Course Details

CCEI121: Motor Development and Physical Fitness in Early Childhood

Course ID 71016

ChildCare Education Institute

(800) 499-9907

Description

This course provides an understanding of the importance of motor development and physical fitness in the early childhood years and the ways in which they can become part of the curriculum.

1.00 Hours / 0.10 CEUs

Course Level

Informal

CEU Course

Course Category

Early Childhood

General Course

(1 Hour)

CDA Content Areas

Steps to advance children's physical and intellectual development (1 Hour)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Theoretical Foundations (1 Hour)

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Infant and Toddler

Head Start/Early Head Start

Infants (0-12 months)

Toddlers (13-24 months)

Two's (25-36 months)

Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)

Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

• Explain the responsibility of the early childhood educator in promoting children’s physical fitness
• Define physical fitness as it applies to young children
• Identify the five health-related fitness factors
• Describe the relationship between motor skill development and physical fitness in early childhood
• Identify physical activity recommendations for young children
• Outline the need for instruction in and practice of motor skills in early childhood
• Identify fundamental motor skills
• Define locomotor and nonlocomotor skills
• Determine what comprises developmentally appropriate approaches to physical fitness in early childhood
• Identify the elements of movement and their role in motor skill development
• Plan developmentally appropriate movement experiences that promote motor skill development and physical fitness

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