1. CE 114 Infant, Toddler, and Early Childhood Development
Unit 7 Seminar
CE 114
Infant, Toddler, and Early Childhood Development

2. CE114 Unit Seven Seminar: Physical and Motor Development: Ages 4 and 5

3. Welcome to seminar!
Hello! While you are waiting, please feel free to chat among yourselves. I am sure you have lots to talk about.
I am looking forward to tonight’s discussion.

4. Unit Seven Course Outcomes
CE114-2: Identify milestones in infants, toddlers, and early childhood development.
CE114-3: Describe biological and environmental factors affecting infant, toddler, and early childhood development.
Unit Seven Course Outcomes

5. In your text, All About Child Care and Early Education: A Comprehensive Resource for Child Care Professionals, read the following:
Chapter 4, pp ;
Playground Safety, p. 26
Involving preschoolers in safety rules, pp.30-32
Also, review Chapter 1 on safety, Chapter 2 on health, and Chapter 10 on guidance.
The web resource readings this week will help you to see why rules and routines are important for children and how to get a sense of order without over-scheduling in the article “Establishing Healthy Kids’ Routines.” You will also read a helpful checklist for parents called “Keeping Your Children S.A.F.E.”
Reading

6. Kids: they dance before they learn there is anything that isn't music
Kids: they dance before they learn there is anything that isn't music.  ~William Stafford
Thought for the Day…

7. Physical versus Motor Development
As we explore what the physical and motor developmental characteristics are of 4 and 5 year olds, we must know and understand what these terms mean.
What is the difference between physical and motor development?
Can you name a few?

8. In what ways does the development of a child's physical and motor skills affect their social, emotional, and cognitive development?
Growth and development depend on an intricate interplay among heredity and environmental influences (both nature and nurture). As an early childhood professional, how can you provide an environment in which children can maximize their inherent potential?
How can early childhood professionals facilitate physical and motor development in children ages 4 and 5? Consider both large and small motor development in your response.
What are some factors (both developmental and environmental) associated with the safety and health of young children ages 4 and 5? Please include safety factors associated with playgrounds.
Seminar Questions

9. Physical and Motor Development Four to Five year olds
What are some of the physical and motor developmental characteristics of young children between the ages of 4 and 5 years old?

10. Field Trip to find more answers! Please click…
HERE

11. Stages of Growth Stage 1: Conception to 6 months
Stage 2: Toddlerhood to Preschool age
Stage 3: Puberty
Stage 4: Adulthood
(Black & Puckett, 2009)

12. Video trip for toddler to school
HERE
Video trip for toddler to school

13. Large & Small Motor Development
Prehension
Dexterity
(Black & Puckett, 2009)
Large Motor Health-related fitness Performance-related fitness
Large & Small Motor Development

14. Nutrition Establish regular eating schedules Avoid unscheduled snacks
Provide healthy snacks
Encourage hydration with water
Allow children to help in planning meals
Allow children to help in the kitchen
(Black & Puckett, 2009)

15. In what ways does the development of a child's physical and motor skills affect their social, emotional, and cognitive development?
Topic One

16. Growth and development depend on an intricate interplay among heredity and environmental influences (both nature and nurture). As an Early Childhood Professional, how can you provide an environment in which children can maximize their inherent potential?
Topic Two

17. How can Early Childhood Professionals facilitate physical and motor development in children ages 4 and 5? Consider both large and small motor development in your response.  
Topic Three

18. What are some factors (both developmental and environmental) associated with the safety and health of young children ages 4 and 5? Please include safety factors associated with playgrounds.
Topic Four

19. In this project, you will develop an appealing and informative handout for parents offering developmentally appropriate tips for dealing with young children. You may title it "Tips for Toddlers." If you work with infants or children ages 4 and/or 5, you may create this handout at an age level that will be of use to you. You may title it "Tips for Tots," or with infants, "Basics for Babies.“ The sample is provided in the docsharing section of the course.
Unit 9 Project

20. You will want to begin with an introductory paragraph on why the topic you selected addresses important biological and environmental factors affecting, infant, toddler, and early childhood development.
Unit 9 Project

21. This handout (single sheet flier form or tri-fold brochure style) may focus on one area of many key issues in infant, toddler, or early childhood growth and development. Following is a list of possible topics:
Community Support Services
Discipline Issues/Tips
Family Outings/Family Time
Fitness and Exercise Issues/Tips
Health Issues/Tips/Services
Communication Issues/Tips
Math/Science - At Home
Raising Readers - Activities/Tips
Social Emotional Issues/Tips
Theories - What current research has to say
Unit 9 Project

22. Depending on the area or areas you select, include information on behavioral expectations, physical changes, or ways to enrich a child’s learning and language development. You may want to include information on realistic expectations or developmentally appropriate experiences.
Unit 9 Project

23. You are the guest speaker again!
You have been asked to present information on developing appropriate rules and routines in the home at a parent meeting.
What elements should we keep in mind when designing a healthy routine for young children?
What are age appropriate rules parents can implement at home?
You are the guest speaker again!

24. A three year old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm. 
~Bill Vaughan
Think about….

25. Black, J.K., & Puckett, M.P., (2009). The young child: Development from prebirth through age eight. Fourth Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc Jupiter Images Corporation, (2007). Clipart.com. Retrieved August 28, 2007 from website:
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