DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Subject: CHILD DEVELOPMENT _____ Semester

Grade: __x__ Year

	TOPIC	ESSENTIAL QUESTION
AUGUST	FCCLA Prenatal Care – will overlap into September	What is Family and Consumer Sciences? Why is FCCLA an essential part of the FACS curriculum? What are the components of prenatal care and development? What hereditary and environmental factors affect prenatal development beginning with conception? What are the stages of prenatal development beginning with conception? What care is needed during prenatal development?
SEPTEMBER	The Birth Process – will overlap into October	What are the stages of labor? What are the different methods of delivery?
OCTOBER	Prenatal Care	What are factors that constitute proper postnatal care for mother and infant?
NOVEMBER	Infancy	Why are growth, development, and care of the infant and toddler important?
DECEMBER	Toddlerhood	What are strategies for optimizing the development of infants and toddlers?
JANUARY	The Preschool Child	What are the environmental and hereditary influences that affect development and growth? Why are the developmental areas (physical, social, emotional, intellectual) of the preschool and school-age child?
FEBRUARY	School-aged child	What activities and strategies optimize the development of the preschool and school-age child?
MARCH	Basic Needs for Optimum Growth	What are appropriate guidance techniques for children at various ages? What is the role of nurturer in the growth and development of children? What is the role of play in a child’s development? What dietary practices promote optimum development of children? How can one evaluate play activities and equipment for age appropriateness and safety? What are ways to help meet the special needs of children with developmental differences?
APRIL	Care and Protection	What factors relate to the care and protection of children? What practices promote health and wellness of children? What child care agencies and services are available to families? What is the impact of child abuse on children and families?
MAY	Occupations and Careers	What career options related to child development and early childhood education are available? What employment and entrepreneurial opportunities and preparation requirements are available in the areas of child development and early childhood education?
JUNE	Final Exam