iRubric: Infant Cognitive & Language Dev. Activity Creation rubric

Students quickly assemble and thoroughly read aloud their articles in 12 inch voices.

Students agree to highlight certain "words of wisdom"

Students quickly assemble and read aloud their articles in plus 12 inch voices.

Students fool around, then assemble and read aloud their articles, with distractions.

Student group presents their two creations to class.
Justify how these will stimulate brain activity or language development in an infant via color, sound, touch, etc.
Shows exceptional creativity & ACTS OUT their prototype or activity.

Student group presents their two creations to class.
Justify how these will stimulate brain activity or language development in an infant via color, sound, touch, etc.
Shows some creativity - not exactly a copy-cat activity or song, etc.
Acts out their prototype or activity but "chops" off presentation. (too quick)

Student group presents their one or two creations to class.

Are not clear as to how these will stimulate brain activity or lang.development.
Tells about their design prototype or activity but does not sufficiently "act it out", sing, etc.

Each team must make ONE of these and relate it to one of the countries/cities (other than USA) viewed in the BABIES documentary shown in class. Explains cultural similarities & differences in how these develop the brain or language using materials/resources native to that country. (Indigenous)

Each team must make ONE of these and relate it to one of the countries/cities (other than USA) viewed in the BABIES documentary shown in class. Explains, but not very well, how their toy, etc is made with indigenous materials from one of the countries (other than USA) in BABIES documentary.

Each team must make ONE of these and relate it to one of the countries/cities (other than USA) viewed in the BABIES documentary shown in class. Very little explanation offered in presentation.