Basic Beginnings Curriculum

Basic Beginnings originated to serve as a 16-lesson curriculum for parents with developmental disabilities. The curriculum was found to be very adaptable for use with English Language Learners and teen parents, who also benefit from the picture-filled PowerPoint slides with minimal text. The lessons are designed to be hands-on and interactive in the classroom setting with engaging worksheets that are ready to personalize for the family activity books. Learning tasks are designed to help parents connect to the topic as well as to the other parents in class. Demonstrations provide visual and physical cues for working with a baby or young child. Basic Beginnings contains four sections of four lessons each. Sections include; Building a Caring Relationship with Your Baby, Keeping Your Baby Safe and Well, Growing Together with Your Baby, and Caring for Yourself and Your Baby.