Monday

Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Breakfast
Weetabix
Pure orange
Weetabix
Apple juice
Cheerio's
Juice
Weetabix
Milk
Cheerio's
Orange juice
Sausage
bacon and
beans milk
Beans on
toast
Blackcurrant
Snack Yoghurt Yoghurt
Toast
Quavers
Banana Orange Apple
Lunch
Ham
sandwich
with milk
Lasagne
Orange juice
Picnic
sandwich
mini
sausages
and sausage
rolls
Juice
Pizza and
garlic bread
Apple juice
Sandwich
Blackcurrant
Burger and
chips
Milk
Ham
sandwich
Snack
Orange Crisps Apple and
yoghurt
Apple Crisps Yoghurt Crisps
Dinner
Chicken
nuggets
chips and
beans with
apple juice
and fruit
salad
Fish and
chips with
milk and
yoghurt
Spaghetti
and
meatballs
with water
and a
yoghurt
Sausage
and mash
with beans
with water
and
strawberry
yoghurt
Spaghetti
bolognaise
with black
current and
rice pudding
chicken stew
with juice
and
strawberry
cheesecake
Roast dinner
with milk
and
chocolate
cake
Tylers one week diet (1.4.13-7.4.14)
Targeted research
Childs nutrition
1000 calories a day
A toddler needs food from the same four basic nutrition food groups that an adult needs.
1)meat,fish,poultry,eggs
2)dairy products
3)fruits and vegetables
4)cereal grains, potatoes ,rice and breads
Toddlers at this age are moving from eating baby food to eating something more like adults diet.The
toddler years are the time of transition especially between 12-24 months this is because they are
learning to eat table food and they are learning new flavours and textures.Breast milk and formula
milk provided adequate nutrition for you child as an infant but as they get older its vital that they
need to get the right amount of food and nutrition.
Iron intake
1)You should limit your Childs intake a child around the age of 12 months should only be having around
16-24 full ounces a day. However you should start to increase the amount of foods rich in iron
eg;meat and fish.
Foods a toddler should avoid.
A child of this age has a higher risk of developing allergies from foods eg eczema, asthma .Also a toddler
should avoid raw hard foods such as raw vegetables hard fruits, whole grapes ,popcorn, hard
sweets. Hotdogs raisins and nuts, this is all due the heath risks
RESOURSE
I COULD
USE
CHILD
PARENTS
SI BLINGS
INTERNET
TEXT
BOOKS
NURSERY OR
PLAYGROUPS
TV SHOWS
OTHER BABY
MOTHERS
TEACHER
LEAFLETS
DOCTORS MIDWIFE
RESOURSE I COULD USE
Why am I studying physical
development
I have chosen this area of development because: I think I will be able to
plan many different activities that will help me to observe Tylers physical
development.
At this stage a child of his age should be learning many things either
crawling or walking.
Children at this age should be physically developing a lot thats why i
choose physical development
I will enjoy studying Tylers physical development because: i know him and
it will be easier for me to plan activities or days out.
I will also be able to design and plan things that he will enjoy making my
observation a lot easier.
Physical development is a phrase that refers to the physical growth and
development of the fine motor(finger movement)and gross motor(leg
movement) skills.physical growth refers to an individuals progress over
thier bodies and is closely observed in children this age


Reasons for selecting this task title


The title I have chosen is; how well developed are Tyler's physical development skills compared
to other children his age.
For this task I have chosen to study Tyler's physical development because:
Tyler is only one and physical development is one that I can observe the most because of his age
group. Also at this stage he will be developing more physically than emotionally, socially and
intellectually.
I will be able to conduct relevant observation relating to my chosen title because:
Me and Tyler are very close and we get on well
Also because he lives very close to me so taking him out and seeing him will not be a problem.
Also because he is related to me as my cousin so I know what he likes and dislikes also know his
personal information.
All this above makes it easier for me to study him because i will be able to plan and design
activities and i will know more about his physical development.
Physical development is ; physical development is all about the awareness of the body,
gaining a sense of space and understanding health and what the body needs. This area of
learning looks at how children develop their ability to move their bodies, hands, feet and
fingers and use their senses and movements to explore the world around them. Children
also learn to take care of their body, by being aware of what is healthy and developing good
hygiene.

Dear michelle and jake
As part of my GCSE child development course i would like to make a
study of your child Tyler to look at various aspects of their physical
development. The area i have chosen to select is physical
development because it is more suited for his age group .I will be
required to visit your child at least six times so i can observe him by
doing different activities with him e.g. taking him swimming. In
order to preserve confidentiality I will not use your surname or any
details about where you live. If you agree to this please sign your
first name at the bottom of this letter giving consent.


Yours sincerely
Jade kelly
ACTIVITES
ACTIVITES
PAINTING
PALYGROUPS
PARKS
BUILDING
TOWERS
SOFT PLAY
Is Tyler meeting physical norms for his age
Age Physical skill
observed
Achieved Sometimes
achieved
Not achieved
6months Grasps an
object using
whole hand
Full head
control
Turn head to
look around
Sits up but
needs support
Lifts head and
chest using
hands and
straight arms
Rolls over
Eyes work
together
Age
Reaches out for
things
Turns towards
sounds familiar
voices
9months Using pincer
grasp with
index finger
Sits up
unsupported
for a while
Turns body
May start to
move crawl
Moves self into
standing
position
May make
steps holding
on to stuff
Abel to focus
on a more
distant object
and move
towards it
1year Uses mature
pincer grasp
and releases
held object
Can clap
Points with
index
Sits up from
laying down
May crawl
May walk
around
furniture
Recognises
people from a
distance
Recognises
familiar sounds
Builds towers
of 3-5 bricks
Uses spoon for
feeding
Holds a pencil
with whole
hand
Tripod grasp
Walks steadily
May walk up or
down stairs
with support
Likes to push a
baby walker
Relises he/she
is looking at
him/herself in a
mirror
Listens to
sounds more
intently
Activities
Activity Select/reject Reason
Painting Select I have selected this because it will help
me observe the norms for his age

Drawing Select I have selected this because it will help
me observe the norms for his age
Park Selcet I have selected this because Tyler likes
running around also it will be a good
opportunity to observe his physical
development
Cooking Select I have selected this because Tyler likes
cooking and I will be a good
opportunity to see how he reacts.
Cutting and sticking Select I have selected this because it will help
me observe the norms for his age

Swimming Reject I have rejected this because Tyler
doesn't like swimming also because of
the health and safety risks
Catching with a ball Select I have selected this


Football Select I have selected this because it will be
beneficia ltowards my observations and
Tyler will like this activity.
Reading Reject I have rejected this because Tyler can not
read and it will just be a waste of time
because he is un able to understand
Shopping Reject I have rejected this because it will not benefit
Tylers physical development.
Body painting Reject I have rejected this because of the risks it
could cause and because of the mess it would
create
Push and pull toys Select I have selected this because it would be
beneficial and i will help me observe the
norms.
Sand play Reject I rejected this because i havent got a sand pit
plus Tyler dont like sand.
Play dough Select I selected this because it will be use full in my
observation because it will allow me to see
what he can create
Bath time Select I have selected this because Tyler likes
playing in the bath and it will be use full for
my observations
ACTIVITIES

1)Painting
2)Building towers with bricks
3)Baking
4)Park
5)Catching a ball
6)Football
7)Swimming
8)Reading
9)Shopping
10)Teddy bear picnic
11)Body painting
12)Number games
13)Puzzels
14)Go to eddie catz
15)Verbal games
16)Counting games
17)Go to the zoo
18)Watch dvds
19)Playing in a sand pit
20)

A general idea for each visit:
observation Location Time and
Date
Purpose of
skills to be
observed
Activities
planned

Resources Method of
observing
and
recording
the
observation
Alternative
plans
1)Painting Tylers
house
Time:
12-2
Date:
To
investigate
tylers
physical
developme
nt and
creative
skills.
Hand and
foot print
and What
he can do
by him self
.
i will make
activities
with his
parents to
see if the
activity i
have
planned is
suitable
I will need:
Paint,paper
,brushes
I am going
to take
photograph
s,take in his
creative
work and
record how
he reacting
in a note
book .
Instead of
using paint
we could
use
colouring
pencils .or
we can do
another
activity
within the
house .

Observatio
n number
Location Time and
date
Purposeof
skills to be
oberved
Activities
planned
Resources Method Alternative
palns
2)Building
towers
Eddie
cats(soft play)
Time:1-3
Date:
To see if he
can reach the
norms for his
age group
Build towers
using a
different
number of
bricks. And
see what else
he will do eg
climbing
I will need a
note book for
my
observations
I will pick
Tyler up and
take him to
Eddie cats'
will take him
into the soft
play area and
complete
activities
planned.durin
g this i will
take photos
of tyler
If i am not
able to
complete this
activity i will
try and do a
similar
activity either
at my house
of his.
3)Baking Either my
house or his
house
Time:12-2
Date:
To see is he
can hold
objects using
whole hand
and to see
how he reacts
I will bake
something
from scratch
and see how
he reacts then
decorate
them.
I will need: an
oven,milk,but
ter,sugar,eggs,
milk,icing
food colour.

First we will
make the
cake and i will
take photos
of Tyler
participating
and then we
will decorate
the cake
together
If i cant do
this i will
preferably go
to the park
and have a
picnic and let
Tyler help
make the
stuff
4)
Definition of the different methods of
observation
Participative;-
Non participative; The researcher will have to watch and
observe there main object doing something with out actually
participating.
Structured;