Gross motor skillslay the foundationfor the development of fine motor skills, increasing independence in self care, and the development of academic skills and confidence. Examples of gross motor skillsin infancy include rolling, creeping/crawling, and learning to walk, run and climb. Older children ...
With extensive experience working with special needs children, including her own children with special needs (Rett Syndrome, autism, anxiety, and ADHD), she creates hands-on curricula and activities that are great for working with children of all abilities in the classroom and at home. Hands-on...
How do gross motor skills develop?Why We Need Gross Motor Skills:Gross motor skills are those that make use of the large muscles of the arms, legs, and torso. Without some degree of gross motor skill, people would not be able to sit up, walk, run, or generally move around and ...
Do the words “indoor recess” strike fear in your gut? While visions of screaming, overthrown desks and bean bags hurling across the classroom might be a bit dramatic, there is nothing quite like a bunch of energetic kids stuck indoors for days at a time when cold weather hits and the t...
Materials needed for the gross-motor transportation activity for preschoolers: Yourself!! and your imagination This is an absolutely no-prep activity. In fact, we were outside flying paper airplanes and it just sort of happened! We had a really nice day, so we played outside, but you could...