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Welcome! Find your assigned seat Popsicle stick with name Complete the name tent question responses: Career Goal (for now) Favorite teacher/grade in elementary school (K-6) One thing you remember learning while in elementary school Acorn Activity Supplies for class If time, PHOTO.
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Welcome! • Find your assigned seat • Popsicle stick with name • Complete the name tent question responses: • Career Goal (for now) • Favorite teacher/grade in elementary school (K-6) • One thing you remember learning while in elementary school • Acorn Activity • Supplies for class • If time, PHOTO School-Age Psychology Fall 2013 Mrs. Garofano
Friday, 9.6.13 • Bell Ringer: Make a fortune teller. Give it to a child you know. • Pre-assessment (use scantron forms) • Go over Student Guidelines & expectations • Bingo • Short Quiz • Homework for Tuesday: • 3-ring Binder • article summary for Tuesday. Choose a school-age related article that is about a topic of interest to you and relates to class. • Bring in School-Age picture of you by September 30th • $5 fee to book store (Pizza Party)
Tuesday, 9.10.13Goals: Students will become acquainted with youth mentoring Big Brother Big Sister program. • Collect homework: Turn in Current Event Article in the bin. • Photos and Fees • Textbooks (write down book number on clipboard as passed) • Notebooks (hole punch cover and place in binder) • Open to page 6-13. Complete while speaker presents. • Guest Speaker: Oscar Vergara, director of Big Brothers Big Sisters Program • CNS school-based Big Brother Big Sister Program • Applications • questions
Thursday, 9.12.13Goals: share current event articles & get better acquainted. • Do it now activity: Decorate t-shirt. Build an acrostic with your name using words that describe you. Be creative and make it reflect your personality. • Turn in school-age photos and fees? • Take Photo & get textbooks: sign up book number on clipboard • Question of the day: If you were a parent of a school-age child, what do you think would be your greatest challenge today? • Get out homework articles • Introduce yourself and share 3 facts from your article. Tell why you chose this topic. • Assign Chapter 16 study guide-due Wednesday 9/18 for homework complete pages 2-1 thru 2-4) • Koosh ball activity.
Monday, 9.16.13Goals: Take a closer look at the issues of food security and of hunger and children. • Do it now activity: Attach your face to your T-shirt. Hang on the bulletin board near the window. • Question of the day: If you were a parent and had very limited money to buy food for your kids, what are 3 things you could do to be sure your kids were eating healthy? • Go to the library to get passwords • No kid hungry video…..Complete handout that goes along • http://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/hunger-hits-home/96181.html
Wednesday, 9.18.13Goals: Students will examine and compare growth & development of children during the school age years. • Collect Chapter 16 homework study guide. • Focus Activity: Using the information and supplies given create a scale representation of the child you have been assigned. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtyqS68ViWk&feature=em-share_video_user • Question of the day: As a child growing up, were you above, average or below in height? weight? How does this compare to your parents? • Using textbook as a reference, complete pate 2-5 in textbook. • Graphic organizer page 2-7 • No Kid Hungry: Facts about Hunger in America (highlight) • Choose 5 facts that really impress you or are of interest. • Use facts and outline Choice Activity: Make a Poster OR Write Essay for contest
Let’s get this pizza party started! • Block 3 needs 17 more fees paid • Block 2 needs 10 more fees paid
Friday, 9.20.13Goals: Make a statement about childhood hunger by creating a poster or writing an essay/letter • Focus Activity: Use the essay/poster worksheet to organize thoughts and statistics for your project. • Question of the day: What is one statistic about hunger that stands out to you? explain why it does • Go to library to write up essay or create poster. • Save with your name in title and onto Mrs. Garofanos’ thumb drive.
Let’s get this pizza party started! • Block 3 needs 17 more fees paid • Block 2 needs 7 more fees paid
Tuesday, 9/24/13 • Question of the day: How much time should school-age children spend in physical activity each day? List 3 physically activities you enjoyed as a school-age child. • Focus Activity: create one-page book • Complete CTE form • Healthy snack on Monday 9/30- no fee, no snack! • School-age photos due by Monday, 9/30 • MyPlate (pg 2-14) www.choosemyplate.gov • Fill in myplate with information on each grouping • 2-18 & 19 Kids and Exercise • USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans • Back of page 2-19- list the 9 dietary guideline topics by the USDA • Fill in the Healthy Living Profile Books.
USDA Dietary GuidelinesWhat does USDA stand for? (United States Department of Agriculture) • Get enough nutrients within calorie needs • Maintain a healthy weight • Be physically active • Choose whole grains, fruits, vegetables & milk (provide fiber) • Limit fats and cholesterol • Be choosy about carbohydrate foods • Reduce sodium and increase potassium • Avoid alcoholic beverages • Keep food safe
Let’s get this pizza party started! As of Tuesday, 9/24…. • Block 3 needs 12 more fees paid • Block 2 needs 6 more fees paid
Thursday, 9/26/13 • Fees, photos due by Monday • Question of the Day? What are 3 things parents can do to encourage healthy eating and exercise in their school-age kids. • Complete page 2-11 in notebook. • Healthy snack Monday (must pay fee) • Writing Partner Journals Dos & Don’ts • Write introductory letter. “Dear writing partner…” • Attach photos
Monday 9/30/13 • Question of the day: Explain the difference between the “USDA dietary guidelines” and “myplate” food guide. • Healthy snack for fee payers! Apple Smiles • Go to library to complete myplate activity • www.choosemyplate.gov • Complete summary sheet & print off final menu • With any remaining time, search out a group game/activity that will promote physical activity. Write out information (or print) If weather permits, we will go outside to play on Wed. or Friday.
Wednesday, 10/2/13 • Question of the day: What are 3 things every child should know in order for them to stay safe when on their own? • Focus activity: complete page 2-6: choose 1 • Preteens & body image pgs. 2-12 & 13 • DVD: physical development and school-age children • DVD question/responses • Chapter 16 Jeopardy review • Fill out Friday game day activity plans • Friday, chapter 16 quiz & game day • Grade summaries
Friday, 10.4.13 • Question of the day: what is the difference between: self image, body image, and self esteem? • Take chapter 16 quiz • Focus Activity- Nature vs. Nurture (heredity vs. environment) • Top 10 Lists!... factors that influence how children will develop into positive, productive & healthy adults • 40 Developmental Assets • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncn8dDOKWnM&feature=em-share_video_user • page 1-1
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Tuesday, 10.8.13 • Question of the day: What are developmental assets? • Focus Activity- choose a partner and cut out one circle • Asset Wheel Project (1-17- 1-19) • With partner • In order with external and internal marked • Create an original symbol for each “asset type group” • More about Developmental Assets • Outside on Thursday…..0% chance of rain!
Thursday, 10.10.13 • Question of the day: Name an asset builder in your life that you would want to write a letter to for the unit quiz? List 3 assets that this person has helped develop in your life. • Focus Activity: Photo time! Shhhh, don’t say whether you brought in your picture or not…it’s a secret! • Page 1-20 outline for Monday in the library. • Outside games: kick ball, small group frisbee, group web • No Cell Phones outside or in the hallways!!!!
Tuesday, 10.15.13 • Question of the Day: Using the list on page 1-13 in notebook, identify one on the list that you did experience in your life and one you did not. • Homework due Monday 10/21)(Early Thursday 10/17) read chapter 17 and complete study guide 3-1 through 3-4 • Go over 40 Assets Quiz & rubric • Letter Format & envelope • Complete 1-20 worksheet • Go to library & write letter. Proof read! • Print out rough draft and peer edit (sign each others) • Make changes and print out final copy • Sign letter with signature (in pen) • Properly address outside of envelope & name above return address. • Hand in rough draft, final copy and envelope. • Do not seal envelope • Attach rubric!
Thursday, 10.17.13 • Question of the Day: How do you think girls and boys differ socially? List 2 differences. • Collect early chapter 17 homework: Due Monday (pages 3-1 through 3-4) • Letters, envelopes, addresses for Asset Quiz? • DVD: Social & Emotional Development • DVD Facts • https://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/site/k-12/browse?cuecard=40269 • Gender Differences (pages 2-12 & 13) • Complete Venn diagram • Gender Quiz
Monday, 10.21.13 • Question of the Day: Would you send your child to a gender divided school? Why/why not? • Writing Partners • Gently edit • Put ( 2-3) mistakes in your letter and ask them to find them. • Ask them if they’d like to go to a school with “just girls or just boys” • Ask them about bullying in their school • Hand back work • Finish Venn diagram • https://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/site/k-12/browse?cuecard=4662 • Sex ID. Do you think more like a male or female? • Bonus extra credit given if you complete this on own and print results.
Wednesday, 10.23.13 • Question of the Day: What makes children choose toys that are specific for gender? Is it natural gender choices, socialization or toy maker marketing or something else? • Seating re-shuffle! Listen for the rules! • With a partner, Take a piece of yarn and make a “cat’s cradle” • https://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/site/k-12/browse?cuecard=66606 • Review activity: Gender differences/similarities quiz 3-14. • DVD: Understanding Gender differences • Complete page 6-21Turn in. • If time, complete page 3-11
Monday, 10.28.13 • Question of the Day: Give an example of each: negative peer pressure and positive peer pressure during school-age years. (toss-n-share) • Rock, Paper, Scissors contest (best of 3) • Complete page 3-10 (negative peer pressure) • page 3-11: Chapter Vocabulary • Page 3-9: Developing a “sense of competence” • 3-15 & 16 (jigsaw share) • Kids & Bullying (abc NEWS) • On page 3-18 write out 5 well thought out facts/impressions related to the stories. • Turn in.
Monday, 10.28.13 • Rock-Paper-Scissors • Best of 3 • Rules?
Monday, 10.28.13 • Page 3-9 • Developing a “sense of competence” • What is this? • Why is it important? • Sense of self (your idea of who you are, based on your emotions, personality, and ways you perceive the world) • Sense of competence (the feeling one can be successful and meet most challenges) • Help children focus on their strengths • Provide opportunities to contribute to the family • Encourage learning • Establish reachable goals • Recognize successes • Focus on the positive
Wednesday, 10.30.13 • Question of the Day: What is one experience you’ve had/observed related to bullying? • Focus Activity: use 4 colored dots & respond to questions on the chart paper (to form a bar graph) in the back of the room. • Discuss responses • USA today article & questions • What do I already know/understand about bullying? (Graphic Organizer) • U:\class-school-age\Bullying\Bullying Graphic Organizer.docx • What do we WANT and NEED to know in order to help inform and motivate our writing partners about BULLYING ? • Video clips ..\..\Bullying Presentation\Video Clips SAP\1 ABC News Story Bullying.wmv • ..\..\Bullying Presentation\Video Clips SAP\2 bullied kid turns survivor.wmv • Anti-Bullying project
Friday, 11.1.13 • Focus Question: What is 1 piece of advice you wish someone had told you when you were in elementary/middle school? • ONE kid or a team can change a bully culture! http://youtu.be/0Ejh_hb15Fc • Putting information into action… • Facts, resources & information 3-19 through 3-27 • Go over the “Bully Free-dom Quilt” assignment • Connection to Historical “slave quilts” • http://youtu.be/GlwDAwKNfTU • Project overview • ..\..\Home Desktop School Age\Anti Bully Quilt project assignment.docx • Quilt square planning sheet • Prepare quilt squares. Due on Tuesday, Nov. 5th. • Walking to Cicero Elementary on Tuesday, Nov. 12th. • Use smart board to search out ideas or information.
Tuesday, 11.5.13 • Focus Question: List 5 symptoms you think a child may display if they are suffering from depression? They could include: feelings, thinking, physical or behavioral problems. • Discuss & compare • Collect permission slips. Due Thursday. • Youtube video clip (mean girls) http://youtu.be/PY29CsKgz10 • http://youtu.be/JyBTap2wudo • Focus activity: complete page 3-8 (use textbooks for help) • As a table/group, create an anti-bullying pledge that we can share with our 4th grade writing partners and sign when we visit. • Finish up Bully Free-dom Quilt squares. (front & Back) • Next class: quiz on chapter 17
Thursday, 11.7.13 • Focus Question: What are 3 pieces of advice you would give to parents to help them guide their child’s moral development? • Collect Permission slips & quilt poster • Survey Data from writing partners • Block 3: Bully Free-dom pledge brainstorm • Focus Activity: Who wants to be a Millionaire Review. • Chapter 17 Quiz • Block 2: Writing partners • Chapter 18 reading & study guide. 4-1 through 4-4 • Due Thursday, 11/14. • Early bonus if turned in 11/12. • Next class: Tuesday, going to elementary school with quilt project. Dress for weather.