o Your board must include a variety of at least 8 artifacts including, but not
limited to picture and/or chapter books, videos, images, critical discussion
questions, blog posts, journal articles, real world connections, and tips
o Write 2-3 critical questions to go with at least 4 of the artifacts you post
o The purpose of this assignment is to provide strategies that develop
young children’s emotional intelligence
o Share each resource and tell how and why you would use it
This week’s assignment is due on or before 11:59 pm the night before Module 5 begins.
27 (Online) Module 5
Emotional and Social Competence, Resilience, and Stress in Early Childhood
Topic of Study: Develop ways to promote resilience and self-regulation in young
children through curricular and instructional decisions
READINGS:
Marion, Marian. (2015). Ch. 9.
Guidance for Young Children
. Upper Saddle River, New
Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
Collet, Vicki. (2017). “I Can Do That!” Creating Classrooms That Foster Resilience.
Young
Children
, 72(1), 23-31.
MODULE ASSIGNMENT:
Choose a specific stressor and then prepare yourself to help children deal
effectively with it by completing the following application activities.
o Collect a variety of articles, videos, images, and information about your
chosen stressor. Find at least 5 different informational sources on your
chosen stressor.
o Find and read at least 4 children’s books about the stressor you have chosen.
Give a brief synopsis of each and then explain how you would use it to help
children deal with the specific stressor.
o Write 2-3 critical questions to go with each book you post
o Host the information and children’s books you find on a Padlet board
o Post a link to your board on the class board titled “Stress and Resilience”
(use your name to tile the board, password “EDEC5470”))
Pretend you are being interviewed for a teaching position and the director or principal
says, “I see that you’ve studied about how children deal with _________ (moving, death,
divorce, etc.) How do you see yourself using this information if you’re hired to teach in
this school?”
• Write a written explanation regarding what you know about your chosen stressor
and how you would use the information with the children in your classroom.
Use research to support your answers. Cite your references using APA guidelines.