AimUnit 3

Assignment 122nd April 2010

3a) Identify appropriate and safe toys for children aged 1 to 3 years old

3b) List the reasons for choosing the toys3c) Explain what a child will learn from

playing with the toy

How we are going to achieve the aims?

Read about the areas of developmentLook at toys and activities that can help

with development Become involved in activities to help our

understanding of the areas of development

Child DevelopmentWhat skills are being developed in this

picture?

The babies are playing with keys

Babies are sitting up.

One baby is touching another’s hair

Physical Development12 months old

Gross Motor skills Can get into sitting

position and sit alone indefinitely

Pulls themselves to stand and walk around the furniture

Can stand alone for short periods

May crawl, bottom shuffle or walk with help

Fine motor skills & visual competence

Looks for objects that are out of sight

Uses a pincer grasp Throws toys deliberately

and watches them fall Likes to look at pictures,

books and points at familiar objects

Can bang cubes together Claps hands

Physical Development 2 years old

Gross motor skills

Begin to show awareness of how they relate to others and object (spatial awareness)

Run safely Walk up and down stairs

holding on Ride a trike, pushing it along

with their feet

Fine motor skills & visual competence

Holds a pencil and attempts drawing circles, lines and dots

Uses fine pincer grasp with both hands

Builds a tower of six bricks Uses preferred hand Likes books, recognises and

enjoys things in their favourite pictures.

Can turn pages one at a time

Physical Development 3 years old

Gross motor skills

Stand, walk and run on tiptoes

Walk upstairs with one foot one each step and downstairs with both feet on each step

Ride a tricycle using the pedals

Fine motor skills & visual competence

Thread large wooden beads on to a lace

Controls a pencil in preferred hand

Build a tower of nine bricks

Select small pieces of materials using thumb and first finger

Enjoys painting with large paint brushes

To master their gross motor skills

Toddlers should be encouraged to engage in activities that offer them the chance to walk, run,

jump, and throw – outdoor activities are particularly suited to these skills.

To master their fine motor skills Toddlers should be encouraged to participate in

indoor activities such as cutting paper, writing, drawing, zipping and buttoning.

Social & Emotional Development

12 months Enjoy ‘Peek-a-boo’ games Shows stranger fear They like to look at themselves

in the mirror Know and respond to their

name Love to have an audience They imitate people e.g.

clapping hands They become more aware of

other peoples feelings They understand the word ‘no’

1-2 years They begin to show they have

a mind of their own Develop a sense of identity Develop a longer memory Begin to express need They enjoy doing things for

themselves They love to be praised They become aware of the

fears other people have for them e.g. playing to near the top of the stairs, playing in the kitchen

Social & Emotional Development

2-3 years They imitate others, symbolic

play – pretending to be someone else, rehearsing adult roles e.g. cooking dinner, fixing the car, being a Dr

Children begin to explain how they feel

They want to try things for themselves

They get upset when doing something that isn’t going well e.g. fastening their coats, putting on their shoes

Intellectual or Cognitive Development

Development of the mind, the thinking part of the brain used for reasoning, recognition, knowing and understanding.

A child’s mind is active form birth, as the child grows their mind develops. They learn

About people and things New skills To communicated Acquire more memory Gain more experienceAs the child’s mind develops they become more intelligent.

Intellectual or Cognitive Development

Parents should Talk to and encourage their child to talk Play with their child Place their child in a position where they can see what’s going on

around them Provide toys and objects for their child to handle, investigate and

stimulate the imagination Allow their child to practise new skills e.g. feed themselves Read, tell them stories, show them pictures and encourage their

child to read to them Provide opportunities for their child to play with other children Encourage their child to be curios and ask questions Encourage creativity

Intellectual or Cognitive Development

Learning by imitation (by copying) Children learn a lot by imitating the behaviour of others,

for example Speaking by copying sound Writing by copying letters and words Helping in the house and garden by copying adults Know the difference between right and wrong (providing

those around them tell the truth) Show kindness and consideration for others (from adults

who behave in this way)

What’s happening in the picture?

Baby can hold his head up on his own

Arm and leg muscles are developed, baby appears to be crawling

Baby is looking at someone and smiling

Gross motor skill, physical development

Gross motor skill, physical development

Social and emotional development

Activity One

Choose one of the toys below

Activity two

3b) List the reasons for choosing the toys3c) Explain what a child will learn from playing with the toy

Explain what a child will learn from playing with these toys

Children can learn the colours, matching colours

Children can use their imagination Children can imitate others They can learn control of cutlery,

doing things for themselves & motor skills

Children can learn the colours and shape

Children will practice motor skills putting puzzle pieces in and out, moving around the puzzle

Listening skills, it is a sound puzzle

List the reasons for choosing this toy

Look at these toysWhat age are they suitable for?

1-2 year old

Pincer grip needed to put in and take out puzzle pieces

Child may enjoy this by themselves and the praisethey receive once completed

Likes to look at pictures, books and points at familiar objects

Uses a pincer grasp to turn pages of the book

12 months old

Child can select small pieces of materials using thumb and first finger2-3 years old

Ride a tricycle using the pedals

Thread large wooden beads on to a lace

Suitable Activities• Talking and singing to

babies/toddlers• Shaking a rattle or other “noisy”

object. • Looking through brightly coloured,

soft books. • Using interesting puppets to

capture attention. • Strolling around the block or a

local park on a nice day. • Playing ‘peek-a-boo’. • Reading a short story before

naptime and bedtime. • Listening to music during bath

time and feedings.

• Stacking items or building with blocks.

• Playing house/family with dolls and action figures.

• Dressing up and pretending to be a character.

• Drawing or “colouring” with crayons.

• Cutting up or tearing paper or magazines.

• Walking and running around, particularly outside.

• Climbing, even on furniture, and bouncing, even on beds.

• Kicking and/or throwing a ball. • Singing and chatting with adults or

other children.

Enjoyable and interesting activities that will also allow them to learn about the world and practice the many skills that they are slowly but surely mastering.

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