Physical Development and Health
Physical development is the process that starts in human infancy and continues into late adolescent concentrating on gross and fine motor skills as well as puberty.
Items to add to your dramatic play area include:
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Tooth Brushes
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Tooth Paste
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Hair Brushes
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Shampoo and Condition Bottles
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Gross Motor Activities: Jump Ropes, Hulla Hoops, Etc.
Name of Activity: Yoggie Kids
Originating Idea: Moving the Whole Body
Curriculum Area: Physical Development and Health
Materials:
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Kiddie Yoga
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Yoga Mats
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Calming Music
Appropriate Age group: 2 and up
Beginning of Activity
Talk to the children about what yoga is.
Calming music and place the mats out.
Middle of Activity
Early:
Children are able to try to move their bodies but not do the moves.
Middle:
Children are able to do the Yoga moves, just maybe half way.
Later:
These children will be able to do the Yoga moves and maybe do it better or in a more advanced way.
End of Activity
Have these children express their likes and dislikes.
What pose they liked the best.
Follow Up Ideas:
Add this idea into your morning meeting.
Name of Activity: Music and Movement
Originating Idea: Steady Beat
Curriculum Area: Physical Development and Health
Materials:
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Drums
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Drum Stick
Appropriate Age group: 8 months and up.
Beginning of Activity
Explain to the children that were going to be singing songs and drumming to the beat.
Middle of Activity
Early:
These children will be able to drum, but not able to keep up with the beat. These children will be the younger toddlers or infants.
Middle:
These children will be able to drum. Learning to keep up with the beat. A B C (drum, drum, drum)
Later:
These children will be able to keep up a stead beat.
End of Activity
Allow the children to play with the instruments at their own free will. They will be able to sing their own songs and play.
Follow Up Ideas:
Allow the children to play beats with different instruments.
Singing different songs.
Name of Activity: Scarf Dancing
Originating Idea: Moving With Objects
Curriculum Area: Physical Development and Health
Materials:
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Streamer/Ribbon
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Music
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Costumes
Appropriate Age group: Walking children and up.
Beginning of Activity
During this activity, children will be dancing with ribbon or streamers. They will have the option to dance freely how ever they would like.
Middle of Activity
Early:
These children will be able to dance to the music, but miht struggle dancing and swinging the ribbon or streamer.
Middle:
These children will be able to dance with the ribbon.
These children will be able to do different moves and sing along.
Later:
For these children they will be able to dance with the ribbon and maybe even swing them to the beat of the music.
End of Activity
Follow Up Ideas:
