Growth is slow and steady Use hands on and physical learning Large muscles are more developed than Give and specific instructions small, fine motor skills awkward competition Short attentions span keep activities – Allow campers to share with group 5-15 minutes in length about themselves Hyperactive but tire easily Encourage free play Don’t always know what is right and Want to please adults and do well wrong Will argue over rules and fairness Strong attachment to home and family - Loses interest is discouraged or homesickness pressured Teasing, boasting, and tattling are Sensitive to criticism common Use consistent routines and avoid Easily motivated and eager to try new disruptions things Gender differentiation important Wants attention and affection from adults Characteristics of ages 9-11 (Juniors) Growth spurts common Needs recognition and praise Secondary sex characteristics Have campers participate in parts of developing planning Very curious help by asking what they Use hands on and physical activities – think, explore ideas as group Use activities where campers achieve Will admire and imitate campers and have an end product Better coordination but unequal growth Give and reasonable boundaries can create awkwardness No favorites treat all fairly – Enthusiastic Do activities with mature campers Likes group activities Encourage Free play Interests will change rapidly Be visible for group but not the primary Need guidance to stay on task but focus stay in background – – avoid nagging Strong attachment to home and family Focused on immediate gratification homesickness – rather than working toward a future to make and collect things goal Same gender friend Characteristics of ages 11-13 (Cadettes) weight gain with large appetites Increased attention span and Primary and secondary sex discipline characteristics developing Influenced by pop culture, popular Emotional changes common and adults, and older campers frequent Involve in planning activities and May act like it alls” establishing rules of group “know Want to be accepted by peers Can work toward short term goals Wanting independence give it to them Cliques may form mix up groups often – – within established boundaries and More competitive provide lots of guidance May be daring and mischievous Concerned about physical appearance
Growth is slow and steady Large muscles are more developed than small, fine motor skills awkward Short attentions span – keep activities 5-15 minutes in length Hyperactive but tire easily Don’t always know what is right and wrong Strong attachment to home and family - homesickness Teasing, boasting, and tattling are common Easily motivated and eager to try new things Wants attention and affection from adults Use hands on and physical learning Give and specific instructions competition Allow campers to share with group about themselves Encourage free play Want to please adults and do well Will argue over rules and fairness Loses interest is discouraged or pressured Sensitive to criticism Use consistent routines and avoid disruptions Gender differentiation important Characteristics of ages 9-11 (Juniors) Growth spurts common Secondary sex characteristics developing Very curious – help by asking what they think, explore ideas as group Will admire and imitate campers Better coordination but unequal growth can create awkwardness Enthusiastic Likes group activities Interests will change rapidly Need guidance to stay on task – but avoid nagging Focused on immediate gratification rather than working toward a future goal Needs recognition and praise Have campers participate in parts of planning Use hands on and physical activities Use activities where campers achieve and have an end product Give and reasonable boundaries No favorites – treat all fairly Do activities with mature campers Encourage Free play Be visible for group but not the primary focus – stay in background Strong attachment to home and family – homesickness to make and collect things Same gender friend Characteristics of ages 11-13 (Cadettes) weight gain with large appetites Primary and secondary sex characteristics developing Emotional changes common and frequent May act like “know it alls” Want to be accepted by peers Wanting independence – give it to them within established boundaries and provide lots of guidance Increased attention span and Influenced by pop culture, popular adults, and older campers Involve in planning activities and establishing rules of group Can work toward short term goals Cliques may form – mix up groups often More competitive May be daring and mischievous Concerned about physical appearance discipline
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