Local Career & Technical Standards Development -Family and Consumer Science –090101 (Program Code)

Course: Number _____________

Title: World of Children (Child Development)

Standards covered in this class:

1.2: Demonstrate transferable and employability skills in community and workplace settings

4.1: Analyze career paths within early childhood, education and services

4.2: Utilize developmentally appropriate practices and other child development theories when planning for early childhood, education and services

4.3: Demonstrate integration of curriculum and instruction to meet children’s developmental needs and interests

4.4: Demonstrate a safe and healthy learning environment for children

4.5: Demonstrate techniques for positive collaborative relationships with children

4.6: Demonstrate professional practices and standards related to working with children

12.1: Analyze principles of human growth and development across the life span

12.2: Analyze conditions that influence human growth ad development

12.3: Analyze strategies that promote growth and development across the life span

15.1: Analyze roles and responsibilities of parenting

15.2: Evaluate parenting practices tat maximize human growth and development

15.3: Evaluate external support systems that provide services for parents

15.4: Analyze physical and emotional factors related to beginning the parenting process

Unit	Content	Skills	Assessment	Grad Standards
1	Child Development Prenatal Infants Physical Emotional and Social Intellectual Social Toddlers Physical Emotional and Social Intellectual Social Preschoolers Physical Emotional and Social Intellectual Social	Explore child development and learn about the characteristics of development Identify the normal development of babies before birth and identify hazards that can interfere with normal development Examine parent preparations for birth Knowledge of process of childbirth and newborn care Identify the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth of children up to school age	Write and advice column to a pregnant woman about healthy practices during pregnancy Test on prenatal development Write a report on a birth defect and share with class. Create a timeline showing the development of a child in the first year of life Describe and display appropriate meals, clothing and toys for toddlers Plan preschool activities appropriate for preschool development areas	12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 15.2
2	Parenting and Care-givers Roles and responsibilities Parent practices	Identify good quality characteristics of parents and care givers Analyze the difference between effective and ineffective methods of discpline Examine appropriate food choices for children Recognize activities for children that are nurturing and enhance development	Write an essay describing qualities of good parents or care givers Evaluate and analyze case scenarios involving discipline methods used on children Plan and prepare meals/ nutritious snacks for young children Read a story to young children and an appropriate accompanying activity Evaluate toys/games/activities for positive effects on children	12.3, 15.1, 15.2, 15.4
3	Children’s health and safety issues	Identify immunizations for children Recognize symptoms of childhood illnesses Recognize appropriate safety features in a home Describe safety procedures to follow for: CPR and choking Fire Injuries Poisons	Report on a childhood illness Summarize a video on childproofing your home Construct a time sheet for recommended childhood immunizations Write a newspaper article on a children’s health issue Demonstrate or describe how to do CPR and Heimlich on children. Outline fire safety procedures and how to handle injuries or poison ingestion of children	12.2, 12.3, 15.1, 15.2 15.3
4	Working in a child care setting	Understand the qualities of a child care professional Describe jobs/careers in child care Explain why child care professionals observe and record children’s behavior Describe methods for recording observations of young children Chooses activities that advance physical and intellectual development Understands how to support social and emotional development and provide positive guidance in a child care setting	Complete observations of children List and describe the kinds of learing centers Plan and draft a child care learning center development area. Present plan to class and give advantages of this learning center to child development. Include activities, supplies and equipment needed in the learning center. List and rank qualities of child care professionals. Justify with reasons Plan, conduct, and evaluate physical, creative and social activities with children in preschool setting Create a daily routine schedule for a preschooler Role play effective techniques for communicating with young children Fill out a job application for a child care professional to include a letter of application and resume. Application process should preparing a portfolio showing activities developed in class	1.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 15.3