1. Promoting the Development of the Physical Self (Ch. 8)

2. Promotion of Health and Safety in the Children’s Center
Providing safe transportation to school is a must!
safety seats and seat belts
Children ride in rear-facing car seats until the age of 2
Children should not use adult seat belts until they are 4 feet 9 inches
Children must “buckled up”

3. ` Basic ways to protect and foster the physical health of children:
Immunizations are required – about 2 million children worldwide under age 5 years still die every year from six vaccine-preventable illnesses: diphtheria, measles, pertussis, polio, tuberculosis and tetanus
Unvaccinated children on the rise
Vaccinations for adults – rubella (3-day measles) vaccination before pregnancy, annual flue shots for adults and children

4. Physical examinations should be required before the child enrolls
Help families find health care – contact public health nurses in the community
The teacher should act as a health screener
What to do when a child become ill at school
Health precautions - washing hands, not sharing food…,

5. Sanitize the center- toys, tables…
Promote tooth brushing
Medicine at school
Maintaining the physical safety of children
Insurance- protects against lawsuits and provide accident coverage for the children.
Safety checks
Dangers – keep bug sprays, bleach … away from the children's reach

6. Basic Principles of Physical Development
Physical growth moves from head to tail that is cephalocaudal principal – children control their head and shoulders then down wards
Proximodistal – physical control from the center of the body outward (control of the shoulders and arms then hands and fingers)

7. Developing Large and Fine Motor Skills
Large motor skills – balance, body coordination and flexibility
Fine motor skills – finger speed, arm steadiness, eye-hand coordination
Fostering large-muscle development
Use of apparatus
Role of the teacher in fostering large-muscle play
Provide plenty of opportunity for outdoor play
Support children’s play
Fostering play in children with special needs

8. Planning for Specific Perceptual- Motor Activities to Enhance Physical Development
Locomotion: rolling, crawling, climbing, jumping, running
Balance: on tiptoes and one foot. Using balancing beam, walking on stones
Body and space perception: dancing, using different body parts to move
Rebound and airborne activities: bouncing, swinging, hanging

9. Projectile management: using balls or other objects to throw, kick, strike and bounce
Management of daily motor activities: self-help skills (buttoning, zippering, tying)
Tension releasers: guided relaxation, deep breathing

10. Fostering Fine-Muscle Development
Feeding oneself
Buttoning
Working with peg boards
Puzzles
Stringing beads
Cutting
Connect and pull apart

11. Using movement exploration:
Dancing for self-expression
Sensory experience:
Water play
Sand and mud
Textile materials
Rice, flour, cornstarch