Social and Emotional Development

Social and Emotional Development 4, 5, and 6 Year Olds

What will we learn today? • Standard: • ET-ECE-8: Explore the growth, development, and care of the preschool child. • EQ: • How do 4, 5, and 6 year old children develop emotionally?

Quick Review • What is NATURE and what is NURTURE when it comes to child development? • Nature: Heredity • Nurture: Environment • How long should 4-6 year-olds sleep at night? • 10-12 hours • What may need to change if a child is overweight or underweight? • Their diet and physical activity • How long should you wash your hands for? • 20 seconds

Emotional Patterns:4-year-olds • Very loving and affectionate at times • VERY self-centered, defiant, impatient, loud • Might be bossy or argue with adults/other kids

Emotional Patterns:5-year-olds • Eager to explore their world, but • Fearful of unfamiliar places/people/things • Start to feel empathy • Makes them better able to play together and cooperate because they can see another’s point of view

Emotional Patterns:6-year-olds (school age child) • Experience rapid mood changes • Crave praise and approval • Easily hurt and discouraged • Very stubborn • Begin to experience deeper feelings of happiness/joy • Appreciate more activities

Fear and Imagination Go Hand-In-Hand • Imagination is a major emotional force in 4-6 year-olds • often leads them to fear various kinds of danger • Fear can lead imagination and play • For example: preschoolers are often afraid of monsters and use this in their imaginative play

Caregivers can help children deal with fears by: • Helping them develop self-confidence • Build self-confidence by selecting activities that are challenging, but not overwhelming • Being understanding of the fear • Letting the child express the fear without ridicule • Helping the child feel able to face the fear

Starting school is a huge social and emotional milestone for 4-6 year-olds • For most, it is the first time they are around unfamiliar adults and large groups of other children • Make them feel at ease about starting school by: • Explaining what they will expect at school • Visiting the school and meeting the teachers • Having playdates with classmates

Going to school for the first time can cause: • Toileting problems • Why? • not know where the bathroom is and afraid to ask • out of normal routine • fear of unfamiliar environment • Conflict with peers • Help children resolve conflicts with peers by: • encouraging them to talk about their feelings • modeling appropriate ways to deal with conflict • Children to express emotions • Fear/Anger/Jealousy

Some children (~2 million in the US) are diagnosed with ADHD in the early school years • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder • Most common characteristics: • Inability to pay attention • Hyperactivity • Acting on impulses • Do you think a child with ADHD would be lazy? • NO!

Daily Grade Break • You will work with a partner to find/create FOUR lesson plans. • A lesson plan for 4 year-olds • A lesson plan for 5 year-olds • A lesson plan for 6 year-olds • A lesson plan for a child with ADHD • You must have four DIFFERENT lesson plans • You MUST choose a math, science, language arts, history, music, or art lesson plan • Your lesson plans MUST involve social interaction between the students

Lesson Plan Example • Name of Lesson • Grade Level • Subject • Remember: each lesson plan should have a different subject! • Description of Lesson • Copy and paste link here • Write a short description of the lesson • Picture 1st Grade Math Lesson: “Candy Math” In this lesson, students will use candy to review addition and subtraction problems. http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3934?ref=search

Social and Emotional Development