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Preparing for Birth Lesson Plans
Understanding the Lesson Plans
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Lesson plans are an evolving tool that are often as unique as the educator. Experience helps educators customize their lesson plans to maximize learning within the time frame allotted. The following lesson plans can be used as they are or modified to meet your needs. For more information on course development, see Appendix A.

Preparing for Birth Lesson Plans

Options for Course Structure
Suggested Structure
Length
Breaks
4 sessions( weeknight) 2 hours None
3 sessions( weeknight) 2.5 hours One 10-minute break / session
2 sessions( weekend) 4.25 hours Two 15-minute breaks / session

Preview

We have included the minimum time needed to teach the lesson plans( above) as well as the individual topics( on the following pages). Additional time can be added to each topic or topics can be removed to shorten the plans. Time for breaks should be added to the lesson plans where needed.
Lesson plans are structured like this table:

Understanding the Lesson Plans

Total Time
Unit Name
Time Topic Activities
Suggested Resources

INTRODUCTION

This column provides a breakdown of the suggested amount of time to spend on each topic.
These headings correspond to those found in the course topics, which include detailed instructions for teaching each topic. The bullets contain reminders of the key points found in each course topic.
Find information on activities and assignments for class beginning on page 94.
Discussion prompts can be found in corresponding course topics.
In addition to the Preparing for Birth book( PFB) and corresponding PowerPoint slides( PFB PPT), find suggestions for posters, props, and corresponding resources from Appendices B and C.
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