1. Human Growth and Development
Life Stages

2. Basic Definitions
Growth=measurable physical changes that occur throughout a person’s life
Development=changes in intellectual, mental, emotional, social, and functional skills that occur over time
Life stages=stages of growth & development from birth to death

3. Types of Growth & Development
Physical=body growth (ht & wt changes, muscle & nerve development, & changes in body organs)
Mental or Cognitive=intellectual development (how to solve problems, make judgements, & deal with situations)
Emotional=feelings (dealing with love, hate, joy, fear, & excitement)
Social=interactions & relationships with others

4. 7 Life Stages Infancy: birth to 1 year Early childhood: 1-6 years
Late childhood: years
Adolescence: years
Early adulthood: years
Middle adulthood: years
Late adulthood: 65 years and older

5. 7 Life Stages
Homework-Read the printed information about the 7 life stages. This is your copy so feel free to write on it. You are responsible for all of this information for the test.
Tomorrow you will create a life stages PowerPoint or Prezi and make a collage on one assigned stage.
These will be presented to the class on Monday.
Do NOT just copy the information from the book on your PP/Prezi. Make it interesting, add pictures, and summarize it!

6. 7 Life Stages
If you make a PP you must it to your teacher or save it to a flashdrive. or
The collage can be made by cutting pictures from the magazines we have in class and gluing/taping them to white paper from the large paper roll. Make sure to add any words or definitions that will help explain your pictures.

7. 7 Life Stages
1st block Mrs. Cashion’s students will work in 6 groups of 2 and 1 person will work independently
1st block Mrs. Berryhill’s students will work in 3 groups of 2 and 4 individuals will work independently
2nd block Mrs. Berryhill’s students will work in 6 groups of 2 and 1 person will work independently

8. 7 Life Stages Groups: (10 student class/13 student class)
(2/2) Infancy: birth to 1 year
(1/2) Early childhood: 1-6 years
(1/2) Late childhood: years
(2/2) Adolescence: years
(1/1) Early adulthood: years
(1/2) Middle adulthood: years
(2/2) Late adulthood: 65 years and older