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¶ … Children
AGE GROUP PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES
There are many milestones for each age. I have selected some that have to do with movement on a small and large scale because I believe that they have to do with the way in which children may be inclined to move a good deal and perhaps exercise in later life.
Infants: [footnoteRef:1] [1: American Pregnancy. First Year Development: Infant Development. American Pregnancy Association. http://www.americanpregnancy.org/firstyearoflife/firstyeardevelopment.html, accessed January 28, 2012.]
Fine (Small) -- hands clench, strong grasp reflex, holds objects, pulls on clothing or blankets.
Gross (Large) -- Turns head, rolls back and forth on stomach, holds weight on feet, bounces when held standing, sits well by about nine months.
Toddlers:[footnoteRef:2] [2: Toddler Developmental Milestones. Parenting Magazine. http://www.parenting.com/article/toddler-developmental-milestones?page=0,1, accessed January 28, 2012.]
Fine -- filling up and dumping out small items, trying to dress and undress, drawing or scribbling, stacking or sorting objects, poking and pinching.
Gross -- Throwing and kicking a ball, pushing and pulling during play, squatting, climbing, running.
3 to 5 Years:[footnoteRef:3] [3: Developmental Milestones. Ages Three, Four, Five. Gross Motor Development: Widely Held Expectations. http://www.dimensionsfoundation.org/media/Develomental_Milestones_3to5.pdf, accessed January 28, 2012.]
Fine -- assembles things, manipulates items, paints, stacks blocks high, cuts paper, good balance.
Gross -- walks agilely, runs around objects, catches balls and throws from overhead, climbs a ladder, alternates feet well.
2. TOYS AND RESOURCES
Physically Active Games (Gross)
The games in this section can be found in a great publication called Gross and Fine Motor Activities...
Details of what they are and how they are used can be found there as well. The 3 to 5-Year games can be found on the site of CodeName: Mom.[footnoteRef:5] [4: Stacy A. Chandler. Gross and Fine Motor Activities For Early Childhood: Infants and Toddlers. Early Childhood Institute, Mississippi State University, 2007. http://www.earlychildhood.msstate.edu/motoractivities/infant-toddler.pdf, accessed January 28, 2012.] [5: Dionna. 23 Gross Motor Games and Activities for Preschoolers You Can Play With Two or More People. Codename: Mama. http://codenamemama.com/2011/08/11/gross-motor-games/, accessed January 28, 2012.]
Infants -- Ball Rolling (4), Bang and Shake (4), Catch the Roller (5), Crawling Fun (7), Dancing Fun (7), Happy Feet (12), Kick-Kick-Kick (14), Make it Spin (16), Pounding Plan (16).
Toddlers -- Baby Basket Ball (54), I can do it book (66), Obstacle Course (68), Riding Around (69), Sponge Shapes (74), Float or Sink (64), Block Music Stories (57), Baby's House (54).
3 to 5 -- Egg Races, Sidewalk Chalk Simon Says, Jump the Brook, Toe Pick-up, Red Light Green Light, Crab Soccer, Touch Game, Preschool Four Square.[footnoteRef:6] [6: Carrie Lippincott. Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers. July 2005. http://make-the-grade-ot.com/Fine%20Motor%20Activities%20For%20Preschoolers.pdf, accessed January 28, 2012.]
Fine Motor Manipulation and Management (Fine)
The games in this section can be found in a great publication called Gross and Fine Motor Activities for Early Childhood (2007). The numbers are page references.
Infants -- Coos & Hugs (6), Dropping Game (8), Find the Noise (9), Finger Puppets (9), Follow the Animal (10), Grab it (10), Handy Clap (11).
Toddlers -- Ball Bop (31), Body Art (32), Boom Down (33), Color Game (34), Drop Box (36), Finger Friends…
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