Egg Babies
Towards the end of Term 1, our “Health Matters” class undertook a task where they had to look after an Egg Baby as part of their unit on Pre-natal, Infancy and Childhood Development.
In an effort to experience some of the responsibilities and commitments that are involved in the care of babies and young children, students had to take care of their Egg Baby for 3 days, gaining an understanding of the adjustments and implications this can have on the lives of the parents.
Students also had to demonstrate how they could spend time promoting the Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Social development of their Egg Baby – which resulted in some fantastic images!
Students named their eggs (Egg Sheeran is still my favourite!) and created a safe “capsule” to transport them around.
It seems that locker areas, buses and aggressive peers were some of the greatest problems encountered, along with not being able to leave them alone and engage in their normal behaviours. Sadly, some of our eggs failed to survive this troublesome time.
On the other hand, play dates were fun, mother’s meetings were had, extended family members became attached, baby sitters were enlisted, and the creative ways students demonstrated dimensions of development were great!
Well done to all the students who took part, either enthusiastically or under sufferance, you did a great job.
Melissa Stephens – Health Matters Teacher
