Flour Babies Or Parenting and Family
Learning Objectives
• Devise strategies that will ensure the safety of your Flour Baby.
• Incorporate parental responsibility into your daily lives.
• Write a report giving examples about your experiences during the week.
• This project is not about teen pregnancy.
What do I turn in on the last day of the project?
• Your Flour Baby• Your 400 word essay entitled, “My
Week as a Parent”• Your PowerPoint Presentation
How do I get my grade?
• This Project is Worth 2 test grades and 1 quiz grade
• PowerPoint presentation = 1 test grade
• Carrying and protecting baby= 1 test grade
• Individual essays= 1 quiz grade
What if my baby has a birth defect?
• On the day your Flour Baby is born, you will know if your baby has a birth defect
• Part of your powerpoint research should be about living with your baby’s birth defect.
How can I dress my Flour Baby up?
• You can use strollers and halters• Doll parts• Hair• Baby clothes• Nothing inappropriate• Be creative
Who takes care of my Flour Baby?
• You are totally responsible for taking care of your Flour Baby at all times.
• You can have someone baby-sit your baby but you are still responsible.
• If you use a baby-sitters, you must be able to tell Ms. Dews where your baby is at all times.
Do Not . . .
• Assassinate another flour baby. If it can be substantiated by other students, you will fail the assignment ( 60 points as your highest double test grade).
• Put anything on your flour baby except for clothing (ie no plastic bags, or aluminum foil, etc).
Do Not . . .
• Leave your baby unattended
• Put your baby in the bottom basket of your desk
• Hold your baby by the head or any other limbs
• Leave your baby in the locker or locker rooms
Do I have to bring my Flour Baby to school and
take it home?• Yes!• Your parents have already had
their kids and now they want to be free!
• Your children are YOUR responsibility and you need to take care of him or her ALL of the time.
What if someone assassinates my baby?
• You are totally responsible for the welfare of your Flour Baby.
• If you baby dies in the care of your baby-sitter, you are still responsible.
• Choose your baby-sitter carefully!
What do I do with my Flour Baby during PE or an
athletic event?
• Talk to your PE teacher before the assignment starts and ask for help.
• Ask if he or she would keep your Flour Baby in the PE office during the period. Thank them every day.
• Make arrangements for someone to watch your baby.
Can I put my Flour Babyin my locker at school?
• No! • Putting children in lockers is child
abuse.• Child Protective Services will come
and take your Flour Baby away and you will fail the assignment.
What if I have to go to the bathroom?
• You need to take your baby with you.
• Leaving your baby alone is child abandonment, and Child Protective Services will come & take your baby.
How do I know if my baby is dead or alive?
• If an accident happens, take your Flour Baby to Coach Dews or the health clinic.
• we will decide if your baby merely has a boo boo, or if he or she is dead.
What if my baby dies?
• Don’t make excuses.• You will write a 800 word report on
how it happened, and what you learned from the Flour Baby exercise.
• If you successfully complete the report, you will receive 70 points as your highest grade.
Is there homework?
• Yes!• There is specific research you must
present in your PowerPoint so if you need to work outside of the class then you must do so as homework.
PowerPoint Requirements
• You must include your babies:
• Name
• Birth Weight
• Health Conditions ( Birth Defects )
• Parents names and occupations
• Annual net income
PowerPoint Requirements continued
• Daily and Annual expenses of babies during the first year of life ( EX. Food, Clothes, Doctors bills, toys, educational tools, etc)
• Cultural choices (EX. Religion, certain rituals)
• Explain how having a family can change lifestyles financially, physically, mentally, etc.
PowerPoint Requirements continued
• You must have graphics ( charts/ statistics)
• Pictures of your daily activities
• There must be a reference page at the end of the presentation
• Presentations must be 4-6 minutes
Paper Requirements
• Each person in the group must write a paper.
• The paper must be 400 words or more.
• The paper can be done in a photo album form with explanations of each picture or situation
• The paper must include your daily feelings with your baby and partner
Paper Requirements continued
• If you had issues with your partner this should be included in your paper
• If you had to see the nurse or there was a medical issue, you would include this in your paper.