WRITTEN PROPOSAL
Wheeler Center
Latreece Wheeler
PSY. 104 Child and Adolescent Development
Prof. Marie Broski
5/25/2015
Introductory Paragraph: The Wheeler Community Center is a great place that parents can take their children during the day of send them after school. This center will promote physical exercise, cognitive and socio-emotional development, from ages ranging from infant to adolescence. The Wheeler center will also give information and classes on physical and mental health, parenting and educational classes. The Wheeler center is devoted to the families in and around the community they serve. In my expert opinion the Wheeler Center creating each room for a specific age group will help in the all-around …show more content…
The fruits and vegetables used as the paint helps with early healthy eating patterns. Learning to eat healthy at an early age will determine the infant’s relationship with food later. The organic painting class also helps with psychosocial development, socialization skills.
One health or well-being issue that teachers or instructors may have with this class is allergies the children might suffer from. Most places don’t allow any peanut products but children can suffer from many different food allergies. If one or more students are allergic to the fruits and veggies being used the class may be harder to instruct.
Paragraph 3.One specific item that the children would need is construction paper.
If the center provides the food for the children to use in each class, they will need help with other supplies like construction paper for them to make their art. http://www.officedepot.com/?cm_mmc=MSN-_-B_Marketing_B-_-Marketing_Catalog-_-Office%20Depot%20Catalogue_29567008-VQ16-c 2. Age Group #2 – Toddlers
Paragraph 1. First Activity Soft Touch …show more content…
It doesn’t change the way they think or encourage although it does encourage problem solving on a minimum basis.
Paragraph 2. Second Activity Water Works
The theory is that the children would play in the water. There would be different water stations that will allow them to different thing. One station will make bubbles, one station they could make sand castles etc. If the child is younger they could play with the more subtle stations. For the older children we would introduce science into the equation, how water effects things in the world.
These activities enhance cognitive and psychosocial development. The activities explore problem solving and thinking process. It also allows kid to interact with other children and gain social skills. It is also fun for young children. Most kids like to play in the water and this class can be held all year around.
The issue this class faces is that there is no physical activity. It doesn’t touch on any parenting, health or well-being of the child and their families.
Paragraph 3.In order for the children to jump on the floor we would need spring