Week - 1 |
Child, Play and Education: What is play? Play, education and development |
Week - 2 |
Child, Play and Education: History of Play |
Week - 3 |
Play Theories: Classical play theories |
Week - 4 |
Play Theories: Modern play theories |
Week - 5 |
Play Areas and Materials |
Week - 6 |
Teacher Roles in Play and Supporting Play |
Week - 7 |
Midterm exam |
Week - 8 |
Development of Play and Assessment: Assessing the use of learning centers and social and cognitive development stages of play |
Week - 9 |
Development of Play and Assessment: Development and assessment of constructive play |
Week - 10 |
Science and Mathematical Education and Play in Early Childhood: Approaches to play; Goals of math education in early childhood |
Week - 11 |
Science and Mathematical Education and Play in Early Childhood: Goals of science education in early childhood; Science, Math Education and Play |
Week - 12 |
Outdoor Play |
Week - 13 |
Children with Special Needs and Play |
Week - 14 |
Final exam |