Preschool Physical Development

Illinois CTE Endorsement Area: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Lesson Title: Preschool Physical Development

Lesson Author: Jennifer Rooney

ILCTE Leader and Lesson Consultant: Linda Walker

Lesson Created: June 2020

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Download as Google Doc or Word Doc. When open, click “open with” Google Docs. If you want in a Word Doc: click “file”, “download”, Microsoft Word and you will ha ve in original PDF format. Lesson Overview: After this lesson, Students will Be able to …. ● Identify developmentally appropriate skills for 3, 4, & 5 year old ● DIfferentiate between gross motor & fine motor skills ● Create DAP activities for preschool physical development ● Illustrate understanding of key terms by Writing an explanation of a DAP activity Responding to the immediate need of online resources, the ILCTE Innovative Curriculum Resources Project conducted a series of Professional Learning experiences. We wish to express our appreciation to the teachers for creating and sharing a lesson. This lesson is provided as a guide for online teaching. Click here to provide feedback on your implementation of this lesson

After this lesson, Students will Be able to …. ● Identify developmentally appropriate skills for 3, 4, & 5 year old ● DIfferentiate between gross motor & fine motor skills ● Create DAP activities for preschool physical development ● Illustrate understanding of key terms by Writing an explanation of a DAP activity

F amily C onsumer S cience Lesson Plan

Class/Topic: CHILD DEVELOPMENT Lesson: Preschool Physical Development

1 Engage:

Students will begin this unit by putting themselves in the shoes of a preschooler with this: Children's Ability Starter Activity!

They will need to gather the following supplies: A simple puzzle, crayons, scissors, and 2 pieces of paper

2. Explore

Students will investigate their resources to answer these questions about preschoolers physical development.

5. Evaluate

Students will be evaluated by an analysis of their extend project. Where they will write an explanation of their project and how it relates to the key terms and findings from their learning.

3. Explain

Students will watch and interact with this edpuzzle on preschoolers physical development

https://edpuzzle.com/media/5e9dbb6ae1313f3ee2a1c0b7

4. Extend

Students can create a sensory walk or scavenger hunt for children in their family or neighborhood (watch these videos for inspiration)

ENGAGE:

Follow the directions above and then answer the questions here:

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6. What does the saying “Walk a mile in his shoes” mean to you?

Explore:

Use your textbook or online resources to find the answer to these questions

about preschoolers physical development!

1. What age range are preschoolers?

2. What complex skill requires signals from the eyes & movement of fluids in the canals

of the inner ears?

3. Give an example of dynamic balance & static balance.

4. Name some preschoolers’ gross motor skills at age three.

5. Name some preschoolers’ gross motor skills at age five.

6. Name some preschoolers’ fine motor skills at age three.

7. Name some preschoolers’ fine motor skills at age five.

Explain:

Edpuzzle video with questions:

Click here for ed puzzle video used: