The Little Book of Gross Motor Skills

The Little Book of Gross Motor Skills
Author: Ruth Ludlow
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2012-05-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1408155451

Gross and fine motor skills are a prerequisite for writing and without developing these skills effectively, learning how to write can be a near impossible task. This book is aimed at all those working within Early Years settings, who wish to develop children's motor skills. With the expansion of technology, the demands of busy lives and the increase in stranger danger, children's upbringing is very different today. Children are not experiencing the daily activities that help to develop core stability, balance and physical strength. As a teacher within the EYFS, Ruth noticed the increasing number of children entering her setting with physical developmental delay and has written this book to provide practitioners with some simple but effective activities to help develop gross motor skills.

Activities for Gross Motor Skills Development

Activities for Gross Motor Skills Development
Author:
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0743936906

Help students build body awareness and improve overall movement. Includes skills checklists, ideas for ball and equipment usage, sensory experiences, and more!

Developing Fine and Gross Motor Skills

Developing Fine and Gross Motor Skills
Author: Donna Staisiunas Hurley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2000
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

This book is an excellent resource for occupational and physical therapists who are looking for ideas and reproducible handouts to give to parents or caregivers that are easy to understand. It breaks down each fine motor/gross motor developmental skill into four sections: "Desired movement, How does this movement help your child, How to incorporate this movement into your daily routine, and What to expect next." These milestones also have drawings to further explain and break down how each skill is achieved.

Fine Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome

Fine Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome
Author: Maryanne Bruni
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Down syndrome
ISBN: 9781890627676

This book explains the best practices and procedures for helping children master the finger and hand skills needed for home and school activities.

Normal Development of Functional Motor Skills

Normal Development of Functional Motor Skills
Author: Rona Alexander
Publisher: Hammill Institute
Total Pages: 243
Release: 1993
Genre: Child development
ISBN: 9781602510098

This is an in-depth study of the development of the typical infant during the first year of life. Information is grouped into the areas of postural control, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, oral-motor and respiratory functions, and speech and language. Each chapter includes a summary chart and many clear illustrations. Concepts underlying the development of movement are presented, including motor learning concepts.

Why Motor Skills Matter

Why Motor Skills Matter
Author: Tara Losquadro Liddle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2018-07-24
Genre: Cognition in children
ISBN: 9781633934573

Why Motor Skills Matter shows how children use their senses and bodies to explore their environments and what we can do to protect and strengthen this critical pathway for their development, health, and learning.

The Joy of Movement

The Joy of Movement
Author: Mary Lynn Hafner
Publisher: Redleaf Press
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2019-01-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1605546437

The Joy of Movement is a movement activity book with a therapeutic perspective. A combination of old and new games to create a purpose driven physical motor curriculum. Each activity is tried and kid tested. This well organized and easy to use book includes fun, developmentally appropriate activities that foster physical development and build self-esteem. The activities are built around developmental motor milestones and are flexible enough to encourage skill development for a variety of learners.

Helping Children to Improve Their Gross Motor Skills

Helping Children to Improve Their Gross Motor Skills
Author: Rachel White
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2017-08-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1784505870

"This guided curriculum offers a way to help children and young people aged 5-18 years. Activity worksheets provide instructions on how gross motor tasks can be accomplished through incremental stages, building up to the achievement of a specific activity, such as climbing, riding a bike or playing football. The step-by-step programme will enable adults to chart the child's progress whilst encouraging children to become engaged in mastering their motor coordination skills. Additional resources including warm up and cool down activity ideas, an initial assessment tool and a certificate of achievement will help parents and professionals to deliver the programme effectively at home or at school"--