Yolanda U. Trapp
A. PROGRAMMING STRATEGIES
B. METHODS
C. TYPES OF ACTIVITIES
What we do in our daily role working with children has an effect on their growth as an individual. To have a positive influence, careful thought and planning must be given to selecting and implementing all activities we use with children.
A. To plan strategically, we should take into consideration the following:
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teaching objectives, developmental needs, activity variety, teaching methods, resources and program evaluation.
This unit will provide ways of looking at activities which might stimulate and aide the creative planning process.
Before planning any activity, we need to decide up front what we want to achieve to insure having a positive effect on children’s development. Lack of planning could affect youth negatively. An activity can serve many purposes. Good program strategies take into consideration the physical, cognitive (thinking) and emotional components of children’s developmental needs.