Integrated Learning: Teaching Multiple Skills with One Activity

If you are employed in a state that uses a registry to track professional development hours, you will be able to provide your registry ID (Stars, MOPID, Registry or other ECE ID#) after you have completed the quiz for the course. If you pass the quiz we will report your course completion to the state registry using the registry ID that you provide.

Discover how to maximize learning through play in early childhood settings. Designed for early childhood professionals, this self-paced course explores why play-based learning is essential and demonstrates how to incorporate math, science, and other developmental skills into a single activity. Participants will learn practical strategies for adapting activities for multiple age groups while using low-cost materials, helping them create meaningful, developmentally appropriate learning experiences on any budget. Course Length – 2.5 hours.

The course helps answer the questions:

• Is learning through play really important?

• How can I teach math and science in the same activity?

• How can I teach the same activity to different ages?

• How can I do these activities with a very small budget?

Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to:

• Identify at least three benefits of learning through play with 80% accuracy on the course assessment.

• Develop one play-based activity that teaches at least three developmental skills.

• Select at least three low-cost or readily available materials that can be used to create meaningful play-based learning experiences.