GOOD MORNING CLASS!

• Late childhood spans the ages between

early childhood and adolescence,
approximately ages 6 to 11 years

• It is the first signs of puberty usually

begin to appear

• A lot of growth is experienced by both

boys and girls during late childhood
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
 • The child’s bones and muscles continue
to grow in length and width

• During late child room the child gains

greater control over their body and motor
skills develop as a result.

• Gross motor skills are refined ; also fine motor

skills are developed
GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
-those require whole body movement
and which involve the large muscles of
the body to perform everyday.
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
-involve the use of smaller muscle of
the hand.
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
 • During the stages of late childhood
relationships at school are usually restricted to
members of the same sex

• Morals further develop during this time and

children acquire a greater sense of right and
wrong as well as a better understanding of
what is acceptable behaviour in their society. 

• Children may tend to still ‘Show off’ in front

of their friends and family to gain attention.
EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
•  During late childhood stage it allows children to
control and understand their emotions

• Children start to begin to realise what they are

good at and what they aren’t and as a result the
child may become self-conscious in situations
where they feel inadequate
INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
 •  At the beginning of this stage, children
follow basic instructions and place objects in
logical order or arrange them according to
numerical value.

• Children in late childhood generally have an

increased interest in numbers and can perform
basic mathematical problems.
 PHYSICAL
DEVELOPMENT
• The growth spurt (an early sign of
maturation);

•Primary sex characteristics (changes in

the organs directly related to
reproduction);

•Secondary sex characteristics (bodily

signs of sexual maturity that do not
directly involve reproductive organs)
 SOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
INTELLECTUAL
DEVELOPMENT
• Children are only able to think
logically 

•Adolescents move beyond these limits

and can think in terms of what might be
true, rather than just what they see is
true.

•They are able to deal with abstractions,

test hypotheses
and see infinite possibilities.
 EMOTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT