2. Teachers need tobe aware of motor development.
Delays in motor development can affect
astudent's progress at school.
Educational Significance of Physical Growth
3. EducationalImplicationofPhysicalGrowthduringInfancy
ī Children between the ages of 3 to 5 years
ī Start Primary school education
ī Learn to obey simple commend and follows directions
ī He gets accustomed to being separated from his mother and
learn to adjust to a fixed schedule
ī Acquiring new motor skills ie. Jumping ,skipping running
ī Gross motors
4. Gross Motor Problems can:
īMake it difficult for students to participate fully in
classroom and playground activities.
īResult in poor self image
īAffect aspects of development, learning and behavior.
5. Fine Motor problems can:
ī Lead to difficulties with writing skills.
ī Make letter formation difficult.
ī Result in students having trouble concentrating on the content of
material being written.
ī Make it difficult for students to write on or between lines.
ī Make it difficult for students to complete work, take notes.
7. EducationImplicationof PhysicalGrowthduringAdolescence
īAdolescence is the development of sexual and mental maturity
īConception learning ,creativity ,productivity
īLearning adolescence is discovered and exploration
īThe development of interest in opposite sex should be organised
and necessary social experiences provide opportunities to meet
the people of the opposite sex freely
8. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
ī Is the physical growth from birth to adulthood and the development of
both gross.(eg. Walking) and fine motor(eg. Finger Movement) control
of the body.
ī Means the progress of the childâs control over his body. This includes
control over muscles, physical coordination, ability to sit and stand.
9. EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATION
īTeacher must give children enough physical activities to
influence their growth. Naturally children are really in
need physical activities, which the teacher is required to
plan in rhythmic patterns that improves the control of
their muscles and the body.
11. Suggestions:
īEncourage participation in all aspects of physical
activities.
īPractice activities such as cutting, pasting, tracing etc.
īUse of pencil grips
īInterlined paper to indicate half the size.
īAccept messy work if it is the best effort.
īAccept printing
īRole play
īMinimising distractions
īGiving short simple directions
12. Activitiesthataddresscertainsensoryandmotor
developmentproblems
īTo promote motor planning: a child could build an
obstacle course or fort with blocks
īTo improve visual perceptual skills: a child could
assemble a jigsaw puzzle or find hidden pictures
īTo improve fine motor skills: a child could string beads
īTo increase sequencing skills: a child could clap rhythm
patterns