While researching Developmental Milestones for my Growth and Learning class I learned about the milestones that a 6-year old should be able to achieve. In motor development a 6-year old should be able to learn how to ride a bike and be able to move to a beat or rhythm. In language development a 6-year old should have developing reasoning skills, a shift in learning from observation and experience to move language and logic and they should also have difficulties in decision making. A child the age of 6 should also have social and emotional development. They begin to grow more independent, have friendships that are unstable and sometimes feel hurt when they are criticized. They may also feel the need to win and may change the rules to benefit them-selves.As a teacher to enhance my students education as 6-year olds, I would create a classroom that my students would benefit from. For movement development I would have a music center that the children could use during centers. They could play the tape/CD and listen to the command and then follow or repeat the beat or movement. This would show their ability to move to the beat. To help with their decision making skills I would allow them to make quite a few decisions them-selves throughout the day, which center they want to play at, lunch choice, etc. For the social and emotional development I would give them a sense of independence, including giving them work to do independently with guidance and routines to follow daily. My classroom would be beneficial for all of my students as much as possible.
