Motor and Self-Help Skills

My focus child has well-developed motor skills.  She is able to skip, hop on one foot, run, jump, swing on her own, and climb.  She is actually an excellent climber to be as small as she is.  She is one of the smallest in my class.  She swings like a monkey from bars on the playground.  She has no trouble keeping her balance when she is running or walking.  She is quiet good at walking on a balance beam as well.  She is able to catch and throw a ball too.  She can kick a ball also.

Her self-help skills are just as strong.  She is very independent.  This is her second year in my classroom.  When she first started, she was not potty-trained.  However, this year, she is able to take care of her bathroom needs on her own.  She feeds herself with a fork and spoon without difficulty.  Last year, she struggled with opening her milk and juice carton at snack and lunch.  Now she can do this task without assistance.  She is able to put on and take off her coat without help also.  She can zip her coat too.  Emily can clean up after herself when she is finished playing in a center.  She is a very strong-willed child who is independent.  Her self-help skills are very developed.

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Colker, Laura J., Dodge, Diane T., & Heroman, C.  (2002).   The Creative Curriculum for Preschool.      Washington, D.C.:  Teaching Strategies.