Child Development Content, Life Skill and National Standards Grid

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Step	Four Growth Areas	Activity Number	Activity Name	Nine Life Skills	Child Development Project Skill	National Educational Standard
Step 1 Growing on My Own	Head or Cognitive Growth	1	Blooming Bags, Pg 4	Planning and organizing	Understanding four ways youth grow	NPH-H.K-4.2, Physical Education and Health, Health Information, Products and Services
Step 1 Growing on My Own	Head or Cognitive Growth	2	My Learning Box, Pg 6	Critical thinking	Knowing about brain development	NL-ENG.K-12.8, National Language Arts English, Developing Research Skills
Step 1 Growing on My Own	Heart or Emotional Growth	3	Story Masks, Pg 8	Concern for others	Observing how people express emotions	NPH-H.K-4.5, National Physical Education and Health, Using Communication Skills to Promote Health
Step 1 Growing on My Own	Heart or Emotional Growth	4	Potato Pals!, Pg 10	Accepting differences	Understanding that it's OK to be different	NPH.K-12.6, National Physical Education and Health, Respect for Others
Step 1 Growing on My Own	Hands or Social Growth	5	My Morning Routine, Pg 12	Self-motivation	Getting self ready in the morning	NPH-H.K-4.6, National Physical Education and Health, Setting Goals for Good Health
Step 1 Growing on My Own	Hands or Social Growth	6	I Fit in My Family, Pg 14	Self-responsibility	Defining family roles	NPH-H.K-4.5, National Physical Education and Health, Using Communication Skills to Promote Health
Step 1 Growing on My Own	Health or Physical Growth	7	Home Hazard Hunt, Pg 16	Personal safety	Identifying child safety hazards	NPH-H.K-4.3, National Physical Education and Health, Reducing Health Risks
Step 1 Growing on My Own	Health or Physical Growth	8	Be a Toy Inspector, Pg 18	Personal safety	Sorting safe and unsafe toys	NPH-H.K-4.3, National Physical Education and Health, Reducing Health Risks
Step 2 Growing With Others	Head or Cognitive Growth	9	Home Alone Game, Pg 6	Planning and organizing	Taking care of self when home alone	NPH-H.5-8.3, National Physical Education and Health, Reducing Health Risks
Step 2 Growing With Others	Head or Cognitive Growth	10	My Plan for Me, Pg 8	Planning and organizing	Creating a self-care plan	NPH-H.5-8.6, National Physical Education and Health, Setting Goals for Good Health
Step 2 Growing With Others	Head or Cognitive Growth	11	Picture This, Pg 10	Critical thinking	Taking responsibility for making places safe	NSS-C.5-8.5, National Social Science, Roles of the Citizen
Step 2 Growing With Others	Heart or Emotional Growth	12	Toys as Tools, Pg 12	Concern for others	Selecting appropriate toys	NPH-H.5-8.2, National Physical Education and Health, Health Information, Products and Services
Step 2 Growing With Others	Heart or Emotional Growth	13	Circle of Friends, Pg 14	Concern for others	Developing friends	NL-ENG.K-12.11, National Language Arts English, Participating in Society
Step 2 Growing With Others	Heart or Emotional Growth	14	Friendly Flyer, Pg 16	Concern for others	Identifying characteristics of friendships	NL-ENG.K-12.4, National Language Arts English, Communication Skills
Step 2 Growing With Others	Heart or Emotional Growth	15	How I See It, Pg 18	Accepting differences	Understanding different perspectives	NL-ENG.K-12.11, National Language Arts English, Participating in Society
Step 2 Growing With Others	Hands or Social Growth	16	Putting the Pieces Together, Pg 20	Teamwork	Understanding peer relationships	NA-VA.5-8.5, National Arts---Visual Arts, Reflecting Upon and Assessing the Characteristics and Merits of Their Work and the Work of Others
Step 2 Growing With Others	Hands or Social Growth	17	Family Connections, Pg 22	Leadership and role identification	Identifying family roles	NA-VA.5-8.3, National Arts---Visual Arts, Choosing and Evaluating a Range of Subject Matter, Symbols and Ideas
Step 2 Growing With Others	Hands or Social Growth	18	Family Rules, Pg 24	Leadership and setting boundaries	Identifying family rules	NL-ENG.K-12.11, National Language Arts English, Participating in Society
Step 2 Growing With Others	Health or Physical Growth	19	Family, Food & Fotos, Pg 26	Self-responsibility	Making healthy meals for growth	NPH-H.5-8.5, National Physical Education and Health, Using Communication Skills to Promote Health
Step 2 Growing With Others	Health or Physical Growth	20	Safety Inspector, Pg 28	Personal safety	Identifying home safety hazards	NPH-H.5-8.3, National Physical Education and Health, Reducing Health Risks
Step 2 Growing With Others	Health or Physical Growth	21	Kids Club 4 Mother's Helpers, Pg 30	Shared leadership	Helping a child care provider with younger kids	NSS-C.5-8.5, National Social Science Civics, Roles of the Citizen
Step 2 Growing With Others	Health or Physical Growth	22	Street Smart, Pg 32	Personal safety	Helping make neighborhoods safe	NPH-H.5-8.3, National Physical Education and Health, Reducing Health Risks
Step 3 Growing in Communities	Head or Cognitive Growth	23	A-B-C Career Watch, Pg 6	Planning and organizing	Becoming aware of child development careers	NL-ENG.K-12.8, National Language Arts English, Developing Research Skills
Step 3 Growing in Communities	Head or Cognitive Growth	24	See How They Grow, Pg 8	Critical thinking	Observing child behaviors	NL-ENG.K-12.7, National Language Arts English, Evaluating Data
Step 3 Growing in Communities	Head or Cognitive Growth	25	What's the Message?, Pg 10	Critical thinking	Understanding the effect of TV on children	NL-ENG.K-12.3, National Language Arts English, Evaluation Strategies
Step 3 Growing in Communities	Heart or Emotional Growth	26	Obstacles and Assessments, Pg 12	Concern for others	Accessibility and disability awareness	NPH.K-12.6, National Physical Education, Respect for Others
Step 3 Growing in Communities	Heart or Emotional Growth	27	Building Friends, Pg 14	Concern for others	Developing friendships	NL-ENG.K-12.4, National Language Arts English, Communication Skills
Step 3 Growing in Communities	Heart or Emotional Growth	28	Community Profile, Pg 16	Accepting differences	Understanding family demographics	NL-ENG.K-12.9, National Language Arts English, Multicultural Understanding
Step 3 Growing in Communities	Heart or Emotional Growth	29	Block Buster, Page 18	Accepting differences	Understanding the perspective of others	NL-ENG.K-12.4, National Language Arts English, Communication Skills
Step 3 Growing in Communities	Hands or Social Growth	30	Your Intergenerational Community, Pg 20	Teamwork	Creating intergenerational community service projects	NSS-C.9-12.5, National Social Science Civics, Roles of the Citizen
Step 3 Growing in Communities	Hands or Social Growth	31	A-Parent-Ly, Pg 22	Leadership and role identification	Understanding parenting roles	NL-ENG.K-12.12, National Language Arts English, Applying Language Skills
Step 3 Growing in Communities	Hands or Social Growth	32	Put Me In, Coach!, Pg 24	Leadership and mentoring	Teaching and coaching younger children	NSS-C.9-12.5, National Social Science Civics, Roles of the Citizen
Step 3 Growing in Communities	Hands or Social Growth	33	Guiding Growth, Pg 26	Self-motivation	Understanding child guidance and discipline	NPH.K-12.5, National Physical Education and Health, Responsible Behavior
Step 3 Growing in Communities	Health or Physical Growth	34	Babysitting Kit, Pg 28	Planning and organizing	Making a safe and age appropriate babysitting kit	NL-ENG.K-12.6, National Language Arts English, Applying Knowledge
Step 3 Growing in Communities	Health or Physical Growth	35	Let's Play it Safe, Pg 30	Personal safety	Making playgrounds safe	NPH-H.5-8.3, National Physical Education and Health, Reducing Health Risks
Step 3 Growing in Communities	Health or Physical Growth	36	First Aid Kids, Pg 32	Personal Safety	Making first aid kits	NPH-H.5-8.3, National Physical Education and Health, Reducing Health Risks
Step 4 Kids on the Grow! Helpers Guide	Head or Cognitive Growth	37	Reading Picnic, Pg 16	Critical thinking	Helping younger youth improve reading skills	NL-ENG.K-12.2, National Language Arts, English, Reading for Understanding
Step 4 Kids on the Grow! Helpers Guide	Head or Cognitive Growth	38	Day Camp, Pg 18	Planning and organizing	Preparing for careers related to child development	NPH-H.K-4.5, National Physical Education and Health, Using Communication Skills to Promote Health
Step 4 Kids on the Grow! Helpers Guide	Heart or Emotional Growth	39	Swing to the Music, Pg 20	Accepting differences	Developing healthy relations with other generations	NA-M.K-4.9, National Arts Music, Understanding Music in Relation to History and Culture
Step 4 Kids on the Grow! Helpers Guide	Heart or Emotional Growth	40	Designing Shirts for Identity, Pg 22	Accepting differences	Encouraging peer identity	NA-VA.K-4.1, National Arts Visual Arts, Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques and Processes
Step 4 Kids on the Grow! Helpers Guide	Hands or Social Growth	41	Bubbleriffic, Pg 24	Teamwork	Promoting social growth and development	NS.5-8.2, National Science, Physical Science
Step 4 Kids on the Grow! Helpers Guide	Hands or Social Growth	42	Dinosaur Soup, Pg 26	Teamwork	Practicing safe food handling and nutritious eating	NM-MEA.PK-2.1, National Math Measurement, Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems, and Processes of Measurement
Step 4 Kids on the Grow! Helpers Guide	Hands or Social Growth	43	Here Comes the Judge, Pg 28	Leadership	Understanding child development criteria for judging fair projects	NSS-EC.K-4.2, National Social Science Economics, Effective Decision Making
Step 4 Kids on the Grow! Helpers Guide	Health or Physical Growth	44	Toys with Imagination, Pg 30	Personal safety	Creating safe and developmentally appropriate toys	NA-VA.5-8.3, National Arts Visual Arts, Choosing and Evaluating a Range of Subject Matter, Symbols, and Ideas
Step 4 Kids on the Grow! Helpers Guide	Health or Physical Growth	45	Creating a Child Development Skillathon, Pg 32	Self-responsibility	Selecting key child development topics to teach others	NM-DATA.3-5.1, National Math Data Analysis and Probability, Formulate Questions That Can Be Addressed With Data and Collect, Organize, and Display Relevant Data to Answer