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content in Development Matters - Physical activity is vital in children’s…
content in Development Matters - Physical activity is vital in children’s all-round development, enabling them to pursue happy, healthy and active lives. Gross and fine motor experiences develop incrementally throughout early childhood, starting with sensory explorations and the development of a child’s strength, co-ordination and positional awareness through tummy time, crawling and play movement with both objects and adults.
Birth to 3
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roll over:from front to back, then back to front
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3 to 4
develop their movement, balancing, riding (scooters, trikes and bikes) and ball skills
Skip, hop, stand on one leg and hold a pose for a game like musical statues.
Start taking part in some group activities which they make up for themselves, or in teams.
Match their developing physical skills to tasks and activities in the setting. For example, they decide whether to crawl, walk or run across a plank, depending on its length and width
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Be increasingly independent as they get dressed and undressed, for example, putting coats on and doing up zips.
Children in Reception
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Progress towards a more fluent style of moving, with developing control and grace
Develop the overall body strength, co-ordination, balance and agility needed to engage successfully with future physical education sessions and other physical disciplines including dance, gymnastics, sport and swimming
Develop their small motor skills so that they can use a range of tools competently, safely and confidently
EXAMPLES
pencils for drawing and writing, paintbrushes, scissors, knives, forks and spoons
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