1. Starter 1:
Age
Gross Motor Skills
Fine Motor Skills
Newborn
Primitive reflexes such as grasp
Holds their thumbs tucked into their hands
1 Month
Lifts chin, some control of head
Opens hands to grasp a finger
3 Months
Can lift their head and chest when lying on front
Can briefly grasp a rattle
6 Months
Rolls over, can sit up for a short time without support kicks legs when held up
Moves objects from hand to hand, can pick up dropped toys if they’re in sight
9-10 Months
Crawls, begins to cruise
Uses finger and thumb to hold a small object
12-13 Months
Stands alone, can walk without help
Manipulates and places toys
18 Months
Climbs onto furniture
Builds a short tower with blocks
2 Years
Propels a sit-on toy with their feets, throws a large ball
Draws lines and circles, turns pages
2 ½ Years
Jumps from low step, kicks a ball
Uses a spoon and fork, builds tower of 7-8 blocks.
Sort the cards into gross and fine motor skills; then put them in order of the ages below. Newborn 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months 9-10 Months Months 18 Months 2 Years 2 ½ Years
Reuse the card sort from lesson 2

2. Question:
Callum is 3 years old- how would you expect his gross and fine motor skills to develop over the next 5 years?
Gross motor skills:
Run forwards and backwards
Walk along a straight line
Fine motor skills:
Use joined up writing
Button and unbutton clothing

3. Puberty and the Development of Sexual Characteristics
To know how adolescents develop physically To know the difference between primary and secondary characteristics To know the role of hormones in sexual maturity

4. Adolescence and Puberty
Adolescence is often defined as a period of transition- why?
It is an important status change following the onset of puberty during which the young person develops from a child to an adult.
How can we define puberty?
A period of rapid growth during which young people reach sexual maturity and become biologically able to reproduce. Secondary sexual characteristics develop.
Puberty in girls starts between years old (though it can be earlier.) Boys start puberty later, between years old.

5. Primary and Secondary Sexual Characteristics
What physical developments are vital for sexual reproduction? How do you show the world that you have these physical characteristics?
Primary Sexual Characteristics
Secondary Sexual Characteristics
Present at birth and develop during puberty.
Males:
Females:
Develop during puberty and distinguish the sexes. Outward signs of sexual maturity.
Add notes to booklet page 8-9

6. The Role of Hormones
Hormones are responsible for the changes that occur during puberty.
Use page 8 of the textbook to label this diagram in your files.
You should include:
Which gland is found in this area?
What hormone is produced?
What is it responsible for?

7. Research:
Use the laptops to research this question: ‘Is puberty getting earlier?’
Find out what environmental influences are having an impact on physical development e.g. improvements in diet and increased body weight.
Write a summary of your findings in your files.

8. Check your understanding:
Can you…
Define adolescence and puberty?
Explain the difference between primary and secondary sexual characteristics?
Explain the role of sex hormones in puberty?
Explain why puberty is happening earlier in modern society?