Child Development Final

Physical Development

Development of both fine motor and gross motor skills

Fine Motor Skills

Smaller: using scissors, puzzles, drawing, coloring

Gross Motor Skills

Larger: jumping, running, climbing, throwing

Social Development

Use of social skills: interacting with others, sharing, group games, role playing

Intellectual/Cognitive Development

Development of reasoning and thinking: problem solving, sorting, classifying

Emotional Development

Development of emotions and recognizing them

Cooperative Play

Children playing together, social skills and cooperation is used, signs of maturing

Parallel Play

Children play side-by-side, mimics others behaviors

Solitary Play

Independent play: children playing separately and alone

Indirect Guidance

Teacher sets up environment and routines to encourage positive/desired behaviors: organized environment

Direct Guidance

Teacher uses clear words and actions to teach and manage behavior: positive reinforcement

Why do children misbehave

Hungry, tired, etc

Natural Consequences

Happens on their own as a result of child’s actions: refusing to wear a coat leads to feeling cold

Logical Consequences

Set up to show what will happen if limits are not followed: makes a mess and is told to clean up

Confidential and Personal Information

Not to be shared: medical condition, name, birthday, living situation

Professional Conduct

positive attitude, consistent, avoid showing frustration

Classroom Conduct

Organized, flexible, prepared

Promoting Independence

Encourage children to put away toys, avoid doing tasks for them, classroom jobs

Safety Hazards

Make sure any are gone: loose cords, cleaning supplies, cabinets, sharp objects. Also need to cut foods into small pieces and hands need to be washed

Skills Learned from Storytelling

Vocab, listening, understanding of world, imagination, creativity, memory

Storytelling Characteristics

props, puppets, predicting outcomes, use gestures and facial expressions, avoid a monotone voice

Teaching Social Studies

dramatic play, international snack days, map walks, culture, community

Teaching Science

Experimenting, exploring, Inquiry Based Learning

Teaching Literacy

Songs, reading, pointing out letters, print awareness, vocab

Teaching Art

structures art, process art, nature art, seasonal art, sensory art: painting, collages, high creativity

Teaching Math

Matching sizes, counting, shapes, sorting colors and shapes, identifying numerals

Teaching Nutrition

Differences between fruits and vegetables, serving sizes

Teaching Music

Singing, rhythm sticks, pitch, beats

Careers working with kids

Preschool teacher, childcare provider, pediatric nurse, speech-language pathologist, early intervention specialist, child psychologist, special education teacher