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    Early Childhood:

    The Preschooler

    Challenge
    At the end of this module, challenge yourself to:
    Describe Preschool children's physical growth.
    Identify the different gross and fine motors skills.
    Draw implications of these concepts on physical
    development on teaching preschoolers.

    From the captions that you


    gave for the pictures, what
    Physical characteristics of a
    preschoolers came out?

    What Can you say about


    Preschoolers Physical
    Development?

    Big Ideas about the Physical


    Development of preschoolers

    1. Significant changes in the physical


    growth of preschoolers.
    2. They can express themselves artistically
    at a very early age.
    3. The preschoolers physical development
    is marked by the acquisition of gross and
    fine motor skills.

    4. Importance of Proper nutrition


    and right amount of sleep.
    5. Maximizing the growth and
    development of a preschooler with
    the help of the teacher.
    6. Preschoolers with special needs in
    inclusive classrooms can thrive well
    with the appropriate adaption made
    in the classroom, material and
    activities.

    Significant Changes in
    Physical Growth

    Physical Growth increases in


    the preschool years
    The Center of Gravity
    Baby or Milk teeth are
    already in place

    Gross and fine motor


    development
    Gross Motor:

    Locomotor
    Non-locomotor
    Manipulative skills

    By
    the
    end
    of
    the
    DIFFERENT
    Preschool
    years
    ENVIRONMENTS
    PROVIDE
    DIFFERENT
    Most
    children
    EXPERIENCES
    WITH
    manage to
    FINE MOTOR SKILLS.

    Preschoolers Artistic
    Development
    Stages of drawing accrdg. To
    Victor Lowenfeld

    1.Scribbling stage.
    2.Preschematic stage.
    3.Schematic stage.

    Preschoolers Nutrition and


    sleep
    The kind of nutrition a
    preschooler gets has
    far-reaching effect on
    his physical growth and
    development.

    What can a
    preschoolers do:

    Gross Motor: 36-48 months


    Hops 1 to 3 steps on
    preferred foot
    Skips (w/alternating feet)
    Jumps and turn
    Stands on one leg w/o
    falling for at least 5 seconds
    Throws a ball overhead and
    control of direction.

    Fine Motor Skills:


    (36-48 months)

    Turning pages of a story book and


    looking at pictures w/Interest.
    Purposefully copies diagonal lines
    Purposefully bisects a cross
    Purposefully copies a square
    Purposefully copies a triangle
    Cuts with scissors following a line

    Personal care and hygiene


    (36-48 moths)

    Fours from pitcher w/o spillage


    Feeds self using spoon w/o spillage
    Dresses w/o assistance except for
    buttons and tying laces
    Puts on socks independently.

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