week 14

this week in child development we continued to work on our career research projects. throughout the week we had guest speakers come in. they talked about degrees education and all of the different jobs you can pursue with one. this week we also began working on half of our final. we must create a PowerPoint talking about what mothers should expect when pregnant and after pregnancy.

week 13

this week in child development we worked on creating a toddler learning environment. similar to the infant learning center. towards the end of the week, we began to work on a career research assignment. we had to look up five careers and talk about them. i like the project  because it was interesting to earn about all the different careers.

week 12

this week in child development we watched the adorable movie inside out. the movie focuses on everyone's emotions and what happens when those emotions occur inside a person. this week we also made paper turkeys to take home for thanksgiving. with a partner we also created a toy for a toddler. similar to the one we had to make for an infant. lastly that week we created a menu for a daycare and a schedule. focusing on a time schedule and the dietary needs of every child was harder than expected.

week 11

this week in child development we did a project to promote literacy skills by creating a children book. we had a tissue box and put each page on one side. my partner and i made one about seasons. Thursday and Friday we came up with actual lessons for toddlers. we taught the class rather than actual toddlers. to focus on literacy we came up with an animal matching game dealing with the alphabet.

Week Nine!

This week in child development we learned more bout toddler development and did many activities that are supposed to promote their development. on Monday we did an activity with shaving cream that is very popular with daycare centers. on Friday we did a set of activities involving yarn, noodles, painting pumpkins for Halloween, play-doh and more. and in between those days we just did notes in class. overall, toddler development is my favorite stage so far.

Week Eight!

This week in child development we didn't learn anything new. We started working on our infant development environment project. We took our knowledge of physical, social and emotional development needs and created a daycare center appealing to the needs of infants. It took all week to create different elements of the daycare but overall it was an easy and fun project. Aniyah (my partner) and I worked very well together and got the assignment done in time.

Week 7

This week in child development, we created our own infant toy. We worked together in our groups to develop a children's toy, focusing on either social, physical or emotional development. Yesterday we worked on a sensory activity/ lesson plan for working with infants. I created a color mixing activity to go along with painting and reading a book afterwards. This weekend I have to take home the real care baby and take care of it. Hoping to get the effect of caring for a real infant.