TOY SELECTION Ms. Perez

BELL RINGER  Think of your favorite toy as a child What was it? Why did you like it so much? What age were you when you played with it?

WHAT SHOULD YOU LOOK FOR WHEN SELECTING TOYS?

A GOOD TOY IS…  Safe and durable  Can be played with in many ways  Contributes to the development of a child’s physical, cognitive, social, and emotional skills  Is well made with pleasing shapes, colors, textures, or sounds  Is fun and fits a child’s talents, interests, abilities, and size  Fits in with pocket book and tastes

DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE TOY SELECTION  It makes sense to purchase certain toys at certain times in children’s lives  A toy bought at the beginning of a developmental stage is much high in play value than a single function toy that may be played with for a limited time and then ignored Often the case with fad toys

 Just because something is made for a child DOES NOT MEAN it is good for a child!

WHAT ARE SOME POSSIBLE BENEFITS OF THIS TOY?

WHICH IS MORE BENEFICIAL?  Lincoln Logs?  Tickle me Elmo?

TOYS FOR INFANTS  Crib mobiles  Toys that stack  Unbreakable plastic mirrors  Toys that squeak  Toys for filling and dumping  Rattles What type of play is this?

TOYS FOR TODDLERS  Matching games  Legos  Props for block play  Puzzles  Balls -What area of development would this help with  Push/pull toys -What area of development would this help with?

TOYS FOR PRE-SCHOOLERS  Story books  Blocks  Sand  Threading beads  Dress up clothes

TIME LINE ACTIVITY  With a partner, create a timeline of toys drawing or clipping pictures out of a magazine. You must have at least three toys per age groups. The age groups are infant, toddler, and pre-schooler

TIME LINE SAMPLE ______________________________________________________ InfantToddlerPre-schooler

MAGNETIC COLOR BLOCK KIT  I chose this toy for the children that are pre-school age because cognitively it can help with memorizing colors. It can also help with imagination because the students can create different objects. It will help them with sequencing and patterns because they can create them. This will help students develop their fine motor skills because they have to use their hands to pull the magnets off and fingers to move the magnets around. This toy is appropriate for pre-schoolers. Pre-school students are working on fine motor skills as well as identifying colors and creating sequences, objects, and patterns. This toy would not appropriate for toddlers or infants because the parts of to small and it could be a safety hazard. The content area this toy benefits is math, because pre-schoolers could count and sort the magnets.

TOTD  Describe the dangers in the following toys:  Rings  wooden swing seats  screws and bolts.

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