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Progress for Preschoolers
WNWS Television in 1962
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Encourage your child to play the part of the television anchor person. What ideas does the child come up with? Does he or she talk about the weather, sports, or something more closely related to life? |
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Dramatic play helps the child to "practice" events in life.
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Dramatic play or pretend play reflects the child's growing mental ability to make objects, actions, gestures, and words stand for something or someone and focuses on social roles and interactions. |
Hula Hoop
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Find a hula hoop and ask your preschooler what can be done with it.
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Preschool children make large advances in gross motor skills.
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The sensory and motor areas of the cortex are more developed than before, permitting better coordination between what children want to do and what they can do. |
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Parent's TipThis exhibit has ideas for young scientists Infants Toddlers Preschoolers |
