Michelle Glahe
PSY104 Child and Adolescent Development
Janet Stebbins
April 10, 2017
ROOM #1 – Infant Room
The first scheduled activity for this room will to having singing time with the infants. I will have a chance to sit and sing little songs to each infant in the room. The song that I have in mind is “Pat-A-Cake” which will require hand movements such as clapping and arm rolling. I believe that this will help the infants’ cognitive development because when you sing to them, they will want to sing as well and start making little noises to go along with the song.
My second activity for the infants will be to engage in some physical activities such as having tummy time, doing a little bit of crawling and playing with toys appropriate for infants. I don’t want the infant to be confined in a crib or in one spot. This activity will enhance their physical development by …show more content…
This game includes a small deck of cards with different colored squares, the actual game board and a few game characters to move around the board with. The instructions to this activity are that each child will pick out which character they would like to be. Once each child has their piece everyone sets their piece on the start square on the board and they all begin to pull cards from the deck starting with the youngest player first rotating clockwise. Once you pick your card and read it you go where it says. For example, they maybe 2 yellow squares on the card which means you move to two yellow squares and continue to do such until someone reaches the finish point first. “The characteristics of learner’s experience in game making activity are a positive one, it is shown that children learn a lot through play and therefore learn many lessons in games” (Jung, 2008). Since children learn best through play I figure id share my favorite childhood game for children to