What my Child should Learn?

When ,How ,Why, my child should learn?

MILESTONES
Child development milestone is a skill your child acquires within a specific time frame. You have to realise that the development of your child will be different from other children... as he will develop at his own pace. Child milestone develop in a sequential fashion. Each milestone that your child acquires builds on the last child development milestone developed.

Three to four years of age

With your childs third birthday, the terrible twos are officially over and the magic years of three and four begina time when your childs world will be dominated by fantasy and vivid imagination. During the next two years, hell mature in many areas. Here are some milestones to look for. Movement milestones Hops and stands on one foot up to five seconds Goes upstairs and downstairs without support Kicks ball forward Throws ball overhand Catches bounced ball most of the time Moves forward and backward with agility Milestones in hand and finger skills Copies square shapes Draws a person with two to four body parts Uses scissors Draws circles and squares Begins to copy some capital letters

Language milestones Understands the concepts of same and different Has mastered some basic rules of grammar Speaks in sentences of five to six words Speaks clearly enough for strangers to understand Tells stories Cognitive milestones Correctly names some colors Understands the concept of counting and may know a few numbers Approaches problems from a single point of view Begins to have a clearer sense of time Follows three-part commands Recalls parts of a story Understands the concept of same/different Engages in fantasy play

Social and emotional milestones Interested in new experiences Cooperates with other children Plays Mom or Dad Increasingly inventive in fantasy play Dresses and undresses Negotiates solutions to conflicts More independent Imagines that many unfamiliar images may be monsters Views self as a whole person involving body, mind, and feelings Often cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality

4-5 years old:

Children at this age are still using concrete thinking, and will not be able to do the abstract thinking that older children are capable of. However, one of the developmental milestones is that they do know the difference between real and fantasy and they are asserting their independence as an individual. At this age some of the developmental milestones are: - knows the basic colors - knows basic shapes - can count to 10 and identify a few letters - Can hold a pencil or crayon correctly and can draw a simple human figure along with letters in their name. - Enjoys telling stories and knows that stories have a beginning, middle and end.

Basic curriculum at this age should include:

1. Continued development and refining of small and large motor skills.-Practice using scissors, and jumping, galloping and skipping as well as balancing activities. Use movement in all curriculum areas when possible. 2. Beginning reading through phonics instruction, letter recognition, and rhyming. Reading readiness will vary by child, but by the age of 6 most children are beginning reading. 3. Beginning math, learning one to one correspondence, and simple addition based on concrete thinking level and math readiness.

6-8 years old

: Children of this age have reached more advanced developmental milestones with their small and large motor skills and also their level of concrete and abstract thinking. Here are some of the highlights: - Uses scissors and writing utensils effectively - Can tie their own shoes - Written and spoken vocabulary increase by 100 percent - Abstract thinking is beginning to develop, but is not advanced. Concrete thinking still dominates reasoning. - Problem-solving skills becoming more developed.Here are some age appropriate

curriculum activities for the 6 to 8 year old student

: - Have them write their own stories and plays to share with others. - Give them simple 2 and 3 step problems to work out-allow and encourage abstract thinking or answers that are non-traditional when suitable although concrete thinking is acceptable and age appropriate as well. - Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division can be included in the math curriculum in that order as readiness indicates.Continue to use manipulatives to tap into concrete thinking. - Talk about feelings and relationships with others. This allows the child to use more abstract thinking. Encourage cooperative play and noncompetitive games. - Small and large motor skills are largely developed, but are becoming more refined, so plan curriculum in all academic areas that includes movement. - Introduce literary forms such as poetry and have them create their own works. - Let the child have input on what they would like to learn and give them age appropriate suggestions for curriculum. They may challenge themselves more than you would challenge them.

9-12 years old

This is an age with a lot of changes physically, mentally and emotionally but developmental milestones are not so clear cut. Age appropriate activities, skill readiness and developmental milestones may vary greatly from child to child. This is the time that many children are diagnosed with ADD/ADHD because they can no longer keep up with the demands placed on them in a traditional classroom setting. However, it is also an age where the level of abstract thinking increases to a large degree, likes and dislikes are well-defined, and they are trying to find where they "fit in" with their peers.

Age appropriate curriculum

Self-directed study or unit curriculum that focuses on a theme and includes more than one academic subject area.Let the child choose the theme if possible. Lessons which involve ethical or moral judgment. Children of this age have a strong sense of right and wrong. Higher level math with fractions, decimals, estimation, etc. Allow for social interaction with peers to encourage relationship skills.

Developmental Task
Infancy (birth to 2 years) Social attachment. Maturation of sensory,perceptual, and motor functions. Sensorimotor intelligence and primitive causality. Understanding the nature of objects and creating categories Emotional development Toddler hood (2 to 4) Elaboration of Locomotion Fantasy Play Language development Self-control

Early School age (4 to 6) Sex-role Identification Early moral development Self-esteem Group play Middle School age (6 to 12) Friendship Concrete operations Skill Learning Self-evaluation Team Play