FNL: Friday, November 1, 2013

·         ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What are the changes throughout pregnancy for the mother and developing fetus and what are the recommended nutritional requirements?

Standards: FCS-FNL-2. Students will discuss the requirements of maternal and fetal nutrition during pregnancy.

Opening Warm-up AND/OR Activator (highlight one): Bellwork Life Cycle (p.52). Students will read the prompt and complete the student activity.

Teacher will show YouTube clip: Pregnancy Tips - 1st Trimester Cooking & Nutrition

Work Session:

 1. Prenatal Issues PowerPoint slides 13-27

·         Review slides with students.

·            Have them continue to fill in the blanks in their Prenatal Issues Study Guide.

·         These slides show growth of the pregnant woman as well as the fetus. Real-life comparisons are used for length and width of the embryo and fetus.

o   As a lead-in to these slides, the teacher could pass out the everyday comparison items from the Prenatal Issues PowerPoint and have students separate them into months 1-9. While students will be able to easily sort smallest to largest, manipulating these items will help them get a sense of just how tiny the embryo is and what it will develop into by the 9^th month.

2. Students will complete Case Study: A Healthy Pregnancy p. 261.

3. .  Students will prepare a first word using the word “Drug” as it relates to taking any drugs during pregnancy.

Closing/Summarizer: List one thing that surprised you about prenatal care.

Daily Homework: none

FNL: Thursday, October 31, 2013

Standards: FCS-FNL-2. Students will discuss the requirements of maternal and fetal nutrition during pregnancy.

Opening Warm-up AND/OR Activator (highlight one): Bellwork: Moderation p.19 Students will read the prompt and complete the student activity.

Work Session: 1. Students will read Pregnancy and Lacation p. 257 (Wellness Tip)

2. Whole group will discuss Chapter 11 vocabulary (1)

 3. Direct Instruction: Prenatal Issues PowerPoint slides 1-12

·         Pass out the Prenatal Issues Study Guide to the students so that they may fill in the blanks as you go through the Prenatal Issues PowerPoint presentation.

·         Review slides 1-11 with students.

Illegal Drug use during Pregnancy: Teacher will show website and discuss the various information:

·         The website http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/illegaldrugs.html offers an abbreviated, but thorough insight on common illegal drugs and their effects on both mother and the fetus.  Que & Ans.

4.  Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation Activity B, WB p.78. Students will complete a fill-in-the-blank activity about nutritional needs during pregnancy.

Closing/Summarizer:  List two things you learned today….

Daily Homework: none