Welcome to Childcare and Development 3 Fun ways

Welcome to Childcare and Development 3! Fun ways to teach

All About you! Please fill out the information about yourself 1. Name 2. Nickname (what you want me to call you) 3. Parents phone number (do they speak English? ) 4. Accommodations: How will you do good in this class? 5. Do you speak Spanish? 6. Do you own a car? If so, are you willing to drive to an elementary school?

Contact information • Teacher: Mrs. Baker • Where can I find you? Room 220/222 during 4 th block • Email: Melissa. baker@d 300. org

What is this class about? ! • Becoming a Teacher! – – – Lesson planning/Curriculum Lesson design Learning styles Services/programs available for a child Special needs services Guidance techniques/discipline in the classroom

Continued…. • You will do this by: – Plan, prepare, and present lesson plans/portfolio in the following areas: • • Math Science Language arts Nutrition Music Art Social studies teaching children

Materials Needed! • • • Notebook Pen/pencil Binder-portfolio Folder- to keep worksheets in Page protectors-portfolio Student id- must wear to elementary school (no id -buy new one in attendance office) • Library card • Markers, crayons, glue- will be helpful

Think Left Think Right Oh the thinks you can think about If only you TRY! -DR. Seuss

Evaluation! • This is an Advance Credit Course (will not be easy) – Spend a lot of out of class time in the library and at home • Portfolio/ bulletin board: 50% • Elementary School: 15% – Perry grade- given by teacher 8% – Attendance 7% – Attendance is important! You receive one freebee day (sick, ect) all other days you will lose points • Assignments: book work/ articles: 10% • Test/quiz: 10% • Final presentation: 15%

• Homework song

Assignment rules… • Everyday your assignments are late is a letter grade lower • Turn in Homework/late/absent work in black bin • Homework assignments are posted on back wall calendar • Absent work can be found in black bin under your block folder. – Any questions about work ask me at the END of class or ask a classmate! – Make sure to write “ABSENT” on work when turning it in

Class Rules….

All About Mrs. Baker… • Bachelors: Northern Illinois University B. S. In Family and Individual Development • Masters: currently working on- Saint Xavier University Teacher Leadership • Work Experience: – – Bright horizons- infant and preschool teacher Day camp counselor for 3 -6 year olds Kinder Castle toddler teacher 4 th year at Dundee- Crown- Parenting, Childcare 1 -3, and Interior design

All About Mrs. Baker…

Letter to Mrs. Baker • Directions: On the back of your all about you paper write a letter to me ! • Start off by writing Dear Mrs. Baker • Include the following in your letter – What do you want to learn? – Why did you take this class? – Predict your grade for this class. How will you accomplish this grade? – What other information do you want me to know about you? For example: in sports, clubs, work, have a child, ect. .