Areas of Development Physical Intellectual Social Emotional Moral

Areas of Development • Physical • Intellectual • Social • Emotional • Moral

Physical Development • Development including physical growth (weight, height) and muscle development.

Hand-eye coordination • How the hands work in relation to what is being seen.

Small & Large Motor Skills Small: the use of the small muscles of the body Large: the use of the large muscles of the body

Physical Dev. Examples Fine Motor • Coloring • Drawing • Pointing • Working puzzles • Manipulating small objects Gross Motor • Running • Jumping • Playing sports • Walking • Throwing

Intellectual Development • The development of the mind including thought processes and learning

Intellectual Dev. Examples • • • Vocabulary Counting Cause and effect Trial and error Incidental learning

Social Development • How children interact and get along with each other.

Social Dev. Examples • Parallel Play—two children playing next to each other, but not together • Solitary Play—a child playing by him/herself • Cooperative Play—two or more children playing and interacting together • Sharing

Emotional Development • How a child feels about him/herself and others and how he/she expresses those feelings. • Self-esteem: how a child values him/herself

Emotional Dev. Examples • Crying • Smiling • Separation Anxiety • Stranger Anxiety

Moral Development • What is right and • They learn to wrong share and to encourage the • Through play efforts of others. children learn to follow the rules and act fairly toward others

Moral Examples • • Sharing Having Manners Following rules Using appropriate language • Respecting others • Not lying • Not stealing