Intellectual Development

Unit 2 – Part 6

WALT• discuss how to promote healthy brain development;

• identify and explain the benefits of the following types of play for the child’s overall development;

- creative;

- imaginative;

- physical; and

- manipulative;

• discuss the role of the following in meeting the child’s intellectual needs:

- books;

- toys;

- play materials;

- games;

- singing;

- music; and

- technology;

• identify and describe the stages in the development of drawing;

• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the stages of number development and how to promote this development

A child’s mind develops as he/she

• Learns about people.

• Learns about things.

• Learns new things.

• Learns how to communicate.

• Acquires more memories.

• Gains more experiences

In the first year….parents can help a baby’s mind develop …..

Talk to the baby

Play with them

Place him in a position where he can see what is going on around him

Provide toys and objects he can handle and investigate and that

encourage him to concentrate

Allow him to practice new skills as soon as he is

ready eg feeding himself

From about the age of 9 months start to read to

him, tell him stories and show him pictures

After the first year encourage the child to …

Talk

Practice new skills – dressing himself, drawing, playing games

Be curious and ask questions

Explore new places

Play with other children

Play with toys that stimulate his imagination

Be creative and make things

Listen to stories

Look at books and eventually learn to read

Children learn through playType of play Description

Physical play Play that is exercise.

The child is moving around e.g. running,

climbing, jumping, throwing, swinging.

Uses energy, builds strong muscles.

Creative play Play that lets children express their

feelings.

e.g. painting, drawing, using play dough,

building blocks, making things.

Imaginative play Play that lets a child ‘pretend’, imagine or

fantasy play.

e.g. Imagine being an animal, sounds.

e.g. Playing in Wendy house, play

shopping, tea parties, hairdressers.

Manipulative play Play that involves skilful use of the hands.

Baby playing with rattle.

Playing with a jig saw, play dough.

Building with Lego, building blocks.

To do:

• Design a poster showing the 4 types of play – creative, physical, imaginative and manipulative

• Include examples and benefits of each type of play activity

Discuss the role of the following in meeting the child’s intellectual needs:Books, toys, play materials, games, singing, music and technology

Reading books

• Reading books with children encourages intellectual development as they will learn new things when reading e.g. colours, shapes, animals, weather, using the toilet.

• Books also encourage language development e.g. learning new words, taking turns to read and communication skills.

• Books can encourage imaginative play as children will want to recreate what they read.

• https://www.developinghumanbrain.org/healthy-brain-development-babies-toddlers/

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDCQMLLFwOg

Activity – to do

• Look through the range of children’s books available to you in the classroom

• Identify and discuss how the different features will appeal to a child eg sticker book, different textures, pop up, lift the flap

• What can they learn from the book?

• Complete the table with your results

Toys, water, sand and play dough

• Helps a child’s intellectual development …how?• Play helps children discover new things.

• Lets children experiment and learn.

• Play encourages children to learn from others.

• Develops speech.

• Encourages listening to others.

• Helps a child’s social development…how? (think on social skills)• Encourages children to share with others.

• They learn rules – good manners.

• Encourages them to take turns.

• Makes them talk to other children – build friendships.

• Encourages children to play together and co-operate.

What can children learn by playing with a toy till?

Toy till

• Counting money• Manipulating numbers –

adding and subtracting• Learning names of

foods• Shapes and colours of

foods• Communication – new

vocabulary

Games – what can children learn from:

• Board games eg snakes and ladders

• Team games

• Duck, duck, goose

Singing – what can children learn from:

• eg 1,2 buckle my shoe, 3,4 knock at the door

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8iGnwD8i9I

TV and computer games• Advantages• Child can learn lots of things from educational TV programs e.g.

colours, shapes, seasons, sharing – this is intellectual development.

• Child can learn about love, kindness – this is emotional development.

• Children can learn rules, taking turns and good manners – this is social development.

• It can encourage imaginative play. E.g. cooking.

TV and computer games

• Disadvantages

• Can effect physical development as children will be inside watching TV, not outside exercising –increased risk of obesity, muscles won’t develop.

• Children learn about violence.

• Children do not develop social skills e.g. making friends or develop communication as they are watching TV or playing computer games.

Learning to Draw

• Children love to draw.

• They are ready to hold a pencil or crayon between the ages of 12 and 18 months.

• The first drawings are scribbles followed by “big head” figures. The drawings gradually become more realistic as the child develops more control over the pencil and understands more about the world.

Learning about numbers

• Repeating numbers

Matching numbers to objects

Correct order of number

Learning first, second, third

Comparing numbers

Learning that number of things is the same, even though they may be a different shape or size

Learning to recognise and write numbers

Manipulating numbers – doing sums