Ideas include: jumping over pillows, walking around multiple chairs or bar stools, crepe paper laser maze in the hallway or between chairs, tunnels created with tables and chairs, or even pool noodles in the hallway! Obstacle course – Think about keeping it simple at first with just 2-3 obstacles and then add additional obstacles as they improve their skills.Ideas include: clapping, marching, arm circles, twirling, side to side jumping, crawling, sidekicks, hopping, stair climbing with hands and feet, and body swaying. Follow the Leader: Think about sprinkling in some old movements with new ones to help the child feel successful, but also encourage them to participate in the harder or more difficult movements.
Hopefully, when the family sees the difficulties their child has in doing some of these gross motor coordination activities, and understand the impact it has on their academic learning and overall school success, they will invest more time into their program. At-home gross motor coordination activities provide the family with some easy and fun ways to work as a family while developing important skills.Ī daily routine is most effective, however, the family can work on a weekly routine if that is all the time they have (every little bit counts). Gross motor coordination Home Exercise programĪt-home exercise programs are important to engage the family in their child’s therapy program. You can find core strength activities on the OT Toolbox website. First, a child must have adequate core strength and stability in order to fully engage in gross and fine motor skill development. These skills transfer to more and more coordinated motor tasks with development and play experience.Ĭheck out this Gross Motor Activities Book about Core Strengthening with Music and Movement.ĭevelopment occurs proximal to distal, which is essentially from the core to the extremities. One of the very first gross motor tasks that a young child completes is rolling, lifting up off the floor in the superman pose, and the different types of crawling. This frees up their attention to focus and process necessary academic information, such as listening to the teacher and learning higher level concepts and skills within the classroom. Children must be able to balance and coordinate their bodies automatically, not think about the movements or actions. Moving from conscious to automatic motor coordination is the end goal. Running while listening to an iPod, moving around obstacles, and drinking from a water bottle is a good example of automatic motor coordination. Automatic Use of Motor CoordinationĪutomatic use of motor coordination involves being able to move through the actions without thinking of the actual movements, resulting in higher levels of skill. Conscious Use of Motor CoordinationĬonscious use of motor coordination involves learning a new skill, while focusing on performing the task or exercise, with that being their sole intent.Īn example of conscious use of motor coordination is solely focusing on skipping, without adding music, following directions or any variables. Gross Motor Coordination involves both conscious use of motor actions and automatic use of motor actions. Some gross motor movement is all about mindfulness or developing self control. They need to be able to manage themselves in their academic environment so as to be able to learn and grow in their development. They could struggle with attention, focus, and overall engagement in school. If a child struggles with any of the following:
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Gross motor coordination is needed for a child to engage in coordinated and free play, navigation in their environments, and overall self-care. What exactly is gross motor coordination? Simply stated, it is the use of large muscle groups in controlled movement patterns that includes all extremities.
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