GROWTH AND development
Infants head is 25% of its total body size Patterns of growth 1. Growth proceeds from HEAD to FOOT Infant needs to hold their head up before they can crawl Infants head is 25% of its total body size
Patterns of growth 2. Growth proceeds from NEAR to FAR WAVE Infant needs to move their arms before they can move fingers WAVE
Patterns of growth 3. Growth proceeds from SIMPLE to COMPLEX Infant holds their head up, rolls over, crawls, walks
Patterns of growth 4. Growth is CONTINUOUS and ORDERLY Similar for everyone but proceeds at an individual rate and time
5 areas of development 1. Physical 2. Social 3. Emotional 4. Cognitive 5. Moral
Physical development Motor Skills Fine/Small motor skills-small muscles (hands and fingers) Gross/Large motor skills-large muscles (legs and arms)
Finger aerobics Spider push-ups- place both hands together with palms and fingers touching. Then, push the hands away from each other at the palm. Fingertips should remain in contact Finger pick ups Fingertip Touch Finger Muscles Spider crawl-stand up behind your desks and make your hands crawl across the desk like a spider
Fine motor skills
Gross Motor Skills
Social development Learning self-expression, to get along and interact with others, and moving from being a self-centered individual to being able to relate with others
Emotional development Process of recognizing and expressing feelings
Cognitive development Intellectual skills, how one learns gains information, and understands the world around them. Children learn through every day experiences that surround them and when someone shares with and talks about their experiences Examples: Seeing a caterpillar on the ground Boy who cried wolf story-Campbell kids Language development-speaking correctly Sensory stimulating environment-the tree house
Moral development Process of learning right from wrong Being a good example (modeling) is the best way to teach moral development
5 stages of development collage Look through magazines and find 5 pictures that are examples of these 5 stage of development. Cut them out, paste them on the paper, and write next to the picture why it represents that sage of development.