Unit 3 Early Childhood (The Preschooler)

Preschooler’s Physical Development

Module 15

Activity:
 Examine the picture below think about the physical characteristics for preschoolers. Put a
caption for the pictures.

Unit 3 Early
Childhood (The
Preschooler)
Module 15

From the captions you wrote for the pictures. What physical characteristics of
preschooler come out? Write the below.
 Unit 3 Early Childhood (The Preschooler)
Cognitive Development of Preschoolers
Module 16

Activity:
Below are behavior or remarks from children. You early childhood experiences may help
you arrive at the connect answer. Put a check (/) on the item that is TRUE of preschoolers and
(X) on the item does NOT apply to preschoolers.
___/__1. “Someone switched on the thunder’’ a child remarked.
___/__2. Child silently nods on the telephone to answer his father who is on the other side of
the phone inquiring if Mom is around.
___/__3.” That tree pushed the leaf off and it fell down.” Says a child.
___X__4. A child is presented with two identical beakers each filled to the same level with
liquid. The child is asked if these beakers have the same amount and she says YES. The liquid
from the beaker is poured into a third beaker, which is taller and thinner than the first two. The
child is then asked if the amount of liquid in the tall, thin beaker is equal to that which remains
in one of the original beakers. The child says YES.
___/__5. Child ask a series of “why” questions.
___/__6. Child is strongly influenced by the features of the task that stand out, such as the
flashy, attractive clown.
___/___7. Child pays attention to the more relevant dimensions of the task such as directions
for solving a problem and not on the prominent clown, for instance.
___/__8. Jun does not realize that the juice in each glass can be poured back into the juice box
from which it came.
___/__9. Mike did not to share a piece of cake with his younger sister. Mike’s younger sister
was sick. Mike concludes that he made his younger sister got sick

Unit 3 Early Childhood (The Preschooler)

Socio-Emotional Development of Preschooler
Module 17

Activity:
Observes the preschoolers playing in the playground or in the classroom.
Take a video or shoot a picture.
Note the following:
 1. Is there a conversation going on? describe the conversation that takes place
among and between the children. What are they talking about?
Answers:
Yes, because based of what I observed there has two young
children/classmates were playing and eventually they got into trouble maybe
because of the toy they were robs but they immediately settled down and
asked for apology to each other.

2. Describe what they playing/what the play is all about?

Answers:

3. Describe the children interaction. Indicate if they are on their own, working
together or if there is conflict.
Answers:

Unit 4 The Primary Schooler

Physical Development of the primary pupil
Module 18
Activity:
Observe at least (3) primary school children (Grade 1-3) Describe the
physical characteristics of these children and write them down below.
Height Height of a little over two inches a year in both boys and girls
will introduce them to many different activities that they can
now do will greater accuracy.

Weight Weight pain averages about 6.5 pounds a year. Most children
will have slimmer appearance compared to their preschool years
because of the shifts in accumulation and location of their body
fats. A child’s legs are longer and more proportion to the body
than they were before.
Balance Balance is the child’s ability to maintain the equability or
stability of his/her body in different positions. balance is a basic
skill needed especially in this stage, when children are very
active.

Speed Speed is the ability to cover a great distance in the shortest

possible time while agility is one’s ability to quickly change or
shift the direction of the body. These skills are extremely
important most in sports.

Coordination Coordination is a series of movements organized and time to

of Movements occur in a particular way to bring about a particular result
(Strickland 2000). The more complex the movements are, the
greater coordination is required.

Unit 4 The Primary Schooler

Cognitive Development of primary schoolers
Module 19

Activity: look up the semantic map below. Write down the words which come to
your mind when COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT is mentioned. Find a pair and
compare your answer.

Assimilation
The individual acquires information or
knowledge by which experiences are
integrated into existing scheme.
Sensorimotor stage Pre-operational Stage
(Birth to 2 years) (2 to 7 years)

Cognitive
Development
Concrete Operations Formal Operations
(7 to 11 years) (11 to 16 years old)

Accommodation
A process of creating a new a new scheme
by modifying an existing scheme after an
individual’s interaction with environment.

Unit 4 The Primary Schooler

Socio-Emotional Development
Module 20

Activity: