Understanding two to three year olds chapter 6 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

play involving imaginary people and situations; also called fantasy play, dramatic play, or imaginative play

pretend play

Children between the age of 3 and 4 where two or more children engaged in play that requires interaction and also include group imagination such as "playing house"

cooperative play

Play in which children engage in the same activity side by side but with very little interaction or mutual influence.

parallel play

The earliest form of play up to age 1 ½ to 2; a child engages in an activity alone;

solitary play

cooperative , happy most of the time, likes to help, starting to play with rather than along side of other children, starting to have one or two regular friends, starting to share with others, starting to learn gender roles, still...

social-emotional development of three year olds

can solve simple problems, like finding a hidden object, can follow three part directions, understands pronouns (he, she, it), can answer questions about who or what, or why, has a vocabulary of 900 words, understands past tense,...

cognitive development of three year olds.

can buckle (but not tie) shoes, put on their own clothes and shoes, use utensils to spread jelly or butter, pour liquids from a pitcher, are mostly toilet trained

self help skills of three year olds

can climb stairs and ladders, catch and bounce a ball. balance on one foot, ride a tricycle, cut paper with scissors, draw simple shapes, stack 9-10 cube towers, put together simple puzzles

physical development of three year olds

Become easily frustrated and angry when they can't control their surroundings. Temper tantrums are common. Fears may become more common

emotional development of two year olds

a developmental process that refers to the ability to experience, express, and control feelings.

Emotional development

Engage in paralel play not cooperative play' Imitate adult activities such as driving a car or taking care of a baby, takling on the phone. very possive. may push hit or bite to express feelings

Social development of two year olds

Intellectual ability of an individual (Jean Piaget) Thinking skills,

Cognitive development

can identify 6 body parts, follow verbal directions, point to pictures on request, use two to three word sentences, have a vocabulary of 50-200 words, understand size (small, large) sort objects by color

two year old cognitive development

Can string large beads, open and close scissors, still may swith hands for some activities, can scribble, and build with blocks

two year old fine motor development

Can run and jump without falling, kick a large ball, balance on one foot, push a riding toy using feet.

two year old gross motor development

Abilities that permit a child to meet his/her own personal care needs such as dressing , feeding and toileting.

self-help skills

motor skills associated with using the small muscles such as grasping, holding, and manipulating objects

fine-motor skills

Skills that involve the large muscles of the body, such as those of the legs, arms and torso and the ability to make large movements, such as jumping and running

gross-motor skills

How you feel about yourself and your personal worth.

self-concept

Expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females.

gender roles

A young child's inability to understand another person's point of view.

egocentric

The ability to understand what is being said or signed

receptive language

Speaking, signing and writing

expressive language

understanding what others say (or sign or write)

language comprehension