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Physical Skills
Home » Early Learning » Kindergarten Readiness » Physical SkillsPosted by Your Guide on March 3, 2006 10:28 PM
Not only are cognitive abilities necessary for kindergarten readiness, but also physical abilities. Toilet training and the ability to put on their own coat or carry their own backpack are important. However, many other abilities require the use of large and fine motor skills and which are help us recognize kindergarten readiness in a child.
Some fine motor skills necessary for kindergarten readiness include:
• Cutting with scissors (not perfectly, but holding the scissors correctly)
• Tracing basic shapes that are already drawn on a piece of paper or other surface
• Button their own shirt, zip the zipper on their coat
• Holding a pencil or crayon correctly
Some large motor skills that show kindergarten readiness include:
• Bouncing a ball multiple times,
• Standing on one foot, then switching to the other foot
• Sitting in a chair or on the floor for a few minutes while engaged in an activity
• Clapping their hands in a rhythm or tapping sticks together with music
These skills not only show physical ability, but also demonstrate some cognitive abilities as well. When you direct a child to trace a circle with their finger, they are not only performing the physical act, but also following the instructions. That two-fold task demonstrates progress toward kindergarten readiness.
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