4 Years Development – Game Skills
Play is voluntary participation in self-motivating activities often associated with pleasure and fun. Play is a very important activity for children in terms of developing age-appropriate skills and understanding their presence and position in the world.
Social skills are skills we use every day to interact and communicate with others. They also play an important role in aiding appropriate skill development across a wide age range.
Developmental Stage
- Plays with mechanical toys.
- Plays with other children in turns
- Plays with groups of 2 or 3 children.
- Plays on topics that go beyond personal experience (eg Firefighter rescuing people).
- Expresses his feelings.
- Feels ashamed when caught doing something wrong
Possible Situations Encountered When It Doesn’t Progress
- May have difficulty socializing with peers.
- Due to lack of understanding and attention, he may try to learn by imitating others.
- May have difficulty expressing their wants, needs, thoughts and desires.
- May start to get irritable when using small toys and objects