Emotional development is important for children even before going to
school. Discuss the emotional characteristics of preschool children.
Course: Introduction to Growth and Development
Course code 8610
Level: B.Ed Solved Assignment
Answer
Emotional development is the beginning of a child's experience, understanding, expression, and management of emotions from birth to late adolescence. It also includes how growth and changes in these processes related to emotions take place.
How do children start to
understand who they are, what they are feeling, and what they expect to receive
from others? These concepts are the bases of their social-emotional development.
They play an important part in a child’s self-confidence and empathy, his ability
to develop significant and long-term friendships and partnerships, and his
sense of importance and value to those around her. Children’s social-emotional
development influences all other areas of development: Cognitive, motor, and
language development are greatly affected by how a child feels about himself and how he can express ideas and emotions.
EMOTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF LEARNERS AT THE PRESCHOOL
LEVEL
The emotions of preschool children
are largely on the surface. Children at this
level exhibit the following characteristics:
·
Children laugh when adults laugh or on an odd
event. It shows the expansion of humor
·
Less negativism
·
Commencement of phobias and fears that may
prolong to age five
·
At four years intentional lying may begin
Activities for Social and
Emotional Development at the Preschool Level
The following section presents some
classroom activities a teacher can use to develop socio-emotional skills. You
can get the idea and design your own innovative activities according to the
level of learners and accessible sources.
I Can Help
It will be difficult for children
of preschool age to fully grasp emotional concepts and incredibly complex
emotions. Therefore teachers should focus on basic emotions such as happy, sad,
angry, and hurt.
Materials:
·
Large pieces of chart paper/poster board
·
Markers
What to do:
1. Draw
a happy face on top of the chart paper and ask the child what he sees and what
it means.
2. Ask
him to tell things that make him happy.
3. Ask
what he can do to feel happy.
4. Draw
an unhappy face and repeat the process. Also, ask the child what he can do if he
sees a friend who is unhappy.
5. Draw
an angry faces well as someone who is upset.
Variation:
Talking about emotions with a
child can be made more accessible by using books.
Find out some books in Urdu language or in the mother tongue, which are written and
designed for children of this age.
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