Name:_____________________________

Age 10-12 Development

Cognitive Development
Move to middle school: adapt to ________________ ______________
Teachers rely more heavily on verbal explanations, increases _______________
_____________ and ____________ ________________
Like to discuss topics
Work better in groups
Thinking Skills
Capable of much more complex thoughts
Master __________________ and ________________ (skills for math)
Have more complex memorization
___________ ___________ _______________ grows and experiences make
longer lasting impressions
__________________ _________________: skills used to solve problems
Students enjoy using various methods to solve creative problems
Language and Reading
By fifth or sixth grade preteens know about ____________ words
Use more complex sentences in speech or writing
Understand grammar and rules of writing
Know words with multiple meanings
Often proficient readers
Some older children may struggle with reading
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence determines ______ of a persons success (Dan Goleman,
Emotional Intelligence)
We can improve emotional intelligence in schools as teachers by encouraging
students to talk with us and listening to them
Ages 10,11, and 12 can be a calm or stormy period
Most children move back and forth as they struggle with new _______________,
_______________, and __________________
Eager to please or have bad attitude in same day
5 Dimensions of Emotional Intelligence: ________________________,
_________________ _________________, _________________,
_________________, and _______________ ____________
Peer Relationships
Need to feel _______________ by others
 Opinions of peers are highly valued
Fitting in becomes important
Vulnerable to __________ _____________
Family Relationships
Dont want parents advice
___________ toward younger siblings and ______________ toward older
Overall, family relationships are ______________
Self-Concept
By the end of this stage preteens tend to see themselves as independent
Fail to see their own ___________________
Define themselves in ___________________, _______________
__________________, and _________________ __________________
Deal with many worries (School failures, family problems, loss)
Confide in friends, not parents
Fear of ________________ is strong (feel as if everyone notices even the
smallest of differences)
Moral Development
Questions about __________ ____ __________ become more of an issue
Number of influences are at work
Some still based on the possibility of ____________ or ________________
Others make decisions based on the desire to be perceived as good or bad
Some are based on the law or rules
Question some of parents ___________
Want and need _______________ but dont always accept it
Sensitive to _____________ (hard to offer suggestions)
Preteens need to learn to make and live their own decisions
Need more independence, but too much or lack of supervision can lead them into
serious trouble
Emphasis on picking _________ ____________, adopting ____________
___________, and develop _____________ ___________ to withstand
negative peer pressure