Capstone Project Title
Play-Based Curriculum During Literacy Instruction in Kindergarten
Term
Summer 2020
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAEd
Facilitator(s)
Jana Lo Bello Miller
Content Expert
Nicole Johnson
Abstract
Research has shown that play-based learning can be beneficial on students' academic and social growth when incorporated into a classroom. The curriculum designed for this project is designed using Wiggins and McTighe’s Understanding By Design framework (UbD) to create a play-based learning curriculum for literacy instruction in a kindergarten classroom. Research has shown that when incorporating play-based learning in a classroom environment it is developmentally appropriate for students. This project is a week long made up of 5 individual literacy lessons that are play-based and can be used in a kindergarten classroom. The goal of this project is to give teachers resources to start including play-based learning into their classrooms so that their students can benefit emotionally, socially and academically. (
Keywords
Curriculum, Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Early Childhood, Literacy
Recommended Citation
Mertes, Kayla, "Play-Based Curriculum During Literacy Instruction in Kindergarten" (2020). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 521.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/521
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DigitalCommons@Hamline
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School of Education Student Capstone Projects