The Child and Adolescent Learner

and Learning Principles (FTC1)

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND SCIENCES (CEAS)
BACHELOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (BEED)
BACHELOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (BSED)
Prepared by: Carmel Esther E. Casuga (Instructor 1)
 MODULE 15
PRESCHOOLERS’
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
At the end of this lesson, you should
be able to:
1. describe preschool children’s physical
growth,
2. identify the different gross and fine
motor skills, and
3. draw implications of these concepts
on physical development on teaching
preschoolers.
ACTIVITY
 LESSON OVERVIEW
1. Significant changes in physical growth
2. Gross and fine motor development
3. Preschoolers’ physical skills
4. Preschoolers’ artistic development
5. Preschoolers’ nutrition and sleep
6. Caregivers’ role in preschoolers’ growth and
development
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN PHYSICAL GROWTH
GROSS AND FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

GROSS Locomotor
Non-
Manipula-
skills locomotor tive skills
MOTOR skills

Picking, squeezing, pounding, and opening

FINE MOTOR things, holding and using a writing implement;
also includes self-help skills
GROSS AND FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
 PRESCHOOLERS’ PHYSICAL SKILLS
From the Physical Domain component of the Philippine Early Learning and Development
Standards (ELDS)

GROSS MOTOR: 36-48 months

• Hops 1 to 3 steps on preferred foot
• Skips (with alternating feet)
• Jumps and turns
• Stands on one leg without falling for at
least 5 seconds
• Throws a ball overhead with control of
direction/speed
• Kicks a ball with control of speed
 PRESCHOOLERS’ PHYSICAL SKILLS
From the Physical Domain component of the Philippine Early Learning and Development
Standards (ELDS)

FINE MOTOR: 36-48 months

• Consistently turns pages of a picture or
story book one page at a time, looking at
pictures with interest
• Purposefully copies diagonal lines,
square, triangle
• Purposefully bisects a cross
• Cuts with scissors following a line
 PRESCHOOLERS’ PHYSICAL SKILLS
From the Physical Domain component of the Philippine Early Learning and Development Standards
(ELDS)

FINE MOTOR: 49-60 months

• Copies a simple pattern of different basic
shapes
• Draws a human figure (head, eyes, mouth,
trunk, arms, legs, etc.) without prompts
• Draws a house without prompts using geo-
metric forms
• Colors with strokes staying within the lines
 PRESCHOOLERS’ PHYSICAL SKILLS
From the Physical Domain component of the Philippine Early Learning and Development
Standards (ELDS)

PERSONAL CARE AND HYGIENE

(Self-Help Skills): 36-48 months
• Pours from pitcher without spillage
• Feeds self using spoon without spillage
• Dresses without assistance except for
buttons and tying laces
• Puts on socks independently
 PRESCHOOLERS’ PHYSICAL SKILLS
From the Physical Domain component of the Philippine Early Learning and Development
Standards (ELDS)

PERSONAL CARE AND HYGIENE

(Self-Help Skills): 49-60 months
• Feeds self using fingers without spillage
• Prepares own food
• Dresses without assistance, buttoning and tying
• Wipes/cleans self after a bowel movement
• Brushes teeth after meals
• Washes and dries face independently
• Takes a bath independently
PRESCHOOLERS’ ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT
Stages of Drawing by Viktor Lowenfeld
Stage 1. Stage 2. Stage 3.
Scribbling Stage Preschematic Stage Schematic Stage
PRESCHOOLERS’ NUTRITION AND SLEEP
CAREGIVERS’ ROLE IN PRESCHOOLERS’
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Refer to handout
ANY QUESTIONS?

Prepare for a short quiz next meeting.

Coverage: Module 14 and Module 15
Reference:
Corpuz, B. B., Lucas, M. R. D. , Borado, H. G. L., & Lucido, P. I. (2015).
Child and Adolescent Development: Looking at Learners at Different Life
Stages. Lorimar Publishing.