I need help picking activities to promote children's physical development, from 0 - 8 yrs? (In age groups)?

Question

I need help, please, with picking six activities to promote and support physical development in children, one indoor and one outdoor activity for in each age group from 0 - 8 years of age. The different age groups I am looking at are; 1) 1 - 2 years of age, 2) 2 - 4 years of age and 3) 4 - 8 years of age, so I need one indoor activity, and one outdoor activity for each of the three age groups - six activities to promote physical development overall. Individually these activities need to consider (each individual activity must primarily consider one of these things) fine muscle development, large muscle development, hand-foot coordination, fine motor development and hand-eye coordination.

Please could a WONDERFUL Yahooer pick six activities for me, two for each age group one indoor and one outdoor activity, that will at this age group promote physical development for a child at this age, and explain why to me? Please could you tell me also whether this activity is primarily for fine muscle development, large muscle development, hand-foot coordination, fine motor development or hand-eye coordination, and I will reward you FULL POINTS and be SO grateful if you do all of this, and give me an appropriate and thorough answer telling me if you use any sources!

Additionally tell me any suggested resources if appropriate for the activities, and consider risk assessment - which activities will need risk assessment, and how will they be risk assessed, please tell me.

Full points to anyone who does all of the above, as previously mentioned and I will be SO SO grateful, THANKYOU SO MUCH to anyone who does this!!!!

Answer 1

for 1 - 2 years

indoors - you could have an area with large items for threading which is improving their fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination. if the items provided are large enough there shouldn't need to be a risk assessment for this.

outdoors - I can't think of an activity for outdoors for this age range.



for 2 - 4 years

indoors - A range of jigsaws suitable for the age of the children, or large floor puzzles and have them working in groups - fine motor development, as they have to lift the puzzle piece, determining how it should fit in (could possibly be hand-eye coordination as well) no risk assessment should be needed for this activity.



outdoors - a simple obstacle course, along a straight beam, going up/down a slightly raised beam - risk assessment would be risk of children toppling off beams, reduce this risk by providing soft surfaces (mats) beside each beam (i think!)



for 4 - 8 years



indoors - drawing/cutting activity, as holding a pencil/crayon or using scissors falls under fine motor development, a risk assessment would need to be carried out with the use of scissors - scissors provided should be age appropriate, i.e blunt with no risk of cutting fingers, and activity supervised by an adult at all times.



outdoors - an obstacle course, walking a balancing beam, kicking a football at a net/target, going through a tunnel, which is large muscle development ( i would assume that anyway) risk assessment again would be surfaces, anything which could be seen as dangerous in the outside area, a risk assessment should be done before children go outside any how regardless of age, it is generally a requirement in health and safety policies.





I know these aren't top notch, but they are the only things I can think of that will help with the mentioned areas of development. I've only worked with children age 3 through to 8, so the younger age is a bit of a struggle for me!! hope this helps though

Answer 2

For ages 3 to 5 you have to be aware of their large and small motor capabilities. They will vary greatly between those two ages. You can dance!!! Put on music and go for it. Add scarves that the children throw up in the air and catch. Play bowling with rubber playballs and 2 liter soda bottles filled with a little sand. Follow the leader - under the chairs, over the jump rope, around the circles and do a hopscotch. See how long they can keep balloons in the air by using only their head or feet. The important thing is to have fun and keep the games/activities non-competitive. You'll impede the development of their self-esteem/autonomy if you make them compete against one another.

Answer 3

Well skating is great fun :) Little kids do it all the time .. Find you're local skating ring .. Go swimming?... Or you could like play basket ball.. Go bike ridding or just a nice walk at the park then let em play on the play ground... Take em to park get balls let em play dodge ball or something... Take them to the zoo?