The

Preschooler

Early Education
Preschoolers’ Physical
Development
Prepared by: Maricris B. An
 The Preschooler
• commonly know as the years before formal schooling begins. It
cover 3-5 years of age. The pre-school year is very important as
lays foundation to later development.

Physical development- is focuses on the acquisition of gross and

fine motor cross skills, artistic expression, proper nutrition and sleep.
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BIG IDEAS ABOUT THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF
PRESCHOOLERS

ONE TWO THREE

Preschoolers Proper nutrition Preschoolers with special needs in

can express and the inclusive classrooms can thrive
themselves right amount well with the appropriate
artistically of sleep are adaptations made in the
classroom, materials and activities.
at a very very important
early age.
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Gross Motor Skills

• are larger movements your baby make with his

arms, legs, feet, or his entire body. Non-locomotor Skills
• are fundamental body

Locomotor Skills
02 movements that do not
incorporate traveling.
• is a physical action 01
that propels an Manipulative Skills
individual from one 03 • involve motor moving
place to another. using an object with the
hands or feet to achieve
a goal or complete task.
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Locomotor Skills

Galloping Running
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Jumping Skipping
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Stretching
Bending Lifting Raising
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Throwing

Bouncing

Catching

Striking
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Scribbling Children tend to give the Schematic
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drawing several times.
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Schematic
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Scribbling More elaborate scenes
Preschematic are depicted. Children
Stage Stage usually draw from
experience and exposure.
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It has a far-reaching effect

on their physical growth
01 and development.
Having too much or too
little nutrition both have
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 Thus, proper nutrition must be given to the preschoolers and good
nutritional habits must be advocated and implemented to them to address
malnutrition to children, especially to preschoolers.
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SLEEP
Preschoolers benefit from about 10-12 hours of sleep each day.

It is during their sleep,

Biological processes that
02 especially in the dream
affect physical and
cognitive development take
01 state), when growth
hormones are released.
place while the preschoolers
are asleep.

Blood supply to the muscle

During dream state, brain 03 are likewise increased,
helping the preschoolers
activity is increased 04 regain energy.
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Fine-motor Skills:
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The Role of Caregivers in the
Growth and Development of Pre-
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Engage preschool children
in simple games that
involves running and
walking.
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Provide them with toys for
catching and throwing such as
soft large balls and bean bags.
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For all Preschoolers
Have balancing activities for
preschoolers. Use low balance
beams and lines on the their
classroom floors.
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Allow opportunities for rough
and tumble play like in a
grassy area or soft mats.
Ensure that preschoolers
get enough rest and sleep.
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Model good eating habits to
preschoolers. Encourage more
fruits, vegetables, waters, and
fresh juices rather processed
foods, sugary snacks and sodas
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For Three-year-olds

ONE TWO THREE FOUR

Encourage free
Encourage expression in an art
development of Play ball. Show Show children how projects. Avoid
hand-eye children how to to hop like a rabbit, asking “what”
coordination by throw, catch, and tiptoe like a bird, children are
providing large kick balls of waddle like a duck, drawing. Three-
buttons or old different sizes. slither like a snake year-old may not
beads to string on and run like a deer. know or care, but
a shoe lace. simply enjoy the
process of drawing.
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For Four-Year-Olds
Set up an obstacle
Encourage physical course indoors with Encourage walking
development. Play challenges such as
with a beanbag on
follow the leader. crawling, climbing,
leaping , balancing, the head.
Pretend to walk like
various animals. and running across
stepping stones.
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For Five-Year-Olds
Encourage body coordination and
sense of balance by playing “Follow
the Leader” with skipping, galloping,
hoping. Skip or jump rope to music, Teach “sack-walking” and
teach folk dances and games, “twist-em”, “statue”, or
provide a balance bean, a free for “freeze” games to provide an
climbing, and a knotted rope outlet for their drive for
suspended from sturdy frame. physical activity.

Play games that can teach

right and left directions, like
Help children learn to use a pair
“Hokey-Pokey”, “Looby-Loo”,
of scissors by letting the children
and “Simon Says.”
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ACTIVITY
Source: (Use APA 7th
edition format)
Read a study that relates to one of the major principles about

Conclusions
preschoolers' physical development. Fill in the matrix below. 50 points.
Findings

(Should be submitted tomorrow before class.)