Human Development 8 th grade Human development is… The scientific study of how people change as well as how they stay the same over time.

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88thth grade grade

Human development is…

•The scientific study of how people change as well as how they stay the same over time.

Infant• Head is 1/4th the size of their entire

body.• They have fontanels or open spaces in

the skull.• Learns to hold up head, sit up, crawl

and walk.• They learn through their senses, and

put everything in their mouth, so keep small objects away.

Toddler• They learn how to walk, but are

not steady on their feet.• They speak in 1-2 word sentences.• Temper tantrums occur often.

Early Childhood• They practice fine motor skills by

learning to write, color, tie shoes, and button buttons.

• They have a difficult time learning to share because they are egocentric.

• They participate in cooperative play.• They learn language quickly.

Middle childhood• Gross motor skills become

athletic as they participate in sports.

• They can read.• Also known as school age.

Adolescent• Physical changes are rapid, for

example puberty. • Acceptance by peer group is of

major importance.• They are figuring out who they are

and who they want to be, also known as self-concept.

Adulthood• They focus on family and career. • Health peaks and then decreases.

Late Adulthood• Bodies take longer to recover from

illness.• Decline in income.

•Answer your bell work question on page 3.

Put these in order…

• Sit-up• Walk• Tie-shoes• Read• Self-concept• Career• Income decreases

Nature•Nature is your _______. The

_______ and _________ traits determined by your genes stay the same no matter where you were born and raised.

genesphysical personality

Nurture

•Nurture refers to your _______, or how you were brought up. childhood

• Answer the bell work on page 4.

Infant Care

•An infant’s head is ________ the size of their entire body.

1/4

infant

YOU!

Fontanels:

Open spaces in the skull

Other facts:

•Infants enjoy and respond to their mother’s face.

The only way they can communicate is through crying.

They learn through their senses.

Shaken Baby Syndrome:

A baby can suffer severe damage if

shaken. It can just be a slight shake.

Shaken Baby Syndrome:

Damage caused by shaking a baby:BRAIN DAMAGERETARDATIONLEARNING DISABILITIESPHYSICAL DISABILITIESPARALYSIS BLINDNESSand DEATH may occur.

• A HAND SLAP on the face of an infant under 15 months can cause similar damage

• THROWING a child up in the air and catching it

• TWIRLING a child under age 2 by it’s arms or legs

• BOUNCING ROUGHLY on knee/foot can also have damaging affect on baby

• One shaken baby in four dies.

• Of the thousands that survive death, serious injury usually occurs.

• "SBS" victims range in age from a few days to a few months old; the average is six months.

• Almost 80% of the perpetrators of Shaken Baby Syndrome are male

SIDS is the sudden and unexplained death of an

infant who is younger than

1 year old

SIDS=SuddenInfantDeathSyndrome

How should a baby sleep?

Infants need…

Bonding• Emotional attachment to a child

Kangaroo Care• Skin to skin contact with a

premature baby

• The Importance of Touch• A Touch Can Speak Louder Than Words• Think about the times when you’ve felt sad or

alone. Didn’t a hug from a friend make you feel better? Or remember when you fell in love and you felt warmth when you held your partner’s hand and put your arms around one another?

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• A Touch Says, “I Care”• Touch is important for healthy emotional

development and communication between parents and babies. For example, Eskimo babies tend to be calm and cry very little. This is because they communicate directly through touch while being carried skin-to-skin on their mothers’

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Child Safety•Answer your bell work

question on page 5.

Giving Directions to children…

•Make sure your directions are appropriate for the age group, for example only give a toddler a __________ command that is 2 steps or less.

SIMPLE

–Do not ask ______/_______ questions.

•Offer them _________ instead

Yes No

choices

•Generally, when a child is having a temper tantrum, you ____________ the tantrum, the child will calm down. Remove the child from the _____________.

ignore

audience

• You should tell children what they should do, not what they should not do. This is called _____________ . You need to mention the desired action that you want to have occur.

Positive speech

Your Box• Put outlet covers in your outlets• Protect your sharp corners• Lock your cabinet• Test toys for choking hazards• Put Mr. Yuk on the poisons• Protect your stove knob

Answer your bell work question on page 7.

What was your poor purchase?

A consumer is a person who uses a good or

service.

Write a letterCall the company

TO DO1.Make a small poster

about your organization1.Who are they?2.Why do I contact?

2.Write notes about all of the organizations

3.Solve your problem on page 8

TO DO1.Make a small poster

about your organization1.Who are they?2.Why do I contact?

2.Write notes about all of the organizations

3.Solve your problem on page 8

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Students please…

1. make a small poster-What is it?

Why would I contact them?

2. take notes from the other groups (pg7)

3. Get a “?” and solve your complaint (pg8)

Play is the work of children!

•Answer your bell work question on page 9.

Playtime!• Today you are going to play with

your child. Children _________ through play. Play expands children’s understanding of themselves and the _________ around them.

learn

world

The stages of play…• Solitary Play:

• Parallel Play:

• Cooperative Play:

Plays alone, infants and young toddlers

–Plays alongside not with another child, toddler

Plays with others, preschoolers

PIES!

P

PHYSICAL• Dealing with the body

I

INTELLECTUAL• How we think

E

Emotional• Dealing with feelings

S

SOCIAL• Interacting with others

Physical Skills

Fine Motor SkillsUsing small muscleex: zipping zippers

Gross Motor SkillsUsing large muscles

ex: walking

Physical Skills

FINE GROSS

Bell Work: Answer the question on page 12

Objective: I will be able to identify and investigate different childhood disabilities.

Type name from card here

Story TimeAnswer your

bell work question on page 13.

• Children who listen to stories when they are young learn language more quickly and tend to perform better in _________. school

•Story time should be enjoyable for young children. When reading to children let your voice rise and fall with the emotions of the story; adjust volume, pitch and _______.

tone

•Do not _________ through a story, allow enough time for the child to build mental pictures.

rush

• Involve the children when reading, by asking _____________, letting them sing, showing _______, using a puppet, or allowing _____________ through out the story.

questionspictures

movement

Answer bell work on page 14

• Now you need to read to your children. You will need to create a visual, be entertaining, and remember to HAVE FUN!

• Objective: We will perform a reading to children activity that demonstrates creativity and FUN!

Late Adulthood• Answer Bell Work on page 15.• What has someone older done for

you in your life?

Obj: I will distinguish between facts and myths with older adults.

1.Aging is a normal process that leads to normal changes in body structure and function.

FACT

2. Most elderly individuals have a bad memory and are senile.

MYTH

3. At least half of the aged are living in nursing homes or mental hospitals.

MYTH

4. Many individuals are active, productive, and self-sufficient into their eighties and nineties.

FACT

5. Older people are usually lonely and unhappy.

MYTH

6. Retired people are usually bored and have nothing to do with their lives.

MYTH

7. All five senses tend to decline in old age.

FACT

8. The reaction time of a younger person is faster than that of an older person.

FACT

9.Physical strength becomes less in old age.

FACT

10.Old people are set in their ways and cannot change.

MYTH

Answer bell work on page 16.

Grandpa do you know me?