Physical Development is the development of the body and can be characterised by both quantitative and qualitative changes. (McDevitt & Ormrod‚ 2010) The following is an evaluation of the physical developments of middle school children aged six to ten years. This essay approaches considerations for physical development and how they can be accommodated in the learning environment. To understand physical development it is important to look into motor development and its influences. How we can accommodate
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Age Physical Development Social & Emotional Behavioural Development Moral Cognitive & Intellectual Development Communication Development Birth - 3 months Fast growth and asleep for a lot of the time‚swallowing‚ sucking‚ rooting‚ grasps your finger cries to communicate‚ knows parents voice & stops to listen‚ responds to smiles‚ only aware of their own needs‚ Recognises parents‚ and mum’s smell in relation to feeding‚ feels objects with their mouth‚ responds to different sounds and
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Task 1.1 - The sequence and rate of development from birth - 19 years: Physical Development: Physical development includes a child’s movement skills‚ their gross and fine motor skills and their hand eye co-ordination. A childs development in this area can be supported by: providing equipment and space so the child is able to develop their movement and gross motor skills with adequate adult supervision. An adult could also allow access to materials and equipment that develops the child’s fine
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Physical development is the way the body increases in skill and becomes more complex in performance. Physical development is divided into two main areas which are Gross Motor Skills and Fine Motor Skills. Gross motor skills involve co ordination and control of the large parts of the body. Some of the movements that are included in gross motor skills are walking‚ running‚ jumping and climbing. Fine Motor Skills relate to the control of the smaller muscles ‚ controlling finer movements such as pointing
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I will outline the development of kicking between the ages of a 5 to 7 year old. In addition to this I will clearly outline how the skill of kicking will contribute to physical literacy and therefore physical activity for later in life. Kicking is a gross motor skill and requires the large muscles to contract. A gross motor skills also requires a child to move and control their larger muscles in their body for example arms‚ legs‚ feet or their entire body. Using the larger muscles in the child’s
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My age and physical development matches the adolescent’s category. Itis the period of life from about age 13 to the early twenties‚ during which a young person is no longer physically a child but is not yet an independent‚ self-supporting adult (Ciccarelli & Meyer‚ 2006‚ p.274). My numerical age and development is twenty years old. Starting in my adolescence stage‚ I have grown a beard‚ have grown taller‚ gained more weight and have also have developed more muscle. Cognitively‚ according to (Piaget
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Summarise the main development of a child from the age range 0-2 years‚ 3-5 years and 5-8 years Although the development of each child is unique to the individual‚ there are certain ‘milestones’ that need to be achieved before a child moves on to the next stage of its development. These milestones‚ or averages‚ are used to assess the development of an individual child‚ all the time recognizing that different children will reach these milestones at different times. There are five defined areas
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Assessment 1: Essay- Physical Development. Within the grades kindergarten to grade 2 and the ages between 4-7‚ an extensive amount of growth physically and physiologically takes place in a child. This goes hand in hand with children beginning primary school and the time in which their extensive educational years begin. For this time of their lives to be successful in them gaining physical and physiological growth‚ Children need to be encouraged and supported in improving further their gross motor
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the observation and interpretation of Mary’s physical and cognitive development. Mary‚ who is 5 years of age‚ has a flamboyant personality. She is jovial and ebullient by nature. An active girl who adores sports education as well. In consideration to Mary’s mix parentage background‚ she speaks eloquently with good intonation and enunciation. Physical Development- Gross Motor Skills This observation particularly elucidates about Mary’s development in her gross motor skills. Based on the observation
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