Areas of Development

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Three-year-old Maya is learning to ride a tricycle. She pedals with her feet and steers with the handlebars. Which area of development is Maya primarily working on?

• (a) Intellectual development
• (b) Social development
• (c) Physical development
• (d) Emotional development
• (e) Moral development

Five-year-old David is playing with building blocks and figuring out how to stack them to make the tallest tower. He tries different arrangements and learns which ones are more stable. Which area of development is David primarily demonstrating?

• (a) Intellectual development
• (b) Social development
• (c) Physical development
• (d) Emotional development
• (e) Moral development

Four-year-old Sarah is playing with her friend. They are taking turns pretending to be the cook and the customer. Which area of development is Sarah primarily engaging in?

• (a) Intellectual development
• (b) Social development
• (c) Physical development
• (d) Emotional development
• (e) Moral development

Seven-year-old Michael feels proud when he gets a good grade on his spelling test and a little sad when he doesn't get to play his favorite game. Which area of development is Michael primarily experiencing?

• (a) Intellectual development
• (b) Social development
• (c) Physical development
• (d) Emotional development
• (e) Moral development

Two-year-old Ben is learning to use a spoon to feed himself. He is still a bit messy, but he is gaining more control over his hand movements. Which area of development is Ben primarily focusing on?

• (a) Intellectual development
• (b) Social development
• (c) Physical development
• (d) Emotional development
• (e) Moral development

Six-year-old Emily understands that it is important to share her toys with her classmates because it's the "right thing to do" and keeps everyone happy. Which TWO areas of development is Emily demonstrating?

• (a) Intellectual development
• (b) Social development
• (c) Physical development
• (d) Emotional development
• (e) Moral development

Five-year-old Noah is asking many "why" questions about how things work, like "Why does the sun go down?" and "Why is the sky blue?". Which area of development is Noah primarily exhibiting?

• (a) Intellectual development
• (b) Social development
• (c) Physical development
• (d) Emotional development
• (e) Moral development

Four-year-old Olivia gets upset when her tower of blocks falls down, but she takes a deep breath and tries to build it again. Which area of development is Olivia demonstrating?

• (a) Intellectual development
• (b) Social development
• (c) Physical development
• (d) Emotional development
• (e) Moral development

Seven-year-old Ethan is learning the rules of a new board game and understanding how to take turns and follow the instructions. Which area of development is Ethan primarily engaging in?

• (a) Intellectual development
• (b) Social development
• (c) Physical development
• (d) Emotional development
• (e) Moral development