Second - Third Grade

Developmental Characteristics

Physical

  • Enthusiastic about games

  • Experiencing improvement in both gross and fine motor skills

  • Possess a high activity level

  • Practice to master variations of movement for physical activities

  • Enjoy games that allow for comparison of skills

  • Enjoy games that allow for self-f-improvement

Social Emotional

  • Have a strong drive toward independence

  • Develop a strong sense of loyalty to friends

  • Need to belong to a group

  • Play with and are friends with same-sex peers

  • Like to take on responsibility

  • Live in a world of games, rituals and humor inhabited only by children

  • Like to have a best friend

  • Have a rigid sense of right and wrong

  • Need help accepting peers who are different or left out of a group

Cognitive

  • Like to talk; use language to express feelings/tell stories

  • Developing a sense of time

  • Enjoy collecting things

  • Enjoy problem-solving games like treasure hunts

  • Can plan and carry out projects with adult support

  • Becoming more self-directed in activities

  • Better able to understand and appreciate differences of opinion

Lessons