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Thematic Unit Scoring Rubric Small Group Activity (Lesson Plans)

(5) Lessons !5 Points "ach
SLO #1: Apply an understanding of children's learning and development,
and knowledge of key content to design and evaluate curriculum
SLO #!: "esign play#$ased curriculum for young children to support learning
using developmental, inclusive, and anti#$ias principles
#urriculu
m Area$
%a&or Revisions 'ee(e( %eets ")pectations
*ith a +e*
%inor Revisions 'ee(e(
%eets ")pectations ")cee(s ")pectations
S#,R
"$
- or ! . / 5
#hoice o0
Activity
(5 Pts)
% Activity may not address
the specific curriculum
area $eing addressed in
the lesson
% Activity selected may not
$e developmentally
appropriate or engaging
% Activity may $e more
teacher#directed than
facilitated
% Activity may not $e
&fun'
% Activity addresses the specific
curriculum area for that lesson
% Activity may need minor
revisions to $e more
developmentally appropriate,
engaging, teacher facilitated or
&fun'
% Activity addresses the
specific curriculum area for
that lesson
% Activity is developmentally
appropriate, engaging and
&fun' Activity is teacher
facilitated
% Activity addresses the
specific curriculum area for
that lesson
% Activity is developmentally
appropriate, engaging and
&fun' Activity is teacher
facilitated
% Activity provides engaging
sensory e(periences
% Activity provides a creative,
open#ended way of meeting
the re)uired o$*ectives
Learning
,b&ective
s
(-1 Pts)
% Student may not
provide three
o$*ectives
% O$*ectives may not
relate to curriculum
area for that lesson
% O$*ectives may $e
vague or too wordy
% O$*ectives may not
$e measura$le or
% Student provides three
o$*ectives+ however, the
o$*ectives may need one
or two minor revisions in
wording to make them
more specific, measura$le
or developmentally
appropriate
% O$*ectives relate to the
curriculum area for that
lesson
% Student provides three
o$*ectives
% O$*ectives relate to the
curriculum area for that
lesson
% O$*ectives are specific,
clearly stated, are
measura$le and are
developmentally
appropriate
% Student provides three
o$*ectives
% O$*ectives relate to the
curriculum area
% O$*ectives are specific,
clearly stated, are
measura$le and are
developmentally
appropriate
% Student identifies the
","- .easure/s0 and
Score
multiplie(
by ! 2
1
developmentally
appropriate
"evelopmental Level
that corresponds to each
o$*ective
Thematic Unit Scoring Rubric Small Group Activity (Lesson Plans) 3 (5) Lessons !5 Points "ach
#urriculu
m Area$
%a&or Revisions 'ee(e( %eets ")pectations
*ith a +e*
%inor Revisions 'ee(e(
%eets ")pectations ")cee(s ")pectations
S#,R"
$
- or ! . / 5
!
Proce(ur
es
(-1 Pts)
% -rocedures are lacking in
detail 2t is unclear to the
reader what specific steps
must $e taken to
complete the activity
% Student has not addressed
at least half of the prompt
)uestions
% Student does not provide
e(amples of open ended
)uestions meant to
engage and scaffold the
children towards the
achievement of each of
the three o$*ectives
% 3o transition activity is
provided
% -rocedures are detailed+
however, they may need to $e
more specific so that it is clear
to the reader what specific
steps must $e taken to
complete the activity
% -rocedures show that the
student has incorporated at
least half of the prompt
)uestions+ however, addressing
more of the )uestions would
increase the inclusiveness of
the activity and the liklihood
that the children would find it
more engaging
% Student provides e(amples of
open ended )uestions to
engage and scaffold the
children+ however, it may $e
unclear what steps the student
will take /what he4she will $e
saying, doing, pointing out0 to
support each child towards the
accomplishment of each
o$*ective
% -rocedures include a transition
activity+ however, it may need
to $e revised to $e more
creative, engaging or theme#
related
% -rocedures are detailed and
it is clear to the reader what
specific steps must $e taken
to complete the activity
% -rocedures show that the
student has incorporated at
least two#thirds of the
prompt )uestions
% 2t is clear what steps the
student will take to
scaffold4engage the children
/what he4she will $e saying,
doing, pointing out to the
children0 and to support
each child towards the
accomplishment of each
o$*ective
% -rocedures include a
creative, engaging theme#
related transition activity
% -rocedures are detailed and
it is clear to the reader what
specific steps must $e taken
to complete the activity
% -rocedures show that the
student has incorporated all
of the provided prompt
)uestions as well as some of
their own
% 2t is clear what steps the
student will take /what
he4she will $e saying,
doing, pointing out to the
children0 to support each
child towards the
accomplishment of each
o$*ective
% -rocedures include a
creative, engaging theme#
related transition activity
% Student provides three ways
in which they will provide
opportunities for the
children to reflect $ack on
this activity and integrate
what they have learned
from this activity with other
theme related learning
opportunities
Score
multiplie(
by ! 2