Gross-Motor / Physical Literacy

Programme

for Pre-School &

Foundation Phase Children

Buzzi Bodies

• Physical Education for

children aged 2 to 10

• Improving the holistic

development of

the young child

Benefits of the “Buzzi Bodies” programme:

• Experience success

• Enhances self-esteem

• Enjoyment of participation

• Fun and challenge in non-competitive way

• Targets skills in a variety of codes of sport:

• Soccer, Cricket, Tennis, Rugby, Hockey, Netball,

Golf, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Athletics.

• Develops gross and fine motor movement, balance,

locomotion, spatial relationships, co-ordination,

rhythm & timing, strength and flexibility.

School based physical education is provided to:

• Give the young child improved access to a

fully comprehensive physical education

programme.

• Help each child reach his/her educational

potential holistically.

“Buzzi Bodies for Young Children”

• Provides a School based physical

education programme

• Which includes not only gross motor

outcomes...

• But ALL other learning

areas of the curriculum.

“Buzzi Bodies for Young Children”

• Developing gross motor skills is an essential part

of the domains of development.

• Gross motor skills are essential because a

child’s body develops from large movements

with arms and legs to smaller, more refined

movements of the hands and fingers.

• Gross motor control enables children

to develop the fine motor movements

that are essential for success

in the school years.

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Thinking skills

Experience

Acquisition of

knowledge

Problem solving

Analysing

Cognitive Development

Social Development

• Interaction

• Moral principles

• Values

• Conflict resolution

• Negotiation

Emotional Development

• Self-esteem

• Security

• ‘EQ’ – emotional intelligence

• Anger management

• Assertiveness

• Motivation

Physical Development

• Fine and Gross-motor

movement

• Balance & Co-ordination

• Exercise & Fitness

• Growth

• Nutrition & health

• Sport specific skills

Perceptual Development

• Spatial Orientation

• Fine + gross-motor skills

• Directionality

• Recognition

• The senses: vision, hearing,

touch, taste, smell

• Comprehension

• Sequencing

What are Gross Motor Skills?

• Gross Motor Skills are large

movements of the body,

which relate to mobility

and active play.

Activities to promote development of gross motor skills:

• Use of sport

equipment

• Endurance activities

• Throwing and

catching

• Kicking Balls

• Jump Rope, Skipping,

Galloping, Hopping

• Playing outdoors

• Balance and posture

• Imitating animals

• Core Exercises

• Sport specific skills

• Gymnastics

• Rhythmic movement

• Fitness exercises

• Walking a line,

stepping shapes

“Buzzi Bodies for Young Children”

• In addition to the development of gross

motor skills, ‘Buzzi Bodies’ activities are

adapted to cater for ALL Pre-school and

Foundation Phase outcomes.

• We emphasize skills for

everyday tasks e.g.

Reading, writing,

memory and

listening skills.

“Buzzi Bodies for Young Children”

• The Buzzi Bodies programme can be

adapted to cater for children with different

needs.

• Specially designed activities and

equipment may be used to assist a child,

e.g.

• Who uses a wheelchair,

• With low muscle tone,

• With auditory processing or

• Sensory integration delays.

Why are Fine Motor Skills Important?

• Fine Motor Skills enable people to do

many things in daily life...

• Using our fingers, hands and arms.

• Fine motor skills consist of reaching,

grasping, manipulating objects

and using different

tools like crayons

and scissors.

Activities that require fine motor skills:

• Zipping and Buttoning

• Picking a flower

• Writing

• Cutting with scissors

• Turning pages of a

book

• Brushing Teeth

• Opening a door

• Shaking someone’s

hands

• Painting

• Drawing

Benefits for the children:

• Develop gross and fine-motor movement, balance,

locomotion, spatial relationships, co-ordination,

rhythm & timing, strength and flexibility.

• Experience a variety of codes of sport:

• Soccer, Cricket, Tennis, Rugby, Hockey, Netball,

Golf, Rhythmic gymnastics and Athletics.

• Enhanced self-esteem, enjoyment of participation,

success, fun and challenge in a

non-competitive way.

Collaboration between Coaches, Educators and Families is

essential:

• ... To meet the child’s educational goals.

• ... For the young child experiencing

challenges in school because of low muscle

tone, auditory processing or sensory

issues.

• ... For a fair and thorough

assessment and feedback

and to take a place.

How will one session include all the

domains of development?

Language development

Child asks

questions

Coach

extends the

child’s

vocabulary

Following a sequence

1 2 3

4

Coach gives

the

instructions

Follow the

map to the

starting point

Balance

Knows colours

Knows shapes and numbers

Can follow an instruction: auditory

and visual

Strong back muscles, needed to allow a child to sit up correctly at

the desk. Perseverance.

Language development. Check for colour blindness.

Creativity. Cognitive thinking.

Spelling.

Math skills.

Listening skills. Hear sounds of words.

Spelling. Reading.

Outcomes

Outcomes

Crosses the midline

Hand / eye co-ordination

Social and Emotional

development

Needed for skills like reading, writing, self care, and

participating in sports & physical activities.

Speed writing. Copying from the board. Flowing eye movements.

Sharing. Winning and losing.

Taking turns.

Assessment

• Every lesson.

• Coaches do continuous assessment.

• A 12 page report each term.

• Over 100 outcomes to master.

• Outcomes divided into: • Physical development

• Physical fitness

• Behaviour, cognitive abilities & social skills

in Physical Education

• Cognitive development

• Perceptual development

• Social development

• Emotional development

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