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Characteristics of 8 and 9 Year Olds

Eight Year Old Nine Year Old
  • is open to new experiences, more outgoing, and willing to take chances than at seven
  • increased activity level
  • is more socially aware of peer groups, wants to belong
  •  is unable to attend to one activity for too long
  • is less cooperative about doing household tasks than at seven
  • enjoys one-to-one activities with parents (ex. baking, simple cooking, and carpentry)
  • is curious about people, places and things
  • enjoys playing with his or her collections
  • chooses his or her own clothes, though judgment is often poor - is careless about putting them away
  • soaks up praise
  • loves riddles and magic
  • thinks beyond himself or herself, beyond today, and beyond his or her family
  • has a huge appetite
  • is judgmental, especially about parents' behavior, yet is sensitive to parental criticism
  • is charmed by, yet hostile to, opposite sex
  • is more self assured
  • friends very important, new significance to relationships
  • is eager, enthusiastic, and careless
  • is prone to accidents
  • participates in group activities and organized sports
  • is more dependent on and demanding of mother
  • learns to take responsibility for his own actions
  • has high energy, often playing to the point of fatigue
  • is responsible, inner-directed, independent worker
  • is able to plan and organize
  • is outspoken and critical of adults
  • has inconsistent appetite and sleep patterns
  • has poor posture
  • is less interested in fantasy, more involved in the real world
  • appreciates being trusted
  • is overly concerned with performance, wants to please
  • boys - enjoy staying unkempt; girls - very concerned about their appearance
  • peer conformity is dressing important
  • sets high standards and gets down on him or herself when he or she doesn't achieve standards
  • is easily upset
  • begins hero worship of older member of the same sex
  • lots of physical habitual movements; fingers in hair, slouching, picking at nails
  • disdain for opposite sex intensifies
  • enjoys repetitive activities - (ex. bouncing balls and skipping rope)
  • is concerned about right and wrong, especially concerning fairness

 

 

Behavior Management Plan for Third Grade

 1. Acknowledgement of inappropriate behavior.

2. Conference with student.

3. Time out/Mark E-Folder.

4. Phone call to parent.

5. Discipline referral/Student sent to office.

 

 


 

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