Early Childhood Education: A Sequenced Teaching and Learning Plan

This assignment presents a comprehensive sequenced teaching and learning plan designed for early childhood education, specifically targeting children aged 2-5 years or within the K-6 grade levels. The plan encompasses five distinct units: the solar system, the Earth and moon system, climate and weather, sources of energy, and ecosystems and biodiversity. Each unit includes multiple lessons, detailing learning experiences, adaptations for diverse learners, and assessment strategies. The lessons follow an 'ENGAGE, EXPLORE, EXPLAIN, ELABORATE, EVALUATE' structure, ensuring a structured approach to knowledge acquisition. Detailed evaluations are proposed, focusing on student questioning, written and oral tests, and feedback collection to gauge the effectiveness of the teaching methods. The document also emphasizes the integration of national curriculum standards, key concepts, and practical application through activities, presentations, and discussions. The plan includes resources and appendices for each topic to support educators in implementing the curriculum effectively. The goal is to provide students with a strong foundation in science and environmental concepts, fostering a deeper understanding of the world around them.

Develop a sequenced Teaching and Learning
Plan

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Topic: A
Key
Concepts
NATIONAL CURRICULUM
Identify formation of solar
system
Solar system and
concepts and theories
related to it

Lesson
(Day/Time/Length) Learning Experiences Adaptations Assessment
ENGAGE
Lesson 1 Solar
system unit
To provide students about what solar system is and how it works. Also, showing them
history and formation of solar system.
Giving copies
of notes
Showing
presentations
Dividing activities into
small lessons.
Using concepts and
books of solar system
EXPLORE
Session 1
How solar
system was
formed To provide theories and concepts of formation of solar system. Moreover, how planets
were formed and why they revolve around sun.
Books Explaining
concepts and
theories
EXPLAIN Session 2
Planet studies
To explain what planets are and how it works in solar system. What is features of planets
Text books Through videos
and practical
example
ELABORATE Lesson 2
Universe studies
To support students in describing relation of universe with solar system. What is role of
sun and moon in solar system.
Books By presentations and
3-D
graphics
and images

EVALUATE
Lesson 3
Questions and
answer
Here, students will be allowed to ask questions regarding solar system and
what they have understood. Also, what they have learned during whole
sessions.
Notes Giving answers to their
questions
Overall Unit Plan Evaluation
How would you (as teacher) evaluate the effectiveness of this unit?
As a teacher I will evaluate effectiveness by asking questions to students. This will enable me to get insight about what they have learned.
Moreover, I will take an oral test of students. So, with help of it I will be able to gather data from them. Beside this, at end of session I will
take written test as well. So, it will help me to determine whether my teaching was helpful to students or not. Also, I will take feedback
from students in relation to it.
Reference List
Appendices
e.g. Resources if applicable

Topic: Earth and moon system unit
Key
Concepts
NATIONAL CURRICULUM
Earth and moon system unit
Formation of stars,
meteorites, etc.

Lesson plan 2
Lesson
(Day/Time/Length) Learning Experiences Adaptations Assessment
ENGAGE
Lesson 1
Understanding
role of
meteorites,
asteroids, etc. in
solar system
To provide students with role of meteorites and asteroids in solar
system. How they impact on universe and their properties
Through
presentation,
videos, etc.
From chapters of text
books,
EXPLORE
Session 1
Characteristics
of sun and moon
Conducting activities to support students in describing physical characteristics of sun and
moon. Beside this, what role they play in shaping universe and solar system.
Presentations
and text book
By showing
videos,
graphics,
images, etc. of
solar system.
EXPLAIN Session 2
In depth
knowledge on
universe and
galaxy
To support students in getting in depth knowledge on types of galaxies and what is
included in it.
Text books By dividing
chapters into sub
sections.
Teaching students
each lesson and
learning theories
and concepts.

ELABORATE Lesson 2
Universe unit
To support students in basic understanding of stars, weight of air and atmosphere on
planets, etc. These all enable in getting in depth knowledge on universe and its related
things.
Presentation and
video
lecture
s
Creating a simulation
model and discussing
principles of formation
of universe.
EVALUATE
Session 3
Concept of
revolution
around sun
By supporting students in discussing why planets revolve around sun and
what happens through it. In addition things are related to it making it
analyse things.
Notes and
theor
etical
teach
ing
Dividing it chapter
wise and
teaching
each one
Overall Unit Plan Evaluation
How would you (as teacher) evaluate the effectiveness of this unit?
I will take feedback from students by asking them to make notes on this. It will be easy for me to evaluate my teaching. I will get to know that what
students have learned from lessons taught. With this I will be able to identify in which topic or subject they are weak and what concepts are not
clear to them. However, I will be able measure results of students and compare it with my outcomes. Thus, by teaching each unit and taking test
will be useful for me.

Reference List
Appendices
e.g. Resources if applicable

Topic -Climate and weather unit
Key
Concepts
NATIONAL CURRICULUM
Climate and
weather unit
Climatic conditions of
earth and its working

Lesson plan 3
Lesson
(Day/Time/Length) Learning Experiences Adaptations Assessment
ENGAGE
Lesson 1
Climate and
weather unit To provide students knowledge on understanding how climate and
weather change occurs on planets.
By giving
theoretical
lectures
Conducting an
investigation
EXPLORE
Session 1
Weather unit
To develop basic understanding about weather conditions and changes in it due to
rotation and revolution of planers around sun.
Using articles
and journals
related to it
Developing a
proper plan
EXPLAIN Lesson 2
Factors of
seasons To support students in explaining overall process of seasons change. Also, to introduce
concept of day and night and how it occurs in solar system. Moreover, to share things with
them related to how sun and moon behave in universe.
Showing case
studies and
explaining
through
examples
Giving sessions on
daily basis