Physical, Cognitive and Moral Development

What is physical development?

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

• physical development supports your a child's ability to communicate and express and understand feelings

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

• physical development is not important

Physical development involves

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

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

• eating ice cream with chop sticks

• physical development involves developing control over the body, particularly muscles and physical coordination

Choose the best definition of gross motor skills

• gross motor skills involve 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

• gross motor skills is the ability to understand your emotions and feelings

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

What is balance and coordination?

• balance and coordination is learning how to share and cooperate with others

• balance and coordination involves developing and self-concept and self-esteem

• balance and coordination is the ability to maintain and control body position

• balance and coordination is about learning how to listen to and follow instructions

Locomotor skills include

• the ability to sleep for 8 hours

• walking, running and hopping

• sharing and turn taking

• eating and pencil control

Which of the following images best shows children using gross motor skills?

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Physical development progresses from

• toe to hand

• outer to inner

• thigh to calf

• left to right

Static balance is the ability to

• jump off a low beam

• run blindfolded

• is the ability to hold stationary position with control

• step up onto a curb

Dynamic balance is

• maintaining a controlled body position during task performance

• sleep for 8 hours a day

• dancing on a tightrope

• listen with your eyes closed

Locomotor skills are best described as

• finger and hand skills that involve writing

• grabbing crayons with a fisted grasp

• locomotor skills are skills relating to bodily movements that generate an overall movement of the body through space

• being able to follow movements with the eyes