The Primary Schooler

Unit 4: The Primary Schooler

1. “ There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in .” Deepak Chopia , Indian Physician and Author

2. Unit 4: the primary schooler Physical Development Of The Primary Pupil

3. Physical growth during the primary school years is slow but steady. Physical development involves: Having good muscles control and coordination Developing eye-hand coordination Having good personal hygiene and Being aware of good safety habits

4. Height and weight Height – two inches in a year Weight – 6.5 lbs or approx. 2.95kgs a year Factors to consider: Genes - Climate Food - Exercise Diseases /Illnesses - Medical conditions

5. Bones and muscles Childhood years are the peak bone-producing years. Because children’s bones have proportionately more water and protein-like materials and fewer minerals than adults, ensuring adequate calcium intake help strengthening bones and muscles.

6. Motor development Children in this stage loves to move a lot – they run, skip, hop, jump, tumble, roll and dance. Unimanual – require the use of hand Bimanual – require the use of two hands Motor development skills include coordination, balance, speed, agility and power.

7. Coordination – series of movements organized and timed to occur in a particular way Balance – child’s ability to maintain equilibrium or stability in different positions Static Balance – maintain in fixed position Dynamic Balance – maintain while moving Speed – ability to cover great distance in the shortest possible time Agility – ability to quickly change or shift the body’s direction Power – ability to perform a maximum effort in the shortest possible time

8. Cognitive Development Of Primary Schoolers

9. Jean piaget’s concrete operational stage Concrete Operation – 7 to approx. 11 years Logic Inductive Logic – thinking from a specific experience to a general principle. Deductive Logic – using general principle to determine the outcome of a specific event

10. Reversibility Math: 3 + 4 = 7 and 7 – 4 = 3 Teacher: Jacob, do you have a brother? Jacob: Yes. Teacher: What’s his name? Jacob: Matthew. Teacher: Does Matthew have a brother? Jacob: Yes .

11. Cognitive milestone Elementary-aged children encountered developmental milestones. They develop certain skills within a particular time frame. They learn in a sequential manner .

12. Information processing skills Long-term Memory Short-term Memory Response Sensory Memory External Stimulus Initial Processing Retrieval Elaboration and Coding Forgotten Repetition Forgotten

13. Socio-Emotional Development

14. Erik Erikson’s Fourth stage of psychosocial development Industry vs. Inferiority Industry – child’s involvement in situations where long, patient work is demanded of them, while Inferiority – feeling created when a child gets the feeling of failure

15. Understanding the self One’s Self-concept – is the knowledge about the self such as beliefs regarding personality traits, physical characteristics, abilities, values, goals and roles. - Involves a sense of belonging and acceptance, a sense of good and being capable of doing good.

16. School years Transition from Pre-Elementary to Primary School Building Friendships “What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” –Aristotle Peer Groups – children who belong approximately to the same age group and same social economic status

17. Antisocial Behavior Expose the children to kid-rich environment Create a play group with their classmates When children hit other, remind them that their behavior hurts others. Coordinate with parents and other teachers Self-control They begin to take pride in their ability to do things and their capacity to exert effort.