Session 1

Session 1: Physical Development

 

Session Summary

 

 

Review Session 1 to prepare for writing the quiz. As you review, note the sections that connect with the following points:

• Children develop at their own individual rates.
  
  
• Heredity, environment, climate, culture, illness and/or special needs, and safety are factors that affect physical development.
  
  
• Physical development involves two types of skills: fine motor skills and gross motor skills.
  
  
• Children need daily physical activity.
  
  
• It is important that caregivers provide a variety of games and activities that are both interesting and challenging to children.
  
  
• Games should not leave out children and should avoid opportunities for children to compete against one another.
  
  
• Healthy children have more opportunity to participate in activities—it is important for centres to decrease the spread of germs in child care centres to minimize illness.
  
  
• Healthy eating habits are important for young children’s physical development.
  
  
• Outdoor play should be an exciting part of winter in early childhood programs.

Session Quiz

 

 

Checking In

 

 

 

Contact your teacher to decide together when and where you will complete the Session 1 Quiz.

 

Course Completion Checklist

 

Have you been keeping your Course Completion Checklist up to date? Remember that the checklist is available in the Toolkit, though it should now be saved to your computer and be partially completed.

 

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