Physical Development
Definition
Physical development is details how growth and development of both the brain and body takes place in infancy and early childhood
Children learn about the work around them as they develop their physical senses of sight, touch, smell, sound, and taste
Examples
Growth and skill development of the body
Skill development of the brain
Growth of muscles
Development of senses
Implications of literature
Plan activities that enhances the brain and senses
Initiate activities using large motor skills and introduce fine motor skills, one at a time
learners who are physically literate have superior spatial awareness
Constructivism learning theory
Constructivism addresses the unusual needs for the development of physically literate for children
Constructivism helps learners to develop physically by enhancing their senses and brains, enabling children to construct knowledge rather than just passively take in information.
Cognitive Development Theory
Children in the early years are establishing patterns of activities that will affect their whole future
Children move and explore the world, they learn about the properties of objects and their own capabilities which increases their senses and expand their thinking capacity
Behaviorism Learning Theory
As Physical development occurs in a constant way, children will develop and change their behaviors according to their external environment
Behaviorism views the child's physical development as basically going along with the flow of her/his natural development, in this way the behavior will change according to the growth of the child's physical development