Planning Activities for Children

Paper Code: 
ECE 232
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to :

  • Plan activities for various age groups.
  • Improve writing / creative skills.
  • Plan developmentally appropriate activities in art, music, movement, and drama that can be used with children ages birth to eight.
Unit I: 
Planning Programming

1. Programme Planning-Principles, needs & basic abilities developmental level of children

2. Planning.- Long range & short range.Annual & term wise.

Monthly & daily Planning

3. Impact of planned activities on various age groups

Unit II: 
Creative activities for children
  1. Story telling- Importance, themes  and techniques of story telling, use of aids in storytelling (books, sand tray, flashcards, puppets, and role-play, masks), role in a child’s development.
  2. Action songs, music & rhythm activities- voice modulation, role in a child’s development.
  3. Puppets- types, script writing for puppet skit, preparation of backdrop and sound effects required for puppet shows, presentation of show to target audience
Unit III: 
Planning and of execution of Creative activity

1.      Art and Craft Activities- Painting (blow, block, wax, etc.),

2.      Collage making from varied materials,

3.      Clay modeling, mask making, origami and paper folding, making simple toys and playthings, role in a child’s development.

4.      Creative Experiences-

a)                  First-hand experience,

b)                  Exploration & Manipulation,

c)                  Problem solving approach,

d)                 Sensory experience

Unit IV: 
Concept of IEC Material
  1. Meaning ,Importance types of IEC Material
  2. Role of IEC material for development.
  3. Criteria for selecting IEC material
  4. Types of IEC material- Graphics and audio visual charts, posters, flashcards, flexes, flip books, pamphlets, leaflets, brochures, booklets, modules, manuals
  5. Mass Media: IEC materials for radio, television, newspapers and magazines
    •  Radio scripts writing
    • T.V. programme scripts writing
    • News paper, magazine article writing
Unit V: 
Literature for Children

1. Children’s Literature- Characteristics of young readers, types of children’s literature, role of literature in a child’s development.

2.Values of books and reading in early years, developing reading habits.

3. Writing Children’s literature - Principles and methods of effective writing.

 

References: 
  1. Hurlock, E.B., Child Development McGraw Hill, New York 1988.
  2. Subash C. Arya, Infant and child care for Indian Mothers. Vikas Publishers, Delhi 1972.
  3. Devadas, R.P. and Jaya. N. Text Book of child development McMullan and Co., 1981.
  4. Gosh, S. The feeling and care of infants and young children UNICEF, New Delhi 1976
  5. Muralidharan. R. &Asthana, S. (1991). Stimulation activities for young children. New Delhi: NCERT.
  6. Campbell, A. (1993). Great games for great parties. New Delhi: Orient Paperbacks.
  7. Contractor, M. (1984).Creative drama and puppetry in education. New Delhi: National Book Trust.
  8. Khanna, S. Joys of making Indian toys. New Delhi : National Book Trust.
  9. Supraner, R. (1981). Great Masks to make. New Jersey: Troll Associates.
  10. Watts, I. N. (1991).Great theme parties for children. New Delhi: Orient Paperbacks.
  11. Swaminathan, Mina. (1990). Drama and the young child. New Delhi: NCERT.

Sharma, I. S. (1982). Children’s literature: Preparation & evaluation. New Delhi:NCERT

Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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