ECED 175 - Music/Movement Activities

Credits: 3
Students plan, present, and evaluate developmentally appropriate curriculum activities in music and movement. Appropriate for teachers who wish to work in a preschool setting, early elementary program or child care center. Students learn about the importance of creative expression, and providing movement and music activities that promote social skills, are multicultural, and self-esteem building. Covers physical development of children through the elementary years with attention toward their fine and gross motor development.

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Discuss the physical growth and development of young children in preschool and school-age programs.
Identify different types of music and movement experiences that promote the use and develop of gross motor skills in children.
Illustrate how different types of music and movement experiences foster physical, language, cognitive, and social/emotional growth.
Collect and organize age appropriate music and movement activities that promote growth and skill building in culturally and ability diverse children.
Demonstrate techniques that can be used to present physical activities to young children.
Demonstrate musical instruments, recorded songs, sing-a-longs, flannel board songs, creative movement to music, and finger plays.
Integrate movement with music in meaningful ways for children.
Demonstrate music from a variety of cultures (i.e., songs or instruments from various cultures).

Program Outcomes

Use developmental milestones and observations of children’s behavior as a foundation for planning appropriate activities.
Advocate for strategies that promote the cultural diversity of children, families and their communities.
Demonstrate effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication
Discuss current issues and trends in early childhood education.
Identify typical and atypical growth and development (cognitive, linguistic, motor, and social).
Positively support children’s whole development.
Display a positive attitude and enthusiasm for the job
Develop rapport and contribute to the work environment as a member of the instructional team.
Practice ethical and professional standards of conduct
Comply with laws (such as IDEA, Section 504, ADA), workplace policies, and procedures in relation to confidentiality, reporting of abuse, discipline, chain of command and delegation and supervision.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.