Typical Skills Children Learned in Family Daycare

ACTIVITY SPECIFIC SKILLS LEARNED

Finding toys or learning materials	Cognitive: Makes decisions about interests and abilities. Learns to work with by self or with others. Self Help: Finds toys by himself or sets up environment for play. Social/Language: Learns to share, barter, manage conflict, and ask for help.
Block Play	Physical: Learns to balance blocks and line them up (small motor coordination). Cognitive: May count blocks, sees pattern and design. Learns to build and plan structure. Matches blocks that look alike. Social: Learns to share and cooperate.
Dramatic Play	Social: Play adult roles. Develops self-image and coordinates with others. Language: Learns to express self in another role. Cognitive: Decides appropriate dress and appearance for role; uses visual perceptions to assist self, others, and play environment. Learns and remembers behaviors to imitate. Develops abstract thinking abilities. Self-help: Dresses self. Sets up play environment and finds props.
Setting the Table	Cognitive: Counts silverware, glasses and napkins, or places one object by each setting. Follows pattern of place settings. Social: Cooperates with other children. May teach younger children to help. Physical: Picks up and places objects (small motor coordination)
Sitting Down to Eat	Physical: Pours milk, passes the dish. Cognitive: Measures to pour. Understands directions. Social/Language: Learns appropriate table conversation and manners.
Story Time/Music Time	Cognitive/Language: Listens and retains information. Follow story line (sequencing) with eyes and/or ears. Recognizes words, pictures, instruments, and rhythms.
Finger plays or Songs	Cognitive/Language: Learns words, gestures, and melody (sequencing, repetition, speech and listening skills). Follows directions. Physical: Coordination (small and large motor) for gestures and finger plays.
Dance	Cognitive/Language: Listens to music and rhythms. Learns to understand simple movement directions and their relationship to the music. Physical: Coordinates movements (large motor).
Climbing/Riding	Cognitive: May count the rungs to the top of a climbing structure; plans his climb. Maps out direction and distance to ride; watches for others in path. Physical: Large motor coordination, balance. Social: Takes turns, interacts.
Sand Play	Cognitive: Measures sand and maps out roads (spatial relationships). Physical: Pours, dumps, pushes, gathers, scoops, packs (small/large motor). Social: shares, interacts, cooperates.
Putting away Toys	Cognitive: Sorts toys, follow directions. Physical: Places object on the shelf, replaces lids, opens and shuts doors. Social: Takes turns, learns to handle toys carefully.

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