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Book: Play-Move-Develop: Games and Activities to Encourage Motor Skill Development and Learning in Children

1st January, 2008
[Image: playmovedevelop.JPG]Summary: 100 reproducible games and activity ideas to encourage motor skill
development and learning in children. Great resource for fun, home exercise
program activities.
The book is divided into three sections:

  • Fine motor skill development (32 activities)
  • Gross motor skill development (50 activities)
  • Outdoor motor skills (18 activities)

The activity ideas from Play – Move – Develop encourage: fine motor skills, gross motor skills, coordination skills, proprioceptive input, tactile input, balance skills, muscle strengthening
This is an excellent resource for teachers, pediatric occupational, physical and speech therapists, parents and physical educators. This book provides you with a great assortment of creative activities that are easy to set up and play. Children will be entertained and motivated to participate while working on their motor skill development.
Each activity idea includes the purpose of the activity, materials needed and how to play. In addition, many activities include modifications and additional ideas to vary the difficulty of the activity based on a child’s abilities. Almost all of the activities can be played with one child or a group using materials from around the house or school.
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