are some specific milestones that a child should be able to achieve around a certain age (Santrock, 2009). I will be discussing the normal development of a 7 month infant. At 7 months an infant has begun to develop gross motor, fine motor, social, cognitive and language skills. At 7 months…
an eagle soaring high in the sky or a fleeting butterfly. This activity strengthens large gross and fine motor development and to encourage physical development progress this educator praise the children for their efforts, while allowing this age group to explore autonomy and learn self-regulation, (Morrison, 2015, Ch. 10). Preschool: Physical Development – Age-appropriate Activities I. Fine motor: Another Set of Hands? Materials: scarves, bucket Procedure: 1. The children use their toes to…
could do is stand up while holding onto a chair and crawl. Some gross motor skills that he demonstrated was crawling around the classroom and being able to stand with support. He showed fine motor skills when he would play with a toy then he would want to crawl, but he couldn’t with the toy in his right hand, so he would switch it to the other hand and begin to crawl. The switching of hands would have been the fine motor skill in that situation. Comparing him to the male born on 06/03/15, their…
interaction, the child will be able to accommodate and learn (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015, p. 79). Additionally, at the age of four children are developing gross and fine motor skills. These developing skills will have focus during the…
in the middle of nowhere. As the days passed by, Ponijao was starting to develop fine motor skills. Fine motor skills (or dexterity) is the coordination of small muscles, in movements-usually involving the synchronization of hands and fingers-with the eyes. The complex levels of manual…
bilateral skills, fine motor skills, and strengthen his UE and hand muscles. JD will also be encouraged to answer questions when asked “what shape are you making?” or “what hand is holding the play-dough?” JD will then actively participate in a therapeutic ax of “I Spy” by focusing on social participation and verbal communication by guessing what the other person spies and informing the other participants what he spies. The game “I Spy” will work on his listening skills, reasoning skills, and…
Gross Motor Mila did a lot of movements in the Baby Day as an active toddler. She explored the lawn are a lot, and she moved from one spot to another one several times. In addition, she threw the red ball frequently to different directions, and after she threw it, she would get it and returned it to her mother. Moreover, she tried to bring the big basket to her mother. Also, when she saw the guy played the guitar, she tried to dance. All of these big muscle movements are gross motor skills. …
appropriate stimulation for cognitive development. Children can zone out while watching TV. Instead, I would provide activities that promote the development of gross and fine motor skills. For gross motor skills I would incorporate activities such as: running, jumping, hopping, throwing and catching things, and climbing. For fine motor skill development I would include the following activities: play dough or clay with plastic tools such as scissors or cookie cutters to form into various…
Slow as a Snail, But Fast as 1-2-3 “My son loves to crawl around with this toy!! It does fall over a little bit but that is completely fine because my baby loves to look at himself in the little mirror. Overall, this is a great toy and I would buy it as gifts for other babies” (“Fisher-Price”, 2016). Description The Fisher-Price Go Baby Go! 1-2-3 Crawl-Along Snail has colors that contrast with one another to help give a distinction in the different parts of the snail. The head of the snail is…
On November 4, 2016, at 3:30pm in the afternoon, I got the opportunity to shadow St. Paul’s third grade preschool. The purpose was to study child behaviors and link it to certain developmental stages. The experience was unique in its self because most of the kids in there were ETS. This proved as a challenge to communicate with the kids who 's English was broken up. Though through my observation I have learned that no matter what ;language or ethnicity a child speaks, they still go through the…