ECEE 3801 - Play & Creativity in Early Childhood & Elementary School

This course provides students with the opportunity to explore the creative process and learn about developing and implementing curriculum in the areas of art, movement, music, language, literacy, logic, and dramatic play in grades PK-5. Creative thinking and problem-solving is also discussed.

Requisites: Teacher Candidacy, ECEE 2001 concurrent and (admission to Early Childhood and Elementary Education program or Child Development major)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will be able to list, prepare, and evaluate developmentally appropriate activities.
Students will be able to examine and evaluate the creative activities of children.
Students will be able to analyze their own development as a teacher of young children.
Students will be able to evaluate abilities/skills for improvement.
Students will be able to identify characteristics of the creative process with young children.
Students will be able to demonstrate the creative process through participating in classroom experiences.

Ohio University

Ohio University

ECEE 3801 - Play & Creativity in Early Childhood & Elementary School