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Understanding the Sociocultural Perspective
Enhance your understanding of basic principles and best teaching practices as they are viewed through a sociocultural lens.
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FACS: Keys for Caregiving
Caregivers have the responsibility to meet the needs of those in their care. Prepare your class for a life as a child care worker with a lesson on the responsibilities needed to care for a child. They view a presentation on...
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Growth Stages 1: Infancy and Early Childhood
Students explore biology by completing a human growth worksheet. In this child development instructional activity, students read assigned text about the human birth process and the ideal growth patterns for a child. Students answer study...
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Classroom Environment Review and Test
Students play a Jeopardy type review game regarding the physical classroom set up for preschool. They review the positive guidance techniques learned in prior lessons such as redirection and time outs. Following the review, students...
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Isolated Children and their Development
Students analyze a case study. In this child development lesson, students read case studies on children who are isolated and their development. Students break into groups, read the case study, and summarize their thoughts. Students then...
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Late Bloomers
Students develop tolerance. In this diversity lesson, students consider the stages of child growth and development while respecting the fact that children reach milestones at different times.
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People Grow and Change
In this stages of human development chart, students complete a graphic organizer following the stages of human development from infancy to adulthood. The students creates connections of concepts of human development in a visual...
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Toy Selection and Safety
High schoolers investigate the role toys play in child development, to become more aware of what toys to select, and the safety features in toys.
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Nurturing Children
Students identify the importance of nurturing children. In this child development lesson, students define what it means to nurture a child. Students research the importance of the topic and discuss the findings. Students write a...
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Introduction to Child Development
Students introduce themselves, and discuss childhood experiences that had profound influences on them. They write essays on their own personal development.
Columbia University
Columbia University Libraries: Notable New Yorkers: Mamie Clark
On this website you can read about Dr. Mamie Clark, distinguished African-American educator, and hear an interview with her about her studies of race and child development. This interview is part of Columbia University's Oral History...
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill Companies: Critical Thinking Exercises
10 valuable critical thinking exercises ranging in subject matter. Includes questions and exercises regarding biological development, language usage, morals, values and ethics, and thought cycles.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Hearth/home Economics Education
Housed at the Mann Library, this resource contains a comprehensive set of books and journals in the field of Home Economics, many available online. Each subject area in the field has a descriptive essay plus a bibliography related to...
University of Florida
University of Florida: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Series
A set of downloadable resources for grandparents who are raising grandchildren. Topics addressed include child development, family values, financial assistance, health care, custody, education, and self-care.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Guide to the Business of Babysitting
This creation of the University of Illinois Extension starts students thinking of babysitting as a business, and maybe the first step in their career path. Parents will like this site because it has materials you can give to babysitters...
Other
Moral Development and Moral Education
Looks at several theories of moral development including Piaget, Kohlberg, and Gilligan. Must click on Overview of Moral Development and Education on right side of screen. Links to several articles on moral education.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Science Ambassador Fellowship: Lesson Plans
This site gives many lesson plans for teaching middle and high school students about current and relevant science topics like autism, ADHD, Diabetes, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, birth defects, genetics, and more. The lessons are based on...
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Big Baby, Brainy Baby
The Why? Files have uncovered information relating baby birth size to early development. The study discusses the positives of delivering a larger baby.
Education.com
Education.com: Current Issues in Education
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site provides articles on issues and debates in education today. The articles are organized into categories, including national standards, school policy, technology trends, school reform, child...
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source on Line: Developmental Considerations Concerning Children's Grief
This site offers a chart that explains children's perceptions of death and their responses at different ages in their development.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Brain Power: Child's Play
This interview with Jim Lehrer of PBS NewsHour examines the impact of scientific research which has revealed that the brain develops most in a child's first three years of life.
Other
Early Childhood Floor in Children's House
This is a collection linking to in-depth resources on the subject of early childhood development.
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Caregiver Child Interactions: Survival, Healthy Young Children [Pdf]
A review of the importance for caregiver-child interactions to understand the psychology of child development, relationships, and identification of the need for intervention.
Other
Verywell: Erik Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development
Understand the eight stages of psychosocial development studied and defined by psychologist Erik Erikson.