Stages of Pregnancy & Foetal Development - Interactive Set

The Stages of Pregnancy & Foetal Development - Interactive Set offers a unique, hands-on learning experience to help students understand the stages of pregnancy and childbirth in an engaging and sensory way. With 10 fabric bags representing different stages of foetal development, this kit provides a tangible way for students to explore how a baby grows in the womb.

Educational Benefits:
This set allows students to physically interact with the concept of pregnancy and foetal development, reducing the taboos around discussing birth and bodily changes. By filling the bags (filling not included), students can touch and feel the varying weights that correspond to the different stages of pregnancy, making abstract concepts more relatable. The hands-on nature of the activity helps students understand the biological and emotional aspects of growing up.:

Classroom Ideas:

• Interactive Learning: Have students feel the different weight bags to understand how a baby grows over time. Use the bags to illustrate milestones such as 4 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks, and the final stages before birth.
• Empathy and Awareness: Encourage students to wear the wrap-around cloth with the weight bags to experience the weight and feel of pregnancy. This exercise helps develop empathy and better understanding of the physical changes during pregnancy.
• human development, discussion: Use the bags as a starting point for discussions about human development, pregnancy, and childbirth. The interactive element reduces shyness or embarrassment, making the topic more approachable.
• Creative Assignments: Have students write or draw about the different stages of pregnancy, incorporating information from the development templates. Use the copy templates in student books for further reflection or project work.
• Cross-curricular Learning: The activity connects biology, health education, and even art, as students can create their own visual representations of each stage using the images and texts provided.

Key Features:

• 10 Fillable Fabric Bags: Each bag represents a different stage of foetal development and can be filled with household rice to simulate the weight of a growing baby.
• Wrap-Around Cloth: Allows students to experience the physical sensation of pregnancy by tying the weight bags around their stomach.
• Developmental Information: Includes copy templates with 2 levels of difficulty, offering detailed developmental information for each stage of pregnancy.
• Hands-On Learning: Students can touch, feel, and hold the weight bags, making the concept of pregnancy more tangible and relatable.
• An approachable, emotional way to learn about bodily development, pregnancy, and birth in a supportive and safe environment.

What's included:

• 10 Fabric Bags (Fillable, with labels for stages of pregnancy)
• 1 Wrap-Around Cloth (for securing the weight bags)
• Copy Templates with Developmental Information (2 levels of difficulty)

Dimensions and Weight:

• Dimensions: Cloth bag "developed baby": 33.5 x 25 cm, belt to tie around: 1.5m long, 8-31 cm wide.
• Weight: 240 g

Please note Filling material is not included: You will need about 7.3 kg of filling material to fill the bags, e.g. regular household rice.