Basic Lesson Planner

Teacher: Phillips Course: Child Development Sessions: 1

Date: 2/20/18 Topic: Pregnancy Minutes: 50

Instructional Goal:
Pregnancy Stations
Critical Thinking Focus:
Prenatal Health, Symptoms of Pregnancy, Female Reproductive Anatomy, Lifestyle Changes
Essential Learning:

CADV.01.03.a Analyze the role of nurturance on human growth and development.

CADV.02.02.a Choose nurturing practices that support human growth and development.
CADV.03.02.d Construct a modified diet based on nutritional needs and health conditions.
Analyze biological processes related to prenatal development, birth, and health of child
CADV.02.04.a
and mother.

Performance Objectives
SWBAT: Use their past and present knowledge to construct a female anatomy out of accurately scaled objects
SWBAT: Use critical thinking to determine proper prenatal nutrition
SWBAT: Creatively think about lifestyle changes involved with a pregnancy and communicating a pregnancy with loved ones
SWBAT: Choose nutriting practices and remedies to support human growth and development as well as personal care of a pregnant
woman.
Introduction / Activity
5 min Attendance
Daily Dose – No Daily Dose today
Breifly explain expectations, pass out individual sheets
Make sure table stations are set up prior to class.

MATERIALS NEEDED:
Items for each table group : *weighted items, build anatomy bags, ginger chews, saltines, gigner ale,
dixie cups.

Instruction / Guided Practice

50 min total Pregnancy Stations (5 stations, about 7 min each)

5 min Take time to briefly explain tables, expectations, cautions regarding allergies, etc.

Each Table Station:

Weight Gain Station
 Lift each item to see how much weight is gained at different points of the
pregnancy.
o By month 3: 2-4 lbs
o By Month 6: 10-12 lbs
o By Month 8: 18-20 lbs
o By Due Date: 25-35 lbs
 Guess the Weight: as a table predict how much each of the items on the board
weight by the end of a pregnancy. Lift the flap to see if you were right.

The Barf Station

 Try out the following remedies for morning sickness
o READ INGREDIENTS ON PACKAGING TO AVOID ANY OF YOUR KNOWN
ALLERGIES
 Ginger Candy - super chewy so suck on it and don’t pull out a cavity!
 Ginger Ale - slowly sip a small cup.
 Saltine crackers - eat one!
 Peppermint Essential Oil - take the lid off and smell the oil!

Nutrition Station
 Sort the pictures into 2 piles: Good to Eat When Pregnant vs. Bad to Eat When
Pregnant
 Check the Answer Key to see if you got it right.
 Look up all of the bad items and find out why they should be avoided.

Announcing Your Pregnancy Station

 Fun Ways to Announce
o After looking at the examples on the table, find other ways that you think
are cute to announce a pregnancy on social media. (Consider looking at
Pinterest for ideas!)

Build The Female Reproductive System

 Take the items in the ZipLock bag and individually build the female anatomy.
 Then check to see if you were correct!
 Put items back in the bag when you are done!

Uterus: Balloon
Vagina: End of Balloon
Fallopian Tubes: Spaghetti Noodles
Ovaries: 2 Shelled Almonds
Undilated Cervix: Straw
 Review / Closure
10 min Have students take time to fill out relfelciton on Pregnancy Station hand out sheet, if not done, take
home for homework. When completed turn in for a grade. Clean up stations. Ask biggest takeways if
time in class. If not, consider using a daily dose questions related to this activity for block day.
Chrome Books put away and plugged back in.

Assessment / Independent Practice

Formative: Uterus Building – discussed this information last week. Do they remember?!

Differentiation: Learning style – varying ways of getting information and choice of

concept/activities. Movement throughout classroom.

IEP Modifications/Accomodations: Can be done verbally as needed with a Peer.

Resources / Materials
Pregnancy Station Packet – 1 per student
Station Slips – 5 total, one at each table
Laptops/Chrome Books – students can also use phone
Online Stopwatch for timer if needed to use for station time
Projector
Anatomy Bags
Ginger Chews
Ginger Ale
Saltines
Dixie Cups

Possible Questions To Ask or Be Prepared To Answer

 Female Anatomy
 Nutrition – Why can’t women eat sushi? Etc.
 What if you don’t gain 35 lbs during pregnancy?
