Lesson Plan : Prepartion for Parenthood
Teacher Name: | Rasha Osman |
Grade: | Grade 11-12 |
Subject: | PE and Health |
Topic: | Preparing For Parenthood |
Content: | Students will gain an understanding of the factors that influence a person�s decision to become a parent and the lifelong commitment involved in parenting. What individuals bring to their role as parents from their family and personal experiences will be examined. The responsibilities parents have for children will be identified, and a comparison of how parent/child roles change throughout the family life cycle will also be examined. |
Goals: | - identify the factors involved in deciding whether or not to become a parent; - identify what parents bring to their role from their own family background and past experiences |
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Materials: | Markers and chart papers |
Introduction: | Using a mind map, students in groups (four or five) identify and record on chart paper factors that influence the decision on whether or not to become a parent (e.g., social pressure, cultural influence, personal maturity, values, economic stability, saving a relationship, etc.). Students use one coloured marker to identify which factors they perceive as being Reasons for Parenting and the other coloured marker to identify Reasons for Not Parenting. |
Development: | Students list down the Factors Involved in Deciding Whether or Not to Become a Parent. Students record information during class discussion from mind maps under appropriate columns: Reasons for Parenting and Reasons for Not Parenting. Using a Think/Pair/Share learning strategy, students are provided with a handout with two columns: one titled What Parents Bring to Their Role from Past Experiences and the other column titled What Parents Bring to Their Role from Their Family Background. They are then asked to brainstorm five items that fit under each column. Some possibilities include: religion, traditions, vacations, etc. from family background and babysitting, coaching, etc. from past experiences. Next, they will share their ideas with a partner and add other items to their lists. |
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Evaluation: | For homework, students select from one of the following options: � Students record in their journals some positive things from their family background and/or personal experiences that they would like to bring to their role as a parent in the future. As well, are there any experiences that they might like to gain prior to having children to help them in their role as a parent? � Students select five of the items discussed and support why each would have a beneficial impact on an individual who wants to work with children in the future. As well, they are to discuss any experiences that they could gain to help them in a future job working with children. |
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