Physical Development Revised

Which of the following definitions is the BEST definition of PHYSICAL Development?

• Physical development is how fast you can run or how well you can ride a bike or jump rope or any other outdoor activities/sports

• Physical development is the process of acquiring an understanding of concepts

• Physical development supports your child's ability to communicate, and express and understand feelings

• Physical development is the process that starts in human infancy and continues into late adolescent concentrating on gross and fine motor skills

Physical Development is made up of two main skills: Gross motor skills and _______________ motor skills

Physical Development involves

• Developing control over the body, particularly muscles and physical coordination.

• The growth of a child's ability to think and reason

• Being able to speak in full sentences and have quite a good vocabulary.

• Being able to use chopsticks and cut with scissors

Choose the picture that is the best example of a child practising their GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

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Which of the following pictures shows a child using fine motor skills?

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Which of the following is the best example of a child using eye-hand co-ordination?

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Choose the best definition of gross motor skills from those provided below

• Gross motor skills is being able to do things with your body like ride a bike or run

• Gross motor skills involve the development of the ability to use scissors accurately

• Gross motor skills involves developing the ability to be able to think about things that happen to you

• Gross motor skills are those which require whole body movement, and which involve the large muscles of the body to perform everyday functions, such as standing, walking, running, and sitting upright.

Fine motor skills refers to:

• The smaller movements that occur in the wrists, hands, fingers, feet and toes.

• The smaller actions performed like picking up objects between the thumb and finger

• The coordination of small muscles, in movements - with the eyes.

• All of the above

True or False? By the end of their 5th year, all children should be able to hold a pencil to write?

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• False

Which of the following PHYSICAL SKILLS would you expect a SIX YEAR OLD to be able to do (TICK ALL THAT APPLY)?

• Ride a bike (with or without training wheels)

• Use a fork to eat

• Tie their own shoe laces

• Turn the pages of a picture book