ECH 355 Topic 8 Assignment GCU

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For this benchmark, you will create a newsletter with at-home activities that reinforce the concepts from one of the lesson plans created in Topics 4 through 7.With your practicum population in mind, create a fun and interactive 250-500-word newsletter with at-home activities that will engage families in the development of children’s social studies awareness. Include the following:

• Newsletter title, subtitles, date, graphics, and other appropriate newsletter items.
• Brief description of the social studies concepts, standards, and objectives.
• Explanation why these concepts are important in early childhood development.
• Description of at least three at-home activities that parents can use to reinforce social studies concepts.
• Documentation to be returned to school to:

1. Gauge student participation
2. Collect constructive criticism from students and families

• Resources, including technology and/or manipulatives, to support social studies learning for students’ at-home.
• Free community or online social studies resources for families.

Review the newsletter with your cooperating teacher for feedback and revise as needed.

Write a 500-750-word reflection based on the feedback you received from your cooperating teacher and personal insight about the experience, explain the following:

• What value did you find in doing the social studies newsletter for families? Give supporting details for your opinion.
• Strengths and opportunities for improving future newsletters. Provide specific examples.
• What is your plan to appropriately modify the newsletter activities to meet each child’s learning needs, including children with disabilities, and promote positive outcomes?  Modifications should be detailed and based on evaluation of personal practice.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

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