6. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT-this shows the important
physical changes that happen before the puberty spurts begin:
The HEIGHT - the annual increase in height is 2 to 3 inches.
WEIGHT – weight increase is more variable than height increase, ranging
from 3 to 5 more pounds annually.
BODY PROPORTION- although the head is still proportionately too large
for the rest of the body, some of the facial disproportions disappear.
HOMELINESS – body disproportions are primarily responsible for the
increase in homeliness at this time.
7. MUSCLE-FAT RATIO- during the late childhood, fat tissues
develop more rapidly than muscle tissues.
TEETH- by the onset of puberty a child normally has 28of the 32
permanent teeth.
8. LATE CHILDHOOD SKILLS
• SELF – HELP SKILLS
• Are skills needed by a person to live
independently.
• Older children should be able to
eat, dress, bathe, and groom
themselves.
9. • SOCIAL – HELP SKILLS
• Skills in this category relate to
helping others
• At home, doing some household
chores
• At the playgroup, helping others in
building sand castles
LATE CHILDHOOD SKILLS
10. LATE CHILDHOOD SKILLS
• SCHOOL SKILLS
• Skills that are needed in their
cognitive development
• Basic skills such as reading, writing,
coloring, drawing, spelling, clay
modeling, dancing, cooking, etc.
11. LATE CHILDHOOD SKILLS
• PLAY SKILLS
• the ability to plan and sequence
play activities (including new
activities), problem solve
challenges, and generalize skills
from one activity/toy to another.
• Such as throwing, catching balls,
riding a bike, swimming and
others.
12. • HANDEDNESS- the children’s preference of using the right hand, left
hand, or both.
• -changing handedness is far from easy, doing so must be done with caution
and only under certain conditions.
• Left-handed children become ambidextrous during late childhood.
LATE CHILDHOOD SKILLS
