Day 3: Parenting Responsibilities/Readiness

STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES:

Standard 1: Students will evaluate parenting roles and responsibilities. Objective 1: Recognize the characteristics and responsibilities of parenting. a. Identify the importance of children in society. b. Evaluate the rights of children. c. Evaluate parenting responsibilities as they relate to childrens rights. d. Recognize that early childhood experiences impact individuals as adults. e. Evaluate factors to consider in determining personal preparedness for parenthood (i.e., biological, social, emotional, financial, educational) f. Discuss ways parenting skills can be developed. g. Evaluate the demands and rewards of parenting. h. Discuss the importance of literacy in building the parent/child relationship, as well as enhancing childrens areas of development. (This objective may be integrated into standards 4, 5, & 6.) Performance Objective #2: Interview a parent about the roles and responsibilities of parenthood.

Child Development 1 Grades 10-12 90 minutes

TEACHING MATERIALS:
Motivator- review statements 10-15, and childrens book. Lesson Body-Power point (Parenting Readiness), student journals, copies of Childrens Bill of Rights, copies of Time Survey,

ASSIGNMENTS GIVEN: Writing Prompt What will you say? Parent or Grandparent
Interviews.

DIVERSE LEARNERS/ MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES USED: intrapersonal, interpersonal,

visual, linguistic, spatial, logical

ESSENTIAL/ TEST QUESTIONS:

What are the six areas that determine parenting readiness? What are the rights of children?

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ASSESSMENT: writing prompt, discussion MOTIVATOR DESCRIPTION: (15 minutes) 1. REVIEW STATEMENTS--- 5-8 2. CHILDRENS BOOK--

LESSON BODY (55 minutes)

Activity #1 (20 minutes): slides 1-9 from the Parent Readiness ppt. Draw picture in Smash book incorporating the six factors of determining readiness for parenthood. Introduce Interview Assignment.

Acitivity #2 (20 minutes ): Time Survey (factors to consider before becoming a parent) Survey is with my coordinating teacher. Make a bar graph of where they spend most of their time. Using
https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/ show comparison from class to class.

Activity #3 (15 minutes): Class will discuss The Childrens Bill of Rights and add the sheet to their three ring binders.

CLOSURE (15 minutes)

Students will be given this writing prompt on slide 10. They will respond in their smash books.
Your older sister wants to start having children. However, the other day she was telling you how stressed she was because she has so much debt. Since she has so much debt she cant hang out with her friends as much and that makes her angry. She comes to you one day to ask you what you have learned in your child development class about being prepared to be a parent. What will you tell her?

BREAK and or EXTRA ACTIVITY:

Personal Readiness Quiz: slides 11-13 or paper form in curriculum folder.

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Discussion (5 minutes): Students will turn to the neighbor on their right, stand up, and discuss these questions. What are the six areas of preparation should be considered before a child is born? Why do you think it is important to be prepared in those six different areas before having children? Tell your neighbor, if you havent already, something new you learned.

Show Father of the Bride Part II Pregnant belly scenes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvaCZk9DZ4Y

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