Book Project

 

Creating a Story Book

Objective: You will create an 18-20 page storybook that is appropriate for the physical, cognitive, and social/emotional development of most two year olds. You may work by yourself or with one other person.

Value:             55 points

Due date:        Monday, March 3^rd

Your book must:

a. have a cover with an illustration and title central to your story. (5 points)

b. contain 18-20 pages. (5 points)

c. have an illustration on each page. (5 points)

d. have no more than two sentences on each page. (5 points)

e. demonstrate evidence of creativity and hard work. (5 points)

f. be neat and attractive. (5 points)

g. be turned in with a two to three paragraph (typed) description of how your book is appropriate for the physical, cognitive, and social/emotional development of most two year olds. (10 points)

A. Physical (5 points)

Required: The colors used should be bright and engaging. The book size should be such that a two year old can easily hold it.

Optional: You may wish to include different textures, shapes, or letters that the child could touch. Consider thick pages to make it easier to turn from page to page. If you are artistically inclined, you might attempt some pop-ups in the book. You might consider including parts in the book that invite the two year old to clap, jump, or make noises. (Anything you include should fit the story.)

B. Cognitive (5 points)

Required: The story should be simple and include some repetition.

Optional: You may wish to use rhythm, alliteration, refrains, onomatopoeia, and/or rhyme. There might be one page where the child has to draw or color some object. (This would also fit the physical domain.) The book might teach the difference between today, yesterday, and tomorrow or reinforce simple math: one, two, and three. The book might ask the two year old to point to objects in the room or identify her eyes, mouth, ears, etc. (Anything you include should fit the story.)

C. Social/Emotional (5 points)

Optional: Consider a story that teaches specific appropriate behaviors: saying please and thank you, picking up toys, being nice to a sibling, using an indoor or outdoor voice. The story might address common two year old fears/concerns: sleeping in the dark, being away from mom/dad, wanting to always get something first. The story might include a simple song for the parent and child to sing together. You might include a lot of (appropriate) humor so the child and parent can laugh together. The story might also encourage hugs/kisses between the child and parent.

Story Book Presentation

Value:             10 points

Due date:       Monday, March 3^rd

            You will read your story to the class and explain to the class how your book meets the physical, cognitive, and social/emotional needs of most two year olds.

Creating a Story Book

Your book must:

_______a. have a cover with an illustration and title central to your story. (5 points)

_______b. contain 18-25 pages. (5 points)

_______c. have an illustration on each page. (5 points)

_______d. have no more than two sentences on each page. (5 points)

_______e. demonstrate evidence of creativity and hard work. (5 points)

_______f. be neat and attractive. (5 points)

_______g. be turned in with a two to three paragraph (typed) description of how your book is appropriate for the physical, cognitive, and social/emotional development of most two year olds. (10 points)

_______A. Physical (5 points)

Required: The colors used should be bright and engaging. The book size should be such that a two year old can easily hold it.

_______B. Cognitive (5 points)

Required: The story should be simple and include some repetition.

_______C. Social/Emotional (5 points)

Required: The story should contain relationships, emotions  or values that a two-year old understands

_______ TOTAL

Ch. 9 and 12 assignment

Ch. 9 and 12- Physical Development in Early and Middle Childhood

Due:  Monday, March 3^rd

Value: 40 points

Using your text, answer the following questions below on a word document.  You may use bullet-points to organize your answers.  Be sure to answer the question thoroughly and accurately to receive full credit. Set-up your paper in MLA format.

Chapter 9- Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

1.     Explain how boys and girls change in appearance, height, and weight between ages 3 and 6.

2.     Describe normal sleep patterns and bedtime routines of preschoolers.

3.     What is the role of transitional objects?

4.     Identify sleep disturbances and how they should be treated.

5.     Identify causes and treatment for enuresis.

6.     What is the size of a child’s brain at the age of 3 years?

7.     Distinguish between gross and fine motor skills.

8.     Explain the term systems of action.

9.     When do children have a preference for handedness? Is handedness genetic or learned?

10. Explain the progression of children’s drawings. (include terms) What is the parent’s role?

11. Identify healthy diet foods for 3 to 6 year olds.

12. Identify the type of children who are prone to obesity. What is the role of television?

13. Identify contributors to the increasing cases of food allergies.

14. What makes children more susceptible to tooth decay?

15. Identify the leading cause of death after infancy. Include examples and preventative measures.

16. Explain the role of socioeconomic status on a child’s health.

Chapter 12- Physical Development in Middle Childhood

1.     Summarize the growth patterns of children in middle childhood and their average changes in height and weight.

2.     Summarize the tooth development of children in middle childhood.

3.     Explain the nutritional needs of children between the ages of 6 and 11 years.

4.     Identify causes of unhealthy eating at this stage.

5.     Summarize the sleep needs of 6 to 11 year olds.

6.     Identify aspects of recess-time play. Include the role of rough and tumble play.

7.     Explain the role of physical activity and its long-term health effects.

8.     Identify causes of overweight children. What is the role of television?

9.     What preventative measures and treatments are available for overweight children?

10.  Distinguish between acute and chronic medical conditions.

11.  Why have asthma rates increased?

12.  Identify causes of stuttering.

13.  Define oppositional defiant disorder.

14.  Define conduct disorder.

15.  What is school phobia? How is separation anxiety linked to it?

16.  Define social phobia.

17.  Define OCD.

18.  Identify treatment techniques for emotional disturbances.

Ch. 8 Objectives

646- Child Psychology

Ch. 8 Objectives Pgs. 204-212

Answer the following questions in your notebook using bullet-point format.

1.     Define personality, psychosocial development, and emotions

2.     How does culture influence displays of emotions? (Asian vs. American culture)

3.     What are the 1st signs of emotions?

4.     Explain the progression of smiling and laughter. Social smiling? Anticipatory smiling?

5.     Explain how emotional development is an orderly process.

6.     Emotions at birth?

7.     What are the self-conscious emotions and when do they develop?

8.     Define self-awareness.

9.     What are the self-evaluative emotions and when do they develop?

10.   Define altruistic behavior.

11.  What is empathy? How can it be seen in early infancy?

12.  What are mirror neurons?

13.  How does empathy depend on social cognition?

14.  What does Piaget say about egocentrism and the development of social cognition?

15.  Define temperament.

16.  What were the goals and set-up of the New York Longitudinal Study (Thomas and Chess)?

17.  Explain the three categories in which children were classified.

18.  How stable is temperament?

19.  Explain the goodness of fit model.

20.  What are the conclusions of the Kagan study from the text about shyness and boldness?

Ch. 8 Questions...

1. Explain the various reactions to the arrival of a baby sibling.  What factors should be considered?

2. How does attachment affect sibling relationships?

3. At what age does sibling conflict increase the most?

4. Explain the progression of sociability through the first 3 years.

5. Summarize how maternal employment affects children.

6. How do temperament and gender affect early child care?

7. What is the most important element in the quality of child care?

8. Summarize the findings from NCIHD study. (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

Ch. 8- Gender Typing

In the article, Care Bears vs. Transformers, Dr. Monica Brasted claims that the media and advertising have a profound influence on gender stereotyping.  Read the article and answer the following questions to the blog. Put the answers in your OWN words. Do not plagiarize or copy and paste.

1.  How are boys and girls portrayed in advertisements?
2. Specifically, what kind of commercials are young girls in?
3. What kind of commercials are young boys in?
4. What does the author state about gender roles and the play castle advertisement.
5. How does Bandura's social learning theory relate to gender roles and the media?
6. Cite your own example about a certain toy or television ad that portrays gender stereotyping. (If you can't think of one, look it up on the internet)