CURRICULUM PLANNING
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT
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DIFFERENTIATION OF INSTRUCTIONDIFFERENTIATION OF INSTRUCTION
Course Number: EDU 5210Course Number: EDU 5210
Professor Name: Sherone Smith-SanchezProfessor Name: Sherone Smith-Sanchez
Student Name: Guzel KalimullinaStudent Name: Guzel Kalimullina
The Curriculum
Design Wheel
Excellent Curricular Planning is the
result of child-centered Action-
Research
PLANNING BY DAP
Standards, Goals & Objectives to
meet individual & group
needs
(Some published curricula use goals &
objectives derived from the state
and national standards. E.g., The
Creative Curriculum © &TSG Gold ®
System.
RESPONSIVE, BIG-PICTURE
PLANNING
Thematic/Project Based
with children & parents
RESPONSIVE WEEKLY
ACTIVITY/LESSON PLANNING
Includes individualization
& giving children opportunities
to revisit information.
EVALUATING LEARNING
with child assessment instruments,
Child Observations,
Portfolio &
informal assessments
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT & DIFFERENTIATION
Joel Umoja is a a 4-year-old Pre-Kindergartner, who is an Urdu /English Dual Language Learner. It is his third week of school. His
parents were unable to attend an orientation or transition period with him. His comfort-blankie was put in his cubby by his father. He
uses it at nap time.
Screening: Sensory & Developmental Screening has caused a concern regarding speech and hearing. In addition, there are some
concerns regarding small motor development. Joel has not yet been evaluated.
Portfolio Assessment: Joel’s drawings are all in the scribbling phase. There are not yet, any recognizable shapes or figures. He
does not yet appear to be able/willing to dictate the depictions he creates.
Anecdotal Observations: Initial observations have revealed that Joel engages mostly in Parallel Play. He however, last week,
attempted to initiate play with a child. A fight ensued when that child refused to relinquish a toy of which there was only one. The
child bit Joel. Since then, he spends most of his time in school, sucking his thumb, hugging his ‘Blankie’ and/or drawing.
Planning: Use the Standards, Goals & Objectives to plan for Joel and his class. First plan a Unit using the blank Curriculum Web
Provided here. Then, create a weekly lesson plan for the class on the Weekly Planning Form. While completing Page 2 of the form,
write the plan to differentiate instruction for this child on the section titled: Individual Child Planning. In that section, list the
standards, goals & objectives on which you will focus individualized instruction for Joel.
The Curriculum
Frame
Respect and Kindness
Math:
Counting kindness tokens
Sorting and pattern
activities with “kindness
stickers.”
Measuring and comparing
“helpful hands” cutouts.
Literacy:
Read-aloud books on kindness
and emotions.
Create a kindness journal with
pictures and words.
Interactive storytelling with
felt board characters.
Outdoor Play/Gross Motor:
“Helping Hands” relay race.
Kindness scavenger hunt to find
items for each other
Yoga poses that encourage self-
regulation and calmness.
Art/Music:
Making “Kindness Cards” for
family and friends.
Group mural on “Ways to Be
Kind.”
Singing and dancing to
“friendship” songs.
Science/Sensory:
Sensory bins with calming
textures (soft fabrics,
smooth stones).
Experiment: Mixing
“kindness colors” with paint.
Exploring emotions with
mirror reflections.
Dramatic Play:
Role-playing scenarios about
kindness (e.g., helping a
friend, sharing).
puppet show on friendship
and respect.
Dress-up with community
helper costumes.
Teacher______________
Week of February 17th –
23rd 2025
Individualization Plan #s:
J.U. (S/E): Extra support in
group sharing activities.
M.K.: Visual cues to assist
with transitions.
T.L. (S/E): One-on-one
reading support.
A.R.: More gross motor
activities to encourage
movement
The Early Childhood
Lesson Plan Frame
Lesson Plan
Lesson
Plan:
Respect
and
Kindness
Timefram
e:
Week of
February
17th – 23rd
2025
Age Group
6 weeks
to 24
months
Activity Type Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Large Group Read Let’s Be
Kind, sing “I
Love You”
Read Uh-Oh,
sing “Baby’s
Wearing”
Read The
Rainbow Fish,
sing “Five Little
Ducks”
Read How Much
I Love You, sing
“Five Little
Hearts”
Read Let’s
Share, sing “A
Kind Hug”
Small Group Heart painting
activity
Counting friends
activity
Face puzzles Sharing tray with
cornstarch/water
“Love” canvas
painting
Movement Ball rolling
activity
Sensory: Color
mixing bottles
Outdoor Play:
Playground
balance activities
Dramatic Play:
Dress-up role-
play
Movement:
Color streamer
dancing
weekly Planning form
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Interest Areas Add pictures of children
and teachers to blocks
Introduce play clothes and
diverse baby dolls in
dramatic play
Update sensory bin with circle
objects
Create a baby drum
circle
Place non-
breakable mirrors
for self-exploration
Large Group Read Let’s Be Kind, sing
“I Love You”
Read Uh-Oh, sing “Baby’s
Wearing”
Read The Rainbow Fish, sing “Five
Little Ducks”
Read How Much I Love
You, sing “Five Little
Hearts”
Read Let’s Share,
sing “A Kind Hug”
Read Aloud Let’s Be Kind by P.K.
Hallinan
Uh-Oh by Scholastic The Rainbow Fish by Marcus
Pfister
How Much I Love You by
Sam McBratney
Let’s Share by
P.K. Hallinan
Small Group Painting of the heart Counting friends activity Sensory: Color bottles Sharing tray with
cornstarch/water
“Love” canvas
painting
Outdoor Experiences:
Balance bar
Musical instruments exploration
Baby yoga
Sandbox play
Balance beam
Family Partnerships:
Mommy Moments
Buggy Ride
Daddy Drop-In Day
Buggy Ride
Family Potluck
WOW Experiences:
Ball rolling Face puzzles Mirror self-recognition Color streamer dancing
Sensory feel chart
Weekly planning form Contd.
Reflecting on the Week
Regarding the learning children had quite a lot of interaction with the sensory materials but
they especially liked the color bottles.
Increased interest in mirror self-recognition and social play.
A few children could need more help in how to share activities.
Outdoor activities included swing and balance as well as music, and these were preferred by
the students.
To Do List
• Collect more substantiations (fabrics, objects with smell).
• Order more flyer notices for Daddy Drop In Day for your
family.
• Increase social-emotional selections in the reading area by
rotating books.
• Social observation and documentation of peers as part of
their social learning progress.
• Discuss with families about how you may revisit the
concept of kindness at home in the following meeting.
Individual Child Planning
J.U. (S/E): Needs additional support in turn-taking during group activities. Encourage sharing
through role-play scenarios.
M.K: was eager to engage in activities that involved his sense organs but had difficulty in
movements between different activities. Provide visual cues.
The reader T.L. (S/E) mentioned they liked I&I because of extra practice during reading Skills.
Continue personalized story time.
A.R.: Shown concern about specific types of activities, such as movements; want more
dance and play that involves whole body.
Interest Areas
Observation Journals
•My observations and experiences have shown that teachers
record anecdotes in order to observe children’s examples in
demonstrating manners, friendliness, generosity, and
compromise.
• These assessments are particularly beneficial in considering
each child’s and young adult’s social-emotional development
for providing them with the appropriate intervention and
learning styles.
Goal and Objectives
• Social-emotional development: Provide opportunities for positive social
interactions and behaviors between children.
• CAD: Encourage emerging communication skills for infants and toddlers;
promote the use of gestures, sounds, and the first words.
• Promote Social Participation: Introduce activities that demand the children
to take turns and engage in collective play.
•When infants engage with familiar caregivers and peers they will respond
positively through smiling, making eye contact, or extending their hands.
• At this stage they will learn to notice positive stimuli like a caregiver smiling
or comforting touch or a peer sharing a toy.
• Toddlers between 12-24 months will engage in various compositions of
kindness including gently touching/patting a friend or giving a toy to a peer.
• It should be noted that infants will participate in play activities in many
ways, inclusive of parallel play, imitation, or joint attention.
Read Aloud Books
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
