Lesson plan - The Neonatal Trust New Zealand...Pattern (provided) Wool or material as per requirements in pattern For older students you may wish to consider giving them the challenge

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Lesson plan

ACTIVITY ONE

All about Me!

In advance:Ask children to complete the worksheet (provided) at home with the help of their parents.

Set the sceneExplain how long a baby should spend inside the womb before they should be born. Discuss how a baby develops in the womb and what it means when they are born early.

What you will needPremature Baby information (provided)

Images of Premature Babies and other images (provided)

Optional: YouTube clips

Activities1. Create charts listing when children

were born, and how long they spent in hospital.

2. Discuss with the children in your class if any of them spent a long time in hospital, if they were early or sick and share any photos of them with the class.

3. Discuss what help a baby might need if they are born too early?

4. Discuss how babies might have to stay in hospital and who looks after them.

5. Discuss how Mums and Dads might feel about their baby being in hospital.

6. Share the story of anyone in your class or school who was born early or was sick.


Lesson plan

In advance:Ask children to complete the provided worksheet at home with the help of their parents.



Images of Premature Babies and other images (provided)

Optional: Pound of butter (500grams), apple, banana, ruler, pencil/pen, YouTube clips.

Activities1. Make a chart recording what the

children in your class weighed and how long they were when they were born. Ideas: bring in scales; bring in a pound of butter, an apple. Compare the different sizes. Was anyone in your class really small?

2. Look at the picture of the premature babies provided and the details of these babies at birth. Discuss how small they are; look at the pictures of small clothes. Compare that size to things in your class or to the pictures we have provided.

Size and weightACTIVITY TWO


All about Prematurity and sick babies

ACROSS3. What do humans breathe?8. To keep sick and premature babies warm, they are kept in an9. “Making a difficult to life that little bit easier”11. A baby’s need to develop so they can breathe.13. A baby born before 37 weeks is14. The Neonatal , New Zealand’s charity supporting premature and sick full-term babies. 16. Approximately 5-6 babies are born sick or premature in New Zealand each year.17. When a baby is well enough, they get to go ?18. It is tiring for premature and sick babies to eat so they might be fed through a

DOWN1. Prematurity Day is 17 November2. To measure to see if a sick or premature baby is warm enough, you take their what?4. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (abb)5. Doctors and look after premature babies. 6. Special Care Baby Unit (abb)7. Babies who are sick when they are born have to stay in? 10. What percentage of babies are born prematurely in New Zealand each year?12. A premature baby can weigh less than a pound of what?15. What is the colour of World Prematurity Day?

See answers on back page

CrosswordACTIVITY THREE


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Word findACTIVITY FOUR


Please unscramble the words below

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Word ScrambleACTIVITY FIVE


Knitting or sewing for Premature babies

ACTIVITY SIX

Lesson plan



Pattern (provided)

Wool or material as per requirements in pattern

For older students you may wish to consider giving them the challenge of knitting or sewing some premature baby hats or clothes. This will give a greater understanding of the size of the clothes.

Activities1. Class discussion discussing premature

babies, their development, and concerns

2. Sew or knit a hat to demonstrate how small premature babies are.

3. Consider donating these to The Neonatal Trust for use in the NICUs.


Inviting a speaker into the school/class

ACTIVITY SEVEN

There may be a child in your class (or school) who was premature or a sick full-term baby and spent time in the NICU. Or perhaps a child in your class had a sibling who was recently in the NICU.

Invite that parent in to speak to the class (or school) about how small the baby was, what the baby needed help with and how long the baby spent in hospital. Invite the parent to share photos if they have any.

If a speaker cannot be arranged, we have provided images and details of NICU graduates that can be discussed in conjunction with the worksheet ‘All about me when I was born’.

Documents

Lesson plan - The Neonatal Trust New Zealand...Pattern (provided) Wool or material as per requirements in pattern For older students you may wish to consider giving them the challenge