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Unit Summary
Unit aim
Develops conceptual knowledge of the holistic approach to curriculum in the early childhood setting. A focus is on an integrated approach to learning key curriculum areas of science and technology, mathematics, creative arts, language, history and physical wellbeing for children aged from birth to five years. Students develop children’s conceptual knowledge of these areas, with links made to the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) (DEEWR, 2009) and the National Quality Standard (ACECQA, 2020).
Unit content
Module 1: Defining curriculum in early childhood
Module 2: Integrating curriculum approaches in Early Childhood Education (ECE)
Module 3: Integrating science, mathematics and technology into ECE
Module 4: Integrating language and literature, and creative arts into ECE
Module 5: Integrating physical and emotional wellbeing into ECE
Module 6: Integrating history and culture, time, equity and social justice into ECE
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | describe and justify curriculum in early childhood education and care services |
| 2 | understand and demonstrate conceptual knowledge related to key learning areas for children from birth to five years |
| 3 | argue, with reference to the literature, how curriculum key learning areas can be applied to support children’s learning |
| 4 | create and analyse learning environments of curriculum key learning areas for children’s development and learning explain the role of the early childhood educator |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- describe and justify curriculum in early childhood education and care services
- understand and demonstrate conceptual knowledge related to key learning areas for children from birth to five years
- argue, with reference to the literature, how curriculum key learning areas can be applied to support children’s learning
- create and analyse learning environments of curriculum key learning areas for children’s development and learning explain the role of the early childhood educator
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