Lesson 10: Gross-Motor Center

Through maturation, a young child has some ability to perform certain motor skills, and little practice and instruction of the skill is needed to increase the child's level of performance.

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What equipment is recommended for use in the Gross-Motor Center of the preschool classroom?

• devices used for hiking and climbing

• machines that are stationary

• apparatuses that serve one function

• flexible equipment

For which of the following reasons do children walk in many different styles and with different abilities and confidence?

• Their personalities are fun.

• Children are agile and flexible

• Some children are tall, some are short

• Children develop at their own pace

• Their center of gravity is not the same

Which of the following materials or equipment can be used in the Gross-Motor Center to encourage children to run in place safely?

• a carpet remnant that is attached to the floor

• a square piece of cloth

• a doormat

• a rubberized nonstick mat

• a large flat pillow

In which of the following ways can teachers encourage children to use imagination while developing gross-motor skills in the Riding Ring?

• Allow children to listen to stories about riding on a CD.

• Read books about riding vehicles

• Sing songs about vehicles with the children.

• Tell students to ride on the trucks.

• Let children parade in the ring holding flags.

Which of the following are examples of children practicing jumping, hopping, and leaping skills in the preschool classroom?

• Without lifting his feet, Joo-won throws the ball in the plastic hoop.

• Nashawn sits and listens to the teacher read a story about a frog leaping.

• Pretending that she is a kangaroo, Carlie bounces on the small trampoline.

• With two feet together, Zahra jumps up and down on a cushion when her teacher blows the whistle.

• Mariam hops on one foot to see the rabbit in the cage visiting her class for the day.

In which of the following ways can a preschool teacher promote balancing and bending?

• by having a walking board taped on a poster board for children to cross on

• by having students bend over to collect plastic golden coins that the teacher placed all around

• by having a crawling hole

• by holding up a broom that children can walk under

• by having a slide to go down

Which word refers to the movement of propelling the body forward with arms and legs when it is flat on the floor?

• creeping

• crawling

• hopping

• jumping

What can preschool teachers have their students do to get them prepared for each of their gross-motor activities?

• Stand up on their tiptoes and reach for the sky.

• Bend over to pick something up

• Run in place

• Jump up and down

How should a teacher evaluate individual children's gross-motor abilities?

• Record children's interactions with others in the gymnasium.

• Watch how a child uses manipulatives.

• Apply a mastery rubric of physical skill development.

• Use an observation checklist of skills