A unit plan is a continuous plan that allows a teacher to map out the learning progression of objectives and standards and how they will be met. When developing an integrated unit plan, early childhood educators must plan meaningful and creative ways for students to demonstrate their learning of the social studies, ELA, and arts standards.

Building on the assignments from Topics 1-4, use the “ECE-650 3 Day Unit Plan Template” to complete a 3-day unit plan that integrates ELA and the arts into social studies instruction.

Title of Unit and Brief Summary: Create a title for your unit and write a brief summary of your lessons based on the selected standards.

Classroom Factors: Describe the student demographics and classroom environment, including students with exceptionalities. Discuss how these factors affect planning, teaching, and assessing students.

Early Learning Standards or Content Standards for social studies, ELA, and the arts.

Learning Targets/Objectives: Aligned to the selected early learning or content standards.

Academic Language: Key terms for this lesson.

Unit Resources, Materials, Equipment, and Technology needed for this lesson.

Depth of Knowledge Questions: One developmentally appropriate question for each level of understanding.

Anticipatory Set: Explain how you will introduce the lesson and activate prior knowledge to trigger students’ curiosity and engagement in the lesson.

Multiple Means of Representation: Explain how you will present the content in developmentally appropriate and evidence-based ways to engage all learners in instruction that supports young children’s learning.

Multiple Means of Engagement: Explain how you will facilitate and guide developmentally appropriate and challenging learning opportunities for each child to explore, practice, and apply the content.

Multiple Means of Expression: Describe formative and summative assessment methods that will be used to monitor student progress during the lesson and modify instruction.

Extension Activity and/or Homework: Create a meaningful extension activity that can be completed in the classroom or at home that will allow students to further explore the theme.

In a 250-500 word rationale, answer the following:

How does your unit plan apply appropriate pedagogical content knowledge, content standards, and/or early learning standards to plan developmentally appropriate and challenging learning opportunities for each child?

How did you use knowledge of the developmental period of early childhood to create developmentally appropriate and evidence-based instruction that supports young children’s learning?