Read Honig (2007) and Pica (2010); complete this handout as you read
Honig(2007)PDPica(2010)
Watch the video Infants: Physical Development (Learning Seed, 2010) which is located in the BMCC library Kanopy video database (these instructions or this video explains how to access the video) and complete this handout as you watch the video.
Review the CDC developmental milestones for 6 month old child
Watch this video of a 6-month-old baby:
Using information from the videos and readings, answer the questions below:
- How is infant physical development connected to brain development?
- What are fine motor and gross motor skills that babies 0-18 months demonstrate or master?
- What activities and practices can infant teachers do to support babies’ physical development?
- What milestones does the baby in the video demonstrate (social and emotional, language/ communication, movement/ physical development, and cognitive)?
- How is the 6-month-old baby’s development and abilities different from the 4-month-old baby we watched last module?
