Pencil skills (writing, coloring,
Agustin, Warren
Atos, Christopher
Boyucan, Kurtney
Preschoolers Physical
Development
Preschoolers
-Children with at least two to six years
of age.
-A child who is old enough to talk and
walk but who is too young to go to
school alone.
-A child who goes to a preschool.
Physical Development
-The process that starts in human
infancy and continues into late
adolescent.
-Physical
development involves developing cont
rol over the body, particularly muscles
and physical coordination.
Concentrating on gross and fine
motor skills as well as puberty
-Also includes physical changes like
change in height and weight but of
course it depends on socioeconomic
status, nourishment, health, and
heredity factors.
Fine Motor Skill
-the coordination of small muscles, in
movements usually involving the
synchronization of hands and fingers
with the eyes.
Ex.
drawing and scribbling)
Scissors skills (cutting papers)
Construction skills (Lego blocks)
Self-care (tying of shoelaces and
opening lunch boxes)
Gross Motor Skill
-Movements that involve using the
large muscles of the body. The
development of gross motor skills
starts as soon as a child is born.
Ex.
walking,
running,
jumping,
climbing,
balancing,
hopping and skipping
lifting objects
Role of Play in the
Development of a Preschool
Child
Playing for children is learning.
They learn from coming in contact
with objects, people, and events.
While children play, they explore the
world around them through various
types of play such as cooperative,
dramatic, and manipulative.