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.

Week Five!

This week in Child Development we talked about the benefits of  breastfeeding and other things. And on Thursday we created our flour babies! I made a little girl and named her Bree. We had a baby shower that day as well. Which consisted of games and cookies. Over the weekend, I took my baby everywhere I went, and treated it like a real baby, even though the flour baby is interesting to carry around, I am definitely ready to get rid of it.

Week Four!

This week in child development, we learned about neonatal care and all the things necessary for this point in the mother's and baby's life. Things such as rest, good nutrition, etc. We learned about bonding and more information on breast feeding. After this lesson, we reviewed everything we have leaned over the past weeks for our test. We also got a paper that told the materials needed to make our flour babies which will be happening next week. I cannot wait to make and carry around my flour baby!! I am also very excited to start the infant unit of our year.

Week Three!

This week in Child Development we learned all about Labor and Delivery. We stated out the week with watching the miracle of life video and watching the actual birth. Next we took notes on the different stages of labor, early labor, birth and after birth. The notes included the different contractions, natural and induced labor, and much more. I can say myself that this was the "grossest" week thus far. Another activity that we did is called Baby Budget which included looking up everything a baby needs through the first year. That was an eye opening project, realizing how expensive a baby actually is.

Week Two!

This week in Child Development, we went more into depth regarding the fetal stage and the last six months of the pregnancy. The fetus can do things such as: cough, sneeze, hiccup, kick, and more. During the last six months, the baby is obviously growing, along with its facial features becoming more dominant. Another lesson we went over was the different types of problems associated with pregnancy. Such as, diseases and infections, general risk factors, personal care, environmental hazards and more. There were so many new things I learned during this lesson. We also did an experiment in class! We took two eggs soaked in vinegar and placed one in green colored water and the other in rubbing alcohol. The purpose of this experiment was to show how what the mother consumes, goes straight to the baby. The water soaked egg turned green and popped after cutting it. The alcohol soaked egg was basically cooked during the test. This was a very good visual representation.

Week One!

This week in child development we learned about all of the different trimesters and what goes on during that time. The first trimester is week 1-12, the second is week 13-27 and the last is week 28-40. In class we also went over the first three months of the pregnancy. During this time, the baby is growing, working its muscles, developing body and facial features and much more. This week I was also chosen to wear the empathy belly, a pregnancy simulator. I had to activities such as walk up the stairs, pick up objects, sit down and stand back up and more. all while carrying a diaper bag (my backpack) and another baby in a car seat. I'm sure this test was only a fraction of what a real pregnant women goes through but I can say, it was pretty difficult. I am looking forward to the rest of the year and all of the different things I will learn in this class.