Introduction: The Laugh and Learn™ Learning Basketball is a developmental toy designed by Fisher-Price. Essentially the toy is a basketball hoop as well as corresponding stand that will adjust as the child grows, and is recommended by the website for ages six to thirty-six months. Additionally, the basketball hoop has the numbers one through five on it, as well as automated hands and a face which smiles as it plays one of twelve possible songs. The basketball toy is made out of a hard plastic and it includes every color of the basic rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, purple and blue) The toy is also equipped with two smaller basketballs (which are not as rigid as their life-sized counterparts) which the child can put through the hoop and collect on the base. Largely, the toy plays educational songs, allows the child to put the ball through the hoop and interact with the hands, numbers and the backboard of the basketball hoop. Physical/Motor Development: One major milestone a child, within the age range of six months to thirty-six months, is a child sitting up by oneself. According to Laura Berk, in her textbook “Child Development,” based upon the research done by Bayley (1969, 1993, 2005), children typically are able to sit up by themselves anywhere between five and nine months (Berk, 2009). Sitting up can have a have a profound affect on the child because it changes the child’s perspective. A child that can sit up no longer relies solely on the stimuli in front of them but rather they can now engage with items at different eye levels. It is also an important milestone because it denotes a certain gaining of skills in a complex manner, that a child sitting up requires the coupling of multiple skills in order to achieve... ... middle of paper ... ...rs to maybe light up as the child scored so that they could begin to understand a causality between the numbers and their meanings. Works Cited Berk, L. (2009). Child Development (Custom Edition for Pennsylvania State University ed.). New York : Custom Publishing. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders [NIDCD]. (n.d.). National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders [NIDCD] . Retrieved June 17, 2011, from http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/ Paul, P. (n.d.). Getting sharp: Want a brainier baby? - TIME. Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com. Retrieved June 17, 2011, from http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1147180-4,00.html Spidell, K. (Poducer), & Thalenberg, E. (Writer/Director). (2004) The Baby Human: To Think [Motion Pictures]. Canada: Ellis Entertainment
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The basket balls have to go through four separate stages . At first the inside of a basketball is a bladder. To pass the first step they have to stay inflated for twenty four hours. The bladder is round.
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Shooting is probably the most fun part of basketball. The most renowned basketball players in history are efficient and consistent shot makers, whether inside the paint or out of it. Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James…all of them can shoot the lights out of the stadiums they play in.
Many video games supply people with a way to entertain themselves. One game for example is National Basketball Association 2k17 (NBA 2k17). Although it is a popular game, many are uninformed of its many advantages. Some find that NBA 2k17 is just another way to earn money and persuade consumers into buying their product. However, playing the game of NBA can help improve one’s skill and knowledge about the game of basketball.
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The first basketball type game may have been played by the early Olmec people of ancient Mexico as early as 500 years ago. The Aztec, and Mayan cultures also had a game similar to basketball, only instead of a rubber ball, they used the decapitated skulls of their conquered foes. The game of basketball as we currently know it, was designed and founded by Dr. James Naismith. Naismith was born on November 6, 1861, in Almonte, Ontario. Born and educated in Canada, Naismith came south to pursue his interests of physical education and Christian ministry. Shortly thereafter, he became a teacher at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Naismith was given two weeks to discover a game that would
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