Early Childhood Education-"Gross Motor Activities in childcare"

Gross motor skills include:

• balance – the ability to maintain equilibrium
• body awareness – for improved posture and control
• crossing of the mid-line
• laterality – awareness of the left and right sides of the body
• major muscle co-ordination
• spatial orientation – awareness of the body position in space and in relation to other objects or people

Several activities include: jumping, hoping, running, balancing, hop-scotch, etc