Human Development

-18 months-

Aside from eating and sleeping, there's not much for this group, that I know of. They seem to like swings and any type of toy that makes noise or moves. Also, they like to fidget with hand held objects such as blocks.

-5 years-

At this age the children are pretty self absorbed. They would be fine just playing alone. First give them an individual activity such as painting. Second, try to nurture relationships with other children by playing a game like duck duck goose.

-8 years-

Now that they're able to reason a little more, play an educational game such as math quizzing. A game of kickball would be good to develop teamwork.

-12 years-

Support the kids new found creativity by having them develop a theatrical play and act it out. Another good project would be to build something such as a soap box racer.

-18 years-

At this point in life, you're a young adult. Most people I know that are this age prefer to just hang out with friends or play video games. I would suggest an outdoor activity such as hiking, biking, or white water rafting.

-What I learned-

The majority of the material covered in this unit dealt with human growth. Everything from conception all the way to adulthood was touched on. I never really gave much thought about the different stages of child development; it was interesting.