Basic Growth and Development
Running, balancing on one foot, skipping, hopping, climbing, jumping, riding a bike, throwing a ball, catching a ball with hands, kicking a ball
What is gross-motor skills school-aged children develop?
Child starts engaging in music, sports, and art.
What is personal interests developed for school-aged children?
Children ages 6–12 are recommended to get this many hours of sleep each night.
What is 9–12 hours?
At age six, children start using words to describe these, such as their experiences or how they feel.
What are emotions?
Play in school-aged children supports cognitive, emotional, physical, and this type of development.
What is social development?
Better control of handwriting tools, cutting with scissors, tying shoelaces, neater handwriting
What is fine motor skills that school-aged children develop?
Child learns how to have empathy through activities such as:
What is teamwork, cooperation, and fairness?
Children ages 8–9 should be able to fully do this for personal care.
What is grooming and dressing themselves?
This age is when most early speech difficulties begin to fade, and children can describe experiences almost like adults.
What is age eight?
Children should be encouraged to eat nutrient-dense foods like protein, whole grains, dairy, and these two types of foods
What are fruits and vegetables?
Understands concepts of time, size, mass, and distance; problem-solving
What is cognitive skills school-aged children develop?
Through playing and interacting with classmates, children ages 6–12 begin developing this important set of social abilities, including cooperation and fairness.
What are social skills?
Sleep supports these aspects of development, including attention, learning, emotional regulation, and overall quality of life.
What are mental, physical, and emotional health?
Reading together and playing this type of game can help 7-year-olds improve sounds and vocabulary.
What are phonics games?
When these are unavailable from food sources, they can be a safe alternative to ensure children get essential nutrients.
What are vitamin supplements?
Psychosocial development that school-aged children entering
What is Industry vs. Inferiority
This growing need drives children ages 6–12 to form stronger peer connections and compare themselves to others their age.
Children ages 6–7 can understand this important safety procedure involving fire emergencies.
What is stop, drop, and roll?
At age six, children can usually spell this simple but personal word.
What is their name?
Younger school-aged children need higher amounts of these three nutrients to support bone growth and height.
What are iron, calcium, and vitamin D?
Children feel proud of finishing tasks, homework, and learning new skills.
What is Industry?
School-age children often explore personal interests in areas like sports, art, or music, helping them build this.
What is sense of identity?
Children 8–9 should know the sequence of these time-related items, like months, weeks, and days.
What is the calendar?
Seven-year-olds may still struggle with certain vowel sounds but grow more comfortable doing this in familiar situations.
What is speaking or talking?
School-aged children generally need 8 of these 8-ounce servings daily, while minimizing juice and soda.
What is water?