FS52 – Early Childhood Professions
Career & Technical Education
Course #: FS52
Course Name: Early Childhood Professions
Prerequisites: None
Grade Level: 9-12
Level of Difficulty: Average
# of Credits: 1 year – 1 Credit
The following is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) class under the Education Professions program.
Early Childhood Professions Units and Understanding Statements
Unit 1: Introduction to Early Childhood Professions

The range of employment opportunities in Early Childhood Professions and the knowledge, skills, and practices required for each
career.
Unit 2: Prenatal Development

Healthy practices influence the three stages of prenatal development.
Unit 3: Infant Development

The environment and support systems influence infants’ physical, sensory, social, emotional, and cognitive development from
birth to 12 months.
Unit 4: Toddler Development

The environment and support systems influence toddlers’ physical, sensory, social, emotional and cognitive development from 12
months to 36 months.
Unit 5: Preschool Development

The environment and support systems influence preschoolers’ physical, sensory, social, emotional and cognitive development from 3
years to 5 years.
Unit 6: School-Age Children’s Development

The environment, support systems and school experiences influence the physical, sensory, social, emotional and cognitive
development of school-age children 5 years to 8 years.
Unit 7: Diversity

A diverse classroom is comprised of children with varying developmental levels in social, emotional, cognitive, and physical abilities,
which must be addressed by early childhood professionals to insure success for all students.
Unit 8: Classroom Management

Efficient classroom management creates an environment that promotes learning and enables teachers to use a variety of
instructional methods.
Unit 9: Roles of the Early Childhood Professions

An early childhood employee must establish a safe environment, promote learning, guide pro-social behavior, and
communicate with stakeholders.
Unit 10: Early Childhood Regulations

Each state has rules and regulations required for licensing that must be acknowledged and followed by administration,
teachers, paraprofessionals, and support staff at schools.
Unit 11: Classroom Community

Developing an environment of respect and rapport can be critical to a child’s independence, creativity, sense of self, and
ability to work well with others.
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Early Childhood Professions Units and Understanding Statements (cont.)
Unit 12: Physical Environment

Appealing, functional, age-appropriate classroom set-ups motivate students to discover and learn for a variety of educational
goals.
Unit 13: Instructional Methods and Activities

A variety of instructional methods and activities must be implemented to meet the needs of diverse learners through a process
of planning, implementing, observing, assessing, and reflecting.
Unit 14: Lesson Planning

State learning standards are the foundation from which to build effective, engaging lesson plans following a sequential series
of components.
Unit 15: Instructional Technology

The integration of technology allows for a variety of learning opportunities in the classroom and can be used as a resource for
planning and enhancing lessons, discovery, and assessment.
Unit 16: Education Systems

Depending upon the center, school, or district, leadership structure will vary but is a necessary component to a successful
system.
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AZ COLLEGE & CAREER READY ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CONNECTIONS
The following Reading and Speaking and Listening AZ College and Career Ready Standards are integrated as applicable in this course:
Reading:
Key Ideas and Details
Standard 1: Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
Standard 2: Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept;
provide an accurate summary of the text.
Standard 3: Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks attending
to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
Craft and Structure
Standard 4: Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in specific scientific or technical
context relevant to grade specific texts and topics.
Standard 5: Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Standard 9: Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings
support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
Writing:
Production and Distribution of Writing
Standard 4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.
Standard 5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting and trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is
most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
Standard 6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s
capacity to link other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Standard 7: Conduct short as well as sustained research project to answer a question or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate;
synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
Standard 8: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of
each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism
and following a standard format for citation.
Standard 9: Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
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AZ COLLEGE & CAREER READY ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CONNECTIONS (cont.)
Speaking and Listening:
Comprehension and Collaboration
Standard 1: Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on
grade-level topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Standard 2: Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats, evaluating the credibility of each source.
Standard 3: Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted
evidence.
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
Standard 4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that the listeners can follow the line of reasoning
and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.
Standard 5: Make strategic use of digital media in presentation to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.
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FS52 Early Childhood Professions Processes–Suggested Teaching Timeline
First Semester
August
Unit 1: Introduction to Early
Childhood Professions
Unit 2:
Sept.
Oct.
Second Semester
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
1 week
Prenatal Development
2 weeks
Unit 3:
Infant Development
3 weeks
Unit 4:
Toddler Development
2 weeks
Unit 5:
Unit 6:
Unit 7:
Preschool
Development
4 weeks
School-Age
Development
2 weeks
Diversity
2 weeks
Unit 8:
Unit 9:
Classroom
Management
1 week
Roles of the Early
Childhood
Professional
1 week
Unit 10: Early Childhood
Regulations
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FS52 Early Childhood Professions Processes–Suggested Teaching Timeline
First Semester
August
Sept.
Oct.
Second Semester
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
Unit 11: Classroom
Community
2 weeks
Unit 12: Physical Environment
2 weeks
Unit 13: Instructional Methods
and Activities
3 weeks
Unit 14: Lesson Planning
3 week
Unit 15: Instructional
Technology
1 week
Unit 16: Education Systems
2 weeks
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Unit 1:
Introduction to Early Childhood Professions
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The range of employment opportunities in Early Childhood Professions and the knowledge, skills, and practices
required for each career.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 The significance of professionalism in
Early Childhood careers
 Skills needed to work with young
children
 Current topics in Early Childhood
Professions
 Ways to seek employment opportunities
Arizona CTE Standards
13.0
Demonstrate professionalism in the field of early childhood
education
13.1
Demonstrate aptitude for working with children
13.12 Conduct formal/informal research on relevant Early
Childhood Education topics
13.17 Identify ways to seek employment opportunities in
Early Childhood Education
Resources
 Internet
 Textbooks:
o The Developing Child
o Experiencing Education,
Tenth Edition-Teacher Cadets
o Foundations of American
Education
Skills:
 List characteristics required of
professional in education-related careers
 Evaluate classmates’ professionalism in
an early childhood setting
 Evaluate classmates’ skills while they
are working with young children
 Develop a list of skills needed for
success in Early Childhood Professions
 Assess current topics related to Early
Childhood Education
 Choose three ways to seek employment
opportunities in Early Childhood
Education
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Unit 2:
Prenatal Development
Healthy practices influence the three stages of prenatal development.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Vocabulary related to prenatal
development
 Causes of birth defects
 Prevention of birth defects
Arizona CTE Standards
1.0
Analyze the continuum of physical and sensory development
of young children
1.1
Analyze factors influencing prenatal development
Resources
 Textbook:
o The Developing Child
 Internet
 NASCO Prenatal Models
 UEN website for Genetic
Information
Skills:
 Understand and use appropriate
vocabulary when discussing prenatal
development and genetics
 Compare and contrast birth defect
causes
 Analyze prevention methods for birth
defects
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Unit 3:
Infant Development
The environment and support systems influence infants’ physical, sensory, social, emotional, and cognitive development
from birth to 12 months.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Benchmarks of physical and sensory
development in infants
 Importance of nurturance and
attachment in infants
 Examples of social and emotional
development in infants
 Benchmarks of cognitive development in
infants
 Verbal and nonverbal communication
development in infants
 Learning and discovery environments for
infants
 Learning centers appropriate
for infants
Arizona CTE Standards
1.0
2.0
3.0
7.0
Analyze the continuum of physical and sensory development of
young children
1.2 Explain the general progression of physical and sensory
development in infants (birth to 12 months)
Support the continuum of social and emotional development in
young children
2.2 Describe social and emotional development in infants
(birth to 12 months)
Analyze the continuum of cognitive development in young
children
3.1 Examine cognitive development in infants (birth to 12
months) development in young children
Establish and maintain an environment to promote learning and
discovery
Resources
 Textbooks:
o The Developing Child
o Working With Young Children
 Computer Lab / Internet
Skills:
 Compare and contrast physical and
sensory development of young children
 Create a timeline which shows the
general progression of physical and
sensory development in infants (birth to
12 months)
 Explain the importance of nurturance
and attachment in children from birth to 8
years
 Explain social and emotional
development in infants (birth to 12
months
 Examine characteristics of cognitive
development in infants (birth to 12
months)
 Design an environment that promotes
learning and discovery
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Unit 4:
Toddler Development
The environment and support systems influence toddlers’ physical, sensory, social, emotional and cognitive development
from 12 months to 36 months.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Vocabulary related to early childhood
development
 Benchmarks of physical and sensory
development of young children
 Examples of social and emotional
development in young children
 Benchmarks of cognitive development in
toddlers (12 months to 36 months)
 Verbal and non-verbal communication in
children (birth to 8 years)
 Lesson center planning
Skills:
 Use vocabulary words with proficiency
 Examine benchmarks of physical and
sensory development of young children
 Distinguish characteristics of social and
emotional development in young children
 Compare benchmarks of cognitive
development in toddlers to that of
infants.
 Role play verbal and non-verbal
communication in children (birth to 8
years)
 Create learning centers that are
appropriate for toddlers and promote
discovery
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Arizona CTE Standards
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
7.0
Analyze the continuum of physical and sensory development of
young children
1.5 Explain the general progression of physical and sensory
development in toddlers (12 months to 36 months)
1.6 Design activities that promote the physical and sensory
development in toddlers (12 months to 36 months)
1.7 Select equipment that promotes the physical and sensory
development of toddlers (12 months to 36 months)
Support the continuum of social and emotional development in
young children
2.3 Describe social and emotional development in toddlers (12
months to 36 months)
Analyze the continuum of cognitive development in young
children
3.2 Examine cognitive development in toddlers (12 months to
36 months)
Analyze the continuum of language and literacy development of
young children
4.1 Demonstrate knowledge of verbal and nonverbal
communication development in children (birth to 8 years)
Establish and maintain an environment to promote learning and
discovery
7.4 Design developmentally appropriate learning centers for
toddlers (12 months to 36 months) that include both indoor
and outdoor environments
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Resources
 Internet
 Textbooks:
o The Developing Child
o Experiencing Education,
Tenth Edition-Teacher Cadets
o Foundations of American
Education
 Child Development Center Lab
 Student Handouts
 Pictures of young children at
play in various areas
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Unit 5:
Preschool Development
The environment and support systems influence preschoolers’ physical, sensory, social, emotional and cognitive
development from 3 years to 5 years.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Vocabulary related to preschool
development
 Variety of practices to enhance physical,
sensory, social, emotional, and cognitive
development of preschoolers from 3
years to 5 years
 Growth and development of
preschoolers from 3 years to 5 years in
the areas of physical, sensory, social,
emotional, and cognitive
 Learning activities to influence physical,
sensory, social, emotional, and cognitive
development of preschoolers from 3
years to 5 years
Skills:
 Use vocabulary related to preschool
development proficiently
 Compare and contrast ways to enhance
physical, sensory, social, emotional, and
cognitive development of preschoolers
from 3 years to 5 years
 Outline the growth and development of
preschoolers from 3 years to 5 years in
the areas of physical, sensory, social,
emotional, and cognitive
 Plan, conduct and evaluate activities that
engage children in physical, sensory,
social, emotional, and cognitive growth
 Demonstrate correct book handling skills
 Use an instructional tool which supports
literacy development
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Arizona CTE Standards
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
Analyze the continuum of physical and sensory development of
young children
1.8 Explain the general progression of physical and sensory
development in preschoolers (3 years to 5 years)
1.9 Design activities that promote the physical and sensory
development in preschoolers (3 years to 5 years) 1.0 –
Analyze the continuum of physical and sensory
development of young children
1.10 Select equipment that promotes the physical and sensory
development of preschoolers (3 years to 5 years)
Support the continuum of social and emotional development in
young children
2.4 Describe social and emotional development in
preschoolers (3 years to 5 years)
Analyze the continuum of cognitive development in young
children
3.3 Examine cognitive development in preschoolers (3 years
to 5 years)
Analyze the continuum of language and literacy development of
young children
4.1 Demonstrate knowledge of verbal and nonverbal
communication development in children (birth to 8 years)
4.2 Compare and contrast the developmental stages of the
pre-reading and reading processes
4.3 Identify the stages of writing development and how to
support children (birth to 8 years) in moving through the
continuum
4.4 Demonstrate book handling skills in small group, whole
group, and individually
4.5 Integrate environmental print and visual representations
as instructional tools to support language and literacy
development across all subject areas
4.6 Compare and contrast phonemic awareness and phonics
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Resources
 Textbooks:
o Working with Young Children
o Child Development
 Child Development lab
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Unit 5:
Preschool Development (cont.)
The environment and support systems influence preschoolers’ physical, sensory, social, emotional and cognitive
development from 3 years to 5 years.
Knowledge and Skills
Arizona CTE Standards
7.0
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Resources
Establish and maintain an environment to promote learning and
discovery
7.5 Design developmentally appropriate learning centers for
preschoolers (3 years to 5 years) that include both indoor
and outdoor environments
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Unit 6:
School – Age Children’s Development
The environment, support systems, and school experiences influence physical, sensory, social, emotional and
cognitive development of school-age children 5 years to 8 years.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Benchmarks of physical, sensory, social,
emotional, and cognitive development in
school-age children
 Activities that promote the physical, sensory,
social, emotional, and cognitive development
in school age children
 Equipment that promotes the physical,
sensory, social, emotional, and cognitive
development in school-age children
 Phases of verbal and nonverbal
communication development in school-age
children
 Environments that promote learning and
discovery
 Strategies and lesson components that
would be conducive to teaching language,
literacy, math, science, social studies,
physical education, health, safety, and fine
arts for children age 5 to 8 years
Skills:
 Develop, implement and evaluate activities
that are developmentally appropriate for
children for social and emotional
development, language and literacy,
mathematics, science, social studies,
physical development, health, safety, and
fine arts
 Examine timelines of physical, sensory,
social, emotional, and cognitive development
in school-age children
 Describe equipment that promotes the
physical, sensory, social, emotional, and
cognitive development in children
Arizona Department of Education - Career and Technical Education Standards
Arizona CTE Standards
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
Analyze the continuum of physical and sensory development of
young children
1.11 Explain the general progression of physical and sensory
development in school-age children (5 years to 8 years)
1.12 Design activities that promote the physical and sensory
development in school-age children (5 years to 8 years)
1.13 Select equipment that promotes the physical and sensory
development of school-age children (5 years to 8 years)
Support the continuum of social and emotional development in
young children
2.5 Describe social and emotional development in school-age
children (5 years to 8 years)
Analyze the continuum of cognitive development in young
children
3.4 Examine cognitive development in school-age children (5
years to 8 years)
3.5 Demonstrate knowledge of brain research and its
application as it relates to child development from birth to
8 years
Analyze the continuum of language and literacy development of
young children
4.1 Demonstrate knowledge of verbal and nonverbal
communication development in children (birth to 8 years)
4.3 Identify the stages of writing development and how to
support children (birth to 8 years) in moving through the
continuum
4.4 Demonstrate book handling skills in small group, whole
group, and individually
4.5 Integrate environmental print and visual representations
as instructional tools to support language and literacy
development across all subject areas
4.6 Compare and contrast phonemic awareness and phonics
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Resources
 Textbooks:
o Working with Young Children
o Child Development
 Internet
 Videos
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Unit 6:
School – Age Children’s Development (cont.)
FS52 – Early Childhood Professions
The environment, support systems, and school experiences influence physical, sensory, social, emotional and
cognitive development of school-age children 5 years to 8 years.
Knowledge and Skills
 Explain verbal and nonverbal communication
developed in children
 Create an instructional tool that promotes
learning and discovery
 Design learning centers that are appropriate
for children, indoors and outdoors
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7.0
Resources
Establish and maintain an environment to promote learning and
discovery
7.6 Design developmentally appropriate learning centers for
school-age children (5 years to 8 years) that include both
indoor and outdoor environments
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Unit 7:
Diversity
A diverse classroom is comprised of children with varying developmental levels in social, emotional, cognitive, and
physical abilities, which must be addressed by early childhood professionals to insure success for all students.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Vocabulary related to diversity
 Characteristics of diverse learners in the
areas of social, emotional, cognitive, and
physical abilities
 Ways to enhance the learning related to
diverse student abilities
 Issues related to diversity have an
impact on teaching and learning
Skills:
 Evaluate classmates’ professionalism
while working with young children
 Use vocabulary words related to diversity
with proficiency
 Describe characteristics of diverse
learners in the areas of social, emotional,
cognitive, and physical abilities
 Identify ways to enhance the learning of
diverse learners
 Explain the impact on student
performance of teacher expectations and
cultural differences
 Describe strategies to meet the needs of
English Language Learners
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Arizona CTE Standards
7.0 Comprehend the issues related to exceptional learners
7.1 Explain the criteria and definitions related to exceptional
learners, including children with disabilities and children
who are gifted
7.2 Comprehend the use of developmentally appropriate
instructional interventions for cognitive, motor, self-help,
social, and language activities
7.5 Apply the knowledge of accommodations and
modifications for an exceptional learner in adapting
activities for individual student’s goals
8.0 Explain the issues related to diversity and its impact on teaching
and learning
8.1 Identify the characteristics, the challenges, and the
opportunities for learning in a diverse classroom
8.2 Explain the role of teacher expectation on student
performance and its impact on teaching and learning in a
diverse classroom
8.3 Identify the needs of multiple-language learners
8.4 Describe how cultural and ethnic differences affect
interpersonal interactions and communications within a
group
13.0 Demonstrate professionalism in the field of early childhood
education
13.9 Identify characteristics of children with exceptionalities
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Resources
 Computer Lab/Internet
 Textbook:
o Working with Young Children
 IEP Template
 Developmentally appropriate
modification resource books
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Unit 8:
Classroom Management
Efficient classroom management creates an environment that promotes learning and enables teachers to use a
variety of instructional methods.
Knowledge and Skills
Arizona CTE Standards
Knowledge:
 Classroom management impacts student
learning
 Adaptations to meet individual and group
settings
 Variety of discipline strategies to use for
different classroom situations
 Effective instructional strategies
 Classroom management techniques
 Digital resources that help teachers with
planning instruction, classroom
management, and communication
12.0 Demonstrate effective classroom management practices
12.3 Demonstrate the ability to conduct learning activities in
small and whole group settings
12.7 Recognize the need to adapt instructional strategies to
meet individual and group needs
9.0 Analyze the impact of classroom management and discipline
strategies on student learning
9.1 Identify the relationship between effective instructional
strategies and classroom management
9.2 Identify discipline strategies needed in various classroom
situations
13.0 Apply technology for instruction and management
13.3 Identify digital resources that help teachers in planning
instruction, classroom management, and communication
Skills:
 Describe the significance of good
classroom management to student
learning
 Identify adaptations to meet individual
and group settings
 Describe the characteristics of effective
discipline strategies
 List effective instructional strategies
 Model classroom management
techniques
 Identify and use a variety of web sites on
instructional planning, classroom
management and communication
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Resources
 Textbook
o Working with Young Children
 Internet/Computer Lab
 Teacher activity books for
children
 Classroom Management Books
 Child Development Lab
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Unit 9:
Roles of the Early Childhood Professions
An early childhood employee must establish a safe environment, promote learning, guide pro-social behavior, and
communicate with stakeholders.
Knowledge and Skills
Arizona CTE Standards
Knowledge:
 Vocabulary related to Early Childhood
employment
 Confidentiality requirements for Early
Childhood Professions
 Roles of certified employees and
paraprofessionals
 Ways staff engage and communicate in
positive interpersonal behaviors
 The family plays an important role in the
child’s learning
11.0 Demonstrate the importance of family engagement and support
11.1 Identify the family's role in the education of their child
11.2 Demonstrate appropriate informal and written
communication with family members
11.3 Identify ways the family can be involved in the education
of its child
11.4 Use a variety of strategies to make all families feel
welcome and engaged
13.0 Demonstrate professionalism in the field of early childhood
education
13.1 Demonstrate aptitude for working with children
13.2 Demonstrate positive interpersonal behaviors with
children, families, colleagues, and supervisors
13.5 Identify effective instructional strategies to meet
educational needs of children birth to 8 years
13.14 Identify confidentiality issues and how to handle them
effectively
5.0 Explain the roles of support service personnel in schools
5.2 Describe the roles of classified support personnel (e.g.,
food service workers, facility maintenance workers,
transportation personnel, teacher aides, after-school
program personnel, etc.)
6.0 Analyze the roles and characteristics of teachers and
paraprofessionals
6.2 Examine instructional and supervisory roles of teachers
6.4 Evaluate self for characteristics that lead to success as a
paraprofessional and/or teacher
Skills:
 Use vocabulary related to Early
Childhood employment proficiently
 Explain several confidentiality issues that
arise in the early childhood setting
 Analyze the roles of certified employees
and paraprofessionals
 Demonstrate positive communication
and interactions with staff and families
 Write sample reports and/or letters to
parents
Resources
 Computer Lab/Internet
 Text book
o Working with Young Children
 Child development center lab
 Child development center
handbook
 School personnel
 Graphic organizers
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Unit 10: Early Childhood Regulations
Each state has rules and regulations required for licensing that must be acknowledged and followed by
administration, teachers, paraprofessionals, and support staff at schools.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 State rules and regulations
 What constitutes a safe environment
 Safety and first aid procedures
 Hand washing procedures
 Cleaning and sanitation procedures
 Procedures for a daily health check
Skills:
 Interpret state rules and regulations
 Survey a classroom to determine if it is a
safe environment
 Outline hand washing procedures
 Describe cleaning and sanitation
procedures required for schools and
preschools
 List the procedures involved in a daily
health check
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5.0
Practice safe workplace procedures in an early childhood
environment
5.1 Explain the responsibilities of professionals to implement
and maintain a safe early childhood work environment
5.2 Identify and wear appropriate clothing and shoes to
ensure personal safety
5.3 Explain the importance of compliance with the Arizona
Department of Health Services Child Care Licensing
Regulations and the OSHA (Occupational Safety and
Health Administration) standards
5.4 Demonstrate proper storage of equipment, medication,
supplies, and hazardous materials
5.5 Implement a plan for emergency procedures
5.7 Exhibit basic health practices and prevention procedures
regarding childhood illness and communicable diseases
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Resources
 Textbooks:
o Working with Young Children
o Child Development
 State website for rules and
regulations
 State rules and regulations
workbook
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Unit 11: Classroom Community
Developing an environment of respect and rapport can be critical to a child’s independence, creativity, sense of
self, and ability to work well with others.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Identification of, and need for pro-social
behaviors in children
 Ways to assist children in learning
cooperation
 Ways to set up a classroom to promote
independence and a positive sense of
self
 Characteristics of cooperation and
respect
Skills:
 Model pro-social behaviors with children
 Model ways to work cooperatively
 Design a classroom to promote pride
and independence in children
 Identify positive guidance techniques
used in a classroom setting
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9.0
Provide opportunities for the development of a positive sense of
self and independence in young children
9.3 Design the classroom environment to promote pride and
independence in young children
9.4 Recognize developmentally appropriate practices that
promote self-regulation
10.0 Provide guidance to promote pro-social behavior in young
children
10.1 Encourage cooperation in play and learning activities that
respects the rights and property of self and others
10.2 Demonstrate problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
with children
12.0 Demonstrate effective classroom management practices
12.1 Practice problem-solving processes for an early
childhood environment
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Resources
 Computer lab/Internet
 Textbook
o Working with Young Children
 Child Development Center Lab
 Student handouts
 Pictures of classroom designs
 Pictures of young children in a
learning environment
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Unit 12: Physical Environment
Appealing, functional, age-appropriate classroom set-ups motivate students to discover and learn for different educational
goals.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Classroom arrangements to promote
learning and discovery for children
 Playground arrangements to promote
learning and discovery for children
 Preschool learning centers to meet the
needs of children
 Schedules that meet the needs of
children
Arizona CTE Standards
7.0
Establish and maintain an environment to promote learning and
discovery
7.1 Arrange the physical environment to facilitate planned
and spontaneous activities both indoors and outdoors for
children (birth to 8 years)
7.2 Design a balanced daily schedule that meets the
developmental needs of children, allows for teacher
directed and child-directed activities, and limits transitions
Resources
 Textbook
o Working with Young Children
 Child Development Center Lab
 Videos
 Preschool Resource Book
 Internet/Computer Lab
 Teacher activity books for
children
Skills:
 Plan a classroom arrangement to
promote learning and discovery for
children
 Plan a playground arrangement to
promote learning and discovery for
children
 Create a preschool learning center to be
used in the classroom
 Create a classroom schedule that meets
the needs of children
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Unit 13: Instructional Methods and Activities
A variety of instructional methods and activities must be implemented to meet the needs of diverse learners through a
process of planning, implementing, observing, assessing, and reflecting.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Design of developmentally appropriate
learning centers for both indoor and
outdoor environments
 Effective instructional strategies to meet
educational needs of children birth to 8
years.
 Self-reflective teaching practices
 Reasons for observing young children
Skills:
 Create appropriate learning centers for
preschoolers for both indoor and outdoor
environments
 Create effective instructional strategies
to meet educational needs of children
birth to 8 years
 Identify self–reflective teaching practices
 Describe and evaluate the reasons for
observing young children
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13.0 Demonstrate professionalism in the field of early childhood
education
13.3 Participate in a variety of work-based experiences, paid
or unpaid
13.5 Identify effective instructional strategies to meet
educational needs of children birth to 8 years
13.6 Engage in self-reflective teaching practices
13.7 Explain how the Arizona Early Learning Standards for
preschoolers (3 years to 5 years) may be used to guide
development of learning activities and opportunities
13.10 Identify reasons for observing young children
13.11 Analyze characteristics of quality anecdotal notes
13.14 Identify confidentiality issues and how to handle them
effectively
13.17 Identify ways to seek employment opportunities in Early
Childhood Education
11.0 Identify instructional methods for student learning
11.1 Investigate various methods of instruction
11.2 Identify teaching methods that accommodate various
learning styles
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Resources
 Textbook:
o Working with Young Children
o Child Development
o Teacher Cadet
 Arizona Early Learning
Standards
 CDA requirements
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Unit 14: Lesson Planning
State learning standards are the foundation from which to build effective, engaging lesson plans following a sequential
series of components.
Knowledge and Skills
Arizona CTE Standards
Knowledge:
 Components of a lesson plan
 Classroom management strategies
 Aligning objective to state standards
 Teachers have set curricula for each of
the following subjects:
o
Science
o
Math
o
Social Studies
o
Language and Literacy
o
Health
o
Fine Arts
o
Social and Emotional Development
o
Physical Development
o
Safety
12.0 Demonstrate effective classroom management practices
12.4
Plan developmentally appropriate activities for children
(birth to 8 years) for Social and Emotional
Development; Language and Literacy; Mathematics;
Science; Social Studies; Physical Development, Health,
and Safety; and Fine Arts
12.5
Conduct developmentally appropriate activities for
children (birth to 8 years) for Social and Emotional
Development; Language and Literacy; Mathematics;
Science; Social Studies; Physical Development, Health,
and Safety; and Fine Arts
12.6
Evaluate developmentally appropriate activities for
children (birth to 8 years) from Social and Emotional
Development; Language and Literacy; Mathematics;
Science; Social Studies; Physical Development, Health,
and Safety; and Fine Arts
13.0 Demonstrate professionalism in the field of early childhood
education
13.3
Participate in a variety of work-based experiences, paid
or unpaid
13.5
Identify effective instructional strategies to meet
educational needs of children birth to 8 years
13.7
Explain how the Arizona Early Learning Standards for
preschoolers (3 years to 5 years) may be used to guide
development of learning activities and opportunities
13.10 Identify reasons for observing young children
13.11 Analyze characteristics of quality anecdotal notes
Skills:
 Create and implement an effective
lesson plan
 Use classroom management strategies
 Write an objective aligned to state
standards
 Create lessons for each curriculum area
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Resources
 Textbooks:
o The Developing Child
o Working with Young Children
o Teacher Cadet
o Child Development
 Internet
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Unit 14: Lesson Planning (cont.)
State learning standards are the foundation from which to build effective, engaging lesson plans following a sequential
series of components.
Knowledge and Skills
Arizona CTE Standards
Resources
12.0 Create a lesson plan and related activities to meet the needs of
learners – Note: This standard comes from the Education
Professions Standards
12.1
Develop objectives that are aligned with state and
district standards
12.2
Integrate the components of a lesson plan with
activities and instructional materials
12.3
Implement a lesson and a planned learning activity
12.4
Conduct a reflective evaluation of the implemented
lesson plan
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Unit 15: Instructional Technology
The integration of technology allows for a variety of learning opportunities in the classroom and can be used as a
resource for planning and enhancing lessons, discovery, and assessment.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 Names and uses of technology
equipment:
o Projector
o Laptop
o Document camera
o Smart board
o Internet
o CD rom
o Google docs
 Ways that are appropriate to integrate
technology into learning for children
Arizona CTE Standards
7.0
Establish and maintain an environment to promote learning and
discovery
7.8
Evaluate appropriate use of technology and media
resources to support learning
Resources
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Computer Lab/Internet
Laptop
Computer cd programs
Video data projector
Document camera
Textbooks:
o Working with Young Children
o Child Development
Skills:
 Critique a variety of technology and
media resources for effective use in the
classroom
 Create a lesson plan using technology
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Unit 16: Education Systems
Depending upon the center, school, or district, leadership structure will vary but is a necessary component to a
successful system.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge:
 The role of the economy in the
educational industry
 Business and financial functions of the
educational institution
 The impact that taxes have on the school
districts’ ability to meet state and federal
mandates
 The advantages and disadvantages of
public, charter, and private schools
 Current educational issues
Skills:
 Evaluate how the economy affects the
educational industry
 Evaluate how taxes impact school
districts’ ability to meet state and federal
mandates
 Identify how to meet state and federal
mandates.
 Compare and contrast the advantages
and disadvantages of public, charter,
and private schools
 Critique current educational issues
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2.0
13.0
Examine the role of the education industry in the economy
1.1
Explain the role of education in the economy: local,
state, national and international
1.2
Recognize the factors that contribute to an effective
school.
1.3
Compare/contrast the financial
advantages/disadvantages of public, charter, and
private educational Institutions
Recognize the financial policies and procedures of a school
district
2.1
Identify business and financial functions of an
educational institution
2.2
Explain how taxes impact the school district’s ability
to meet objectives and state and federal mandates
Demonstrate professionalism in the field of early childhood
education
13.12 Conduct formal/informal research on relevant Early
Childhood Education topics
13.15 Explain the role of the National Association for the
Education of Young Children and other professional
organizations to the work of an Early Childhood
Education educator
13.16 Explain the role of the Quality First Initiative
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Resources
 Textbook:
o Working with Young Children
 Child Development Center Lab
 Guest Speakers
 Computer Lab/Internet
 Graphic Organizer
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