VESL for Child Development

Module 2, Lesson 5

Routines for Children

Routine = A routine is the usual series of things that you do at a particular time. A routine is also the practice of regularly doing things in a fixed order.

Source: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionaryhttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/routine/english/routine

Think about the routines you have in your daily life. How important are they? How would you feel if they were disrupted by a schedule change, or other situation?

How important do you think routines are for children?

Objectives:

1. Learn specific vocabulary related to childcare.

2. Listen and read to analyze various expert points of view.

2. Comprehend the stages and activities in a routine

3. Reflect on an example of a routine

A. Vocabulary. Learn terms associated with routines and schedules.

B. Listen and read.

Get ready to visit a website that gives some advice about the importance of schedules and routines.

Think about your own experience. What is the importance of your daily routine? How do you feel when your schedule changes abruptly?

Read & listen to the article on routines from A Place of Our Own website:


ChildDevM2L5ArticleAudio.mp3

Listen to the audio as you read.

C. Check comprehension.


D. Watch, listen, and write.

1. Watch and listen:

You are going to watch a segment from a video about the day in the life of a family home daycare.


Link to video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uya2PwOvcCo

2. Write:

Get ready to write your reflection:

Step 1:

Review your notes and select one of the concepts or things you saw that you liked. Think about why you liked it and what you learned from it. (You can review the rubric below to see how you will be scored.)

Begin your reflection with a one-sentence summary of what you watched. Follow that with the concept you chose that you liked. Give one or two reasons why you liked it or what you learned from it.

Step 2:

Contrast your example with something from the video that surprised you. Give one or two reasons why it surprised you.

Examples of contrasting words and phrases:

In contrast, On the other hand, Although,

Note:

We use transition words to signal to the reader a change in our writing.

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Step 3:

Finally, conclude your reflection with something from the video that you might try and why.





Scoring Rubric for your reflection:

3. Submit:

Before you turn in your writing, check your punctuation and spelling, review your grammar and be sure to review the rubric above. Have the instructor use the rubric to score.

6 Points =Outstanding

5 Points = Good, but may need revising.

4 points = Revise. Get feedback from your instructor.

After you finish your revision, using the submissions media tool in Canvas, submit your writing to your instructor in Canvas.

Find your Submission Assignment in Canvas Modules, VESL for Child Development, Module 2, Lesson 5, Activity D.