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Newborn 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 .

Newborn Lesson Plans

Options for Course Structure
Suggested Structure
Length Section ( s )
1 session 2 hours Caring for Your Newborn

INTRODUCTION

1 or 2 sessions
3.5 hours
Newborn Health Newborn Appearance and Abilities Caring for Your Newborn

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
Section Name
Time Topic Activities
Suggested Resources
This column provides a breakdown of the suggested 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 53 .
Discussion prompts can be found in corresponding course topics .
In addition to the Newborn Care book ( NC ) and corresponding PowerPoint slides ( NC PPT ), find suggestions for posters , props , and corresponding resources from Appendices B and C .
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