The Best Toys of Educational Learnings

When my son turned one year old a few months ago, he was already walking on his own and he was more active than before because he was able to walk and move around much better. Since anything he could observe, touch and feel could contribute in the start of his learning process, I decided that it was time for him to have educational and learning toys or toys of educational learnings that are appropriate for his age.

So I researched the Internet about the educational or learning toys that are appropriate for the age range of my 11 month old son. I found out that there were several types of toys that are applicable for his age and those toys were readily available in all the major toy stores or in the toy sections of many department stores. After comparing several of the toys I found in the Internet, I compared all of them and took notes for the types of toys that I should first buy for my son.

Based on the notes that I took, I decided to first focus on buying three types of educational learning toys that were appropriate for my 11 month old son. The three types of toys that I bought are wooden blocks, sorting toys, and bouncing balls. I learned that ten to 11 month old babies could  already stack from four to five wooden blocks, which could help in developing their skills for hand coordination and manipulation. The sorting toys come in various shapes and sizes and develop the skills for comparing and decision making.

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Continuing My Early Childhood Education Course

It is just a few more weeks before I will finish my early childhood education course in October this year and I am already thinking about the review studies I will do for the state certification exam that I will take after finishing the course. But besides reviewing for the certification, I will also plan to inquire from the university if they have any on the job training programs that could place me in an actual working environment such as a daycare center or preschool facility in or around the Portland area. I have learned that gaining actual skills and hands-on training in applying the principles that I have learned from my course could contribute in making me a well-rounded early childhood educator.

Since October of 2009, the things I learned about the physical and emotional development in early childhood that have made an impact on my plans to be a professional early childhood teacher. So far, I have learned that the development of the motor skills and brain are crucial in the early years of a child's life. With the first three years, a child's brain is shaping into the specialized areas for the development of the organization, memory and function.

Even as an infant, the development of the motor skills are starting with the baby learning to roll over, grasp and let go of objects, and to sit up on his own. The emotional development begins to develop when the child forms an attachment or bond to the parent or other individuals who are close to him. I have learned that when a child starts forming attachments, he is ready to begin the early learning process.

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