1. PRESCHOOL PHYSICAL AND MOTOR DEV Chapter 10

2. PHYSICAL GROWTH RELATIVELY SLOW COMPARED TO INFANCY STEADY INCREASES IN HEIGHT, WEIGHT, COORDINATION –CULTURAL VARIATIONS IN HEIGHT/WEIGHT CENTER OF GRAVITY GETS LOWER SO PHYSICAL MOVEMENT BECOMES EASIER

3. GROSS MOTOR DEV LARGE MUSCLES IN ARMS, LEGS & STRENGTH AND STAMINA SEE CHART P. 198 (practice, diagnosis) GRADUAL REFINEMENT OF ABILITIES, SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF SKILLS KIDS NEED DAILY PRACTICE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE TO DEVELOP UPPER/LOWER BODY

4. CULTURAL VARIATIONS IN ACTIVITY LEVEL ACTIVITY LEVELS TAPER OFF BETWEEN 2- 5 YEARS BOYS ARE USUALLY MORE ACTIVE THAN GIRLS CULTURE/GENETICS AFFECT ACTIVITY LEVELS HEALTH/NUTRITION AFFECT ACTIVITY LEVELS STORY P. 195

5. MOVEMENT AND CULTURE PLAY IS THE WORK OF THE CHILD KIDS OF EVERY CULTURE PLAY WHEN GIVEN THE CHANCE WE MUST GIVE KIDS DAILY VARIED OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROSS AND FINE MOTOR PLAY

6. GREAT BOOK PLACES FOR CHILDHOODS: MAKING QUALITY HAPPEN IN THE REAL WORLD’ BY JIM GREENMAN ISBN 0-942702-25-5

7. UNIVERSAL GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES RUNNING AND WALKING CLIMBING AND JUMPING CATCHING AND THROWING BALANCING ROUGH AND TUMBLE

8. FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION OF MUSCLES IN ARMS, HANDS, FINGERS SEE CHART P. 206 PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR DEV. INTEGRATING PERCEPTION AND MOVEMENT ALLOWS FOR DEV OF SELF-HELP SKILLS (AUTONOMY)

9. ARTISTIC DEV ART IS A UNIVERSAL EXPRESSION OF FINE MOTOR DEV. VARIES WITH CULTURE INCLUDES 3-D AND “PAPER” ARTS

10. TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT ART OBSERVE QUIETLY AND THOUGHTFULLY LET CHILD INITIATE A DISCUSSION ASK A NEUTRAL, OPEN ENDED QUESTON: “WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL ME ABOUT YOUR PICTURE?”

11. DRAWING DEV SEE CHART P. 207 SCRIBBLING STAGE PRESCHEMATIC STAGE SCHEMATIC STAGE DEV OF PRECEPTUAL, COGNITIVE, MOTOR SKILLS PRECEEDS WRITING

12. REGGIO EMILIA ART IS A REPRESENTATION OF WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED IN INTEGRATED PROJECTS LEARNING IS COLLABORATIVE BETWEEN KIDS, TEACHERS, PARENTS PROJECTS ARE LARGE IN TIME AND SPACE TRAINED ART TEACHER AT EACH SITE PROJECTS ARE DOCUMENTED

13. GENDER AND MOTOR DEV LITTLE RESEARCH OUTSIDE WHITE, MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES BOYS GAIN MUSCLE MASS FASTER AND ARE STRONGER BOYS GENERALLY TAKE MORE RISKS AND ARE MORE ACTIVE

14. DEV LIFE SKILLS KIDS GAIN AUTONOMY BY DEV CARE OF SELF AND HOUSEHOLD SKILLS MONTESSORI EDUCATIONAL METHODS

15. PHYSICAL CHALLENGES NEUROLOGICAL AND PERCEPTUAL –CP –DOWN SYNDROME –UNSPECIFIED GENERAL DELAY –VISUAL AND HEARING

16. LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS (ADA) REQUIRE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO INCLUDE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN YOUR PROGRAM SEE PP 214-215 FOR COMMON ACCOMMODATIONS

17. ADD/ADHD ACTIVE, IMPULSIVE, DISTRACTED MOST EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS COMBINE DRUGS AND THERAPY SEE P 217 FOR INTERVENTIONS

18. MALNUTRITION APATHETICL, LISTLESS, INACTIVE NUMBERS ARE GROWING IN US OFTEN DUE TO POOR DIET, NOT BECAUSE OF SEVERE LACK OF FOOD FAST FOODS PROCESSED FOODS