Category: Parenting

Baby in Progress Hyperdoc

by K.Graybill • August 7, 2020 • 0 Comments

Anticipating the possibility of having to teach remotely or a blend of traditional and virtual, I’ve been trying to revise some of my hands-on activities to make them more compatible with 1:1 technology. The Baby in Progress Hyperdoc is a digital lesson that incorporates the prenatal development concepts learned in the Pregnancy Towers index card activity. The beauty of this Baby in Progress Hyperdoc is that the Pregnancy Tower group activity can be subbed in for the digital “What Month Am I?” activity if traditional teaching returns!

Be a Great Sitter! Mini-Unit

by K.Graybill • July 24, 2020 • 1 Comment

In the last few months I’ve had several requests for babysitting lessons! It wasn’t that I didn’t have the lessons to share previously…they just needed to be freshened up! So after updating my lessons, the “Be a Great Sitter! Mini-Unit” is finally ready to share. I have always taught this “Be a Great Sitter! Mini Unit” to junior high students, but I see no reason why it couldn’t be used in a senior high class as well.

Promoting STEM: Role Models & Activities

by K.Graybill • June 5, 2020 • 0 Comments

There are tons of articles about including and promoting STEM to our students. I decided to add this “STEM: Role Models & Activities” lesson and project into my child development class. I want my students to not only understand what STEM is, but why it’s important to expose and encourage it with young children.

Baby Sign Language Project for E-Learning

by K.Graybill • May 12, 2020 • 0 Comments

Another THANK YOU to Katelyn Propper who has shared back her adaptation of my original Baby Sign Language lesson. Katelyn’s version of Baby Sign Language Project for E-Learning is set up for remote learning and covers all of the information using a variety of technologies. Read on to see how she’s done this in her Baby Sign Language Project for E-Learning!

Ways Children Learn

by K.Graybill • April 28, 2020 • 0 Comments

Ways Children Learn is part of my child development curriculum when teaching about intellectual development. This lesson can be taught in a traditional classroom setting or it can be shared as an E-learning self-directed assignment. Basically, students are taught the four basic ways children learn with examples and then are asked to create their own grid of examples, showing they understand the conepts.

Building Strong Character in Children

by K.Graybill • April 10, 2020 • 0 Comments

Another big THANK YOU to Sharon Allen for sharing this Building Strong Character in Children remote learning assignment! The Building Strong Character in Children assignment is very similar to hyperdocs, where students move through each section, completing a variety of activities or assignments digitally. So, if you are in need of child development or parenting lessons, give this one a try!

Piaget Play-doh Mat Project (revised for remote learning)

by K.Graybill • April 3, 2020 • 0 Comments

First off, a big THANK YOU to Marissa Maltz for adapting the original Piaget Based Play-doh Mats (revised for remote learning) assignment. Marissa shared her revised Piaget Play-doh Mat Project sample with me via Facebook and I think she did an amazing job making it remote learning friendly! If you have adapted any of the lessons from this site for remote learning, I would love for you to share them back so I can post for others, just like Marissa did with the Piaget play-doh mat project! You can contact or share with me via email: kim@familyconsumersciences.com. Remember, we are all in this together!

Shopping Spree: Children’s Clothing

by K.Graybill • March 27, 2020 • 1 Comment

During this COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve been encouraged to create and assign lessons on topics within our content area that we’ve wanted to teach, but never really had time to because of state testing. In addition, the lesson(s) still had align with state standards. So, I decided to create and share this Shopping Spree: Children’s Clothing E-learning lesson. Please note that this lesson could easily be assigned in the regular classroom and fit into many different content areas.

Safety Hazards Room by Room Walk-About Activity

by K.Graybill • February 28, 2020 • 0 Comments

While you hope nothing ever happens, it’s important to child-proof a house for potential injuries just in case. It’s always better to be safe than sorry! The safety hazards room by room walk about activity is an engaging way to brainstorm and get students up, out of their seats, critically thinking, communicating and collaborating with their peers.

Infants in Motion: A Physical Development Video Project

by K.Graybill • January 17, 2020 • 0 Comments

When teaching about the physical development of infants, I like to assign Infants in Motion: A Physical Development Video Project to my students so they can see the growth and development sequentially. Before students can put their video together, they must understand what is happening and, therefore, must do a bit of research. Read on to see how I introduce and build up to this assignment.

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