{"id":6163,"date":"2018-02-28T18:02:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T14:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/?p=6163"},"modified":"2018-02-28T18:02:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T14:02:56","slug":"how-children-learn-at-different-stages-of-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/how-children-learn-at-different-stages-of-development\/","title":{"rendered":"how children learn at different stages of development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/outsourcing-product-development.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6168\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6168 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/outsourcing-product-development.jpg\" alt=\"outsourcing-product-development\" width=\"800\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/outsourcing-product-development.jpg 800w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/outsourcing-product-development-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/outsourcing-product-development-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/outsourcing-product-development-190x149.jpg 190w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/outsourcing-product-development-280x220.jpg 280w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/outsourcing-product-development-445x349.jpg 445w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/outsourcing-product-development-600x471.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This section looks at how children learn at different stages of development and how activities in the classroom need to address their cognitive, motor, language and social development.<\/p>\n<p>Children between four and twelve years old are very different as language learners, so here we take a look at how children learn at different stages of development and how activities in the classroom need to address their cognitive, motor, language and social development.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously children do not all fit neatly into categories and their development will depend on their personality, maturity and previous learning experiences. You will no doubt recognise how your own students fit the descriptions. The age groups will be grouped as: 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12 year old<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Children: 4-6 year-olds<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4-6.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6164\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6164 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4-6.png\" alt=\"4-6\" width=\"940\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4-6.png 940w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4-6-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4-6-768x491.png 768w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4-6-190x121.png 190w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4-6-280x179.png 280w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4-6-445x285.png 445w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/4-6-600x384.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Chants<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Chants are great as children<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>learn to work together<\/li>\n<li>pick up chunks<\/li>\n<li>get to listen to lots of meaningful language<\/li>\n<li>have a reason to use English<\/li>\n<li>find them funny<\/li>\n<li>move their body<\/li>\n<li>enjoy repeating them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chants are easy to make up. I made this one up for my 5-6 year olds. They had already begun learning animals. We chanted it together and did actions for the different animals. (pretended to splash water etc)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My name\u2019s Fred and I\u2019m a frog \u2013 jump, jump, jump<\/li>\n<li>My name\u2019s Kate and I\u2019m a cat \u2013 miaow, miaow, miaow<\/li>\n<li>My name\u2019s Fergie and I\u2019m a fish \u2013 splash, splash, splash<\/li>\n<li>My name\u2019s Micky and I\u2019m a mouse \u2013 squeak, squeak, squeak<\/li>\n<li>My name\u2019s Benny and I\u2019m a bird \u2013 flap, flap, flap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a lovely chant with a rhythm that children enjoy. They can stretch their arms out to show \u2018big\u2019 and bring their hands close together to show \u2018little\u2019. It also helps to develop:<\/p>\n<p>Motor skills\u00a0&#8211; children will enjoy colouring in the pictures that come with the chant. Colouring demands concentration, eye\/hand coordination and hand control \u2013 all important pre-writing skills<\/p>\n<p>Word recognition\u00a0&#8211; when beginning word recognition they can draw a line between the animal words \u2013 cat, mouse etc and the and the pictures<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<strong>Songs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Classic songs like Old MacDonald had a farm\u00a0(see related pages below)are very popular with young children. This is a version of the song that encourages students to produce long vowel sounds. It also practises the numbers one to four.\u00a0\u00a0Farms are pretty universal. Young students enjoy making the animal noises and farm animals are a nice lexical set.<\/p>\n<p>To create a nice wall display, get children to draw their favourite farm animal and the teacher (or a child who draws quickly and finishes their animal) can draw a big farm to paste the animals onto. More animals can be added later as well as a farmer etc. Once they begin writing, students can label the different animals.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Stories<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There are many story books based on animals. Children love listening to stories about animals especially If there are colourful, child-friendly visuals to help them follow the story. You can also use cuddly animal toys while story-telling to get and hold the children\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Games<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Children all love games. 4 \u2013 6 year olds have still to develop cooperative skills, so introducing games that involve turn-taking helps to develop these skills. Do not despair if they get impatient or want to take each other\u2019s turns \u2013 they are still learning to be less egocentric and need lots of opportunities to allow these skills to develop (see related pages The animal game below).<\/p>\n<p>The first version of the game is appropriate for 4 \u2013 6 year olds as they simply have to count out the steps of the game according to what their dice lands on and then name the animal on the spot.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cutting and\u00a0colouring<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>See\u00a0related pages How things work below. The students get to create a herd of elephants by cutting out an elephant and naming him\/her. They can also colour it in. They can practise the \u2018What\u2019s your elephant called?\u2019\u00a0 &amp; \u2018He\u2019s \/ She\u2019s called\u2026.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Children: 7-9 year-olds<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/7-9.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6165\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6165 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/7-9.png\" alt=\"7-9\" width=\"765\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/7-9.png 765w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/7-9-300x269.png 300w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/7-9-190x171.png 190w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/7-9-280x251.png 280w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/7-9-445x400.png 445w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/7-9-600x539.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Children at this age group still love chants, but can add their own verses too. This stimulates their creative skills and gives them a sense of achievement when they can produce their own (see Five little speckled frogs song in related pages below).<\/p>\n<p><strong>World knowledge<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThe quiz at the bottom of the page requires not just linguistic knowledge, but also knowledge about animals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wall displays<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nBy now many children are developing their writing skills and becoming proficient drawers. They also get a great sense of achievement from seeing what they have created.<\/p>\n<p>A mini-project on animals is easy to set up. Each child chooses an animal they like. They draw a picture of the animal and write sentences based on a model* provided by the teacher. The pictures are neatly mounted on the classroom walls. Invite parents in too to see these lovely displays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>model:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 is a big\/small animal<\/li>\n<li>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 lives in the jungle \/ on a farm \/ in my house<\/li>\n<li>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. eats leaves \/ other animals\/ \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/li>\n<li>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. can fly \/ run \/ swim etc etc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Children: 10-12 year-olds<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10-12.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6166\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6166 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10-12.png\" alt=\"10-12\" width=\"769\" height=\"731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10-12.png 769w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10-12-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10-12-768x730.png 768w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10-12-190x181.png 190w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10-12-280x266.png 280w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10-12-445x423.png 445w, https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/10-12-600x570.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Projects<\/p>\n<p>By now it is clear that students have very different approaches to learning and have distinct preferences and interests. A project on animals can ensure all are satisfied.<\/p>\n<p>Students can choose to work independently or with a partner(s)<\/p>\n<p>Get students to choose an animal, or the creative ones can create a new one!<\/p>\n<p>Students choose whether to create a wall display, a book or a presentation on their animal<\/p>\n<p>Their work can include illustrations, their own or ones they find<\/p>\n<p>Their project can be a factual description about the animal including information found in books, the internet etc or it can be a story about the animal. It could also be a poster calling for conservation of a particular species<\/p>\n<p>Give a time limit \u2013 say 2 or 3 lessons for them to prepare their work and then it can either be displayed, shared or presented<\/p>\n<p>This is especially good in a mixed ability class. Students who are not so keen on writing can create something more visual and very enthusiastic students have more scope for their imagination and language skills<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This section looks at how children learn at different stages &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6168,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1925,1930,2014],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-primary-learners","category-teacher-resources","cat_1925","cat_1930","cat_2014"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6163"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6169,"href":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6163\/revisions\/6169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}