Teaching Plan
Session Title: Plotting Weight on the UK-WHO Growth Charts Boys & Girls (Monitoring a baby’s Growth). Aims of the session (What you intend to do)To show how to plot weight against age in weeks for children under one year of age. | Outcomes/Objectives (what I want student to achieve)By the end of the session students should be able to: Able to plot weight measurement correctly on the UK-WHO growth chart.Understand the importance of weighing a child as a guide in the assessment of a child’s growth. | Time | Topic | Teacher Activity | Learner Activity | Materials/ resources | 11am11.05 11:1511:2011.25 11.30 | IntroductionImportance of measuring the weight of babiesWhat is needed for plotting of weightWeighing and plotting of baby’s weight EvaluationEnd of Session. | Introduce herself and the Session.Talk about why assessment of growth is importantShow the learner equipment’s used and give out hand-outsDemonstrate the proper use of UK-WHO growth charts by use of an example of child’s weight and ageAsk student to comment on the session. | Introduce herselfListen and relate to placementStudent look at hand out and equipment’sTo observe process and practice with example of child’s height and ageDiscussion and questions | PowerpointUK-WHO Growth charts. Pencil and weighing scale. Wheel charts (Age – in weeks) Baby DollEvaluation | Rationale (why I am doing it this way – on what educational theory/ideas from the course/ reflection on previous experience am I basing my practice?)I am using the demonstration method for this teaching session. Demonstration involves showing by reason or proof, explaining or making clear by use of examples or experiments. In teaching through demonstrations, students are set up to potential conceptualise class material more effectively (Mckee et al 2007). Bruce et al (2009) states that demonstration helps teachers to improve their own teaching strategies, which may or may not be demonstrative in nature and helps