapter 16 Reflection
1. End of Topic Reflection
2. Kindling Creativity Quiz
1. Discussion
2. Pre-Assessment
1. Communication
2. Nourishing Language Development
3. Language and Literacy Development
4. Communication Skills
5. Language Development in Young Children
6. Chapter 17 Review Questions
7. Chapter 17 Open-Ended Questions
1. Emergent Writing
2. Development of Writing Skills in Infants and Toddlers
3. Writing in Preschoolers’ Learning and Development
4. Preschool Writing
5. Chapter 18 Review Questions
6. Chapter 18 Open-Ended Question
1. Interconnected Linguistic Skills
2. Foundations of Reading
3. Phonological Awareness in Reading
4. Understanding that Speech is Made up of Sounds
5. Chapter 19 Review Questions
6. Chapter 19 Open-Ended Questions
1. Recognizing Sounds, Rhythms, and Rhymes in Speech
2. Developing Phonological Skills
3. Rhyming
4. Alliteration
5. Sentence Segmenting
6. Syllable Segmenting
7. Chapter 20 Review Questions
8. Chapter 20 Discussion
1. Print Concepts
2. Alphabet Knowledge
3. Language and Literacy Learning Environment
4. Print-Rich Early Childhood Environments
5. Print-Rich Environment Strategies
6. Chapter 21 Review Questions
7. Chapter 21 Open-Ended Questions
1. Setting up a Literacy Center
2. Ideas for Literacy Center Activities
3. Book Nook or Reading Corner
4. Writing Center
5. Listening Area
1. Supporting Oral Language
2. Supporting Language Development
3. Encouraging Vocabulary Skills
4. Scaffold Children’s Language Development
5. Open-Ended Questions
6. Talk with Children During Play
7. Chapter 23 Review Questions
1. Fostering Children’s Reading Development
2. Young Infants
3. Mobile Infants
4. Supporting Language Development of Infants and Toddlers
5. Scenario: Mobile Infants
6. Toddlers
7. Preschoolers
8. Maximizing Reading Time with Preschoolers
9. Chapter 24 Review Questions
1. Fostering Children’s Writing Development
2. Fine-Motor Development
3. Invite Children to Write their Name
4. Chapter 25 Discussion
1. Dual Language Learners
2. Supporting Dual Language Learners
3. Chapter 26 Review Questions
1. End of Topic Reflection
2. Language and Literacy Quiz
1. Course Completion
2. Unit 2 Feedback Form

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$60.00
15 Clock Hours
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CDA Unit 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development

Course curriculum

Getting Started

Kindling Creativity

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Kindling Creativity

Language and Literacy Skills

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Language and Literacy Skills

Wrapping It Up

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