Junction City Senior High School ~ 2013 – 2014
Family & Consumer Sciences
Syllabus
Course: Child Growth & Development II
Instructor: Miss Lauren Stewart (Simmons)
Room 288
Course Description Child Care courses provide students with knowledge about the physical, mental, emotional, and social growth and development of children from birth through childhood. Main topics include the fundamentals of working with infants, toddlers, and older children; providing healthy environments; evaluating child care settings; and the practices, regulations, and opportunities in the child care industry. Often, Child Care courses provide students with practical experience in a child care center. Advanced topics may include various learning theories; development of activities; operation of a child care center; recognition of childhood diseases, abuse, and neglect; and first aid/emergency training.
This course will be focused around planning and carrying out a preschool lab.
Students will do the actual planning and modeling of the various skills needed to successfully interact with young children.
Due to the lab experience being in the school students are not required to have TB test until they are enrolled in CCHS. It would be advised that the
Prerequisites student have this taken care of before their next class and turn in the form into their instructor as soon as it is done.
Career & Life Planning, Child Growth and Development I
Required Textbook Child Care Today: Becoming an Early Childhood Professional
Karen Stephens, M.S.
Glencoe
ISBN: 978-0-07-659105-3
Class Supplies Each student is to come to class with pen or pencil, paper and a notebook to keep assignments in. Students will have textbooks checked out at the beginning of the year, they will need to be brought to class daily.
Method of Grading
& Evaluation
Daily Work/Participation & Homework 50%
Projects & Quizzes/Tests
Letter Grade
50%
Percentage
A
B
C
D
F
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
59 and below

Attendance &
Make-up Work
Attendance is required at all classes and will affect the semester grade accordingly. A significant number of classes will be spent in a pre-school lab setting, these class periods cannot be made-up outside of the classroom. Make-up work must be completed within the designated time period. It is the responsibility of the student to see that all the assignments and tests are made up. Students will have 3 school days after they return to get any missing assignments turned in for credit. If missing work is not turned in within this time frame, it will be a zero. If you miss a lab and it is excused, you will be assigned a packet of work that relates to the curriculum, there will be a page for each day that is missed.
Class & Lab Rules 
Students are expected to act in a professional manner.
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Combing hair and general grooming is inappropriate for this classroom.
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Be respectful of everyone and everything in this classroom.
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Demonstrate teamwork.
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Sleeping in class is inappropriate and will result in a loss of participation points for the day.
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Late passes will be issued on an emergency basis only – practice good time management.
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Bottled beverages with lids will be allowed as long as it has a lid on it.
Students are not allowed to bring beverages in that do not have lids. Sodas larger than 20oz are not permitted as well as all energy drinks. Beverage will be poured down the drain!
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All electronic devices (cell phones, etc.) should be turned off/silenced, secured, and out of sight to prevent confiscation. If students are seen using these devices in the classroom without permission it will be taken and sent to the office to be picked up at the end of the day by a parent or guardian.
I am looking forward to a great semester with all of you. Please do not hesitate to contact me any time you have questions. I will do my best to ensure you are successful in this class and enjoy your experience here at JCHS.
Miss Lauren Stewart
Family & Consumer Sciences Education
Fine Arts & Human Services laurenstewart@usd475.org
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Semester 1
1
Unit 1 Child Development &
Theories
2
3
Syllabus
Expectations
Pretest
TOPICS
4
5
6
Physical & Intellectual Development
Emotional, Social & Ethical Development
Child Development Research & Theories
Project 1 Intro: Theories
Project 1 Workday: Theories
Principles of Child Development
Factors Effecting Development
At Risk Children & Prevention
Presentation 1:1 & Quiz
R&A

Unit 2 Health, Safety, &
Sanitation
7
8
9
10
TOPICS
Promoting Children’s Health
Handling and Reporting Illness
Special Health Conditions
Ensuring Children’s Safety
Staff/Educators Health & Safety
Authentic Assessment 1: Planning for exceptional needs
Presentation
Quiz 2
Unit 3 Stages & Special Needs Children in Education
I Infants
11
12
TOPICS
Prenatal Development & Care
Physical & Emotional Development
Infant Care Basics & Nurturing Development
13
II Toddlers
14
15
16
Intro Stages Project Folder
Stages Project Page: Infants
TOPICS
Quiz 3:1
Development & Care – Independence
Nurturing Development
Authentic Assessment 2: Developmental Activities
III Preschoolers
17
Presentation
Stages Project Page: Toddlers
TOPICS
18
Quiz 3:2
Development & Care – Social Skills
Language Skills
Project: Reading & Interaction
19
20
IV School Age Children
21
22
Project worday
Presentation
Stages Project Page: Preschoolers
TOPICS
Unit 3 Quiz 3
Development & Care – Physical Development
Intellectual Development & Guidance
Stages Project Page: School Age Children
TOPICS V Children with Special
Needs
23
24
25
Unit 3 Quiz 4
Defining Special Needs
Specific Disabilities
Inclusive Programs
Project: Teaching for Special Needs
Project workday
R&A
R&A
R&A
R&A
R&A
R&A

26
27
Presentation
Stages Project Page: Children with Special Needs
Unit 3 Quiz 5
Stages Project Folder Due
Midterm Exam
Unit4 Children: Family &
Community Partnerships
28
TOPICS
29
30
39
40
41
42
31
32
Unit 5 Children’s Rights &
Laws
33
Connecting with Guardians
Legal Rights of Parents
Community Involvement
Community Resources
Community Programs in Junction City & Kansas
Project: Research Program
Project Workday
Present
TOPICS
34
35
36
Unit 6 Observation Skills
37
38
Types of Abuse
Responding to Child Abuse & Neglect
Abuse and Neglect Prevention
Childcare Provider/Educators Right’s and
Responsibilities
Authentic Assessment 2: Abuse Report
TOPICS
Observations Basics
Methods
Assessing Children’s Development
Maintaining Observation Records
Authentic Assessment 1: Mock Observation
Review
Final Exam
Final Grades
Book Return
Semester II
Unit 7 Building Positive
Relationships: Behavior &
Social Development
1
2
3
4
5
Unit 8: The Planning Process:
Schedules & Routines,
Environment, Equipments &
TOPICS
Social Skills
Child Guidance
Child Guidelines
Unit Review
Test 1
TOPICS
R&A
R&A
R&A
R&A
R&A

Supplies
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Unit 9 Professionalism:
Requirements and
Regulations
14
15
16
Unit 10 Early Childhood
Career Paths
19
20
21
22
23
Schedule Considerations and Balance
Routines
Project 4: Daycare Schedule
Indoor Environments
Project 5: Designing a facility
Designed to Enhance
Outdoor Environments/Requirements
Presentation
TOPICS
Program Types
Licensing, Registration, and Legal Duties
Management
Authentic Assessment: application process
TOPICS
Demand for Early Childhood Professionals
Employability & Professional Skills
Project: Career Portfolio
Final Review
Comprehensive Final
R&A
R&A