There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly” --Buckminter Fuller

1. “There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you
it’s going to be a butterfly”
--Buckminter Fuller

2. The pre- school
years is also known as “the
years before formal
schooling begins. It covers
3-5 years old. At this stage,
the child achieves several
milestones in life which
also serve as basic
foundation of learning and
development.

3. At this stage of
around 5- 6 years, it
is the best time to
learn skills which
requires balance
such as biking and
skating.

4.  Preschoolers are children between the ages of three and five.
 Their physical development includes the acquisition of gross, fine
and manipulative motor skills.
 Vicktor Lowenfeld studied children’s artwork and developed a
framework of stages that their drawings go through as they mature.
 Preschoolers reach many developmental milestones during these
years.
Good nutrition and the proper amount of sleep are crucial to a
preschooler’s development.
Though preschoolers will grow and develop no matter what, there are
things that caregivers can do to foster this development.
Teachers in an inclusive environment can make modifications to the
physical classroom, materials, and activities in order to better serve
children with special needs.

5. Gross Motor Development abilities are skills like running,
jumping, climbing, and throwing. These skills require the use of
large muscle groups in the arms and legs, as well as strength and
stamina.
It is divided into three category:

6. These are skills which
involve going from one place
to another like walking,
running, climbing, skipping,
hopping, creeping, galloping
and dodging.

7. These are the skills
wherein the child stays in
place like bending,
stretching, turning and
swaying.

8. These skills involve
projecting and receiving
objects like throwing,
bouncing, catching and
dribbling.

9. Fine Motor Development refers to the ability to
coordinate small muscle groups in the arms, hands,
and fingers for tasks like drawing, zipping, snipping,
tying, and molding with clay.

10. At the heart of the preschool years is their
interest to draw and to make other forms of
artistic expression.
Understanding the stages of artistic
development can help you become better at
creating art. It can also help you become a
more effective art teacher. We develop
artistically. Just like we develop other skills
like talking and walking in stages, we develop
artistic skills in the same way.

11.  In 1947, Dr. Viktor Lowenfeld published “Creative and Mental
Growth”, which quickly became THE textbook for art educators.
He studied children’s artwork and developed a framework of
stages that their drawings go through as they mature.

12.  Children at this age are engaged in the physical activity
of drawing. There is no connection made between the
marks and representation during most of the scribble
stage. However, towards the end of this stage children
may begin to give marks names. This stage is mostly
about the enjoyment of purely making marks.

13.  Children at this stage of artistic development are beginning to
see connections between the shapes that they draw and the
physical world around them. Circles and lines may be
described as people or objects that are physically present in
the child’s life. It is in this stage that a child first makes the
connection to communicating through their drawings.

14. Children at this stage have clearly assigned shapes to objects that they are
attempting to communicate. They often have developed a schema for
creating drawings. There is a defined order in the development of the
drawing.
Drawings at this stage have a clear separation between the sky and the
ground. Often the sky is a strip of blue at the top of the paper, while the
ground is a strip of green at the bottom.
Objects are often placed on the ground instead of floating in space. Objects
of importance are often drawn larger than objects of lesser importance.

15. The preschoolers’nutritional status is the result of what
nutrients he or she actually takes in checked against the
nutritional requirement for his or her age. Obviously having too
much and too little of something both have negative effects.

16.  Yes, all that running, climbing, jumping, and non-stop moving
can be hard to keep up with. It may be tempting to tell your 3-
year-old to "stay still,” but allowing kids the freedom to run,
climb, and jump is essential. Preschoolers need to practice
their physical skills so they can develop better balance and
coordination.
Remind your child of safety rules like holding hands in parking
lots and staying away from the stove, and eventually, your child
will respond to these verbal cues from you if you ask, “We’re in
a parking lot so what do we need to do?”
As your child masters each new skill, it’s a great time to
introduce new tasks to keep them challenged. For example, as
the ability to use utensils improves, start teaching better table
manners.

17. It is important for preschoolers’
to get sufficient amount of rest
and sleep. They benefit from
about 10- 12 hours of sleep
each day.