Body awareness and gross motor movement are both extremely important at the preschool age. Children are developing and strengthening gross and fine muscles that create more opportunities for independence as well as abilities to hold a crayon properly and form letters and numbers. Today we touched on all three at once! The children worked on number recognition while tip-toeing the proper formation of 1, 2, 3. They had a ball! This is an easy game to play at home with any kind of tape on the floor!
Gross motor skills are movements that help children develop large muscle control in arms, legs and the entire body. As a toddler, it is important that your child keep exercising these muscles to enable her to run, jump, throw, climb, etc. Due to the cold and wet weather, we have been working on these movements inside. We practiced tossing balls into a bucket, jumping from circle to circle, and building with blocks.
Creative Tots has specialized in the private education of both toddlers and preschool age children for over 15 years. We began in the heart of Madeira and now also have a new Mason location. We are specifically designed to focus on early childhood development for children ages 18 months to 5 years.
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