3.02 ECE 2

DAP CURRICULA ACTIVITIES AND

ACCOMMODATING MULTIPLE

INTELLIGENCES

By: Katy Power and

Brynda Baker 10/3/12

Fuquay-Varina High School Early Childhood Education 2

http://www.hollyspringslc.com/

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS What is developmentally appropriate

practice? What factors should be considered when

planning developmentally appropriate curricula?

DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES TO PLAN ACTIVITIES

Age span of the children The rates of growth of individual

intelligences Different learning styles of individual

children Social and cultural background of the

children

STRATEGIES FOR DAP ACTIVITIES Brainstorm ideas Group similar ideas together Share ideas Develop a web diagram to show ideas

Example: http://australiancurriculumresourcesf-6.wikispaces.com/file/view/web_diagram.png/259916856/web_diagram.png

Organize your activity

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES Bodily kinesthetic- body movement Interpersonal- working with other people Naturalists- plants and animals, colors

and shapes Musical- singing, chanting, poetry Intrapersonal- understanding of self Linguistic- talking, listening, and writing Logical- Mathematical- numbers, math,

and science Spatial- art and design

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES

INFANTSJellyfish Bottle Activity (naturalistic)

Gatorade Bottle Grocery Bag Air bubble (for the head) Water Food Coloring Scissors

Directions:1) Fill the bottle with water and

color it with the dye2) Cut the grocery bag into a

rectangle3) Create a head and blow a little

air (tie it tight)4) Cut the rest of the bag to create

little tentacles5) Put the jellyfish into the bottle,

flip bottom upside down and right side up (repeat)

Idea by: Victoria Maidon ECEd 2FVHS Intern

1 YEAR – 2 YEARSMother’s Day Activity (spatial and

linguistic) Paint Paper Marker

Directions:1) Paint the child’s hand, put on

paper to make a hand print2) Paint child’s foot, put on paper

to make a SEPARATE footprint3) Write above “I love you from

my fingers to my toes!”4) Let dry and let them take it

home

Activity Done By: Heather Smith ECEd 2 FVHS Intern

2 YEARS- 3 YEARSCounting Goldfish (logical-mathematical)

Goldfish color crackers Napkin

Directions1. Give them each 5-10 gold fish 2. Have them count aloud how many

goldfish they have, and the colors3. Let them enjoy their gold fish

3 YEARS- 4 YEARS OLD

Singing in the Rain (body-kinesthetic and musical)

Silly Songs- “Repeat After Me” ActivityDirections

1. Tell them to repeat these words“I’m singing in the rain just singing in the rain what a glorious feeling…Ah… chity bop chity bop chity bop WOO chity bop chity bop chity bop WOO (then movement instructions one at a time)”

2. 1st- thumbs up 2nd- elbows back 3rd- knees together 4th- toes together 5th- butt out 6th- head back 7th- in a circle

SCHOOL AGE The Story Game (Intrapersonal/Interpersonal)

Teacher’s Directions1) Have the children make a straight line2) Explain the instructions3) Teacher write the story down and read it to them

Rules:Take turns! And go down the line having everyone

add one word to the story.Example:

Sarah- once Steve- Named Steve- upon Julie- PhilJulie- a James- andJames- time Sarah- He Sarah- there Steve- Liked Steve- was Julie- RainbowsJulie- a James- TheJames- Teddy Sarah- EndSarah- Bear

THANKS!