Seven Years Old
Physical
Seven-year olds often work and write with their heads down on the desk
They can move from a three fingered grasp to a two fingered pencil grasp
Like small confined hiding spaces, away from adult eyes
Seem to have many hurts and boo boos
Social
May be a little withdrawn
Can be moody, touchy, sulky and shy
May bring home the complaints such as “nobody likes me” or express the
feeling “the whole world is against me”
Rely heavily on teachers and adult figures for help
Like to uphold the rules and make sure others do as well; will sometimes
tattle
Need a lot of reinforcement
Has very strong likes and dislikes even regarding things that have never been
experienced
Language
Are good listeners and use precise language to convey ideas
Like to have one on one conversations and are able to equally contribute and
listen
Large expansion in vocabulary, like to use big words
Are interested in and will inquire as to the meaning of words
Like to send notes and are interested in writing in code
Cognitive
Like to review concepts and learning until they have everything thoroughly
memorized
Have learned the value of completed assignments and will work diligently on
a task until it is finished
Work slowly and carefully generating work that is much higher in quality
than any previously produced
Like to work alone and will sometimes express dislike of being copied
Can be perfectionists, repeatedly erasing tiny flaws
Like board games, puzzles and other manipulative activity
Want to understand how things works and will disassemble and reassemble
toys
Vision and Fine Motor
Like to draw and write as small as possible; in fact, the writing produced is
often so tiny it is illegible
Are able to keep written words precisely along the bottom line on notebook
paper
Often return to a three fingered pencil grasp which affords more control and
is necessary in order to achieve such miniscule print
Gross Motor
Prefer board games and playground games to strengthening gym activities
Enjoy smaller interactive games more than large team sports