PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES .docx

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
2
Physical Development Activities
Ricardo Alvarado
PSY 104: Child and Adolescent Development
Anthony Cohen
November 14, 2016
Physical development in childhood is an important aspect in the
growth of infant motor skills. Various activities help in
boosting the growth. At each stage in child development is
essential and plays a significant role in the development. The
infancy, toddlerhood, middle and late childhood are important
steps that parents should consider various activities that assist
in boosting the development of the child. Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:There are v Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted: that Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:n Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:mport Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:v Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:l Comment by

Grammarly: Deleted:ag
At early childhood, a child may be introduced to music whereby
the caregiver of the child frequently plays soft music to the
child. By adding tunes to a child and singing for the child is a
crucial process in the development of the child. Music helps in
enhancing the moods of the baby and it helps in boosting the
language skills of the child. As a parent, it is advised that you
should have a specific playlist for your child to play for him
when you are together. If you have a piano, it’s the best to play
the tunes to the child. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:inf
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:n Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:y Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:intro Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:uc
Ansdell (2016) in his book ‘How music helps in Music Therapy
and everyday life' illustrates that how music helps children to
speak up faster. He states that babies who are more exposed to
music have a tendency of utilizing more communication
gestures which are a vital aspect in boosting the child's
speaking abilities. The more communicative gestures a child
use, the more chances the child must acquire language skills.
Songs played to the child introduces the child to new words and
rhymes. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:is
Singing is a fundamental way in nurturing of language
development and exploration of concepts and enhancing the
child's memory. Music helps in building and connecting the
sensory inputs of the child's brain. Music enhances auditory
means of simulations that carry educational concepts, such as
language which will develop as a child obtains cognitive skills.
(Miller, 2014) Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:wComment by
Grammarly: Deleted:rd Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:basically Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:generally
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:t Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:ies
Middle age is a time of latency. This describes the phase in
development where the child is capable of turning outward, and

the child starts establishing personality based on social
interaction. It's at this stage that children focus on becoming
industrious and fruitful in friendship and fights with feeling of
inferiority when compared with peers. Therefore, apt physical
activities introduced to the children will greatly assist the
development task and level of readiness. Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:s Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:ccess
Since the primary job of adult children is becoming industrious
and establishing friendship the most appropriate activity to
engage children in this phase is encouraging team sports. A
good example of a team sport is soccer or baseball. It entails
grouping the children in groups and allowing them to play
against each other. From this, they will learn how to create a
team spirit in that they will have to work together so as to win
the sports activity. By working together as a team, a child
appreciates that while the industry is achieved individually, it
can be accomplished as part of the larger team. Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:r Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:t
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:sk in mid Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:e aged Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:team Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:o t
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:iev
According to Konnicke (2009), the challenges of playing
with and controlling the ball help in developing the motor skills
of the child. Soccer enhances a child to develop endurance,
strength, coordination skills, cognitive ability and social
lessons. Children develop a relatively high aerobic and
anaerobic threshold as they run across the soccer field. Recent
studies show that it is through soccer that children can
overcome two circumstances that are beyond his control. These
conditions are early sensory development and evolution. They
can develop their coordination skills. The coordination of the
hands is more than that of the feet. Therefore, soccer helps in
improving the coordination of the feet as it counteracts the
feet's related gross motor skills. Comment by Grammarly:

Deleted:are Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ble to
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:rcums Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:a Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ce
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:t Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:iv
Communication and understanding are the vital aspects in the
late childhood stages of development. Children at this juncture
utilize logical thinking but have less capability of turning the
logic into abstract concepts. At this phase, children have
acquired general knowledge and have gradually developed the
ability to develop academic concepts into new tasks. They have
a passion for learning new life skills from adults at home and
elsewhere. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:s Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:ag Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:generally Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:le
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:rn Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:d Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:f
Therefore, to improve their cognitive skills, children at this
stage should be involved in board games, putting together with
the puzzle. Board games refer to table top games that constitute
counters or pieces moved on a pre-marked surface according to
the set of rules. These games are mainly based on clear
strategies in which the players ought to have some particular
skills. A good example of the board game is the draught or the
checkers. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:in order
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:generally Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:pu Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:e
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ce Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:a Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:n
These games challenge their motor skills while taking into
account the child development need to master new tasks. They
help to improve the thinking capacity of the child. Board games
according to recent studies shows that they enhance social skills
such as communicating verbally, sharing, waiting, taking turns
and enjoying interactions with others. Board games also

enhance the concentration of the child which is a crucial aspect
of learning. Board games have a tendency of satisfying
competitive urges of a child and the desire to master new skills
and concepts. It’s at the late stage of child development that
children have the desire to emulate what their elders are doing.
They have the desire to copy the roles of those at home. For
instance, girls tend to start practicing the skill of cooking. To
improve their mastering skills, board games are vital as they
enhance their cognitive skills. Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:st Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:e Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:ing Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:n
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:impe Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:at Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ve
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:in Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:In order t Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:ery Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:mpor
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:nt
REFERENCES:
Gutstein, S. E., & Sheely, R. K. (2002). Relationship
development intervention with young children: Social and
emotional development activities for Asperger syndrome,
autism, PDD, and NLD. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Harris, M., & MENC, the National Association for Music
Education (U.S.). (2009). Music and the young mind: Enhancing
brain development and engaging learning. Lanham: Rowman &
Littlefield Education.
Haywood, K. M. (n.d.). Lifespan motor development.
Champaign, Ill: Human Kinetics Publ.
Konnicke P. (2009). Childhood Soccer: A playground is
bursting with benefits. Retrieved from
https://www.takethemagicstep.com/training-
exercise/families/childhood-soccer-a-playground-bursting-with-
benefits/

Miller K.(2014). The Benefit of introducing baby to music.
Parents magazine. Retrieved
fromhttp://www.parents.com/baby/development/intellectual/roc
k-the-cradle/
Mossler, R. (2014). Child and Adolescent Development. (2nd
ed) [Electronic version]. Retrieved from
https://content.ashford.edu/
Sadock, B. J., Kaplan, H. I., & Sadock, V. A. (2007). Kaplan &
Sadock's synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical
psychiatry. Philadelphia: Wolter Kluwer/Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins
Running head: COMMUNITY CENTER 1
COMMUNITY CENTER 6
Community Child Development Center Proposal
Ricardo Alvarado
PSY 104: Child and Adolescent Development
Anthony Cohen
November 21, 2016

The chief objective of this research paper is to provide various
activities that children should be incorporated into children's
program which enhances the physical, psychological and
emotional development of the child. Every child center should
work towards the good evolution of the child, and this is
achieved when the child engages in a variety of activities
depending on the stage the child is in. Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:althy Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:e Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:pme Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:t
ROOM #1 – Infant Room
Children should be involved in coloring activities. A teacher
should provide different images of animals, houses, cars, plants
among other images and direct the children to color the picture.
The purpose of this activity is to ensure that the child identifies
a variety of colors and can relate the colors to the different
objects that they are familiar with. For instance, coloring of
plants green enhances their understanding that most plants are
green. This activity assists the children in the understanding of
objects before he/she understands reading. This event is
supported by a maturational theory which infers that children
should engage in readiness activities to enhance their ability to
read. Coloring enhances child recognition to categorize, sort,
compare and organize. When a child is involved in coloring, it
raises the child's self-esteem since the child develops a sense of
achievement. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:I Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:fants Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:mag Comment by Grammarly: Deleted: in color
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:basically Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:acti Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:y Comment by

Grammarly: Deleted:in Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:
generally Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:e Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:gag
Singing is the another activity that the children at this stage can
engage in. As a tutor, one should come up with infant song's
such as ‘twinkle little star' and make sure the children actively
sing in class. Trehub (2003) exhibited the benefit of music to
infants. According to the studies, involving children in singing
enhances their language. Children can know the pronunciation
of the various vocabularies. Therefore, singing activity is
beneficial to the child language development. Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:Infants a Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:ble to
For social and emotional development, children may be
involved in cooperative activities which include engaging
children in back and forth play with adults. This event entails
making children sit opposite each other and allowing the
children to roll a softball towards each other and enabling them
to catch. This activity nurtures the social skills of the child. The
social child development theory specifically social learning
theory substantially supports this action. According to the
theory, children should be social influences has an impact on
the children. This activity tends to make the child create a good
rapport with other kids which is an instance of social impact.
Grammarly: Deleted:l Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ow
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:gre Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:vity Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:s
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted: to Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:ch Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:l
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ren Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:nfluen Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:e
All these activities address education and health and well-being.

The coloring is beneficial regarding learning while singing
enhances the emotions of the child and ultimately improves the
health of the child. Playing back and forth game equips the
child with social skills. Therefore, infant classrooms should
embrace these activities among others for proper development
of the child. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:generally
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:C Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:in t Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ms
of
ROOM #2 – Toddler Room
Toddlers are very curious, and people should maximize this
curiosity. This curiosity makes them be auditory learners who
have a passion of touching, smelling or tasting so that they can
understand the world. To utilize this interest, one should use a
big marker pen to trace letters of the alphabet or numbers on a
paper and let the child decorate the letter by use of textured
items such as sand or beans. Touching the surface enhances the
child to know how the letter or the number is formulated. This
activity enhances the cognitive skills of the child. The cognitive
child development theory is by this activity. The theory states
that children play an active role in gaining knowledge of the
new world and this is what the event emphasizes on the
children. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:to Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:sens Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:cu
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:io Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:y
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:text Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:generally Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:in accordance with Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:acti Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:y
The another activity that you can involve children is the
measuring up activity. In this game, a child is taught to measure
items. The most common tool to use is a ruler, but one can
incorporate other instruments such as months, seasons or times
of the year. The another way you can improve measuring of a

child is letting the child lie down and arranging fruits then let
the child count the trees. This will improve the measuring skill
of the child. From that, one can gradually use a ruler and
explain to the child how to measure an object using the ruler.
This activity enhances the learning process of the child. It
improves the perceptual skill of the child which is an aspect of
cognitive development. Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:ctivity Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ool
Grammarly: Deleted:enhanc
Incorporating of pictures and charts in the classroom will
enhance the memory of the child. When a child sees a picture of
an individual object, the image will remain in her memory, and
this will improve her memorizing skills. Therefore, educational
centers should work towards decorating the toddlers' classroom
to develop word association and improve their memory. This
activity will improve the school background of the child as it
will enhance the memory of the child. Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:certa Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:p Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ctur Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:enhanc Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:generally Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:edu
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ati Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:na
ROOM #3 – Early Childhood Room
Bowling games are one of the activities that children in the
early childhood phase can engage in. In this event, a row of
empty cartons is set on one side. Then place a flat cardboard on
top of row pins and let the child bawl. Count how many objects
he knocks over and those that are left. Let him stack them
again. This activity enhances counting skill which is associated
with math, and it creates a bonding among the children.
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:isComment by
Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:acti
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:y Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:are

Comment by Grammarly: Deleted: ones
The another activity that new children can engage in is building
block activity. In this event, children are encouraged to
experiment with building using blocks. This enhances the
creativity of the child. After that, the teacher can encourage the
child to talk about what he has built. This activity primarily
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:arly Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:b Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:s
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:cal
Storybooks should be put in a classroom of early child phase.
Children at this stage develop a passion for reading since they
have started knowing alphabetical letters. With the eagerness to
learn how to read, the children should be provided with a
variety of storybooks to enhance their reading skills.
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ph Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:se Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:nerallyComment by Grammarly: Deleted:f
These activities will increase a child educational background.
Bowling games will equip the child with counting skills while
building blocks improve the creativity of the child which is an
important aspect in the education sector. Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:enhaComment by Grammarly:
Deleted:basically Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:e
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ive
ROOM #4 – Middle/Late Childhood Room
Lotto games are one of the games that children in late childhood
can engage in. In this type of game; a child utilizes his/her
matching skills. This game helps a child to learn about one to
one correspondence and pattern discrimination. Preparing this
game involves making a picture of lotto grids then sticking
pictures of food presented in a book. After that, one makes
matching cards using similar pictures. The children then take
part in selecting the cards. The child then covers the food item
shown on the card, and the game ends when one player covers

the entire grid. According to a recent study, lotto games
improves thinking abilities and general knowledge.
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:generally
Wordplay is the another activity that children in this phase can
engage in. In this activity, a teacher creates picture word cards.
The child is then instructed to make up a story using the word in
a sentence. The child is then given another card to continue the
story to a point she/he completes the story. This activity
enhances communication, language, and literacy. Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:i
A variety of board games are the tools that should be
incorporated in late childhood rooms. These board games may
constitute puzzle, drought among others. These board games
help in brain development of the child. Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:a
These activities are engaging in both boys and girls as they can
both participate in the activities. They are not gendered biased
and enhance the development of the children. Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:terest
ROOM #5 – Adolescence Room
Sports is one of the activities that teens need to be engaged in.
It's at this stage that an individual has a lot of energy and
therefore this energy should be utilized effectively. In the quest
to find out one's talent, a teenager may engage in a variety of
sports. Sports do help in the cognitive development of the child.
They also help in physical growth as they keep one fit.
Grammarly: Deleted:i
Advanced board games like chess are the another activity that
teens can engage in. Chess helps in improving their thinking
ability. Playing chess is significant since it helps in learning,
thinking, analytical power and decision-making ability.
(O'Sullivan, 2012)It is at this stage that an individual should
have quick decision-making skills so as to have control over

one's life. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:isComment by
Grammarly: Deleted:c Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:apt
A computer is a necessary tool that adolescent class should
have. Computers help the teens to research several things. At
the adolescent stage, a teen wants to discover a lot of stuff with
regards to life and the body changes and the computer will
greatly assist in this. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:basi
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:thing
At each stage of development, in conclusion, a variety of
activities should be incorporated for the good evolution of the
child. Therefore, the government should work towards adopting
the various activity in the different phases of a child growth.
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:althy Comment by
Grammarly: Deleted:e Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:pme
Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:t
REFERENCES:
Mossler, R. (2014). Child and Adolescent Development. (2nd
ed). [Electronic version]. Retrieved from
http://content.ashford.edu/ Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:o
O'Sullivan, D. E. (2012). Chess in the middle ages and early
modern age: A fundamental thought paradigm of the premodern
world. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Swim, T., & Douville-Watson, L. (2011). Infants & Toddlers:
Curriculum and teaching. Belmont, Calif: Wadsworth Pub Co.
Trehub, S.E. (2003). Musical predispositions in infancy: An
update. In I. Peretz and R. Comment by Grammarly:
Deleted:.
Zatorre's T. (2010). The Cognitive Neuroscience of Music.
Oxford: Oxford University Press
Running head: COMMUNITY CENTER 1

COMMUNITY CENTER 2
Enter Student’s name
PSY 104
Enter Instructor’s name
Enter Date submitted
This is where you will introduce your Community Child

Development Center to the City Council, ask for their
consideration of your expert opinion on these specific rooms,
and identify your main goal (your thesis statement) for the
Center.
ROOM #1 – Infant Room
Paragraph 1.This is where you will identify and explain your
first scheduled class or activity
· Describe the activity
· Describe the theory and/or research which support the use of
this class or activity
· Identify how the activity enhances physical, cognitive, and/or
socioemotional development
second scheduled class or activity
Paragraph 3.This is where you will identify and explain one
specific item in the room
· Describe the item
· Address why theory and research suggests that these items are
important for the city council to consider purchasing for the
room
Paragraph 4.This is where you will describe how your activities
and/or item selected address at least one issues of Health and
Well-Being, Family and Parenting, Education, Culture, and
Gender.
ROOM #2 – Toddler Room

room
Gender.
ROOM #3 – Early Childhood Room

room
Gender.
ROOM #4 – Middle/Late Childhood Room
room

Gender.
ROOM #5 – Adolescence Room
room
Gender.
Provide a brief conclusion to your paper.
References

(List all your references in APA format in alphabetical order.
Remember that each source on this list should be cited in the
paper and each citation in the paper should be on this list. The
following is a sample of how to format your references. Refer
to the Ashford Writing Center for more details.)
Bach, S., Haynes, P., & Lewis Smith, J. (2006). Online learning
and teaching in higher
education [ebrary Reader version]. Retrieved from
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ashford/Doc?id=10197006
Caplow, J. (2006). Where do I put my course materials?
Quarterly Review of Distance
Education, 7(2), 165-173. Abstract retrieved from ERIC
(Accession No. EJ875031)
Picciano, A. G. (2001). Distance learning: Making connections
across virtual space and
time.�Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES .docx

Recommended

Recommended

More Related Content

Similar to PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES .docx

Similar to PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES .docx (16)

More from mattjtoni51554

More from mattjtoni51554 (20)

Recently uploaded

Recently uploaded (20)

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES .docx