Prior to completing this written assignment, please review the information in the course textbook, familiarize yourself with the Final Project guidelines in Week Five, and review any relevant Instructor Guidance.
For this assignment, you will be creating an outline of your final project. The focus of this outline to is to present as clear a picture as possible of your Community Center Proposal so that you may receive feedback which will guide you as you create your final project in Week 5. Please refer to the Final Project guidelines for more information on the Final Project as you prepare the outline of your proposal.
In the Final Project Outline, you will be creating a script in which you identify and describe at least 2 weekly activities for each age group that address their physical, cognitive and psychosocial developmental needs. All three domains of development must be addressed within your activities. For example, you may have one activity which enhances cognitive and psychosocial development and a second activity which enhances physical development. In addition to identifying these activities, you will demonstrate a foundational knowledge of children’s developmental continuum by explaining your reasoning for choosing each activity in each age group, based on your analysis of theory and current child development research.
Additionally, you will go “shopping” for at least 1 age-appropriate game, toy, picture, or other “play” item for the activities in each age group. Keep in mind that this may include things like art, music, technology, or safety tools as you deem fit. For each item that you propose, you will provide a link to a website from which the item can be purchased by the city, as well as an explanation for why the city should purchase the item, informed by research and theory.
You will utilize the PSY104 Written Proposal template to create your Final Project outline. Enter the requested information on the title page where indicated. Where you find the text “This is where you will…” within the proposal, please remove that and enter your own content. The headings in bold and the outline formatting with numbers and letters should not be altered.
In your Written Proposal, you must include the following:
The Final Project Outline:
Below is the outline. Everything in bold is to be left on the paper.Introductory Paragraph: This is where you will introduce your Recreation and Family Center to the City Council, ask for their consideration of your expert opinion on these specific rooms, and identify your main goal (your thesis statement) for each of these activities.
1. ROOM #1 – Infant Room
Paragraph 1.This is where you will identify and explain your first scheduled class or activity
· Describe the theory and/or research which support the use of this class or activity
· Identify how the activity enhances physical, cognitive, and/or socioemotional development
· Address at least one issue of Health and Well-Being, Family and Parenting, Education, Culture, and Gender and the roles they play in your first class or activity.
Paragraph 2.This is where you will identify and explain your second scheduled class or activity
· Describe the theory and/or research which support the use of this class or activity
· Identify how the activity enhances physical, cognitive, and/or socioemotional development
· Address at least one issue of Health and Well-Being, Family and Parenting, Education, Culture, and Gender and the roles they play in your first class or activity.
Paragraph 3.This is where you will identify and explain 1 specific item in the room
· Address why theory and research suggests that these items are important for the city council to consider purchasing for the room.
· Provide a link to where the item can be purchased by the city.
2. ROOM #2 – Toddler Room
Paragraph 1.This is where you will identify and explain your first scheduled class or activity
· Describe the theory and/or research which support the use of this class or activity
· Identify how the activity enhances physical, cognitive, and/or socioemotional development
· Address at least one issue of Health and Well-Being, Family and Parenting, Education, Culture, and Gender and the roles they play in your first class or activity.
Paragraph 2.This is where you will identify and explain your second scheduled class or activity
· Describe the theory and/or research which support the use of this class or activity
· Identify how the activity enhances physical, cognitive, and/or socioemotional development
· Address at least one issue of Health and Well-Being, Family and Parenting, Education, Culture, and Gender and the roles they play in your first class or activity.
Paragraph 3.This is where you will identify and explain 1 specific item in the room
· Address why theory and research suggests that these items are important for the city council to consider purchasing for the room.
· Provide a link to where the item can be purchased by the city.
3. ROOM #3 – Early Childhood Room
Paragraph 1.This is where you will identify and explain your first scheduled class or activity
· Describe the theory and/or research which support the use of this class or activity
· Identify how the activity enhances physical, cognitive, and/or socioemotional development
· Address at least one issue of Health and Well-Being, Family and Parenting, Education, Culture, and Gender and the roles they play in your first class or activity.
Paragraph 2.This is where you will identify and explain your second scheduled class or activity
· Describe the theory and/or research which support the use of this class or activity
· Identify how the activity enhances physical, cognitive, and/or socioemotional development
· Address at least one issue of Health and Well-Being, Family and Parenting, Education, Culture, and Gender and the roles they play in your first class or activity.
Paragraph 3.This is where you will identify and explain 1 specific item in the room
· Address why theory and research suggests that these items are important for the city council to consider purchasing for the room.
· Provide a link to where the item can be purchased by the city.
4. ROOM #4 – Middle/Late Childhood Room
Paragraph 1.This is where you will identify and explain your first scheduled class or activity
· Describe the theory and/or research which support the use of this class or activity
· Identify how the activity enhances physical, cognitive, and/or socioemotional development
· Address at least one issue of Health and Well-Being, Family and Parenting, Education, Culture, and Gender and the roles they play in your first class or activity.
Paragraph 2.This is where you will identify and explain your second scheduled class or activity
· Describe the theory and/or research which support the use of this class or activity
· Identify how the activity enhances physical, cognitive, and/or socioemotional development
· Address at least one issue of Health and Well-Being, Family and Parenting, Education, Culture, and Gender and the roles they play in your first class or activity.
Paragraph 3.This is where you will identify and explain 1 specific item in the room
· Address why theory and research suggests that these items are important for the city council to consider purchasing for the room.
· Provide a link to where the item can be purchased by the city.
5. ROOM #5 – Adolescence Room
Paragraph 1.This is where you will identify and explain your first scheduled class or activity
· Describe the theory and/or research which support the use of this class or activity
· Identify how the activity enhances physical, cognitive, and/or socioemotional development
· Address at least one issue of Health and Well-Being, Family and Parenting, Education, Culture, and Gender and the roles they play in your first class or activity.
Paragraph 2.This is where you will identify and explain your second scheduled class or activity
· Describe the theory and/or research which support the use of this class or activity
· Identify how the activity enhances physical, cognitive, and/or socioemotional development
· Address at least one issue of Health and Well-Being, Family and Parenting, Education, Culture, and Gender and the roles they play in your first class or activity.
Paragraph 3.This is where you will identify and explain 1 specific item in the room
· Address why theory and research suggests that these items are important for the city council to consider purchasing for the room.
· Provide a link to where the item can be purchased by the city.
Conclusion: This is where you will formally conclude your proposal, thank the city council for their consideration, and re-affirm the necessity for their acceptance of your offer.
REFERENCES
Don’t forget your reference page formatted in APA style as outlined by the Ashford Writing Center.