The focus for our stay and play session was Physical Development (moving and handling/health and self-care). There were activities set up across the nursery including Forest School, which modelled how to support development at home. We promote a healthy lifestyle across the school including healthy eating and being outdoors regularly.
Children of pre-school age
who are capable of walking unaided should be physically active daily for at
least 180 minutes (3 hours), spread throughout the day. All under 5s should
minimise the amount of time spent being sedentary (being restrained or sitting)
for extended periods (except time spent sleeping).
Gross
Motor Activity Examples:
- Going to your local park to explore the playground area
- Indoor soft play areas (Tiger Cubz,Thamesmead)
- Go for a swim at your local swimming pool
- Dancing is a great way to develop coordination skills
- Yoga (Cosmic Kids)
Fine Motor Activity Example:
- Building with blocks
- Assembling construction materials - Duplo.
- Mark-making with writing tools (pens, pencils, paintbrushes, crayons)
- Threading beads
- Manipulating playdough
Outdoor
Play
- Play throwing and catching games that involve big arm movements strengthen shoulder and arm muscles.
- Rolling
- Climbing
- Draw outdoors with chalks or make patterns in the mud with a stick.
- Use a squeezy bottle filled with water to shoot at a target or knock down a skittle.
- Bikes/scooters
- Moving to action rhymes
