early Elem. Vocab
Using small muscles of the hand, fingers and wrists.
What is Fine Motor Skills?
At this age, a child can dress and groom themselves.
What is age 6?
This term means the child is learning to identify and express their feelings and emotions.
What is emotional development?
Cognitive Development involves all development in this area of the body.
What is the brain?
This is a table or tub that gives children the opportunity to experience the sensations related to water or sand.
What is a sensory table?
Using the large muscles of the body such as arms, legs and core muscles.
What are gross motor skills?
What is age 7?
Early Elementary children may develop this - a genuine interest in comforting a friend who is sad or hurt.
What is empathy?
Cognitive development involves all of the following EXCEPT:
thinking skills
Problem solving skills
Imaginative skills
Mental processes
What are imaginative skills?
This is an example of a gross motor activity-
Painting
Reading
Drawing
Running
What is Running?
This is the state of being either male or female.
What is gender?
At this age, a child enjoys jumping, skipping and playing chase.
What is age 5?
Typically, children will choose this type of friend to play with at school.
What is the same gender.
Created the theory of the 4 stages of cognitive development.
Who is Piaget?
This item would NOT be found at a sensory table-
Funnels
Rice
Sifters
Puzzles
What are puzzles?
This is the self-worth or value that children place on themselves.
What is self esteem?
It is common at this age to lose their first tooth.
What is age 6?
This practice can best promote a child's social-emotional development:
Providing recess with physical activities
Supporting the development of their self-esteem
Identifying their weaknesses
What is supporting the development of their self-esteem?
What are ages 5-8 years old?
This stage is when children learn through their senses and own actions.
What is the sensorimotor stage?
This is the perception that a child has of him or herself.
What is Self concept?
Climbing on monkey bars is an example of this type of motor skill.
What is a gross motor skill?
What is social Development?
This term means the ability to arrange items in an increasing or decreasing order based on volume, weight or size etc.
What is seriation?
This term means to increase in motor skills and experience physical body changes.
What is Physical development?