CHILD DEVELOPMENT – Stacy Johnson
blog: www.weber.k12.ut.us/stjohnson
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S=Song B=Book
Ongoing Reflections, Character Traits, DAPLA analysis, song
and book analysis
DAPLA = Developmentally Appropriate Learning Activity
DOOR – what is handed out at the door
GROUP – group division for activity
1
Reflect #1
2/S#1
Reflect #2
Introduction
Why values kids?
Childhood experiences
**Unit 1 study guide
**Starfish Bulletin
Board
DAPLA – bubble blow
Door - straw
Group – colored spoon
taped to back of chair
Starfish BB
Disclosure, Rubric,
vouch
Children’s Rights
Parenting intro
*Disclosure, Vouch, rub
*Unit 1 Bell Quiz
DAPLA – cereal
6/S#3
7/B#3
Reflect #6
Theorists
Growth and Develop
**Collage
**Unit 1 Notebook
Outline
DAPLA – collage
Door – Ned’s Smarty
11/B#5
Reflect
necklace
Door - yarn
Group – sticker during
bell quiz
Reflect #7
**Will I Make Good Parent?
**Parenting Interview
DAPLA – ___________
Door – color/shape
puzzle
Group – puzzle piece
8/S#4
Reflect #8
4/S#2
Reflect #4
5/B#2
Reflect #5
Nurture & Bond
Romania Video (40 min)
Plant a seed
**Seed Analysis
**Song list
DAPLA – seed plant
Door - baggie
Self Concept
Influences
Self-concept cycle
Promote in child
**Scenarios
DAPLA – name paint
Door – dominoes
Group – dominoes
9/B#4
10/S#5
Reflect #9
Reflect #10
finger paint
Door – make difference
12/S#6
13/B#6 (PTC)
14/S#7 Reflect #14
15/B#7
Teen Pregnancy
**F and O Questions
*Unit 2 Notebook Outline
**Comp Baby Sign-ups
DAPLA – (2)Make a
Telescope and firework
picture
Door – stickers
Group - stickers
Test Tech: foot flex
**Unit 2 Test
*Unit 2 Notebook Check
*Article Summary
**Baby Supply Assign
Finish Birth defects Chart
DAPLA –Cookie Dino
Hunt
Door – toothpick
Sign up for BTIO
Prenatal Development
**Fix Test #2
**Prenatal Museum
**Unit 3 study guide
**Cost of a Child
DAPLA –Each station
includes one
Door – 3 alligators/go
bananans cards
17/B#8 Reflect #17
18/S#9
19/B#9 Reflect #19
20/S#10 Reflect #20
(Your Choice
Book)
Unit 3 Catch Up day
Video-Prenatal Dev and
Labor and Delivery
Comp Baby Info
*Comp Baby Permission
**Unit 3 Notebook Outline
DAPLA – coloring page
Wet chalk draw
Door – UNO cards-song
helpers-if you get the
color… you help.
Test Tech: rainbuttons
**Unit 3 Test
*Unit 3 Notebook Check
**Article Summary
Bill Cosby Video (10min)
Newborn Info Bingo
Video-Infant Reflexes (5mi
**Fix Test #3
**Unit 4 Study Guide
DAPLA – BINGO
1ft tug of war with partner
*What info not finished, do
on own
Door – Bingo card
Group – table partner
Reflect
Teaching Reprod to kids
Male reproduction
**Reproduction
Diagram
DAPLA – marble paint
Door – opposites
puzzle
Group – puzzle piece
Female Reproduction
Menstrual Cycle
**Seymour and Olivia
DAPLA – paper plate
skate
Door – pipe cleaner
**Unit 4 Bell Quiz
**Check Comp Baby
Sign Up Sheet BTIO
DAPLA – Bean bag
activity Song
(What not get done, do
on own)
Door – Bean Bag
Reflect #3
Parenting Responsibility
Personal Preparedness
**LOA Analysis
Birth Defects
**Birth Defects Chart
**Unit 2 Bell Quiz
DAPLA – tissue paper
#12
Reflect #16
Prenatal Museum Cont’d
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** = Assignments or Handouts
BB = Bulletin Board
TEST TECH = test taking / stress technique to enhance the
function of the brain.
Information not finished in class can be found via the blog
Color Coded: Unit 1 = Yellow, Unit 2 = Blue, Unit 3 = Pink,
Unit 4 = Green, Unit 5 = Purple, Unit 6 = Red,
Class mgmt and End of year = orange
Heredity and Genetics
**Fix Test #1
**Make a Kid
**Unit 2 Study Guide
Class stand for fee/form
DAPLA – color portrait
Door – goes together
puzzle
Group – goes together
Family Circle BB
Test tech: Smart Music
and water
*Unit 1 Test
/Celebration
*Unit 1 Notebook
Check
*Article Summary
DAPLA – worm paint,
#11
16/S#8
3/B#1
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Labor and Delivery
Speaker
Reflect #13
Reflect #18
collage
Door –Poker chip
Group –poker chips
**What Kind of Baby Inter
DAPLA - Baby Shower
Games
Comp Baby Begin Today
Door – color clothespin
Lifestyle and Environment
Caused Birth Defects
Video-Birth Defects
DAPLA – butterfly filter
Door – filter
Reflect #15
Stork BB
Fishing BB
21/B#10
Reflect #1
Infant Emotions
Video – Communication
**Unit 3 Bell Quiz
**End of Qt Outline
**Begin Group Safety
Reports
DAPLA – Pass the
chicken (stress) game
Door - deck of cards
Group - deck of cards
- Use BOOBAH
CARDS for safety
groups
26/S#3
Reflect #6
Test Tech: Cross
Crawl
**Unit 4 Test
*Unit 4 Notebook Check
**Article Summary
DAPLA – Baby Relay
Race
Door –green paper for
song
22/S#1 Reflect #2
23/B#1
**Home Safety
Pamphlets and Group
Reports
**Home Safe Not Sorry
Infant Physical
Video – 1st Year (5 min)
**Infant Lab Activities
and Analysis
**Clothing Evaluation
**Month milestones
DAPLA – alligator pond
**End of Qt Notebook Due
DAPLA –draw to
music
Video-Home Safety
Door - crayon
Use d BOOBAH
CARDS for safety
group division.
27/B#3
Reflect #7
Toddler Physical
Video-2nd and 3rd year
**Fix Test #4
**Toddler Lab Activity
Analysis
**STATE Toy Eval
**Unit 5 Study Guide
DAPLA – crepe paper
Dance & cookie snack
Door – crepe paper
Reflect #3
24/S#2
25/B#2
Video – 1st Year (5min)
DAPLA – clothespin
relay race
Door - buttons
Group – buttons
Infant Cognitive
Video – 1st Year (5 min)
**Unit 4 Notebook Outline
DAPLA – Sandpaper
letter and make butter
snack with crackers
Door - sandpaper
29/B#4
30/S#5
Reflect #4
Infant Social & Emotional
Reflect #5
& What can you feel?
Door–story instruments
(drumstick dowels,
bells, clackers, shakers)
28/S#4
Reflect #8
Toddler Social & Emotion
Video-2nd and 3rd year
Unit 5 Bell Quiz
DAPLA – yarn shape
and jump over string
Door - yarn
Reflect #9
Reflect #10
Toddler Cognitive
Video-2nd and 3rd year
Toddler Language Dev
DAPLA – symbol
decipher
Group- shapes taped to
back of chairs.
Door – junk box
Preschool Physical
Video – Preschool Age
Preschool Lab activity
and Analysis
DAPLA – Hokey Pokey
Door – colored paper
Group – colored paper for
finger trick and parachute
34/S#7
35/B#7
Frog BB
31/B#5 Reflect #11
32/S#6
Preschool Social &
Emotion
Video – Preschool Age
DAPLA – Storyteller
Door – fish puppet
Group - tables
Preschool Cognitive
Video – Preschool Age
Fly swatter game
DAPLA – bunny math
Popcorn snack
Door – number cards
(odd/even)
Group – odd/even card
Test Tech: Hookups
**Unit 5 Test
*Unit 5 Notebook Check
**Article Summary
DAPLA – Read out loud
Door – word puzzle
match
Group - word puzzle
Purpose of Discipline
Video – Discipline
**Fix Test #5
**Unit 6 Study Guide
**Behavior Needs
DAPLA – Scissor game
Door - Rock
Snowman BB
9 Positive Discipline
Methods
**Discipline Work in
Study Guide
DAPLA – puzzles and Tie
Dye paper
Door – color cubes
Group – color cubes
37/B#8 Reflect #17
38/S#9
39/B#9
40/S#10
Coping with
Challenging
Situations
Abuse, Death, Divorce
And Child Care Info
DAPLA –Alien Name
& SQUEEZED game
(What not get done, do
on own)
Door – paper with
crayons on desk
Groups: You choose
**Unit 6 Notebook Outline
Explain Preschool
Experience and Get in
to Preschool Groups
DAPLA - Watch Elmo
**Preschool Lesson and
check off plans
Door – unit 6 outline
Play Chimes
Test Tech:Lazy 8 / X
**Unit 6 Test
*Unit 6 Notebook Check
*Media Article Summary
DAPLA – Crayon
Rubbing Plates
Door – LETTER X
Tiger BB
**Fix Test #6
**End of Qt Outline
20 min Preschool
Group work and check off
Test Tech: all 5 senses
Review for STATE Test
(45 minutes or more)
Door – sequence cards
Groups: sequence cards
41/B#10Reflect 21
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44
45 A/B DAY
20 min to review info on
own – use packet
State Test
Test Tech: all 5 senses
Class Evaluation
DAPLA – Cat Story
Door –testing jolly
rancher
**Final QT Ntbk Due
Preschool Lessons #1
Preschool Lessons #2
– Shaving Cream Desks
- School age activities
--Children’s Game Day
Read Situation Cards
Write a children’s book
and read it to the class.
Class INTRO
DAPLA – paper bag puppets
Door – paper bag
36/S#8
Reflect #16
Parenting Styles
**Parenting Style Analysis
**Child Empathy Day
DAPLA – the whole
day
Door – a sticker just
because
Group – you choose
(This day could be
used, moved, and for
the JR. High Tours)
Reflect #12
33/B#6
Reflect #13
Reflect #18
Reflect #14
Reflect #19
SCHOOL AGE LAB ACTIVITIES
Children’s Games, Scratch Art, straw blow or straw race on wax
paper, string measure and creation if not do in toddler,
MUSICAL CHAIRS with NAMES on Chairs, Playdough Pictionary,
paper ornament
Reflect #15
Reflect #20
CHILD DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
1. Stand at door and hand out a relatable item
2. Welcome the Developers of children
3. Announce the Character Trait and work on their bell quiz
4. Take roll during the bell quiz
5. Give any announcements or reminders
6. Correct the bell quiz using the popsicle sticks
7. Read the story or Sing the song and evaluate it
8. Hand out end of unit outline or other item while they write
9. Open study guide and give today’s objectives
10.
Proceed with the lesson for today
a. Motivator
b. Information
c. Child activity
d. Other activity
e. ****use the popsicle sticks for questions and volunteers
11.
Stop the instruction the last 5 minutes of class and announce the
reflection topic
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Allow them the last 5 minutes to work on their reflection, ask
questions, hand in work, complete character traits, and get caught up.
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When the bell rings, tell them to “Make it a great day!”
Calendar for Child Development 2010
Term 3
Day
1
Date
B-day/ A-Day
January 20/21
2
January 22/25
*CHANGE SEATS*
3
January 26/27
4
January 28/29
5
6
February 1/2
*Pass back papers*
February 3/4
7
February 5/8
8
February 9/10
9
February 11/12
February 16/17
February 18/19
*GRADES*
February 22/23
*Parent/Teacher
Conference*
February 24/25
February 26/
March 1
*CHANGE SEATS*
March 2/3
*Pass back papers*
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
March 4/5
17
18
March 8/9
March 10/11
19
March 12/15
20
March 16/17
21
March 18/19
Topic
Introduction/ Course Disclosure/ Parent Consent/ Getting
to Know You Activity
1: Value of Children Unit
Who you are today/ What kind of Baby Were you/ Baby
Picture Guess
Children’s Rights/ Child’s Bill of Rights/ Parenting Intro/
Nurture & Nature/ Nanny Ad/ Bonding Attachment Video
Plant a Seed/ A Child’s Self Concept/ Self Concept Cycle/
Ways to promote/ Dove-Self-Esteem Video
Growth and Development/ 5 Areas & Stages of
Development
Theorists/ Erickson/ Maslow/ Jean Piaget
Kohlberg/Montessori/ Gesell/ Freud/
Unit 1: Value of Children Celebration (65)
What’s Due?
NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED!!!
License Plate (15)
Baby Picture in envelope (15)
What Kind of Baby Were You (25)
Signed Course Disclosure (25)
Signed Parent Consent Form (25)
Baby Think It Over Consent Form (10)
Nanny Ad’s (20)
Parent Interview(30)
Comic Strip/ Collage Pyramid
Unit 1: Value of Children Packet (NA)
Child Development Collage (50)
2:Genetics, Birth Defects & Reproduction Unit
Heredity & Genetics/ Genetic Gamble/ DNA & Genes
Video/ Birth Defects
Birth Defects/ FAS/ Drugs
Birth Defects/ Guest Speaker
Guidelines for Teaching Children Human Sexuality/
Reproductive Parts Female/ Menstrual Cycle
Reproductive Parts Male/ Complicated Terms
Teen Pregnancy
Unit 2: Genetics, Birth Defects & Reproduction
Celebration (50)
Unit 2: Genetics, Birth Defects &
Reproduction Packet (NA)
3:Pregnancy, Labor & Delivery Unit
Parenting Experience (Baby Think It
Gestation Puzzle/ Surprising Symptoms/ Characteristics
Over)
of Pregnancy/ Complications / Nutrition and Exercise/
Menu Planning
Month by Month/ Child Birth Process/ Prenatal
Development
Human Endowment Video/ Baby Shower
Types of Delivery/ Labor Terms and Definitions/ Miracle of
Life-Delivery
Pregnancy Stations/ Labor & Delivery
ALL LATEWORK DUE BY MARCH 12 @
2:45 PM- NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
4:Neonate & Infant Unit
Unit 3:Pregnancy, Labor & Delivery
Bill Cosby Video/ Neonate Note sheet/ Infant Reflexes/
Packet (NA)
Infant Cries
Infant Health and Wellness/ SIDS/ Shaken baby
Syndrome
***Calendar & Points are Subject to Change. It is the student’s responsibility to stay informed of changes.***
Term 4
Day
22
Date
B-day/ A-Day
March 23/24
23
24
March 25/26
March 29/30
25
26
March 31/April 1
April 2/12
*Spring Break*
April 13/14
*CHANGE SEATS*
April 15/16
*Pass back papers*
27
28
29
30
31
April 19/20
April 21/22
April 23/26
32
33
April 27/28
April 29/30
34
May 3/4
*Pass back papers*
May 5/6
May 7/10
*CHANGE SEATS*
May 11/12
*GRADES*
35
36
37
38
39
May 13/14
May 17/18
40
May 19/20
41
42
May 21/24
May 25/26
43
May 27/28
*Pass back papers*
44
45
June 1/2
June 3/4
Topic
Infant Physical Development/ Can you Guess?/ Starting
Solid Foods/ Immunizations
Infant Emotional Development/ INFANT BINGO
Infant Social/ Cognitive Development/ Infant
Temperaments
Monster’s Inc.
Infant Stations/ Review
Unit 3 &4: Pregnancy, Labor, Neonate & Infant
Celebration
5: Toddler & Preschool Unit
Toddler Physical/ 2& 3 Year Video/ Potty Training/
Nutrition
Toddler Stations
Let’s Play Doctor/ First Aid/Safety and Emergency
Toddler Emotional & Social Development/ Negativism and
Temper Tantrums/ Tantrum Video
Let’s Play Doctor/ First Aid/Safety and Emergency
Preschool Physical and Cognitive Development/
Preschool Simulations
Preschool Social and Emotional Development
Emotions Chart
Importance of Play/ Types of Play/ Play dough Pictionary
Unit 5: Toddler & Preschool Celebration
What’s Due?
NO LATE WORK ACCEPTED!!!
Infant Stations (50)
Unit 4:Neonate & Infant Packet (NA)
Toddler Stations (50)
Preschool Simulations(50)
Emotions Chart (25)
Unit 5: Toddler & Preschool Packet (NA)
Unit 6: Challenging Situations
Are you ready for parenting/ Spanking continuum/Purpose
of Discipline/ Why Kids Misbehave
Positive Guidance/ Scissor Game/ Discipline Video
Types of Parenting/ Essay/ Empathy Day/ Quality
Childcare
Coping with Challenging Situations/ Abuse/ Death/
Divorce
Guest Speaker
Review for State Test
Unit 6: Challenging Situations Packet (NA)
State Test( 100)
Toddler Snacks & Evaluations & Clean and Celebrate!!!
GRADUATION 
Cannot Miss, Plan to be Here!
State Test (100)
Term Participation Points & Lifesavers DUE!
Assigned Toddler Snack (40)
***Calendar & Points are Subject to Change. It is the student’s responsibility to stay informed of changes.******