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Unit 9

In this unit we learned about the mathematical skills. Logical thinking according to Piaget;  During the sensorimotor stage (ages 0-2), the child learns to experience the world physically. (reflexes, habits, object permanence).  In the preoperational stage (ages 2-7), symbols are used, but thought is still "preoperational," they begin to use reasoning however it is mainly intuitive, instead of logical. Lack of conservation. The concrete operations stage (ages 6 or 7-11). The child begins to develop: ability to sort objects, to classify objects, understanding of conservation (physical quantities do not change based on the arrangement and/or appearance of the object).  The formal operations stage (12-adulthood), introduces abstract thinking. About the numbers we have the Counting Principles by Gelman and Gallistel: The one-one principle: There is a distinct counting word to match each of the items counted The stable-order principle: The list of words must be consistent. Th...
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Unit 8

 In the musical expression saw it in this unit, we learned about the elements of the musical expression. The sound and the silence The sound is produced when an object vibrates and it is perceived by the lisener by theis sense of hearing. There are 4 basic qualities Pitch: Low sound/High sound. Duration: Short sound/Long sound. Intensity: Loud/Soft. Timbre: What kind of sound? The noise is a disagreeble auditory experience. In sound the waves are regluar and in the noise the waves are irregular. The silence is the lack of sound.  The rhythm  It is the production of a certain number of sounds in a given time. Songs It is the most important elements for working in Early Childhood Education. Singing develops the ability to listen and feel. Auditions It is necessary to have feedback. The child must understands the music to develop the musical expression. As educators, we should try to develop the ability of listening and attention of the children, and promote moments of relax...
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Unit 7

 In this unit we learned about the graphic expression, I´m going to talk about the aspects involved in it: • Motor aspects: related to the neuromuscular control: hand-eye coordination, postural adjustment, pressure of the pencil and proper pencil grip • Cognitive aspects: child expresses what they know, through the drawings, the child “talks” about his knowledge of the objects.  According to Piaget, the children develop the symbolic function if they master the ability to picture an object that is not in front of them. • Perceptual aspects: refers to the shapes and characteristics of the stroke, size and place of figures • Affective aspects: the child expresses his inner world, his emotions and communicates with the adult Ages :  Around 18 months, the baby made his first scribbles (without control and very quickly). The child moves the whole arm and there isn’t hand-eye coordination.  Around 20 months, the child begins to articulate the elbow circular lines  Arou...
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Unit 6

 In this unit we saw the artistic expression, the way of communication and representations thath used different techniques and enrich the creativty process. I´m going to writte about the development of the drawing stage, by Lowenfeld. 1. The scriblling stage (1 to 3 years old) There are different types of scribbling; disordered scribbles , are simple records of enjoyable kinesthesic, the ordered scribbles , there are more orderly, and the name scribbles , the child names what he draws.  Space:  There is only movement. Colour:  The child enjoys the color. Its used by casuality. Human figure:  No human figure. Topic/Subject:  No topic. 2. The preschematic stage (3 to 5 years old) Appearance of circular images with lines that suggest a human or animal figure. The drawing show what the child percives as most imporant. The child have a littel understanding of the space and the color is more emotional than real.  Space:  There is no order and the figure...
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Unit 5

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 In unnit 5 we learned the importance of the technologies and the use of the clic by games.  The activity we had to do was an interactive PowerPoint with the parts of the computer such as the mous, the control tower, the speakers... Also it had to include two different activities in whiches the child have to clic on the screen to play. In this page, I wrote the different parts of the computer with the corresponding image. When the child can idnetify the different objects, he must clic on the audio button and it will say the word, so the child would learn how to ponounce it. To go to the next slide we only have to clic on the "next" arrow. In this two slides are the activities I thought to the children and the use of the clic.  The first one consist of counting the number of the fishes in the fish tank and clicing on the correct number.  The second activity is about choosing the right letter for the word about computers, once they clic on the correct answer they have ...
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Unit 4

 In this unit, we learn about the corporal expression, so this part of the blog is going to be about the evoultion of the corporal expression. Gestures:   The gestures are movements of our body to express feelings and emotions. The gestures have an innate and universal origen but they are culturally different. Evolution of the gestures:  0 to 3 months: Only relfex movements of the eyes and mouth. At the age of 3 months the baby smiles.  4 to 7 months: Gestures of happiness, sadness... and looks with preferences at people. 7 to 10 months: The baby make gestures to catch attention form others. Using arms and legs. 10 to 12 months: The gestures are just complementary, the baby introduces some words. Movement: Acording to Wallon: Impulsive stage (0-6 months): The movement is the main activity of expression, this period is characterized by weak motor control and thus gestural disorder. Emotional stage (6-12 months): The baby express his emotions through movement, especial...
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Unit 3

 This unit talks about the oral expressoin, so I am going to explain the aspects of the children´s stories and the literature. To tell a child a story it must relate fantasy and being narrated in a short maner, since the child have to find it attractive and have to listen the whole story. You have to make sure to be clear with the speed of the actions on the book or the narration. Is also important the mistery while telling a story and have actions repeated.  With this, we look to promote the creativity and imagination, to develop the graphic-verbal relationship and to increase the vocabulary of the children. The children literature split into 2 parts; the one designed specificly for children, like Harry Potter, and the ones that has been adapted, like Red Riding Hood.  S. XVII   -> Many literature works (fantasy, legends and popular stories). S. XIX   -> Main moment for children´s literature. S. XX   -> Establishment of children lit...
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