An example of an adventure zone would be crazy caves, the typical age range here is 2 to 11. D3 Describe ONE (1) type of play that may take place in each setting. D7 Show an understanding of diversity and inclusive practice. D3/D7-In these settings the children will engage in various types of play. In a nursery children will engage in numerous types of play, one of those types of play is pretend play, ’Pretend play is where children talk to toys or objects and make up games using characters’ (P.Tassoni,(2007) page 160).
They will be saying a couple of clear words – ma, papa, dada and my personal favourite ‘no’. Between the ages of 2 and 3 the child will enjoy colouring, learning names of objects, forming sentences, developing a personality, throwing tantrums, play with water sing nursery rhymes, run, put together jigsaw puzzles, put their shoes on and even dress themselves. 3 to 7 year olds will start to understand the difference between right and wrong, between 3 and 4 they develop motor skills. They can play games; start making friends in nursery and follow instructions. They attempt to write, recognise the alphabet and numbers and build on their social skills.
According to Berger fine motor skills are “physical abilities involving small body movements, especially of the hands and fingers, such as drawing and picking up a coin”(Berger 145). Berger states that “toward the end of the first year and throughout the second, finger skills improve, as babies master the pincer movement and self-feeding” (Berger 145). According to this information Maya being two years old is inside the range of this skill and within the norm. Cognitive Development: As Maya observed the toys she quickly started banging on them using her hands. She looked amused with the “bang” noise the toys were making.
Even from a few months old they will smile and engage with their carer and by four months can vocalise by ‘babbling’ and ‘cooing’. From six months old an infant will become more interested in social interaction, although that depends on the amount of time spent with other children and his/hers personality, they will also have a fear of strangers and distress at the separation of a parent or carer. By the time they are nine months old an infant can recognise familiar and unfamiliar faces. From one year ‘temper tantrums’ may have begun. They become more demanding and assertive and can express rage at being told ‘no’, they have no idea of sharing and a strong sense of ‘mine’.
In their sensorimotor stage, from birth to age 2, children experience the world through their senses and actions (Myers, 2013). 1b. According to Piaget, within that stage, between 1- 6 months, babies live in the present because they lack in object permanence. Meaning, they are unaware that objects exist even when they are not visible at that moment. By 8 months of age, object of permanence begin to emerge because infants begin to develop memory for objects that are not perceived (Myers, 2013).
Crying is the main form of communication and they will cry when hungry, in pain, need changing or simply need comforting. Much of an infant’s movements at this time, such as sucking, swallowing and grasping are reflexive. In the following months the infant begins to explore visually and orally, to develop facial expressions, including social smiling, and will imitate some movements and facial expressions. The infant will start to communicate by way of grunts, laughing and babbling probably uttering their first real word by the end of their first year. An infant will begin to focus on the source of a sound during its first few weeks of life and will pay particular attention to its name within the first six months.
Treasure basket play is usually a type of play for babies or really young toddlers who cannot sit up by their self. This type of play allows young children and babies to choose an object from a box and explore and play with it. These items should be clean and safe for children to play with as children may want to put the item in
DevelopmentAge /stage | Intellectual/cognitive | Social/emotional/behavioural | Physical | Communication | 0-3 | Recognises parents; concentrates on familiar voices rather than unfamiliar ones aware of different smells, explores by putting objects in mouth, observes objects that move, responds to bright colours and bold images, stores and recalls information through images, sees everything in relation to self (egocentric)-for example, ‘My toy'. My mommy etcBy 9 month theyKnow individuals and recognises familiar faces.Recognises certain sounds and objects. Shows interest in everything especially toys and books. Concentrates on well-defined objects and follows direction of moving object. Anticipates familiar actions and enjoys games such
At an early stage of life young children lack object permanence, which is the awareness things continue to exist when not perceived. According to Piaget, infants don’t develop this until they are 6 months old because their minds are too fragile. As they mature, they gain develop this because little by little they learn and eventually build schemas or memories. 1c.They also develop stranger anxiety around the same age, 8 months, as they develop object permanence. Stranger anxiety is the fear of strangers that infants display.
Babies between the age of 6 and 18 months could show less eye contact and start to lose interest in toys. And have delays in sitting or crawling. Stage II, Children between 1 and 4 slowly lose their ability to speak or use their hands. During this stage they will have repetitive with purposeless hand movements. They sometimes hold their breath, hyperventilate and may scream or cry no reason.