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What your child does physically in the first few years of life plays a major part in how well they will develop in all other areas, including reading, writing, mathematics and creativity. The effect of physical education on the body is very important to the health of your child. Poor diet and lack of exercise are already evident in children as young as pre-school age.

Physical activity promotes good health by developing the muscular, skeleton, circulatory, and respiratory system in children's bodies, helping them to become physically coordinated and gain control over gross and fine muscle movements. It can help with social and emotional well-being and work undertaken within this area of education helps spatial (space) awareness. Much of children's physical play will involve hand to eye coordination.

Gross motor (Large muscles) development
Gross motor development focuses on the development of large muscles and muscle groups used for skills such as walking and climbing. During these physical education sessions, the Nursery children are encouraged to move in a range of ways including crawling, walking, hopping, running, skipping, climbing, balancing, and rolling.

These actions can be extended to give children a foundation in ball games skills including kicking, bowling, throwing and catching. Ball skills are organised so as to include games suitable for individual, partners, and groups of different abilities, ex. Golf, tennis and ten-pin bowling.

Free movement in an open space, avoiding other children and any objects within it, it requires children to think about the way they move. The space available to them is controlled with pathways and obstacles.

Fine motor (Small muscles) development
Fine motor skills are required for manipulative skills, such as doing up buttons and writing. Fine motor coordination and other movement-related skills, are learned by children trying things out for themselves.

Activities include drawing, painting, writing, weaving, modeling, construction, cutting, rolling, mixing, pouring, measuring, sticking, threading, hammering, sawing, and keyboard use.

Allowing your child plenty of opportunities to practice these skills, with encouragement and support allows them to achieve satisfaction. By mastering fine motor skills children can develop personal independence in areas such as getting dressed.

Mathematical Development (Numeracy) (MD)
Many mathematical concepts are encouraged, established, and developed through physical experiences.
Shape - shapes such as balls, marker cones, and beanbags
Sequencing - children can learn how to arrange things into sequence in the classroom, threading beads is a sequence or in physical education when attempting movement exercise such as jump, hop, hop, hop, jump, etc…
Spatial concepts - children can learn how terms like inside/outside in relation to hoops and tunnels and above/below in relation to a climbing frame
Numbers - children's grasp of numbers can be improved in physical education sessions with a variety of simple practical activities and games such as "What's the time Mr. Wolf?"

Language development

Children will need to "listen" and "follow" single sets of instructions in order to play games or succeed in practical work. There is enormous potential for the extension of vocabulary, ex. Games and songs - "I'm going on a bear hunt!" "The farmer's in his den"

Emotional and social development

Physical play includes many activities that require children to concentrate, cooperate, and obey rules, if a successful outcome is to be achieved. Children therefore need to learn how to interact and behave when they are around other people. Working on apparatus supports a child's growing independence and requires self-discipline and capacity to share and take turns.

Imaginative and creative development

Many physical activities rely greatly on imagination and creativity. These may involve large body movements, as in dance, drama, and role-play! We also pretend to be animals such as worms, snails, frogs, or lions!

Outdoor education - pushing and pulling wheeled vehicles in the outdoor area teaches children about physical forces. They will learn how to judge speed and distance, and how to maneuver more safely. Playing on a see-saw can introduce children to the concept of leverage. Climbing, frames, slides, playhouses, sand and water play all add to "learning through play".

Physical Education (P.E)

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