6 years to 7 years

Physical

• Involves in various group games and activities.
• Very active, noisy. Physical growth slows down
• Permanent teeth begin to appear.
• Enjoys listening to music and understands rhythm.
• Sometimes try’s to imitate the behavior and actions of his elders.
• In this period he needs more encouragement, understanding, love, caring and praise from the elders.

Social / Emotional

• Should be encouraged to communicate his feelings and thoughts.
• Likes to interact and exchange ideas.
• Has ideas of good & bad
• Social activities also show tremendous increase as goes to school and makes friends.
• Wants to play with other children and be in a group.
• Indecisive, independent. Beginning social personality.
• Likes competition

Intellectual

• Tries to do everything physically to understand the logic
• Wants to learn and know more.
• Learns and retains more facts and concepts.
• Multi-Sensory skills enhance.
• Learning, reading, writing, thinking skills enhance.
• Retention and memory power is sharper and can remember complex processes.
• Learns from observing and experiencing.

Language

• Is more speech conscious and tries to speak more fluently, with confidence and grammatically correct language.
• Understands and answers correctly.
• Can now retain more than 3000 words.
• Can now speak any kind of sentence or phrase be it short and long.
• Names days of week

Suggested toys and games

• Board games.
• Jigsaws, form, activity and floor puzzle up to 100 pieces.
• Dolls, stuff toys, puppets and doll-accessories like dollhouse, doctor-play etc.
• Constructive toys.
• Games and toys involving Art, Crafts and S.U.P.W .
• Educational games dealing in general knowledge, quizzing, story telling etc.
• Books that enhance reading and understanding skills i.e., fine motor skills.
• Games which deal in developing vocabulary and language skills.
• Games and toys that build number and alphabets skills.