PSY 104 Week 4 Assignment

Community Child Development Center Proposal

Ricardo Alvarado

PSY 104: Child and Adolescent Development

Anthony Cohen

November 21, 2016

Community Child Development Center Proposal

The chief objective of this research paper is to provide various activities that children should be incorporated into children's program which enhances the physical, psychological and emotional development of the child. Every child center should work towards the good evolution of the child, and this is achieved when the child engages in a variety of activities depending on the stage the child is in. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:althy Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:e Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:pme Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:t

ROOM #1 – Infant Room

Children should be involved in coloring activities. A teacher should provide different images of animals, houses, cars, plants among other images and direct the children to color the picture. The purpose of this activity is to ensure that the child identifies a variety of colors and can relate the colors to the different objects that they are familiar with. For instance, coloring of plants green enhances their understanding that most plants are green. This activity assists the children in the understanding of objects before he/she understands reading. This event is supported by a maturational theory which infers that children should engage in readiness activities to enhance their ability to read. Coloring enhances child recognition to categorize, sort, compare and organize. When a child is involved in coloring, it raises the child's self-esteem since the child develops a sense of achievement. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:I Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:fants Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:mag Comment by Grammarly: Deleted: in color Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:basically Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:acti Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:y Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:in Comment by Grammarly: Deleted: generally Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:e Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:gag

Singing is the another activity that the children at this stage can engage in. As a tutor, one should come up with infant song's such as ‘twinkle little star' and make sure the children actively sing in class. Trehub (2003) exhibited the benefit of music to infants. According to the studies, involving children in singing enhances their language. Children can know the pronunciation of the various vocabularies. Therefore, singing activity is beneficial to the child language development. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:Infants a Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ble to

For social and emotional development, children may be involved in cooperative activities which include engaging children in back and forth play with adults. This event entails making children sit opposite each other and allowing the children to roll a softball towards each other and enabling them to catch. This activity nurtures the social skills of the child. The social child development theory specifically social learning theory substantially supports this action. According to the theory, children should be social influences has an impact on the children. This activity tends to make the child create a good rapport with other kids which is an instance of social impact. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:generally Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:acti Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:y Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:l Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ow Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:gre Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:vity Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:s Comment by Grammarly: Deleted: to Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ch Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:l Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ren Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:nfluen Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:e

All these activities address education and health and well-being. The coloring is beneficial regarding learning while singing enhances the emotions of the child and ultimately improves the health of the child. Playing back and forth game equips the child with social skills. Therefore, infant classrooms should embrace these activities among others for proper development of the child. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:generally Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:C Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:in t Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ms of

ROOM #2 – Toddler Room

Toddlers are very curious, and people should maximize this curiosity. This curiosity makes them be auditory learners who have a passion of touching, smelling or tasting so that they can understand the world. To utilize this interest, one should use a big marker pen to trace letters of the alphabet or numbers on a paper and let the child decorate the letter by use of textured items such as sand or beans. Touching the surface enhances the child to know how the letter or the number is formulated. This activity enhances the cognitive skills of the child. The cognitive child development theory is by this activity. The theory states that children play an active role in gaining knowledge of the new world and this is what the event emphasizes on the children. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:to Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:sens Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:cu Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:io Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:y Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:text Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:generally Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:in accordance with Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:acti Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:y

The another activity that you can involve children is the measuring up activity. In this game, a child is taught to measure items. The most common tool to use is a ruler, but one can incorporate other instruments such as months, seasons or times of the year. The another way you can improve measuring of a child is letting the child lie down and arranging fruits then let the child count the trees. This will improve the measuring skill of the child. From that, one can gradually use a ruler and explain to the child how to measure an object using the ruler. This activity enhances the learning process of the child. It improves the perceptual skill of the child which is an aspect of cognitive development. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ctivity Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ool Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:generally Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:enhanc

Incorporating of pictures and charts in the classroom will enhance the memory of the child. When a child sees a picture of an individual object, the image will remain in her memory, and this will improve her memorizing skills. Therefore, educational centers should work towards decorating the toddlers' classroom to develop word association and improve their memory. This activity will improve the school background of the child as it will enhance the memory of the child. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:certa Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:p Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ctur Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:enhanc Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:generally Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:edu Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ati Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:na

ROOM #3 – Early Childhood Room

Bowling games are one of the activities that children in the early childhood phase can engage in. In this event, a row of empty cartons is set on one side. Then place a flat cardboard on top of row pins and let the child bawl. Count how many objects he knocks over and those that are left. Let him stack them again. This activity enhances counting skill which is associated with math, and it creates a bonding among the children. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:is Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:acti Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:y Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:are Comment by Grammarly: Deleted: ones

The another activity that new children can engage in is building block activity. In this event, children are encouraged to experiment with building using blocks. This enhances the creativity of the child. After that, the teacher can encourage the child to talk about what he has built. This activity primarily Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:arly Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:acti Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:y Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:b Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:s Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:cal

Storybooks should be put in a classroom of early child phase. Children at this stage develop a passion for reading since they have started knowing alphabetical letters. With the eagerness to learn how to read, the children should be provided with a variety of storybooks to enhance their reading skills. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ph Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:se Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:nerally Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:f

These activities will increase a child educational background. Bowling games will equip the child with counting skills while building blocks improve the creativity of the child which is an important aspect in the education sector. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:enha Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:basically Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:e Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:ive

ROOM #4 – Middle/Late Childhood Room

Lotto games are one of the games that children in late childhood can engage in. In this type of game; a child utilizes his/her matching skills. This game helps a child to learn about one to one correspondence and pattern discrimination. Preparing this game involves making a picture of lotto grids then sticking pictures of food presented in a book. After that, one makes matching cards using similar pictures. The children then take part in selecting the cards. The child then covers the food item shown on the card, and the game ends when one player covers the entire grid. According to a recent study, lotto games improves thinking abilities and general knowledge. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:generally

Wordplay is the another activity that children in this phase can engage in. In this activity, a teacher creates picture word cards. The child is then instructed to make up a story using the word in a sentence. The child is then given another card to continue the story to a point she/he completes the story. This activity enhances communication, language, and literacy. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i

A variety of board games are the tools that should be incorporated in late childhood rooms. These board games may constitute puzzle, drought among others. These board games help in brain development of the child. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:a

These activities are engaging in both boys and girls as they can both participate in the activities. They are not gendered biased and enhance the development of the children. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:terest

ROOM #5 – Adolescence Room

Sports is one of the activities that teens need to be engaged in. It's at this stage that an individual has a lot of energy and therefore this energy should be utilized effectively. In the quest to find out one's talent, a teenager may engage in a variety of sports. Sports do help in the cognitive development of the child. They also help in physical growth as they keep one fit. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:y Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:i

Advanced board games like chess are the another activity that teens can engage in. Chess helps in improving their thinking ability. Playing chess is significant since it helps in learning, thinking, analytical power and decision-making ability. (O'Sullivan, 2012)It is at this stage that an individual should have quick decision-making skills so as to have control over one's life. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:is Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:c Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:apt

A computer is a necessary tool that adolescent class should have. Computers help the teens to research several things. At the adolescent stage, a teen wants to discover a lot of stuff with regards to life and the body changes and the computer will greatly assist in this. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:basi Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:thing

At each stage of development, in conclusion, a variety of activities should be incorporated for the good evolution of the child. Therefore, the government should work towards adopting the various activity in the different phases of a child growth. Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:althy Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:e Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:pme Comment by Grammarly: Deleted:t

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