1.1 explain why physical activity is important to the short and long term health and well being of children. physical activity should be part of every childs life. it promotes living a healthy lifestyle and also the childs general well being. short term health- physical activity promotes a lot of different areas‚ some of these being; building muscle- helps children move more freely which makes them really enjoy physical play. developing heart and lung functions developing a skeletal frame-
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this can be applied to personal or professional goals. Developing our potential‚ will enhance our work role and promote our talents. It enhances our lives and contributes to achieving our dreams and aspirations Continued professional development is important‚ and it’s not just about attending training courses. It about promoting a culture for learning‚ with work based learning at the centre of this. In order to meet the needs of its service users. This enables staff to keep up-to-date with
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Physical Development Physical development is the development of the body. It is usually the development within a few weeks either side of the average age of a child under 5 years old. As physical development proceeds‚ the child acquires various physical skills‚ such as motor skills; there are two types of this‚ gross motor skills and fine motor skills. Gross motor skills are large movements‚ such as‚ hop scotch‚ skipping‚ kicking‚ throwing a ball and taking large steps. Fine motor skills are the
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What is a Learning Experience? posted Jan 5‚ 2011‚ 4:37 AM by Shane Gallagher When I think about “Learning Experiences‚” I think of every situation someone finds themselves in as a learning experience. People have not traditionally used that phrase in relating to more formal learning interventions – i.e. classroom‚ but from a learner’s perspective‚ both formally and informally‚ that’s exactly what is happening: learners are experiencing something that‚ hopefully‚ results in a change in thinking‚
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In life we encounter many positive and negative experiences. Both help to mould and shape the people we are‚ and the person we ultimately will become. In this essay I will discuss significant learning experiences that were important to me‚ and how they affected me. The first learning experience I will discuss is something that I find I use every day. One day I sat in class discouraged about numerous assignments‚ projects‚ and tests that were due soon. I found myself overwhelmed and frustrated
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which of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development Mollie and her friends are in. Describe some key characteristics of children in this stage of cognitive development. Describe two examples from the chapter that illustrate characteristics of this stage of cognitive development. “Developmental psychology studies the way human develop and change over time.” (Burton‚ Westen‚ & Kowalski‚ 2014‚ p. 464). Piaget has proposed 4 stages in his theory of cognitive development; the first is sensorimotor stage
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Cognitive Learning Theory Cognitive Learning Theory holds the idea that learning involves complex mental processing of information. Instead of focusing on the importance of repetition‚ cognitive theorists emphasize the role of motivation and mental processes in producing a desirable response. Thus under cognitive learning theory it is important to examine information processing in human mind which is described in Figure 7.13. It is generally believed that there are separate and sequential store
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Name: Old Maid | Age level: 3 year old | Goals * Children will use their thumb/finger grasp to hold cards. * Children will strengthen then memory skills to remember where the card is to match. | Materials: Old Maid | Implementation: This game will be available for the children during free play time. It will be sitting in the black tub‚ on the shelf and available for the children to play with. The children can take it off the shelf and play with it on the table. This can be a
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The theories of cognitive development are fascinating topics because of the intimate connection between the ideologies and one’s intellectual advancement into adulthood. Every individual has unique experiences relating to cognitive development due to real-life situations‚ who they interact with‚ and their type of childhood environment. I can vividly remember some of my childhood friends that I interacted with and how those experiences had an influence on my cognitive development. There was Carlo
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perform many activates to learn and succeed at school. When most people think of their child’s growth and development they can remember the ages at which their child first rolled‚ crawled‚ or walked. How many can recall the age at which they picked up small items between their thumb and index finger‚ or transferred objects from one hand to another? This is the beginning of motor development. Fine motor skills are the collected skills and activities involved using the hands and fingers . Fine motor
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