Category: Parenting

60-30-10 Color Rule & Nursery Design Project

If you teach an interior design class, you have an instant in for including lessons on color theory and design. However, you don’t have to teach an interior design class to be able to incorporate color theory! The 60-30-10 Color Rule & Nursery Design Project can easily be used in a class where preparing to become parents and planning a nursery are taught. It can definitely be included when teaching about the family life cycle stages as well. Figure out how or where you can include this topic and read on for more details.

“Punch” the Monkey & The Importance of Attachment

Sometimes current events can be connected to concepts taught in class. Such is the case with “Punch” the Monkey & The Importance of Attachment in regards to concepts taught in Child Development. Read on to see how you can use this viral story in your class!

Pocket Story Aprons

Recently, I came upon the concept of Pocket Story Aprons and thought they would be a great addition as a project in Child Development. The goal of pocket story aprons is to help promote storytelling, creativity and imagination when working with young children. Continue reading to learn more about what these are, the benefits to a child’s development and how to create one.

Candy Salad Family Project

You may be familiar with the candy salad trend seen in Tik Tok and Instagram videos. While the educational value of blending various candies is debatable, there is a way to make the concept more educational. In this Candy Salad Family Project, students brainstorm a variety of candy types and then make connections to the personality descriptions of family members before creating their own family candy salad.

Target Groups & Children’s Books

Another great lesson coming your way from Katelyn Propper is about Target Groups & Children’s Books. Katelyn uses this in her Understanding Diversity class. The lesson explores what target groups are, characteristics of them and who they are made up of before assigning a project using children’s books. Read on to learn more.

Infant Temperaments

We are all born with characteristics that influence our behavior, mood, disposition and adaptability to our environment; AKA “temperament”. The focus of this lesson titled, Infant Temperament, is to help students understand what it is, how it is determined and how it applies to parenting and babies in very engaging ways.

Following Directions & Pretend Play

How many of you remember playing Simon Says when you were young? Or using your imagination in pretend play activities? Both of these activities have deeper developmental benefits for children than most realize. Following Directions & Pretend Play focus on these two important developmental tasks and how they can impact success in educational settings. Read on to learn more!

Resiliency & The Family

Challenging situations in life escape no one, especially the family! Resiliency & The Family will provide you with ready to teach lesson plans that define many aspects of resiliency, explore associated risk and protective factors along with related characteristics in a variety of engaging ways.

AI Companions: Lessons & Activities

AI Companions is a new phenomenon that is rising at a growing rate. Is this phenomenon just a fad that will be here today and gone tomorrow? Or, is this an alarming trend that is here to stay? Either way, should we be concerned? In this AI Companions: Lesson & Activities, students explore the concept using the provided prompts before deciding if it is a good idea or a bad idea and completing follow-up activities.

Color Psychology & Child Development

Color! It’s everywhere you look! It plays a major role in our moods, emotions, behavior and even learning. In this Color Psychology & Child Development lesson, students will explore the impact of color on a child’s development and then create a nursery or bedroom, playroom or child-friendly classroom based on what they’ve learned.