Philosophers / Theorists
______ said that “play is a child’s work.”
Who is Piaget?
Memory of particular events from one’s own life — achieves little accuracy until after 3 years old.
What is Autobiographical Memory?
What is Centration?
These help with memory and modality skills.
What are puzzles?
At age __ children begin to do things like draw a circle when shown how.
What is age 3?
In _____‘s psychosexual theory, child development occurs in a series of stages focused on different pleasure areas of the body.
Preschooler’s memories are often organized in terms of these, which are broad representations in memory of events and the order in which they occur.
What are scripts?
Preschoolers’ use of primitive thinking and avid gaining of knowledge about the world.
What is Intuitive Thought?
Helps children learn identity through the forming of this material into different shapes.
What is Clay?
At age __ children learn to communicate interest verbally and nonverbally.
_____ believes development is psychosocial, and happens primarily through social interaction and conflict.
Who is Erickson?
What is oversimplify?
The idea that quantities do not change because objects are moved or transferred into different containers.
What is Conservation?
Playtime helps teach children these three things.
What are numbers, letters and reasoning?
According to the CDC, at age 5 children should be able to do what?
What is count to ten?
____ believes children should have a reality-centered education and be able to explore the environment around them freely.
Who is Montessori?
What is working memory?
A type of thinking that does not take into account the viewpoints of others.
What is Egocentric Thought?
A type of play that helps kids learn valuable skills like negotiation, as well as helping them consider others’ perspectives.
What is Pretend Play?
At this age children are able to identify colors.
What is age four?
____ believes children need long, uninterrupted periods of play time.
Who is Steiner or Waldorf?
___ is the foundation for growth in early childhood and all throughout life.
What is self-awareness?
The point at which a child can almost perform a task independently, but can do so with assistance.
What is the Zone of Proximal Development?
This playtime essential helps build social skills.
A type of play associated with playing with paints, water, sand, and dirt — developing the senses i.e., touch and smell.
What is messy play?