session 5 holistic development

Unit 2Development and well-being 0-5 years

Session: Holistic Development

Class Do and Don’ts

Mobiles off Have funBe on time

Respect each other

Be involved Work HardTake turns

No eating in class

Bring pens/pencils

You have 10 seconds to name…

You have 10 seconds to name…

You have 10 seconds to name…

You have 10 seconds to name…

Session ObjectivesIdentify what holistic development means

Explore personal and external factors that affect the holistic development of children

Create a poster about factors affecting holistic development

Holistic Development • Holistic development in children means supporting them in all of the

needs in their life.

• What would this include?

• Physical• Personal, Social and Emotional • Communication and Language

Influences • Definition =

• Effect of something on a person

• Effects of events or factors that affect a child’s development

Who or what has

influenced you

Influences on a child’s development

Nature V Nurture

NatureThe belief that a

child’s development is influenced by the

qualities they are born with.

NurtureThe belief that what happens once a child

is born will shape their development.

Nature

What are we born with?• Colour of our eyes • Personality • Talent • Intelligence IQ• You look just like your mother/father • You take after your mother for your …• You don’t take after your father …• Was it predetermined by your genes/DNA?

What is the most common eye colour in the UK?48% blue

30% green

22% brown

Nurture

Nurture • Environment • Personal experiences that children have from the time they are born • Friends • Family and siblings

• These things are not down to nature

Outside influences

• Think about a child’s life without any outside influences

• Can you think of a fictional character that lived with animals?

Think about …

• Would you be able to read if not exposed to letters or words

• Think about a language, if your parents speak in French then would you?

Background • Personal circumstances • Personal experiences • Upbringing • Education • Work experience • Ethnic (cultural) and social

• You are a group of students from very different backgrounds

BackgroundFamilysiblings

Family structures

Where we live

Education

What do children learn from parents• Sense of identity • Sense of belonging • Sense of values• Social skills • Early skills (first teachers)• If parents are interested in a particular subject examples computers

so will the child

Different family structures• Nuclear

• Extended • Nomadic

• Lone parent

• Adoptive/fostered• Homosexual or lesbian

Where do you live?• Type of house

• Detached • Semi-detached • Terrace • Flat

• Area in which you live • Country • Town

Education

• State schools etc. you have attended

• Did you have a childminder?• Did you go to nursery?

Ethnic and social origins

• Culture

• Religion

• Friends and friendship

Create a nature and Nurture information poster all about you!

Session ObjectivesIdentify what personal, social and emotional mean

Explore the areas of learning

Create a group timeline 0-5 years