Title: Child Development

Name: Patricia Phipps
School: Greeneview High School
Workshop Location: Centerville
Title of Companion Action Plan: Child Development
Grade Levels: 9-12
Curriculum/ Subject Area: Family and Consumer Science
Specific Topic: Active Play for Growth and Development
Content Information
Summary: The students will study the developmental stages of children. They will research age appropriate activities, books, toys, games and puzzles for children 0-6 years of age. Using data from their research and observations, each student will develop an activity plan as well as create a book, game, toy or puzzle for an assigned age group.

Dewey Numbers: 649, 372

Subject Headings: Childcare; education;

Content Categories:

Books (Non-Fiction)

027.62 MO Moore, Terry Jeffers. Book Bridges: story-inspired activities for
children three through eight.
Englewood, CO: Teachers Idea Press, c1991.

150 ABC ABC's of the Human Mind: a family answer book
New York: ReaderBs Digest, c1990.

372.13 GI The Giant Encyclopedia of Theme Activities for Children 2 to 5.
Mt. Rainier, MD: Gryphon House, c 1993.

372.21 GI The Giant Encyclopedia of Circle Time and Group Activities for
Children 3 to 6/ edited by Kathy Charner
Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House, c 1996.

372.3 IRV Irving, Jan and Robin Currie. Mudluscious-stories and activities
featuring food for pre-school children.
Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, c1986.

372.21 GI The Giant Encyclopedia of Art and Craft Activities for Children
3 to 6/ edited by Kathy Charner.
Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House, c2000.

649.1 JON Jones, Claudia. Parents Are Teachers, Too
Charlotte, VT: Williamson Publishing, c1988.

649.122 SIL Silberg, Jackie. Brain Games for Babies
Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House, c1999.

649.122 SIL Silberg, Jackie. Brain Games for Toddlers and Twos
Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House, c2000.
Professional Resources
004.678 FIF 50 Internet Lesson Ideas for Child Development and Parenting
Owatonna, MN: Learning Zone Express, c1999.

370.15 SPA Sprenger, Marilee. Learning and Memory: the brain in action
Alexandria, VA: Association for Curriculum and Development,
c1999.

370.152 HYE Hyerle, David. Visual Tools for Constructing Knowledge
Alexandria, VA: Association for Curriculum and Development,
c1996.

371.02 HAR Harmin, Merrill. Inspiring Active Learning.
Alexandria, VA: Association for Curriculum and Development,
c1994.

"Into the Mouths of Babes- a preliteracy program encourages kids
to explore books with all their senses" School Library Journal,
April 2004 : 39.
Magazines
Family Fun
Parent and Preschoolers
Parents


Media Resources
306.2 PRE Preschoolers: how three and four-year-olds develop
Lake Zurich, IL: Learning Seed, c1996. 25 min,

372.21 BA Baby Newton: all about shapes
Littleton, CO: The Baby Einstein Co., c 2002 30 min.

372.21 BR Brainy Baby: Vol. 1-Right Brain;Vol. 2- Left Brain
Atlanta, GA: Small Fry Productions, c1997. 64 min.


649 BAB Baby Comes Home
Irvine, CA: Karl Lorimar, c1986 50 min.

649 FIV Five & Six Year Olds
Lake Zurich, IL: Learning Seed, c2002 21 min.

649 LEA Learning About the World
Irvine, CA: Karl Lorimar, c1986 50 min.

649 TOD Toddlers: the 2nd Year of Life
Lake Zurich, IL: Learning Seed, c1992 26 min.

639.122 FI The First Years Last Forever
New Screen Concepts: Reiner Foundation, c1997 29 min.

Web Sites

Student
http://www.familyeducation.com Select - Your little kids-ages 0-8

http://www.kidsource.com Select topic/age under "Our Areas"

http://www.parentingme.com Select 1 to 4 years; 5 to 10 years; Helpful
Hints; Milestones

http://www.parentsmagazine.com Search - Advice by Age

http://www.zerotothree.com Commercial site showing toys, games, books,
etc. with suggested ages

Teacher
http://www.ode.state.oh.us Ohio Department of Education Search
Preschool

http://www.nacd.org National Association for Child Development

InfOhio
EBSCO Host Academic Search Premier; ERIC;
Professional Development Collection

Medline Key words- child development; infant and
Toddler development

Netwellness Key word- child development

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