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This is a timeline consuming of milestones for 8-11 year old students. This timeline focuses on the major physical development milestones students are going through during that age. These are important for teachers to understand to where students are coming from and to create richer more meaningful lessons.

Created by aljones2009 on Jul 18, 2010

Last updated: 07/19/10 at 04:48 PM

• Relationship with Parents
  Jul 19, 2010 7:46 PM

  Parent-child communication patterns can change with puberty. Many adolescents report that they can't talk with parents about issues related to sexuality, and they don't get needed information in sex education courses at school.

• Self Concept: Affected by Media
  Jul 19, 2010 7:44 PM

  During this time self-concept is usually low and students become aware of their physical appearance due to what they see in the media

• Self Concept
  Jul 19, 2010 7:42 PM

  Students are influenced by relationships with family members, teachers, and increasingly by peers.

• Age 11: Moral Development
  Jul 19, 2010 7:40 PM

  Students move from thinking in terms of "What's in it for me" fairness (if you did this for me, I would do that for you), to wanting to gain social approval and live up to the expectations of people close to them -- can take perspective of others, may place needs of others over own self-interest.

• Age 11: Growth Spurt in Girls
  Jul 19, 2010 7:37 PM

  Period of uneven growth of bones, muscles, and organs can result in awkward appearance.

• Age 10: Girls Puberty
  Jul 19, 2010 7:32 PM

  At age 10, girls begin to get pubic hair.

• Age 10: Onset of Puberty
  Jul 19, 2010 5:18 PM

  At age 10, girls start to develop breasts which is the onset of puberty

• Age 10: Girls Become Taller
  Jul 19, 2010 5:17 PM

  At age 10 and 11, girls start to become taller and heavier than boys of the same age group

• Running Spead Increases
  Jul 19, 2010 4:59 PM

  Students gross motor skills change greatly during this time period. They increase their running speed and displays continuous fluid skipping and sideways stepping.

• Age 8: girls add more fat to arms, legs, trunk
  Jul 19, 2010 4:52 PM

  In boys at that age, fat on their arms and legs decrease

• Dipity Timeline Created
  Jul 18, 2010 11:16 AM