CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is an example of gross-motor skills?
A
Writing a person’s name
B
Cutting with scissors
C
Crawling across the room
D
Stringing beads
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hence, balancing on one foot is an example of the use of gross motor skills.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of gross motor skills include sitting, crawling, running, jumping, throwing a ball, and climbing stairs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Crawling is an important gross motor skill, but did you know that crawling helps other areas of development too? Crawling on different surfaces (carpet, tile, blanket, grass) provides new sensory experiences. It also helps with balance, body awareness, coordination, and visual tracking.

Detailed explanation-4: -Crawling builds fine motor skills (using the wrists, hands, and fingers) through body stability, postural control, and hand movements. This prepares them for tasks like writing or tying shoes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gross skills involve large muscle movements. These movements are performed by the large muscle groups and are not very precise. They include many fundamental movement patterns such as walking, running, jumping and throwing. A tackle in rugby is an example of a gross skill.

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