Living things 5

Theme             Learning about the environment

Basic science    J.S.S.2   First Term

WEEK 5

Living things 5

Performance Objectives                        

The student should be able to:

1. State the developmental changes in infancy
2. Identify the characteristic feature of adolescence and adults

Content

Developmental changes in infancy

Infant development is most often divided into the following areas:

• Cognitive
• Language
• Physical, such as fine motor skills (holding a spoon, pincer grasp) and gross motor skills (head control, sitting, and walking)
• Social

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

An infant's physical development begins at the head, then moves to other parts of the body. For example, sucking comes before sitting, which comes before walking.

Newborn to 2 months:

• Can lift and turn their head when lying on their back
• Hands are…