Laser Lessons - Lesson

Be able to implement opportunities which promote the physical development of children / Be able to critically evaluate the provision for promoting the physical development of children in own setting

This video, from the YouTube website and filmed by Lindsay Palmer, follows a young boy through his morning at a nursery. Watch this video and see how many different opportunities there are for him to develop his motor skills.

Table of Contents

Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

laser reading text: ‘Planning for physical development'
‘Supporting physical development: Indoor environments and experiences’ webpage on the Virtual Lab School website
‘Get up an grow’ by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Presentation
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

‘Do and Discover: Fun activities to develop physical skills in the early years’. Click on the link to read this document from Learning Wales, which looks at a number of activities for developing physical skills.
‘Learning through physical play’ from Early Years, the organisation for you children. Click on the link to read this document which looks at ideas for developing gross and fine motor skills, alongside other skills.
‘Your Baby and Child’ by Penelope Leach (Dorling Kindersley 2010). Penelope Leach is a psychologist who writes extensively on parenting from a child development view point. This is a revised edition of a book first published in 1977.NB You do not need to buy this book, you may be able to find a copy at your local library service or it may be available online.

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