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Babysitter’s Training

The national benchmarking format was used when creating the Babysitter’s Training curriculum alignment charts. This format breaks the courses up among three grade groups: K-4, 5-8 and 9-12.

Health – Grades 5-8
Health – Grades 9-12
Science – Grades 5-8
Science – Grades 9-12

This very popular course gives participants the knowledge, skills and confidence to care for infants and school-age children. Combining video, activities, hands-on skills training and discussion for the most complete learning experience, this course teaches participants to:

Respond to Emergencies and illnesses with first aid, rescue breathing and other appropriate care
Make decisions under pressure
Communicate with parents to learn household rules
Recognize safety and hygiene issues
Manage young children safely
Feed, diaper and care for infants

Depending on the activities you select, Babysitter’s Training spans 6.5 hours to about 10 hours. Convenient sessions of 35-50 minutes offer wide scheduling flexibility.

Course hours: 6.5 – 10 hours

For Grades: 6-9

Babysitter's Training: Lessons 1-6

Meeting National Education Standards— Health (5-8)

National Health Education Standards

Lessons 1–3

Lessons 4–6

STANDARD 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention.

Lesson 3: Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting,
pp. 15–16, 18–19, 20–22

Lesson 4: Stop: Think Safety! pp. 25–26, 27–29

Lesson 5: Safe Play,
pp. 30–32, 33–34

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid,
pp. 36–37, 38–39, 40–41, 42–43, 44–46, 47–50, 51–53

STANDARD 2: Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid health information and health-promoting products and services.

Lesson 1 : Getting Started, pp. 5–7

Lesson 2: Leadership: Safe and Responsible Babysitting, pp. 9–10, 11–13

Lesson 3: Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting,
pp. 15–16, 18–19, 20–22, 23–24

Lesson 4: Stop: Think Safety! pp. 25–26, 27–29

Lesson 5: Safe Play,
pp. 30–32, 33–34

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid, pp. 36–37, 38–39, 40–41, 42–43, 44–46, 47–50, 51–53

STANDARD 3 : Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks.

Lesson 3: Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting,
pp. 15–16, 18, 19–20, 21–22

Lesson 4: Stop: Think Safety! pp. 25–26, 27–28

Lesson 5: Safe Play,
pp. 30–33

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid,
pp. 36–39, 40–41, 42–43, 44–46, 47–51

STANDARD 4: Students will analyze the influence of culture, media, technology and other factors on health.

Lesson 2: Leadership: Safe and Responsible Babysitting, pp. 9–10

Lesson 3: Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting, pp. 16, 18, 20

Lesson 5: Safe Play,
pp. 31–32

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid,
pp. 38, 40–41, 42–43, 44–45, 48–49, 50–51

STANDARD 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health.

Lesson 2: Leadership: Safe and Responsible Babysitting, pp. 9–10, 11–13

Lesson 3: Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting, p. 15

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid,
pp. 37, 39, 51–52

STANDARD 6: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting and decision-making skills to enhance health.

Lesson 2: Leadership: Safe and Responsible Babysitting, pp. 9–10, 11–12

Lesson 3 : Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting,
pp. 23–24

Lesson 4: Stop: Think Safety! pp. 27–29

Lesson 5: Safe Play,
pp. 33–34

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid,
pp. 51–52

STANDARD 7 : Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family and community health.

Lesson 1: Getting Started, pp. 6–7

Lesson 2: Leadership: Safe and Responsible Babysitting, pp. 12–13

Lesson 3 : Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting, pp. 15, 20–22

Lesson 4: Stop: Think Safety! pp. 25–26, 27–28, 29

Lesson 5: Safe Play,
pp. 30–32, 33–34

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid,
pp. 36–37, 38–39, 40–41, 42–43, 44–46, 47, 48–50, 51–53

Babysitter’s Training: Lessons 1-9

Meeting National Education Standards—Health (9-12)

National Health Education Standards

Lessons 1–3

Lessons 4–6

STANDARD 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention.

Lesson 3: Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting,
pp. 15–16, 18–19, 20–22

Lesson 4: Stop: Think Safety! pp. 25–26, 27–29

Lesson 5: Safe Play,
pp. 30–32, 33–34

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid,
pp. 36–37, 38–39, 40–41, 42–43, 44–46, 47–50, 51–53

STANDARD 2: Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid health information and health-promoting products and services.

Lesson 1: Getting Started, pp. 5–7

Lesson 2: Leadership: Safe and Responsible Babysitting, pp. 9–10, 11–13

Lesson 3: Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting,
pp. 15–16, 18–19, 20–22, 23–24

Lesson 4: Stop: Think Safety! pp. 25–26, 27–29

Lesson 5: Safe Play,
pp. 30–32, 33–34

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid,
pp. 36–37, 38–39, 40–41, 42–43, 44–46, 47–50, 51–53

STANDARD 3: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks.

Lesson 3: Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting,
pp. 15–16, 18, 19–20, 21–22

Lesson 4: Stop: Think Safety! pp. 25–26, 27–28

Lesson 5: Safe Play,
pp. 30–33

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid,
pp. 36–39, 40–41, 42–43, 44–46, 47–51

STANDARD 4: Students will analyze the influence of culture, media, technology and other factors on health.

Lesson 2: Leadership: Safe and Responsible Babysitting, pp. 9–10

Lesson 3 : Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting, pp. 16, 18, 20

Lesson 5: Safe Play,
pp. 31–32

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid,
pp. 38, 40–41, 42–43, 44–45, 48–49, 50–51

STANDARD 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health.

Lesson 2: Leadership: Safe and Responsible Babysitting, pp. 9–10, 11–13

Lesson 3: Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting, p. 15

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid,
pp. 37, 39, 51–52

STANDARD 6: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting and decision-making skills to enhance health.

Lesson 2: Leadership: Safe and Responsible Babysitting, pp. 9–10, 11–12

Lesson 3: Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting,
pp. 23–24

Lesson 4: Stop: Think Safety! pp. 27–29

Lesson 5: Safe Play,
pp. 33–34

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid,
pp. 51–52

STANDARD 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family and community health.

Lesson 1: Getting Started, pp. 6–7

Lesson 2: Leadership: Safe and Responsible Babysitting, pp. 12–13

Lesson 3: Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting, pp. 15, 20–22

Lesson 4: Stop: Think Safety! pp. 25–26, 27–28, 29

Lesson 5: Safe Play,
pp. 30–32, 33–34

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid,
pp. 36–37, 38–39, 40–41, 42–43, 44–46, 47, 48–50, 51–53

Babysitter’s Training: Lessons 1-9

Meeting National Education Standards—Science (5-8)

Science Content Standards

Lessons 1–3

Lessons 4–6

Life Science

• Structure and function in living systems

• Reproduction and heredity

• Regulation and behavior

• Populations and ecosystems

• Diversity and adaptations of organisms

Lesson 2: Leadership: Safe and Responsible Babysitting, pp. 11–13

Lesson 3: Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting, pp. 16–17, 19, 21–22, 23–24

Lesson 5: Safe Play, pp. 33–34

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

• Personal health

• Populations, resources, and environments

• Natural hazards

• Risks and benefits

• Science and technology in society

Lesson 1: Getting Started, p. 6

Lesson 3: Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting, pp. 15, 16–17, 19, 21–22

Lesson 4: Stop: Think Safety!,
pp. 25–26, 27–28

Lesson 5: Safe Play, pp. 30–32, 33

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid, pp. 36, 37, 39, 40–42, 43, 44–46, 47–48, 49–50

Babysitter’s Training: Lessons 1-9

Meeting National Education Standards—Science (9-12)

Science Content Standards

Lessons 1-3

Lessons 4-6

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

• Personal and community health

• Population growth

• Natural resources

• Environmental quality

• Natural and human-induced hazards

• Science and technology in local, national, and global challenges

Lesson 1: Getting Started, p. 6

Lesson 3: Basic Care: The Heart of Babysitting, pp. 15, 16–17, 19, 21–22

Lesson 4: Stop: Think Safety!,
pp. 25–26, 27–28

Lesson 5: Safe Play, pp. 30–32, 33

Lesson 6: Basic First Aid, pp. 36, 37, 39, 40–42, 43, 44–46, 47–48, 49–50

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