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Top Pick FREE SAMPLE ‘Physical development’ RESOURCES

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SCROLL THROUGH USING ARROWS...

ENDLESS LIFE CYCLE PUZZLES (Free Sample)

CONSTRUCTION - Challenge Cards (A5) (Free Sample)

AUTUMN LETTER CARDS - Natural Items (Free Sample)

FINGER-PAINT AUTUMN LEAVES (Free Sample)

DINOSAUR ACTIVITY/MOVEMENT CHALLENGE - Cartoon (Free Sample)

'LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD' PICTURE SNAP GAME (Free Sample)

CONSTRUCTION - Building Block Pattern/Colour Challenge Cards (Free Sample)

SAND PLAY - Number Writing Cards (Free Sample)

EYFS FRAMEWORK - Support Examples - Birth to 3 - Physical Development (Free)

PE ACTION - Colouring Sheets (Mindfulness) (Free Sample)

SUN SAFETY ITEMS PUZZLE - 4 PIECE (Free Sample)

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK - ACTIVITY/MOVEMENT CHALLENGE CARDS (Free Sample)

ANIMALS OF THE WORLD MEGA COLOURING PACK (Free Sample)

FEED THE ROBIN PENCIL CONTROL MATS (Free Sample)

MY MAGIC SPELL WRITING SHEET (FREE SAMPLE)

COLOUR MIXING EXPERIMENT SHEETS/DISPLAY (Free Sample)

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WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ‘Physical Development’?

“Physical activity is vital in children’s all-round development, enabling them to pursue happy, healthy and active lives. Gross and fine motor experiences develop incrementally throughout early childhood, starting with sensory explorations and the development of a child’s strength, co-ordination and positional awareness through tummy time, crawling and play movement with both objects and adults. By creating games and providing opportunities for play both indoors and outdoors, adults can support children to develop their core strength, stability, balance, spatial awareness, co-ordination and agility. Gross motor skills provide the foundation for developing healthy bodies and social and emotional well-being. Fine motor control and precision helps with hand-eye co-ordination which is later linked to early literacy. Repeated and varied opportunities to explore and play with small world activities, puzzles, arts and crafts and the practice of using small tools, with feedback and support from adults, allow children to develop proficiency, control and confidence.” Development Matters, July 2021

EXAMPLES OF HOW TO SUPPORT ‘Physical Development’

Extracted from Development Matters; non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage, revised July 2021. Includes colour and black and white versions.

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