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Physical Development of The Primary Pupil

This document summarizes motor development in primary school aged children. It notes that children at this stage have good control over their major muscles, enjoy testing their skills through activities like running, jumping, and dancing. Their graphic skills are becoming more controlled as they can print, write, and copy designs. It defines key motor skills developing at this stage like coordination, balance, speed, agility and power. Coordination allows complex movements, while balance maintains stability in fixed and moving positions. Speed and agility involve movement, while power allows maximum effort. Developing these skills prepares children for future activities.

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Physical Development of The Primary Pupil

This document summarizes motor development in primary school aged children. It notes that children at this stage have good control over their major muscles, enjoy testing their skills through activities like running, jumping, and dancing. Their graphic skills are becoming more controlled as they can print, write, and copy designs. It defines key motor skills developing at this stage like coordination, balance, speed, agility and power. Coordination allows complex movements, while balance maintains stability in fixed and moving positions. Speed and agility involve movement, while power allows maximum effort. Developing these skills prepares children for future activities.

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MODULE 18

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF
THE PRIMARY PUPIL
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
 Young school-aged children are gaining control over the major mucles of
their bodies. Most children have a good sense of balance. They like
testing their muscle strength and skills. They enjoy doing real-life tasks
and activities. They pretend and fantasize less often because they are
more attuned with everything that is happening around them.
 Children in this stage love to move a lot – they run, skip, hop, jump,
tumble, roll and dance. Because their gross motor skills are already
developed, they can now preform activities like catching a ball with one
hand, tying their shoelaces, they can manage zippers and buttons.
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

 Performing unimanual (require the use one hand) and bi-manual


(require the use of two hands) activities becomes easier. Children’s
graphic activities, such as writing and drawing, are now more
controlled but are still developing. They can print their names and copy
simple designs, letters, crayons, utensils correctly with supervision.
 Motor development include coordination, balance, speed, agility and
power.
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

 Definitions of the different motor skills.


 Coordination - is a series of movements organized and timed to occur
in particular way to bring about a particular result (Strickland, 2000).
- The more complex the movement is, the greater coordination is
required.
- Children develop eye-hand and eye-foot coordination when they play
games and sports.
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
 Balance – is the child’s ability to maintain the equilibrium or stability of
his/her body in different positions.
- Is a basic skill needed especially in this stage, when children are very
active. During this time, children have improved balancing skills.
- Static balance is the ability to maintain equilibrium in a fixed position,
like balancing on one foot.
- Dynamic balance is the ability to maintain equilibrium while moving
(Owens, 2006)
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
 Speed is the ability to cover a great distance in the shortest possible
time while
 agility Is one’s ability to quickly change or shift the direction of the body.
These skills are extremely important in most sports.
 Power is the ability to perform a maximum effort in the shortest
possible period.
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

 All these motor skills are vital in performing different activities, games
and sports. Development of these skills may spell the difference between
success and failure in future endeavors of the child.
PREPARED BY:

CRIS I. CASTROVERDE

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