Egg Baby Project
Congratulations!!! You are soon to be a parent of a bouncing egg baby!! There is much preparation that must be accomplished in a short period of time and many challenges to be overcome.
As in real life, you are responsible for the health and well being of your egg baby. You will need to treat it like a real child; which means you can not leave it lying around unsupervised; it can not be left in your schoolbag during the day. Under no circumstances should “caring” for your egg baby interfere with your other classes. The other teachers have been made aware of this project and will help me supervise your parenting skills outside of our classroom. Just as in real life you can be accountable for any abuse or neglect and are subject to having your child removed from your care. Should your child become cracked will lose 20 points on this project.
This project is designed to present some challenges to you. You will be asked to comment on your day with your new “child” by writing in a journal. These journal entries are designed to get you to think about your situation. A simple one or two word entry is NOT sufficient. You will not receive credit for brief responses.
Journal entries are to be written on loose-leaf paper or typed. They will be done each day and turned in at the end of the unit. Please keep in mind that handwriting counts. Be sure you re-read your work for spelling and grammatical errors.
Good luck!! Your grade will be based on how well you complete each step, the quality of your journal entries and how well you take care of your egg baby. All the information accumulated for each step and journal entries must be kept in a folder. This folder will become your egg baby book. You are to design your own cover and personalize it for your egg baby.
Grading Criteria Points
Decorated and personalized Egg Baby 10
Prepared and decorated an appropriate crib/bed 10
Personalized your Egg Baby Book 20
Completed Birth Certificate 10
Daily Log 30
Journal Entries 60
Shopping 60
Cracked Egg -20+
Total 200
Class 1 ~ Egg Baby Expectations and complete journal entry #1 in class.
Class 2 ~ You will learn the gender of your egg baby and you will create an egg baby book. Go over Step 1.
Class 3 ~ You will create and decorate an egg baby crib for your baby. Step 2. It is time to purchase some items for the baby and the baby’s room.
Class 4 ~ Step 3. Your egg baby will be born! You will create your egg baby’s face and attributes in class. You will create a birth certificate.
Class 5 ~ You will continue to care for your egg baby.
Class 6 ~ Step 4. It is time to purchase clothing for your child.
Class 7 ~ This is the last day of the project. You will turn in your Baby Book and Egg Baby. Complete journal entry #6 in class.