Parenthood Education 2 Syllabus

Purpose:

This course stresses the long-term nature of the parenting commitment by examining the role, responsibility, and interpersonal relationship changes that occur as the family life cycle progresses.  Learning experiences address unique needs of individuals, managing parenthood and gainful employment, single parenting, and getting the best use of community resources.

Credits:

Parenthood Education 2 is a semester course. It is currently taught opposite Family Life Education 2. Completion of this course will earn one-half elective credit toward graduation.

Child Observation Project

Purpose:

This project is intended to help the student learn how to deal with children between the ages of two and eight.

Task:

You should choose a child between the ages of two and eight years old. The child should be easily accessible for you over the next month. You are required to spend a minimum of two hours a week with the child. During this time the child should be observed and formal observations written (journal style). learning activities should be  produced for the child and initiated. The journal should include evidence of the activities and  your summary of how well the activities helped the child learn.

Process:

1.  Choose the child.
2. Make arrangements to see the child or baby-sit the child at least two hours a week for four weeks.   
3. Make a journal for your entries using a 2-inch binder.
4. Use the websites listed and the text to decide what developmental tasks the child should be learning.
5. Prepare activities for the child to practice the developmental tasks. (Include the completed activities in the journal.) 

6. Write a summary of activities and advancements shown by the child during your research.

Resources:

Conclusion:

At the end of this project the student should have an understanding of child development and ways to help children improve skills.

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Child Development and Learning Theories

Steps to complete research

1. Choose one of the following child-behavior specialists.

2.  Research the theory developed by the person or group.

3. Prepare a PowerPoint Presentation telling the theory, how information was gathered for the theory, and background information on the person. All resources should be listed on a credits page.

4. Present information to the class.

1.      Maturationist Theory Arnold Gessell

2.      Environmentalist Theory John Watson, B.F. Skinner, and (Albert Bandura Social Learning Theory)

3.      Constructivist Theory Jean Piaget, Maria Montessori, and Lev Vygotsky

4.      Sigmund Freud's Psychosexual Stages of Development—Psychodynamic theory

5.      Jean Piaget’s Four Stages of Cognitive Development

6.      Erik Erikson 8 stages of psychosocial development

7.      John Bowlby: Attachment Theory Mary Ainsworth

8.      Margaret Mahler’s Theory of Development

9.      Judith Rich Harris The nurture Assumption

10.  L. Vygotsky Social Development Theory Cognitive-mediation theory

11.  Lawrence Kohlberg Theory of moral development

12.  Maria Montessori education

13.  Jerome Bruner Cognitive Learning Model

14.  ROBERT GAGNE Conditions of Learning Gestalt behaviorism

15.  Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligences

16.  Nancy Bayley Bayley Scales of Mental and Motor Development

Resources:

http://psychology.about.com/library/weekly/aa091500a.htm Erikson

http://psychology.about.com/library/weekly/aa111500a.htm Freud

http://psychology.about.com/library/weekly/aa051501a.htm Piaget

http://psychology.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fchildstudy.net%2Fmahler.html Mahler

http://www3.uakron.edu/schulze/theorylinks.htm Theories link

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/earlycld/ea7lk18.htm Gessell

http://www.funderstanding.com/about_learning.cfm learning theories

http://search.looksmart.com/p/browse/us1/eus317916/us53711/us149342/us149430/us286941/us886507/  general

http://dmoz.org/Health/Child_Health/Growth_and_Development/Theories/  research page type in name

http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/courses/edpsy313/notes/hh03.htm several theories shortened

http://www.melissomay.8m.com/mahler.html Mahler

http://www.ecewebguide.com/child.html general

http://www.dramy.net/dev.html Erikson, Kohlberg, Piaget

http://courses.washington.edu/lilchild/Dtheories.html kohlberg, freud, erikson

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Preschool Lesson Plan

Create a lesson plan for a child between the ages of 3 and 6. The plan should have:

q       A recipe that is nutritious

q       Activities to stimulate learning ( math, science, social studies, etc.)

q       Reinforcement tasks

q       A story (either made up or one you are familiar with)

q       An original idea

I suggest that you start by searching Google for lesson plans and then search with in results for preschool or kindergarten. You are looking for a thematic unit.

You may use ideas from the unit, but you must create at least  half of the activities.

Include a step-by-step plan for using the plan with a group of four to eight children.

All materials needed to teach the lesson should be included. Use the following site as an example:

http://www.mrsballingall.homestead.com/apples.html

Your plan should look similar to this:

It's Apple Pickin Time!

Theme: Apples

Objectives: The student will be able to:

                        Demonstrate a knowledge of the growth of apples

                        List and describe at least three types of apples

                        Count ten apples

                        Arrange apples in a pattern

                         Explain how to make an recipe

                        Re-tell a story about apples

Activities:

•        Read the book How do Apples Grow by Patsy Maurer

• Sing the songs:

In The Apple Tree

Tune: This Old Man

Away up high in the apple tree

Two red apples smiled at me.

I shook that tree

as hard as I could

Down came the apples

Mmmmm were they good!

APPLESAUCE

Tune Yankee Doodle

Peel an apple,

Cut it up,

Cook it in a pot.

When you taste it

You will find

It's applesauce you've got!

•   Use apples for counting game: Count from one to ten moving the apples as the child counts.

• Make patterns using different types of apples

• Taste different types of apples and let the child describe how the apples are different and the same

• Peel apples and make apple sauce letting the child help with washing and adding ingredients.

        Applesauce

First gather a few things:
 

paper cups and spoons

Peel, core, and slice the apples. Cut the apple slices into small chunks. Put the apples in the pan with 1/2 cup water and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup sugar and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Wait until the applesauce cools, and you can eat this warm. Or refrigerate and eat it when it's cold.

 

• Color an apple and label the stem and blossom end

 

Original Idea:

The teacher will cut two different types of apples into quarters. The child will arrange the apple slices in A, B, A, B patterns. Then the child will separate the patterns and arrange the apples in A, B, C pattern. Finally the child will place the quarters in the original pattern for both apples.

Reinforcement Tasks:

• Number cutouts of apples.

• Give the child an apple tree and let the child glue 10 apples to the tree.

• Have the child explain how the apples are picked.

 

 

 

Name: _____________________ Date: ___________________

Project Title: _____________________ Teacher: Vickie Pollard

Preschool Lesson Plan  Rubric

Process Below Avg. Satisfactory Excellent 1. Has clear vision of final product 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9 2. Properly organized to complete project 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9 3. Managed time wisely 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9 4. Acquired needed knowledge base 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9 5. Communicated efforts with teacher 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9

Product (Project) Below Avg. Satisfactory Excellent 1. Format 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9 2. Mechanics of speaking/writing 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9 3. Organization and structure 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9 4. Creativity 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9 5. Demonstrates knowledge 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9, 10 6. Other: 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9

Total Score:____________________________

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