Growth and Development


I. Identify each change of activities children undergo as they grow.
the letter of the correct answer.

P - change in physical activitie
S - change in social activities
M - change in mental activities

P S M 1. Baby Kevin used to play with his rattle. Now he can already
play basketball.

P S M 2. Dwight used to play remote-controlled cars with his older
brother. Now he plays soccer with his friends in the
neighborhood.

P S M 3. Maurice used to ride a small bicycle with two small support
wheels at the back. Now, he rides a bigger bicycle without any
support.

P S M 4. When Alexis was in grade one, she can only write compositions
containing 5-8 sentences. Now that she is in grade three, she can already write a composition with two paragraphs containing more than ten sentences.

P S M 5. Antoinette used to recite the letters of the alphabet. Now that
she is four years old, she can already sing nursery rhymes.

P S M 6. Joel used to crawl in getting his toy. Now that he is two years
old, he already walks to get his toy.

P S M 7. When Anne was in the preschool, she used to ask her nanny to
carry her bag for her. Now that she’s in grade three, she carries
her bag alone.

P S M 8. Jeffrey used to prefer going home with his driver. Now he asked
his parents to ride the school bus to be with his friends.

P S M 9. When Clark was one year old, he could already identify
pictures of animals by pointing at them when his parents
mention the name of the animal. Now that he is three years
old, he can already say the names of the animals clearly.

P S M 10. When Lance was only ten months old, he used a walker to go
around their living room. Now that he is three years old, he
can already walk alone and even run around.
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P S M 11. When Bernadette was in the preschool, she could already
recite a one-stanza poem. Now that she is already in grade
three, she can already recite a four-stanza poem.

P S M 12. Jamie learned to add and subtract one-digit numbers when
she was in the preschool. Now that she is already in grade three, she does not just add and subtract but also multiply and divide two-digit numbers.

P S M 13. Maxine used to enjoy playing just with her nanny. Now she
enjoys playing with girls her age.

P S M 14. When Kara first entered school, she was very shy and had no
friends. Now she joins school programs with her newfound
friends.

II. A. Answer the following with true or false.

__________ 1. Children change in height and weight as they grow.
__________ 2. Children gain height as they grow.
__________ 3. Children almost always gain weight as they grow.
__________ 4. Children become capable of doing more activities as they grow
because their bones and muscles become stronger.
__________ 5. Children become more shy as they grow, hence they don’t gain
much friends.
__________ 6. Any activity that has something to do with the use of bones and
muscles is a physical activity.
__________ 7. Any activity that allows a child to do something with other people like
classmates and friends is a social activity.
__________ 8. Any activity that has something to do with thinking is a mental activity.
__________ 9. Physical, social and mental activities are important factors in a child’s
growth and development.
__________ 10. Some children may learn easier and faster than most children their
age.
__________ 11. Children of the same age almost always have the same activities.
__________ 12. Children of the same age always have the same heights and
weights.

B. What do you do to improve your –
  1. physical abilities?
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  1. social abilities?
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  1. mental abilities?
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