Child Development

FACS EXPLORATION

Children learn through play?

Types of Play

Social

Dramatic

Competitive

Large Motor

Small Motor

Sensory

Does it relate to how you played as a little child?

What do children learn during these activities?

Think about how you learn best

Write a childhood memory about your favorite toy/game you used to play:

Think. Pair. Share

Music in Child Development

Why Music?

Music is a means of personal expression

Music is a vital part of life It can be used for all kinds of

routine and play activities◦ Children need music that

stimulate them to dance, march or jump.

◦ To children, music means activity. If he is forced to sit still he will not hear the music because he is concentrating on sitting still.

What skills are developed through music?

SingingListeningPlaying MovementVocabulary development

How do we use music to foster creativity?

Creative Dramatics – extend the story

Create new verses Creative movementSinging dialogue – sing back and

forth between teacher and childCreative dance - streamers

Reading in Child Development

Why read? Parents are a child’s

first teacher. Helps with

vocabulary

Fluency

Speaking

Comprehension

Brain development

Social Skills

Basic knowledge

Imagination

Tips and Tricks

Talk, talk, talk

Read to your child everyday!!! Be fun!

Let your child see you read

Talk about books

Silly tongue twisters

Take a book everywhere

Trace letters

Be patient

Tell family tales

Make books special